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Thomas, William Gwynne Stedman, b. 1822

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William Gwynne Stedman Thomas (b. 1822) of Belle Vue House, Pensarn, Carmarthenshire, and previously of Guildhall Square, Carmarthen, once worked as a wine and spirit merchant at Carmarthen.

Williams, John, 1840-1926

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Sir John Williams (1840-1926), royal physician, president of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and chief founder of the National Library of Wales, was born in Gwynfe, Carmarthenshire. His private library included important manuscripts from the estate of Peniarth, Merionethshire. It was Sir John who, amongst others, pioneered the setting up of a Welsh hospital in South Africa during the Boer War. Amongst the many honours bestowed upon him during his lifetime, he was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1894.

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