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REES-DAVIES, IEUAN (1894 - 1967), musician and author council of the College of Tonic Sol-fa. He published many books and articles on musical education, specializing in aural tests and classroom singing. His works include Transposition at the keyboard (1933), A sight-singing course for the non-specialist teacher (1955), Aural tests for schools (1960), Graded music reading (1961) and Music for C.S.E. (1966). He composed tunes and part-songs; the best known
ROBERTS, ARTHUR RHYS (1872 - 1920), solicitor Arthur Rhys Roberts was born on 27 April 1872 at 20 Ogwen Terrace, Bethesda, the only child of the Rev. Thomas Roberts, minister of Jerusalem chapel (Calvinistic Methodists), and his wife Winifred, herself the child of a Methodist minister, the Rev. Rees Jones (Brynmenai, y Felinheli). He was sent, for a secondary education, to the Salop School, Oswestry, a non-denominational boarding school
ROBERTS, EDWYN CYNRIG (1837 - 1893), pioneer in Patagonia advantage of his visit to publish the first of his planned series of fifteen volumes on the history of the Welsh Settlement. Although it was a rushed project, as evidenced by its lack of planning and almost non-existing editing, it is the first ever account of a much earlier ambitious proposal by Morgan John Rhys to establish a self-governing Welsh language state in the USA (1798). Sadly, no further
ROBERTS, EVAN (1923 - 2007), research chemist and industrialist the company, which won the Queen's Award for Export and Technology in 1980. He was proud to have brought a company to his home region, significantly contributing to its economy, but more proud of avoiding making any redundancies during the turbulent economic times of the late 1970s and 1980s. When Evan retired on the 18th November 1988, the company employed 160. He remained a non-executive director
ROBERTS, EVELYN BEATRICE (Lynette) (1909 - 1995), poet and prose writer eclectic range of interests - are leant the same coherency when viewed as a body of work dedicated to a culture in crisis. Roberts and Rhys had two children. A daughter, Angharad, was born in May 1945, while their son Prydein was born in 1946. In 1949 Lynette divorced Rhys and lived in a caravan purchased for her by her father, first in Laugharne graveyard and then in a non-residential site in Bell's
ROBERTS, ROBERT DAVIES (1851 - 1911), pioneer in adult education and scientist should assume this responsibility, and that their numbers should be increased to enable them to discharge it. He was an outstanding figure in adult education, advocating, leading, and experimenting. Each University should have one constituent college for the further education of non-resident students, authorised to award certificates, diplomas, and degrees covering all university subjects. His emphasis
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (1585 - 1665), bishop of Bangor -dean of Wells, 1619-38. Through the influence of Laud, whose ecclesiastical views he shared, he was elected to the see of Bangor in 1637, and allowed to hold with it the livings of Llandyrnog and Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch, Denbighshire, and the archdeaconries of Bangor and Anglesey. For subscribing the 'non-resistance' canons and clerical benevolence in the convocation of May 1640, he was impeached
ROBESON, PAUL LEROY (1898 - 1976), actor, singer and political activist his influence. Having previously visited and been warmly welcomed in Russia under Stalin, and after witnessing the rising Fascist sentiment in Germany, Robeson became something of a persona non grata within his native country. He made several declarations of support for the Socialist cause and denunciations of Fascism, however his son noted his private ambivalence about the inherent contradictions
ROWLAND(S), WILLIAM (1887 - 1979), schoolmaster and author the Caernarfonshire Historical Society when it was founded in 1938. Likewise, he was among the founders in 1943 of Clwb Dafydd y Garreg Wen, a Welsh cultural, non-denominational and non-political club in Porthmadog; he served as its permanent president from the beginning until his death. He was chairman of the executive committee of the National Eisteddfod Pwllheli, 1955. He was also one of the
STONELAKE, EDMUND WILLIAM (1873 - 1960), politician and a key figure in establishing the Labour Party in the Merthyr Boroughs constituency Born 5 April 1873 in Merchant Street, Pontlotyn, Rhymney valley, Glamorganshire, last of the ten children of George and Hannah Stonelake. His mother (born in Gloucester) had a strong influence on him. He was brought up in a non-Welsh and Anglican home: two attributes which set him outside the Nonconformist, Welsh -speaking, Liberal culture characteristic of the south Wales coalfield during the
THOMAS, Sir DANIEL (LLEUFER) (1863 - 1940), stipendiary magistrate University of Oxford, which he entered in October 1883 as a non-collegiate student. He graduated in 1887 with 3rd class honours in Jurisprudence. During his stay at Oxford he was one of the seven original members of the Dafydd ap Gwilym Society, founded in May 1886. It was about this time that he adopted the name ' Lleufer.' From 1886 to 1892 he held the valuable Tancred scholarship, and this enabled him
THOMAS, JOHN LUTHER (1881 - 1970), minister (Congl.) College (1900-1903) before becoming minister of Seion, Conwy and Llandudno Junction (1903-21); Carmel, Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog (1921-30); Seion, Cwmafan (1930-45). He resigned because of his wife's illness and returned to Pontarddulais to his sisters at Gwynllys, Clayton Road, but he resumed his ministry, taking charge of the churches of Libanus, Cwmgwili and Llwyn-teg, Llan-non (1945-50) and

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