19-427: (Redirected from Dave Thomas ) David , Dave , or Dai Thomas may refer to: Academics and education [ edit ] David Thomas (educationalist) (1880–1967), Welsh educationalist and politician David A. Thomas (academic) (born 1956), American psychologist, president of Morehouse College, Atlanta David A. Thomas (educator) (1917–2004), American educator,
38-464: A Llanfyllin draper's shop. As a conscientious objector , Thomas spent the First World War working on a farm at Bersham , near Wrexham . On 19 July 1919, he married Elizabeth Ann Williams (died 1955) of New Broughton, Wrexham , with whom he had a son (Arial M. Thomas) and a daughter. He died at his daughter's house at 2 Pen-y-bryn, Burry Port , outside Llanelli on 27 June 1967. Thomas spent
57-462: A start’ for him at the Oakwood colliery . His hopes for further education were thus dashed. David Thomas was employed as a clerk at three collieries from 1906 to 1915. For five of these years he worked at Torycoed Colliery, Llantrisant . Anxious to further his education, he attended night classes in typing and shorthand. This training proved invaluable to him when, in later years, he attended meetings of
76-600: A teacher's certificate in 1905. Thomas was active in the Labour Party and labour movement in North Wales. His first book, Y Werin a'i Theyrnas (The People and Their Kingdom, 1910), was influential on trade unionists and Welsh Labour members. Thomas was the son of David Thomas, a mason and farmer, and his wife Elizabeth (née Jones) of Llanfechain. He attended school there and in Llanfyllin and Oswestry , before starting work in
95-503: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages David Thomas (educationalist) David Thomas (16 July 1880 – 27 June 1967) was a Welsh educationalist , Welsh language writer and Labour Party pioneer in Wales. Born in Llanfechain , Montgomeryshire , he taught mainly in Wales, initially as a non-certificated teacher, but he obtained
114-627: The South Wales Miners' Federation (SWMF). Thomas married Bessie, a teacher, in 1923. She died in September 1953. In 1919 he was appointed a full-time Federation official at the SWMF office in Maesteg under Vernon Hartshorn , MP and Evan Williams, JP. Thomas joined the Labour Party in 1919 and was secretary of the Labour Party ward committee in Maesteg. When the SWMF office in Maesteg closed in 1934 Thomas
133-721: The University of Wales in 1960. Another concern of his was adult education. He was a tutor for the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) in Caernarfonshire from 1928 to 1959, and instigated the founding of Lleufer (Light) as a WEA periodical, which he edited it until 1965. Thomas was an effective public speaker and a prolific writer in Welsh of articles on political, literary and historical subjects. His autobiography, Diolch am gael byw. Rhai o f'atgofion (Thanks for Living), Liverpool, 1968),
152-1497: The 1900s for Other Nationalities, and Oldham Dai Thomas (rugby union) (1909–?), Welsh international rugby player Dave Thomas (rugby union, born 1941) (1941–2017), Welsh rugby player Dave Thomas (rugby union, born 1988) , New Zealand rugby player David Thomas (rugby league) , rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Wales, Halifax, and Mid-Rhondda David John Thomas (1879–1925), Welsh international rugby player Cricket [ edit ] David Thomas (cricketer, born 1911) (1911–2001), Welsh cricketer David Thomas (cricketer, born 1959) (1959–2012), English cricketer David Thomas (cricketer, born 1963) , former English cricketer Gridiron football [ edit ] David Thomas (American football) (born 1983), American football tight end David Thomas (Canadian football) (born 1951), American football cornerback Dave Thomas (cornerback) (born 1968), American football cornerback Other sports [ edit ] Dave Thomas (baseball) (1905–1968), Negro league baseball player Dave Thomas (basketball) (born 1976), Canadian basketball player David Thomas (beach volleyball) (born 1974), Trinidad and Tobago beach volleyball player David Thomas (boxer) (1937–1980), British Olympic boxer David Thomas (field hockey) (born 1927), British Olympic hockey player Dave Thomas (golfer) (1934–2013), Welsh golfer Other [ edit ] David Cuthbert Thomas (1896–1916), Welsh soldier of
171-948: The First World War David Courtney Thomas , American murder victim David Thomas (murderer) (died 1995), executed Vincentian criminal David M. Thomas Jr. (fl. 1981–present), officer in the United States Navy David Thomas (jeweller) (born 1942), Crown Jeweller for the English monarchy David Thomas (judge) , Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing David Thomas Davyd Thomas (born 1956), Deputy Chief of Navy, Royal Australian Navy David Clayton-Thomas (born 1941), musician and lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears Thomas (surname) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
190-2477: The North American Wendy's fast-food chain David Chandler Thomas (1954–2021), American economist and technology executive Politics [ edit ] David Thomas (British politician) (1892–1954), Welsh Labour politician David Thomas (educationalist) (1880–1967), Welsh educationalist and politician David Thomas (MEP) (born 1955), British Labour politician David Thomas (New York politician) (1762–1831), American politician, Congressman from New York David Thomas (Texas politician) (1795–1836), American politician, signer of Texas Declaration of Independence David L. Thomas (born 1949), American politician, South Carolina state senator Dave Thomas (politician) (born 1965), American politician from Alabama Religion [ edit ] David Thomas (archdeacon of Cardigan) (died 1951), Welsh priest David Thomas (archdeacon of Gower) , Welsh Anglican priest David Thomas (archdeacon of Montgomery) (1833–1916), Welsh priest and historian David Thomas (bishop) (1942–2017), Welsh bishop David Thomas (missionary priest) (1829–1905), Welsh priest David Thomas (Protestant minister, born 1813) (1813–1894), Welsh preacher and publisher Science [ edit ] David Thomas (Canadian scientist) , Canadian biochemist David Thomas (geographer) (born 1958), British geographer Dave Thomas (programmer) (born 1956), British-American computer programmer and writer Dave Thomas (skeptic) (born 1953), American physicist and mathematician known for his scientific skepticism David A. Thomas (academic) (born 1956), American psychologist and academic David Gilbert Thomas (1928–2015), British-American chemist and physicist David Hurst Thomas (born 1945), American archaeologist Sports [ edit ] Association football [ edit ] Dai Thomas (footballer, born 1926) (1926–2014), Swansea City A.F.C. and Welsh international footballer Dai Thomas (footballer, born 1975) , Welsh footballer Dave Thomas (footballer, born 1917) (1917–1991), English footballer Dave Thomas (footballer, born 1950) , English footballer Lyn Thomas (footballer) (David Stuart Lynne Thomas, 1920–1993), Welsh footballer Rugby [ edit ] Dai Thomas (rugby league) (1879–1958), rugby league footballer of
209-554: The North Wales Labour Council in 1914. Thomas began contributing to political debate in Yr Herald Cymraeg in 1908. His book Y Werin a'i Theyrnas influenced many. His dissertation A study of a rural and maritime community in the nineteenth century, with special reference to the relation between agriculture and shipping won him an MA from the University of Liverpool in 1928). He received an honorary MA degree from
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#1732855933395228-958: The dean of the Johnson School at Cornell David Oswald Thomas (1924–2005), Welsh philosopher at Aberystwyth University David Winton Thomas (1901–1970), British scholar of Hebrew J. David Thomas (born 1931), British papyrologist and classical scholar Arts [ edit ] Literature [ edit ] David Thomas, pen name of Dave Thompson (author) (born 1960), English writer about music David Thomas (Dewi Hefin) (1828–1909), Welsh poet and schoolteacher David N. Thomas (born 1945), Welsh writer David St John Thomas (1929–2014), English publisher and writer Diana (formerly David) Thomas (born 1959), English writer, also known under her pen name Tom Cain Music [ edit ] Dave Thomas (born 1936), stage name of American broadcaster and weatherman Dave Roberts (David Boreanaz) when he
247-406: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Thomas&oldid=1231714273 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
266-953: The years 1895–1899 as a pupil-teacher at the British School in Llanfyllin and then took up uncertified teaching at Pen-sarn, near Amlwch , Anglesey , at Bridgend , Glamorganshire , and at Walton-on-Thames , Surrey . He obtained a teacher's certificate in 1905 after attending classes in London, and taught further at Cradley, Herefordshire , in Nantlle Valley , Caernarfonshire (1905–1920), and at Bangor Central School (1922–1945). For two post-war years (1920–1922) David Thomas acted as secretary of North Wales Labour Council. His political energies went into establishing trade unionism and Independent Labour Party branches in North Wales. He had already helped to found Caernarfonshire Labour Council in 1912 and
285-504: Was an active member and deacon at Ebenezer, Trecynon . In 1946, on the elevation to a peerage of George Hall , Thomas was chosen by the Aberdare Divisional Socialist Party to contest the vacant parliamentary seat. His maiden speech made in 1947 reflected his concern for the welfare of the miners; he spoke of the inadequate compensation for disabled miners and also the lack of other employment for those suspended from
304-1236: Was at WKBW-TV Buffalo David Thomas (born 1966), musician with Take 6 David Thomas (bass) (born 1943), British early-music and baroque-music singer David Thomas (composer) (1881–1928), Welsh composer David Thomas (musician) (born 1953), American musician, member of group Pere Ubu David Vaughan Thomas (1873–1934), composer, organist, pianist and music administrator Performing arts [ edit ] Dave Thomas (actor) (born 1949), Canadian actor and comedian David A. Thomas (voice actor) (born 1955), American voice actor and painter Visual arts [ edit ] David Thomas, former director of Newcastle Art Gallery , Newcastle, Australia Business [ edit ] David and Tonya Thomas , Baltimore chefs, restaurateurs, and food historians David Thomas (British businessman) (born 1963), British businessman, CEO of Barratt Developments David Thomas (industrialist) (1794–1882), Welsh industrialist D. A. Thomas (David Alfred Thomas, 1856–1918), Welsh industrialist and politician David A. Thomas (software developer) , Canadian software technology figure Dave Thomas (businessman) (1932–2002), founder, former chairman & spokesperson of
323-465: Was born in Maesteg , the town to which his parents had moved from West Wales where his father had worked as a gardener in various country mansions. The family returned for a while to Cardigan and Cilgerran where Thomas received his early education. He subsequently returned to Maesteg and until 1906 attended school there. To his dismay, his father came home from work one day and announced that he had ‘had
342-565: Was published posthumously. His papers are held by the National Library of Wales . David Thomas (British politician) David Emlyn Thomas (16 September 1892 – 20 June 1954) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom . He served as the Member of Parliament for Aberdare , Wales from 1946 to 1954 and was the last former miner to represent the constituency. He
361-605: Was transferred to the Federation Office in Aberdare as Area Secretary and, in addition, fulfilled the duties of the Miners’ Agent, Noah Ablett , who was seriously ill. On the death of Ablett, he was elected Miners’ Agent, a role he fulfilled until 1946. He worked tirelessly and efficiently on behalf of the miners, dealing with such matters as compensation cases and the rights of the disabled miners. An active nonconformist, Thomas
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