1826 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1826 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Assheton Smith[6][7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – William Edward Powell[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis[11]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet[12]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney[13][2][14]
- Bishop of Bangor – Henry Majendie[15][16]
- Bishop of Llandaff – William Van Mildert (until 24 April);[17] Charles Sumner (from 21 May)[18]
- Bishop of St Asaph – John Luxmoore[19][20][18]
- Bishop of St Davids – John Jenkinson[18][21][22][23]
Events
- 1 July - Opening of Telford's Conwy Suspension Bridge.
- Wrexham Maelor Hospital's predecessor founded.
- The Calvinistic Methodist "connexion" produces its Constitutional Deed. It incorporates all property (such as chapels) as the property of the connexion as a whole.
Arts and literature
New books
- Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion) - Golwg ar Gyflwr yr Iddewon, Cerdd[25]
- James Humphreys - Observations on the Actual State of the English Laws of Real Property, with the outlines of a Code
Music
- Society of Cymmrodorion.
Births
- 26 February - John Llewelyn Davies, English theologian of Welsh parentage (d. 1916)[28]
- 1 March - John Thomas, harpist (d. 1913)
- 8 May - George Osborne Morgan, lawyer (d. 1897)
Deaths
- April - Ned Turner, prize-fighter, 34
- 21 April - Thomas Johnes, clergyman, chancellor and canon of Exeter, about 76[34]
- May (approximate) - Richard Griffiths, industrial pioneer who opened up transport links into the Rhondda, 70[35]
- October - John Williams, clergyman, teacher and collector of manuscripts, about 76[36]
- 7 December - John Vivian, industrialist, 76[37]
- 18 December - Iolo Morganwg, poet and antiquary, 79[38]
- 28 December - Nathaniel Williams, theologian and hymn-writer, 84
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.
- ^ "ASSHETON SMITH, Thomas (c.1752-1828), of Faenol, Caern. and Tidworth, Hants". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ R. G. Thorne (1986). "Clive, Edward, 2nd Baron Clive (1754-1839), of Walcot, Salop". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Thorne, R.G. "John Owen (1776-1861) of Orielton, Pembrokeshire". History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.
- ^ William Stockdale (1833). Stockdale's Peerage of the United Kingdom. p. 86.
- ISBN 9780521563505.
- ^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28096. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b c Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 307.
- ^ The Church of the people and free church penny magazine. 1859. p. 179.
- ^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
- ^ The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.
- ^ George III (King of Great Britain) (1967). The Later Correspondence of George III, Volume 3. University Press. p. 434.
- ^ "Records of Past Fellows: Burgess, Thomas". The Royal Society. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Strait MENAI (1832). The Tourists' Guide to the Shores of the Menai Straits ... With a Full ... Account of the Suspension Bridge; by J. Pring, etc. Chronicle Office. p. 20.
- ^ Daniel EVANS (called Daniel Ddu o Geredigion.) (1826). Golwg ar Gyflwr yr Iddewon Cerdd. p. 3.
- ^ The Law Times. Office of The Law Times. 1908. p. 267.
- ^ Walter Thomas Morgan (1959). "Williams, Edward (1826-1886), iron-master". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Obituary of John Llewelyn Davies, The Times, Friday, 19 May 1916
- ^ Griffith Thomas Roberts. "Meredith, Lewis (1826-1891), preacher and writer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins (1959). "Phillips, Evan Owen (1826-1897), dean of S. Davids". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Gwilym Arthur Edwards (1959). "Davies, David Charles (1826-1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister, theologian, and principal of Trevecka College". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas. "Evan Davies". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^
Haynes, Mark (1974). "Parry, Henry Hutton (1826–1893)". OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Johnes, Thomas (1)
- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Griffiths, Richard". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Davies, Sir William Llewelyn. "WILLIAMS, JOHN (1760–1826), cleric and schoolmaster". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Joseph Polsue (1974). Lake's Parochial History of the County of Cornwall. EP Publishing [for] Cornwall County Library. p. 256.
- ^ Griffith John Williams (1959). "Williams, Edward (Iolo Morganwg, 1747-1826), poet and antiquary". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2021.