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THOMAS TEIFI (fl. 16th century), poet Poems attributed to him are found in Peniarth MS 79, Peniarth MS 114, and Llanstephan MS 40, Llanstephan MS 133. In Cardiff MS. 7 there is a cywydd to the isle of Anglesey by 'T. ap Eingnon vel Teifi,' and in Peniarth MS 114 a cywydd to Lewis Gwyn by 'Tho. ap Eynyon al's Teyfy.'
THOMAS, BENJAMIN (Myfyr Emlyn; 1836 - 1893), Baptist minister, poet, lecturer, and author , where he remained till his death 20 November 1893. He was buried at Narberth. He married (1) Margaret George, Bailey Farm, Newcastle Emlyn, a member of Graig church (died 1878), who was the subject of one of his poems. Five children were born of the marriage; (2) the widow of David Lewis (Cynfyn), Carmarthen, who survived him by a few months. Myfyr Emlyn was a man of many parts. He was one of the most
THOMAS, CLARA (1841 - 1914), landowner and philanthropist Llwyn Madoc and Pencerrig as her homes. She was a member of the Builth Wells Board of Guardians and the first female County Councillor, representing Llanfihangel Abergwesyn. Her close companions were Margaret Gertrude Lewis Lloyd (1830-1907) o Nantgwyllt, Cecilia Agnes Ann Turner (1851-1932) Dolyffin and Rosalind Margaret Phillimore (1881-1953). She travelled annually on the Grand Tour of Europe and
THOMAS, DAVID (bu farw 1735), poet ' of Glamorgan. But before that date he had married (unfortunately, says Edward Evan) and moved to the parish of Ystrad Dyfodwg, where he set up house in Pandy'r Ystrad; there he died in 1735. Some of his englynion are included in Lewis Hopkin's book, Y Fêl Gafod. He also left a translation in the cywydd form of the first chapter of the book of Ecclesiastes which led to the translation, in 1767, of
THOMAS, DAVID FFRANGCON (1910 - 1963), cellist eisteddfod at Pontypool (1924) and Swansea (1926). After further study at the Royal Music Academy, where he won bronze and silver medals as well as the Ada Lewis Scholarship, he became a member of a number of orchestras, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra. He also performed in the Wigmore Hall and in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. During World War II he
THOMAS, DAVID VAUGHAN (1873 - 1934), musician , Morfydd Lewis, Pontardulais, by whom he had three sons. One of their sons was the broadcaster Wynford Vaughan-Thomas. The family lived for many years in Swansea. He made an unsuccessful application for the post of Music Director of the University of Wales in 1919. In 1927 he was appointed overseas examiner to Trinity College of Music, London, and travelled extensively in the Commonwealth and British
THOMAS, EBENEZER (Eben Fardd; 1802 - 1863), schoolmaster and poet the Miltonic style of the poem in the free metres 'Yr Atgyfodiad.' Eben Fardd was indeed the focus of much of the literary activity of the first half of the 19th century. His collected works were published under the title Gweithiau Barddonol, &c., Eben Fardd (in 1873 as it is supposed), edited by Howell Roberts and William Jones. His antiquarian interest is evinced in the volume entitled Cyff Beuno
THOMAS, EVAN (c. 1710 - c. 1770), poet and boot-maker classical metres; he also wrote a number of halsingod. Lewis Morris met him in 1761, at which time he was not 'above 50 years of age.'
THOMAS, FRANCIS (Crythwr Dall o Geredigion; 1726 - 1796) , and two of his poems - ' Cynghor i Fab Ieuanc ' and ' Hanes Cyflwr Dyn yn mhob rhan o'i oes ' - appeared in John Howell's (Ioan Howell) Blodau Dyfed, 1824. He died at Llanwenog, 4 March 1796.
THOMAS, HUGH (1673 - 1720), herald and antiquary registering Welsh genealogies apart from those relating to the counties of Cardigan and Radnor. He had intended to publish the Historic of Great Britain … 'til the Death of Cadwaladr, written by John Lewis of Llynwene, with some additions of his own, but this did not appear until 1729 (see Francis Payne's article in Y Llenor, October 1935). The Golden Grove Book of Pedigrees, now in the P.R.O., is based on
THOMAS, JAMES LEWIS (1825 - 1904), architect and chief surveyor under the War Office - gweler THOMAS, JOHN EVAN
THOMAS, JENKIN (Siencyn Pen-hydd; 1746 - 1807), Methodist exhorter Lewis of Llanfihangel Ynys Afan, and went to live for a time at Aberafan, but left this place to go to Goetre, near the old chapel of Dyffryn, Tai-bach, where he spent the remainder of his life. He died 26 December 1807, and was buried in the churchyard at Llanfihangel Ynys Afan - now known as Cwmafan. 'Siencyn Pen-hydd' was one of the most remarkable preachers of his generation and became talked of

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