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THAME, Baron WILLIAMS of (1500? - 1569), custodian of the crown jewels of Henry VIII - gweler WILLIAMS, JOHN
THIRLWALL, CONNOP (1797 - 1875), bishop of S. Davids other. On the other hand, remembering his liberal views, Thirlwall's attitude was disappointing when Rowland Williams (1817 - 1870) got into trouble - see Life of Rowland Williams, i, 333-7. What with one thing and another, he gradually became estranged from his parish clergy and came to rely increasingly on his archdeacons. He lost his sight, and had a stroke; he resigned his see in 1874, and died at
teulu THOMAS Coed Helen (or Alun), Aber, RICE THOMAS (died 1577) the founder of this family's fortune in Caernarvonshire, was a son of Sir WILLIAM THOMAS, Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1541-2. Rice married Jane, daughter of Sir John Puleston of Caernarvon and widow of Edward Gruffydd of Penrhyn, who had died at Dublin in 1540. He was appointed by Roger Williams, the surveyor of crown lands in North Wales, to
THOMAS, ALBAN (bu farw 1740?), cleric, poet, and translator and had to retire to his native district where he practised until the end of his life. Just as the father had been prominently connected with the literary revival in south Cardiganshire, so also was the son connected with the efforts made by Moses Williams to preserve and publish Welsh manuscript material. This probably explains why he was prepared to receive subscriptions (' Subscriptions taken in
THOMAS, BENJAMIN (Myfyr Emlyn; 1836 - 1893), Baptist minister, poet, lecturer, and author elegies in E. Pan Jones, Cofiant Samuel Griffiths, Horeb, 1879, and J. P. Williams, Cofiant Thomas Williams, Llangunog, 1887. But he is probably best remembered for his biographies - Cofiant … Owen Griffiths … Gelli a Blaenconin, 1889, and above all else his Cofiant Dafydd Evans, Ffynonhenry, 1870 (four later eds.), and Ffraethebion Dafydd Evans, Ffynonhenry, 1908, which contains excerpts from the
THOMAS, BENJAMIN BOWEN (1899 - 1977), adult educator and civil servant Committee of the Welsh League of Nations Union, an early indication of his support for international cooperation in the cause of peace. He married Rhiannon Williams in 1930, and they had one daughter, Ann. His first wife died in 1932, and he later married Gweneth Davies (d. 1963). He was seconded to the Ministry of Labour and National Service in 1941, beginning a civil service career at the late age of 42
THOMAS, DAVID (1880 - 1967), educationalist, author and pioneer of the Labour Party in north Wales byw (1968). Some of his papers are kept at the National Library of Wales. He married 26 July 1919, Elizabeth Ann Williams, New Broughton (died 1955 after a very long illness) and they had a son and a daughter. He died at the home of his daughter, the widow of Herman Jones, at 2 Pen-y-bryn, Burry Port, Carmarthenshire on 27 June 1967.
THOMAS, DAVID (Dafydd Ddu Eryri; 1759 - 1822), man of letters and poet Llanberis. Here he met Abraham Williams (1755 - 1828) of Cwmglas, who was responsible for making him acquainted with Welsh poetry. Abraham Williams lent him Welsh books and told him about David Ellis, who was John Morgan's predecessor as curate of Llanberis. He was allowed to borrow Ellis's copies of the works of the ancient poets and he himself started to collect cywyddau and englynion from various
THOMAS, DAVID EMLYN (1892 - 1954), politician and trade unionist qualify as an engineer. In 1906, at 13 years of age, he began working as clerk at the Oakwood and Garth collieries, he moved to a colliery at Llantrisant and then to the Caerau colliery, Maesteg. Thomas became a full-time official of the South Wales Miners' Federation in 1919 and served as secretary to Vernon Hartshorn and Ted Williams (see Williams, Sir Edward John below). In the same year he joined
THOMAS, DAVID JOHN (Afan; 1881 - 1928), musician Parry at the University College, Cardiff. He was for twenty-five years organist at Bethesda chapel, Briton Ferry. He conducted two male voice choirs : the Brython and the Afan Glee Society. In 1920 he joined the Welsh orchestra as a violinist and at the same time conducted a local orchestra. His compositions were successful at the national eisteddfod and were performed at the eisteddfod concerts at
THOMAS, DAVID VAUGHAN (1873 - 1934), musician musical education from Dr. Joseph Parry, Swansea. He went to Llandovery College, from which he gained an open mathematical scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford He graduated 3rd class at Oxford in 1895, M.A. 1905, B.Mus. 1906, D.Mus. 1911. After leaving Oxford he taught mathematics in the United Services College, Westward Ho!, and then returned to Wales to start his musical career. He married, 1906
THOMAS, DEWI-PRYS (1916 - 1985), architect married Joyce Ffoulkes Davies (1908-1992), daughter of the Reverend Robert Ffoulkes Parry, Ballarat and Geelong, Australia, on 4 January 1965, at Rehoboth Church, Dolgellau. He was stepfather to Rhiannon, Siani, Ifor and Vaughan. After his retirement he worked as an architectural consultant for Wyn Thomas and Partners, Cardiff, and was commissioned in 1980 to design the new Gwynedd County Council

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