1802 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1802 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Thomas Johnes[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – John Vaughan
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – vacant until 1804
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford[2][10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Thomas Harley[11][2]
- Bishop of Bangor – William Cleaver[12][13][14]
- Bishop of Llandaff – Richard Watson[15]
- Bishop of St Asaph – Lewis Bagot (until 4 June); Samuel Horsley[16][12]
- Bishop of St Davids – Lord George Murray[17]
Events
- August - Sir Horatio Nelson.[18] Nelson subsequently visits Monmouth[19] and the Naval Temple on The Kymin. Also on his Welsh expedition he visits Cyfarthfa Ironworks, in recognition of its contribution to the war effort.
- 8 October - A Unitarian Association is formed in South Wales, with Josiah Rees and Iolo Morganwg among its leaders.[20]
- unknown dates
- North Wales Baptist Association is launched by Christmas Evans.
- Sir John Nichollis elected to Parliament for the first time.
- Sir Robert Williames Vaughan marries Anna Maria Mostyn, daughter of Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet.
Arts and literature
New books
- Thomas Charles - The Welsh Methodists Vindicated
- Abraham Rees - The New Cyclopaedia, vol. 1
Music
- Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) - The Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards, vol. 2[21]
Sport
- Royal Anglesey Yacht Club founded at Beaumaris.[22]
Births
- 15 July - James Allen, Bishop of St David's (d. 1897)[23]
- August - Ebenezer Thomas, poet (d. 1863)
- 24 August - William Rowlands (Gwilym Lleyn)(d. 1865)
- 26 August - George Wightwick, architect working in south west England and pioneer architectural journalist (d. 1872)
- 8 November
- Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover (d. 1867)[24]
- William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog), poet and author (d. 1883)[25]
- 4 December - Calvert Jones, pioneer photographer (d. 1877)[26]
- 12 December
- John Ryland Harris, printer (d. 1823)[27]
- Isaac Williams, poet (d. 1865)
- date unknown - The Philanthropic Order of True Ivorites (d. 1856)[28]
Deaths
- 3 April - John Williams, evangelical clergyman, about 40[29]
- 4 April - Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, politician and barrister, 69[30]
- Joseph Hoare, academic (b. 1709)[31]
- 4 June - Lewis Bagot, Bishop of St Asaph, 62[32]
- 6 July - Daniel Morgan, American pioneer, soldier, and politician of Welsh parentage, 66[33]
- 28 November - Robert Roberts, preacher, 40[34]
- 30 November - Thomas Williams of Llanidan, industrialist, 65[35]
- 31 December - Francis Lewis, signatory of the Declaration of American Independence, 80
- date unknown - Abraham Elliot Griffiths, co-founder of Sierra Leone, age unknown[37]
See also
References
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.
- ^ J.C. Sainty(1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.
- ^ Edwin Poole (1886). The Illustrated History and Biography of Brecknockshire from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: Containing the General History, Antiquities, Sepulchral Monuments and Inscriptions. Edwin Poole. p. 378.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
- ^ "not known". Old Wales: Monthly Magazine of Antiquities for Wales and the Borders. 3. "Old Wales" Office: 106. 1907.
- ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.
- ^ Bertie George Charles (1959). "Philipps family, of Picton". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.
- ^ a b Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
- ^ The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.
- ISBN 9780521563505.
- ^ John Henry James (1898). A History and Survey of the Cathedral Church of SS. Peter, Paul, Dubritius, Teilo, and Oudoceus, Llandaff. Western Mail. p. 16.
- ^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
- ^ George III (King of Great Britain) (1967). The Later Correspondence of George III, Volume 3. University Press. p. 434.
- ^ Maxwell Fraser (1952). Wales. Hale. p. 312.
- ISBN 978-0-313-28082-5.
- ^ William Llewelyn Davies (1975). Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales. p. 438.
- ^ Edward Jones (1802). Musical, Poetical, and Historical Relicks of The Welsh Bards and Druids: Drawn from Authentic Documents of Remote Antiquity ... ; to these national melodies are added new basses, with variations for the harp, or harpsichord, violin or flute. Strahan.
- ^ "The National Archives". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ THE LATE DEAN OF ST. DAVID'S. Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England), Tuesday, June 29, 1897; Issue 15443.
- ^ Marion Löffler. "Hall, Benjamin, Lord Llanover (1802-1867), politician and reformer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England) (1914). The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. The Society. p. 186.
- ^ Iwan Meical Jones. "Jones, Calvert Richard (1802-1877), pioneer photographer, artist and priest". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ William Joseph Rhys. "Harris, John Ryland". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Huw Walters. "Jones, Thomas Robert". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas (1959). "Williams, John (1762–1802), Evangelical cleric". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 748–749.
- ^ James Peller Malcolm (1802). Londinium Redivivum Or an Antient History and Modern Description of London: Compiled from Parochial Records, Archives of Various Foundations, the Harleian Mss. and Other Authentic Sources. Nichols and Son. p. 438.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1885). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ISBN 0-8078-1386-9
- ^ Richard Thomas. "Roberts, Robert (1762-1802), Calvinistic Methodist preacher". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "WILLIAMS, Thomas (1737-1802), of Llanidan, Anglesey and Temple House, Berks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans, A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, v. 8, Hough to Keyse: Actresses ..., 1982, p. 387
- ^ Pybus, Cassandra (2006). Epic Journeys of Freedom: Runaway Slaves of the American Revolution and Their Global Quest for Liberty. Boston: Beacon Press.