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THOMAS, FREDERICK HALL (Freddie Welsh; 1886 - 1927), light-weight boxing champion of the World Ritchie for the light-weight championship of the World. Welsh performed many remarkable feats of boxing. In 1907 he fought and knocked out three opponents in one day. These were Evan Evans (light-weight), Charlie Weber (welterweight), and Gomer Morgan (heavy-weight). In later years Welsh lived in America and became a director of the 'health farm' at Bayside, Long Island. He was also director-in-chief of
THOMAS, HENRY (1712 - 1802), Methodist exhorter and Independent minister which the church is known today - for about eighteen years but, for reasons which are no longer clear, was not its minister during the last thirty years of his life; he is accused by Edmund Jones of intemperance. He died 1 August 1802 at the age of 90, and was buried in the Godre'r Rhos burial ground.
THOMAS, HUGH OWEN (1834 - 1891), orthopaedic surgeon Llanfairynghornwy church by viscount Bulkeley in which tribute was paid to him as a public benefactor. RICHARD EVANS (1771 - 1851), bonesetter Medicine Cilmaenan, Llanfaethlu; son of Evan Thomas and known as Richard ap Evan, afterwards Richard Evans. He practised bonesetting successfully and was of the same austere conscientious disposition as his father. He was, however, not so widely known. EVAN THOMAS (1804
THOMAS, IDRIS (1889 - 1962), minister (B) , near Wrexham (1937-62). His sermons were well structured and had the power of conviction. He had a deep, pleasant voice and delivered his sermons in fluent, refined Welsh. He married in 1923 Nan Evans, Glanyrafon, Cenarth (who died in a road accident, 28 February 1936). His sister, Rachel Ann Thomas, who looked after him afterwards in Bro'r Awelon, Acrefair, was president of the Zenana in Wales. He
THOMAS, IFOR OWEN (1892 - 1956), operatic tenor, photographer and artist , having returned from Wales the previous year. He was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Delwanna, N.J. He married twice (1) Ceridwen Evans in 1920; a child from the marriage died in 1922. The marriage was annulled and he married (2) Mildred Unfried, a professional pianist from New York, who survived him.
THOMAS, ISAAC (1911 - 2004), minister (Independents) and college lecturer completed in 1988. He wrote other books in addition: Hanes Cristnogaeth (1949), Arweiniad Byr i'r Testament Newydd (1963), Elfennau Groeg y Testament Newydd (jointly with Owen E. Evans, 1975), and Trosom Ni: Nodiadau ar Drefn y Cadw yn yr Ysgrythurau (1991). A Festschrift, Efrydiau Beiblaidd Bangor 3 (ed. Owen E. Evans), was presented to him on the occasion of his retirement in 1978. His papers are in
THOMAS, JOHN (1730 - 1804?), Congregational minister, and hymnist Wales. Liking the Congregational church system, he joined that body and on the recommendation of some Congregational ministers, he was received into the Academy at Abergavenny in 1761. Here he devoted more time to preaching and exhorting than to his studies. He was ordained, 23 April 1767, as minister of Rhayader, Cae Bach, Llandrindod, and Garn by Edmund Jones, Isaac Price and, Richard Tibbott
THOMAS, JOHN (1839 - 1921), musician goron' continue to be sung. He was also a poet; some of his poems are given in the biography by Evan Evans, 1926. In 1871, he married Anne, daughter of the family who kept the post office at Llanwrtyd, Brecknock, and he left Blaenannerch to live at Llanwrtyd. He served as music adjudicator and as conductor of hymnody festivals in many parts of Wales. In 1920 he was awarded the degree of M.A. (honoris
THOMAS, JOHN EVAN (1810 - 1873), sculptor Born at Brecon 15 January 1810, the eldest son of John Thomas, Castle Street, and Jane (Evans) his wife. He studied in London under Chantrey and afterwards on the Continent, began to work independently in 1834, and was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy between 1835 and 1857. He had a very successful career, and many of his works are to be seen in Wales and elsewhere - in his home town
THOMAS, JOHN STRADLING (1925 - 1991), Conservative politician married in 1951 Freda, the daughter of Rhys Evans, and they had one son and two daughters. The marriage was dissolved in 1982. He died at London on 29 March 1991.
THOMAS, JOSEPH MORGAN (1868 - 1955), minister (U) and Free Catholic, councillor and public figure (headmistress of Pontypridd girls' school), daughter of David Evans, Bodringallt, Rhondda. They had a son and two daughters. He was minister of High Pavement Unitarian Church, Nottingham, 1900-12, and played a prominent part in establishing the Union of Social Service of the Unitarian movement, and was elected one of its first presidents. He spent the remainder of his years in the ministry in charge of the
THOMAS, JOSHUA (1719 - 1797), Baptist minister and historian . TIMOTHY THOMAS (1753 - 1827), minister Religion Son of Joshua Thomas, was for forty-five years minister of the Devonshire Square church in London, and important enough (with two others) among the Baptists of the country to allocate the moneys that came to them from the 'Regium Donum.' He had been a student at Bristol Academy, his first wife was a sister to Caleb Evans, one of the principals. It was the

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