Robyn Léwis
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Robyn Léwis (October 1929 – 12 August 2019)[1] was a Welsh author, politician and former archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
Biography
Born Robyn Lewis, he studied at
University College of Wales, Aberystwyth before becoming a solicitor and barrister. He became active in the Labour Party and stood, unsuccessfully, in Denbigh at the 1955 general election.[2]
During the 1960s, Léwis left Labour and joined
Lleyn Rural District Council, and stood for the party in Caernarfon at the 1970 general election, where he came second with more than 33% of the vote.[2] He was subsequently elected as a Vice President of Plaid Cymru.[3]
In 1980, Léwis won the Prose Medal at the
Gorsedd.[6]
Léwis resigned from Plaid Cymru in 2006, in protest at the acceptance of an
References
- ^ "Former Archdruid Robin Léwis dies, aged 89". BBC News. BBC. 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1970, p.71
- ^ North Wales Daily Post, 18 August 2008
- ^ "Prose Medal Archived 2014-10-30 at the Wayback Machine", National Eisteddfod of Wales
- ^ "Archdderwydd". Gorsedd y Beirdd (in Welsh). Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Marcus Tanner, The Last of the Celts, p.189
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