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LAUGHARNE, ROWLAND (bu farw 1676?), Parliamentary major-general The son of John Laugharne of S. Brides, Pembrokeshire, and his wife, Janet, daughter of Sir Hugh Owen of Orielton in that county. In his youth he was page to Robert Devereux, third earl of Essex, and he may have accompanied him on military service in the Low Countries. When the Civil War broke out in August 1642, some of the leading gentry in south Pembrokeshire, supported by merchants who had
LEWES, EVELYN ANNA (c. 1873 - 1961), author in Wales, and continued to do so until about 1940. Her work appeared in countless magazines including The Gentleman's Magazine, c. 1905, The Field and the Queen, c. 1905-14, The Bookman, Fishing Gazette, 1923-31, T.P.'s and Cassell's Weekly, 1927, Every woman's world (Toronto), Western Home monthly (Winnipeg), etc.; and in The Western Mail, The Cambrian News and other newspapers. Among her books
LEWIS, DAVID (1760 - 1850), cleric Born in 1760 at Derwen Groes, Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, son of David Lewis. He was educated at Llanpumpsaint and at the Presbyterian Academy, Carmarthen, under Robert Gentleman. He matriculated at Oxford University from Jesus College in June 1782, but does not appear to have graduated. He served as schoolmaster and curate at Oswestry, being ordained priest in May 1785; in January 1787 he was
LEWIS, DAVID JOHN (1893 - 1982), architect and Lord Mayor of Liverpool firm of carpenters, the Edwards Brothers, Trefechan, where he developed skills in draftsmanship. He attended evening classes at the School of Science and Art, Aberystwyth, and received praise from the tutor. In February 1915, convinced of the justice of Britain's cause in the Great War, he joined the army, enlisting with the Royal Engineers where he might use his skills in the field of construction
LEWIS, DAVID JOHN (Lewis Tymbl; 1879 - 1947), Congl. minister, popular preacher and lecturer , 1884; T.E. Nicholas was one of his contemporaries there. The headmaster at the time was John Davies from Felin-foel, a strict disciplinarian, who had succeeded Robert Bryan in 1883. According to that article, Bryan had been headmaster at Whitland but that was merely the postal address of the school at Hermon. The Sunday school at Brynmyrnach was more important to him in his development as a preacher
LEWIS, ELLIS (fl. 1640-1661), translator . His wife was Ellen, daughter of Robert Anwyl, Parc, Llanfrothen, by Catrin, daughter of Sir John Owen, Clenennau, Caernarfonshire. He is known as the translator of Ystyriaethau Drexelius ar Dragwyddoldeb Gwedi eu cyfieithu yn gyntafyn Saeson-aeg gan Dr. R. Winterton, ac yr awrhon yn Gymraeg gan Ellis Lewis o'r Llwyn-gwernyn Sir Feirion, Wr-bonheddig (Oxford, 1661).
LEWIS, EMLYN EVANS (1905 - 1969), plastic surgeon was an exceptionally talented pioneer and an untiring worker in his chosen field, and was greatly respected throughout the United Kingdom. Furthermore, he was a remarkably capable and determined administrator, and a persuasive lecturer. Lewis was a man of short, stocky physique and an enthusiastic footballer - an activity that determined the shape of his nose. It was the recurrent damage to that
LEWIS, ERASMUS (1670 - 1754), writer of 'news-letters' and holder of posts under the Government lived at various times in Europe, where he held Government posts, e.g. in Paris (1700 or 1701). In June 1702 he was at Carmarthen, possibly as schoolmaster. He became secretary to Robert Harley (afterwards earl of Oxford) in 1704, whilst in 1708 he was a British Government secretary in Brussels; later he was under-secretary of State under the earl of Dartmouth, etc. From 1710 Dean Swift in his Journal
LEWIS, GEORGE (1763 - 1822), theologian and Independent minister Born in 1763 at Coed near Tre-lech, Carmarthenshire. He became a member of Graig chapel, Tre-lech. For a time he attended the school kept by John Griffiths of Glandŵr (1731 - 1811), and, later, that kept by David Davis of Castellhywel. When he was 18 years of age he was admitted to Carmarthen Academy, the senior tutor of which at that time was Robert Gentleman. After spending three years at the
LEWIS, GEORGE (c. 1640? - 1709?), cleric and author September 1709. A translation of An earnest exhortation to Householders, by Robert Nelson, attributed to him by Moses Williams, was published in London in 1704.
LEWIS, JOHN HUW (1931 - 2008), printer and publisher Publishers and Booksellers), and especially in his role as chair of the Union, he was generous in his advice to a new generation of printer-publishers as they began to set up their businesses in Wales. Huw Lewis was very much a people person and he loved to engage in conversation whether on the street in Llandysul or on the National Eisteddfod field. A natural storyteller with great wit, he was a popular
LEWIS, JOHN SAUNDERS (1893 - 1985), politician, critic and dramatist in the University of Wales by-election. For weeks he was the only candidate in the field, but eventually the Liberal Party managed to persuade W. J. Gruffydd to stand as an independent candidate. The election turned into a bitter contest between the supporters of the two candidates. Lewis was accused by Gwilym Davies in the journal Y Traethodydd of representing 'the fascist Party in Wales' and of

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