John Thelwall
Truth For My Helm and Justice For My Shield
John Thelwall - Journalist and writer who sought political reforms in Britain, including universal suffrage, annual elections for Parliament and freedom of association. Member of the London Corresponding Society. In later life he lived in Wales fairly close to Merthyr. It has been suggested he may have been involved in the agitation leading up to the Merthyr Rising in 1831 led by steel workers, very possibly the first working class rebellion in history.