Thomas Howell Williams Idris Thomas Howell Williams Idris Thomas Howell Williams Idris (5 August 1842 – 10 February 1925), known as Howell Idris, was a Welsh Liberal Party politician and chemical manufacturer. Born Pembrokeshire, 2nd s of Benjamin Williams; assumed additional surname of Idris by deed poll, 1893; m 1873, Emeline, d of John Trevena, Pembroke Dock; five s one d. He was an ardent Welsh Nationalist. His nonconformist background ensured that he favoured Welsh disestablishment. He was an advocate of industrial Profit sharing for workers, which he practised in his own company, initiating a profit sharing scheme in addition to wages. He was
Elba, New York Elba, New York Elba is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 2,370 at the 2010 census. The town is at the north border of the county and is north of the city of Batavia. The town contains the village of Elba, located near the town's center. The area was first settled in 1803. The town of Elba was established in 1820, from a partition of the town of Batavia. In 1842, part of Elba was used to form the town of Oakfield. In 1884, the community of Elba set itself off from the town