Lewis Davies Jones, better known by his bardic name, Llew Tegid, was born on 3 November 1851 near Bala, Merionethshire. He was educated at the British School in Bala and after a period as a pupil-teacher he was accepted by the Normal College in Bangor, Caernarfonshire. He taught at Cefnfaes school, Bethesda, Caernarfonshire and then in 1875 became the headmaster of Garth school, Bangor where he worked for over a quarter of a century. Following his retirement he started on the work of collecting money towards the erection of new buildings for the University College of North Wales and raised many thousands - he was the Organising Secretary to the UCNW Permanent Buildings Fund.
He was a zealous supporter of the National Eisteddfod of Wales and is remembered as an Eisteddfod conductor. He was also associated with the Welsh Folk-Song Society and wrote the Welsh words of numerous folk songs. He was considered to be an expert on folk songs and folk lore.
Llew Tegid married Elizabeth, daughter of John Thomas of Plas Madog near Bala and had two sons and three daughters. He died in 1928 and is buried at Glanadda cemetery, Bangor.
From the guide to the Papers of Llew Tegid, 1864 - 1925, (Bangor University)
