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Sir David Richard Llewellyn 1st Baronet (9 March 1879-15 December 1940) was a Welsh industrialist and financier. He was born in Aberdare South Wales the son of Alderman Rees Llewellyn JP and educated at Llandovery College and Cardiff University. Starting with one small colliery in 1905 his expertise with electrically driven cutters that could mine thin seams enabled him to systematically acquire a range of businesses across the south Wales coalfields.