pp 97 1986 paperback
ISBN 0708309275
This is a short biography of a politician who played a leading role in the resurgence of national awareness which stirred Wales during the lateVictorian period. It traces Tom Ellis's family background and educational progress, before concentrating on his political career, first as MP for Merioneth and then as a member of Gladstone's last Government. Ellis's unstinting efforts to redress Welsh grievances and to advance Wales's national claims are described, as are his contributions to such matters as the promotion of Welsh secondary and university education, the establishment of the Welsh Land Commission, and the legislation on disestablishment. He must be seen as one of those who helped to shape the Wales of today, and whose idealism and vision remain to challenge the Wales of tomorrow.