Which famous Welsh politicians share your roots - leaders with vision like John Llewelyn Lewis, David Lloyd George.
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Which famous Welsh politicians share your roots - leaders with vision like John Llewelyn Lewis, David Lloyd George. Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States, defeated in the American Civil War. Of Welsh descent. Posted by Mizoguchi  Get more info?Meredith Edwards Lots of British films in 1950's and 1960's. Lived in Cilcain, had a shop in Flint. Posted by Badgog Get more info?Tom Edwards Mayor of Whitby, Ontario 1991-1997. Retired as longest-serving Canadian politician after forty years in elected municipal office. Paternal grandparents, father, wife and one daughter born in Wales. Former Wrexham area resident. Active in North American Welsh community. Posted by BrynapDafydd Get more info?Thomas Edward Ellis Promoted 'Welshness' in education. The Welsh land commission and legislation on disestablishment. Born in Corwen, Bala, 1859. MP For Merioneth. Posted by Haslock Get more info?Jones Elwyn Instrumental position in the Nuremberg Nazi war trials. Lord Chancellor 1974-1979. Born and raised in Wales. Posted by Lunlun Get more info?Andrew J. Evans Jr. Major General, USAF. Ace fighter pilot in WWII. Highest ranking POW in the Korean War. Of Welsh descent. His father was Welsh. Posted by gr8ful Get more info?Gwynfor Evans Having spent his early years in Liverpool he learnt Welsh fluently. Former president of Plaid Cymru he was the first Plaid Cymru MP, winning Carmarthen Constituency from Labour in the famous by election on 14th July 1966 , following the death of Lady Megan Lloyd George. He threatened to fast until death to secure a Welsh language TV channel, resulting in the establishment of S4C. He also campaigned tirelessly for improved road networks between Wales and remainder of the UK, the main outcome of which was the construction of the M4 motorway through South Wales and a dual carriageway extending to West Wales. He was often referred to as 'Gwynfor Dual-Carriageway' due to his extended campaign. Son of well known Welsh businessman Dan Evans, Gwynfor Evans qualified as a barrister and became President of Plaid Cymru, The Party of Wales. Posted by lyntwyn Get more info?Moss Evans Trade union leader and General Secretary of the TGWU. Born in Cefn Coed near Merthyr, Wales. Posted by TopicGraphic Get more info?<<previous page | This is page 3 of 11 | next
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Gwynfor Evans Son of well known Welsh businessman Dan Evans, Gwynfor Evans qualified as a barrister and became President of Plaid Cymru, The Party of Wales. 
For the Sake of Wales: The Memoirs of Gwynfor Evans Regarded by many as the most influential figure in contemporary Welsh society, Gwynfor Evans recalls his lifelong struggle for Welsh political freedom. Gwynfor Evans transformed Plaid Cymru from an intellectual pressure group to a successful political party and became the first Welsh Nationalist MP when he dramatically won the Carmarthen by-election in 1966. |
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