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LEWIS, THOMAS (1671? - 1735), Baptist minister Born c. 1671, son and heir of John Lewis, landed gentleman and Baptist of Glascwm, Radnorshire, who had experienced persecution under the Restoration. The son, like his father, became a member of the Baptist church at Leominster c. 1692 or at least before 1694, and he is believed to have started to preach soon afterwards. He had left Leominster before 1707 and had incorpoiated the Baptists of
LEWIS, Sir THOMAS (1881 - 1945), physician Born 26 December 1881, third of five children of Henry Lewis, mining engineer of Tŷ-nant, Taff's Well, near Cardiff, and his wife. He was educated privately at Clifton College; University College, Cardiff; University College Hospital, London, and became a student demonstrator in anatomy and physiology at Cardiff. He took an Hons. B.Sc. (Wales) in 1902, and qualified in medicine in 1904, gaining
LEWIS, THOMAS (fl. 1731-1749), translator and Methodist exhorter He is said to have been the brother of John Lewis (fl. 1728-55) the printer. He is also believed to have been responsible for the translation into Welsh of Bunyan's Life and Death of Mr. Badman, under the title of Bywyd a Marwolaeth yr Annuwiol dan enw Mr. Drygddyn (Carmarthen, 1731). He was appointed a 'public (i.e. itinerant) exhorter' at the Watford Association, 1743, but it is not safe to
LEWIS, THOMAS (1868 - 1953), Principal of Brecon Memorial College Born 14 December 1868 at Pant-y-waun, Blaen-y-coed, Carmarthenshire, the fifth child of James and Anna Lewis, one of twelve children (although two died when young), including Howell ('Elfed'), the eldest. There were talented and gifted musicians on the mother's side of the family and this influenced Howell, the hymn-writer, and Thomas who had a good baritone voice and who, for a period, used to
LEWIS, THOMAS (1823 - 1900), Baptist minister, and historical writer Pontypool. He was a minister at Llanddewi Rhydderch, 1848-56; Lanelli, Brecknock, 1856-9; Jerusalem, Rhymney, 1860-3; Penuel, Carmarthen, 1863-74; Moriah, Risca, 1874-80. He retired to Newport, Monmouth. He published Cofiant … Titus Lewis, Carmarthen; Cofiant … James Richard, Pontypridd; Ymddygiad y Feibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor at y Bedyddwyr; and Esboniad y Teulu. His Hunangofiant appeared in
LEWIS, THOMAS (1759 - 1842), hymn-writer
LEWIS, THOMAS (1837 - 1892), Independent minister and tutor
LEWIS, THOMAS (1821 - 1897), founder of a corn and flour business - gweler LEWIS, Sir HENRY
LEWIS, THOMAS ARNOLD (1893 - 1952), insurance manager, treasurer of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion Born 20 April 1893, son of Captain Thomas Lewis and Elizabeth (née Jones) his wife, Manor Hall, Aberaeron, Cardiganshire. He was educated locally and at Ardwyn School, Aberystwyth, before joining an insurance firm, eventually becoming insurance manager of a branch of the Alliance Assurance Co. in the West End of London. He was a member of the Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Co. of Horners
LEWIS, Sir THOMAS FRANKLAND (1780 - 1855), politician Born 14 May 1780 in London, he was the son of John Lewis of Harpton Court, and came of a family of distinction in the public and parliamentary life of Radnorshire. He became M.P. for Beaumaris in 1812, and sat successively for that borough, for Ennis (County Clare, Ireland), and for Radnorshire until 1834. He was given minor offices in Tory administrations (including that of treasurer of the navy
LEWIS, THOMAS PALESTINA - gweler LEWIS, Sir HENRY
LEWIS, TIMOTHY (1877 - 1958), Welsh and Celtic scholar Born 17 February 1877, in a house called Noble Court near Nebo chapel in the village of Efail-wen, Cilymaenllwyd parish, on the border between Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. He was the eldest son and third of seven children of Job and Mary Lewis. The father worked locally in Llwyn'rebol quarry but after the quarry owners failed to pay the workers for six weeks' work in 1880 he decided to go

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