Photographed by John Thomas, c. 1875.

William Lewis Lewis (Llew Llwyfo) (1831-1901) was a native of Llawenllwyfo, Anglesey. He was a poet, journalist, novelist and raconteur, and was an extremely popular public figure as a singer and conductor of eisteddfodau in Wales, Liverpool and America. He was struck by illness at the age of 47 and died in abject poverty in Rhyl in 1901.

Further reading:
Meic Stephens (ed.), 'The New Companion to the Literature of Wales' (Cardiff, University of Wales Press, 1988).
Eryl Wyn Rowlands, 'Y Llew oedd ar y Llwyfan' (Gwasg Pantycelyn, Caernarfon, 2001).