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LEWIS, THOMAS (fl. 18th century), hymn-writer who lived at Ynys-wen in the parish of Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, and, at another period, at Castellhywel, Cardiganshire. A volume of long hymns composed by him and entitled Caniadau Duwiol was published in 1795. This also contains a poem of praise to the author by David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr).
LEWIS, THOMAS (1868 - 1953), Principal of Brecon Memorial College . and F.T.S. In 1893 he received the B.D. degree of the University of St. Andrews during the brief period when that University awarded the B.D. through examination only to students of some colleges. Also in 1893 he was able to study at the University of Marburg as part of his final year in the Congregational College. He won the Rees (1889) and Dr Williams (1892) scholarships and the Bles Prize in
LEWIS, TIMOTHY RICHARDS (1841 - 1886), surgeon, pathologist, and pioneer in tropical medicine first on entering and leaving the Army Medical School at Netley. In 1868 it was decided to send the two best pupils of the Medical School to examine German scientific theories on the causes of cholera and to put them to the test in India. Thus T. R. Lewis and David Douglas Cunningham went to India in January 1869, after spending some months in Germany. For over five years they investigated problems
LEWIS, TITUS (1822 - 1887), antiquary published works include a lengthy poem, The Soldier's Wife, a Tale of Inkerman, 1855; he was also responsible for the English words of Joseph Parry's composition, Mynyddog, 1877, and for English translations of several poems by David Evans (Dewi Haran), in a selection of his work, edited by Glanffrwd, under the title of Telyn Haran, 1878. He died at Llanstephan, 10 September 1887, only a few weeks after
LEWIS, Sir WILFRID HUBERT POYER (1881 - 1950), judge . He married (1), in 1908, Margaret Annie (died 1932), daughter of Sir John Eldon Bankes of Soughton Hall, Northop, Flintshire, and in 1934 (2), Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. David Barty King of London. He died 15 March 1950.
LEWIS, WILLIAM (fl. 1786-1794), hymn-writer published 'by Evan Rees ' in 1798. He and his wife, Phoebe, had two children, but only his daughter, Maria, had issue.
LEWIS, WILLIAM HOWELL (1793? - 1868), minister (Congl.) Born at Carmarthen, 1793?, a relative of Sarah Lewis, the first wife of David Peter. He began to preach in Lammas St. chapel, Carmarthen; he entered Carmarthen College in 1814, aged 21, and remained there until 1818. He became a minister at Narberth, Pembrokeshire, 1818-1821, being concurrently assistant tutor at the college school 'about two years or more'; at Glastonbury, Som., 1821-47; and Usk
LEWIS, WILLIAM MORRIS (1839 - 1917), minister (Presb.) Born 9 May 1839 at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, son of the Rev. Enoch Lewis and his wife. He was educated at the seminary of Dr. George Rees; Bala College; Normal College, Swansea and Trefeca College. He began to preach in 1856, and was ordained in 1863. In 1859 he married Lettice Maria Lloyd, and they settled in Tŷ Llwyd, near Holywell, in the parish of Llandeloy, Pembrokeshire. They built
LEWIS, Sir WILLIAM THOMAS (first BARON MERTHYR of SENGHENYDD), (1837 - 1914), coal magnate Born 5 August 1837, son of Thomas William Lewis, engineer to the Plymouth iron-works (Merthyr Tydfil), was at school under Taliesin Williams, but at 13 was articled to his father. In 1855 he became assistant-engineer in the service of the Bute estate, and in 1864 mineral agent to that estate. In the same year he married Anne, daughter of WILLIAM REES, owner of Llety-Shenkin colliery, Aberdare
LEWYS, DAFYDD (bu farw 1727), cleric compositions may be found in Blodeu-gerdd Cymry, 1759. NLW MS 4563B: David Lewis: Golwg ar y Byd mawr... contains the original manuscript of Golwg ar y Byd.
LHUYD, EDWARD (1660 - 1709), botanist, geologist, antiquary, and philologist they were distributed three to each parish. The number of subscribers was encouraging, and in 1696 he was able to visit eight or nine counties between the end of April and the beginning of October In 1697 he set out on his great tour, accompanied by his trained helpers William Jones, Robert Wynne, and David Parry. Leaving Oxford in May and travelling through Gloucestershire and the Forest of Dean, in
LLEWELLYN, Sir DAVID RICHARD (1879 - 1940), coalowner Born 9 March 1879 at Aberdare, Glamorganshire, the eldest son of Rees and Elizabeth (née Llewellyn) Llewellyn, Bwllfa House : his father was general manager of the Bwllfa & Merthyr Dare Collieries, a post afterwards held by his son, William Morgan Llewellyn. D.R. Llewellyn was educated at Aberdare and Llandovery College before following a course in mining engineering at University College

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