WILLIAMS, THOMAS LLOYD (1830 - 1910), Welsh-American writer
Date of birth: 1830
Date of death: 1910
Gender: Male
Occupation: Welsh-American writer
Area of activity: Literature and Writing
Author: Robert (Bob) Owen
Born 25 November 1830 at Brongaled, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Merionethshire. He came under the influence of the Rev. Richard Humphreys and the Rev. Edward Morgan. He served in a shop for a while before he emigrated to Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.A., in 1850; there he opened a shop and worked in a woollen factory. He contributed to Y Drych and other journals. He published A brief history of the early Welsh settlers of Racine and of the first Welsh C.M. Church from its organisation in 1842, 1891, and Cymry Racine, Wisconsin; Nodweddion y Genedl Gymreig, 1904. In 1856 he wrote an essay ' Cymwysterau Gwladwr Da yn y Talaethau Unedig.' He died 24 November 1910.
Author
- Robert (Bob) Owen, (1885 - 1962)
- Y Drych, 22 March 1856, 12 August 1909, 9 December 1910
Sources
- Wikidata: Q20734503
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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