Daronwy Isaac

Born in western Carmarthenshire, Isaac moved to Aberdare in his youth, to find work at a coal mine.

The two initially found themselves on opposite sides of a legal matter, but soon became friends, and worked together in the Cambrian Miners' Association.

[1][2] Miners in the area were paid according to a sliding scale, which rose and fell in line with the export price of coal.

Daronwy was elected to the important sliding scale committee in 1889, and consistently spoke in support of the concept, even after it was abandoned, in 1898.

Daronwy was elected as his replacement, taking 2,805 votes, narrowly beating David Morris and Morgan James.