PARRY, THOMAS (Llanerchydd ; c. 1809-1874), poet;
son of Richard and Margaret Parry of Llannerch-y-medd, Anglesey, and a brother to Richard Parry (Gwalchmai, q.v.). He was a saddler by trade, and played a prominent part in the social and cultural life of Llannerch-y-medd. He was also deacon and secretary of the Congregational chapel in the village for many years. But it is as a poet that he is chiefly remembered. After winning his first prize at Llannerch-y-medd eisteddfod in 1835 for an elegy, he won many further successes during the next twenty years at eisteddfodau in London, Abergavenny, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhuddlan, and other centres. After a short illness, Llanerchydd d. on 11 Nov. 1874, at the age of 65, leaving a widow and a daughter, and was buried at Llannerch-y-medd.
Bibliography:
- Richard Parry (Gwalchmai), Enw. Môn 115 16;
- Herald Cymr., 20 Nov. 1874;
- Ser. G., 1835, 215-6;
- Gen., xxii, 62g, xxiv, 34, xxvii, 21g, xxviii, 29g.
Author:
Hywel David Emanuel, M.A., (1921-70), Aberystwyth
