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David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount Rhondda

Welsh industrialist
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Also known as: David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount Rhondda of Llanwern, Baron Rhondda of Llanwern
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Born:
March 26, 1856, Ysgyborwen, Glamorgan [now in Rhondda Cynon Taff], Wales
Died:
July 3, 1918, Llanwern, Monmouthshire [now in Newport] (aged 62)
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House of Lords (1916-1918), United Kingdom
House of Commons (1888-1910), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation:
Liberal Party
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World War I
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David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount Rhondda , (born March 26, 1856, Ysgyborwen, Glamorgan [now in Rhondda Cynon Taff], Wales—died July 3, 1918, Llanwern, Monmouthshire [now in Newport]) was a Welsh coal-mining entrepreneur, leading figure in industrial South Wales, and government official who introduced food rationing into Great Britain during World War I. After he entered his family’s coal business in 1879, Thomas promoted several mergers of mining companies and in 1913 formed Consolidated Cambrian, Ltd., a huge mining organization. For 22 years he was a Liberal member of the House of Commons. After surviving his passage on the British steamship ...(100 of 181 words)

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