1820 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1820 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents[]
- Monarch - George III (until January 29), then George IV
- Regent - George (until January 29)
Events[]
- 29 January – The Prince of Wales becomes King George IV on the death of King George III of the United Kingdom.
- 14 April - At the completion of the United Kingdom general election:
- Henry Paget, later Marquess of Anglesey, is elected as member for Anglesey.
- Wyndham Lewis is elected for Cardiff.[1]
- Christopher Cole is re-elected for Glamorganshire.
- 24 June – The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion is revived, having been in abeyance since 1787.[2]
- date unknown
- The first "colliery school" in the South Wales coalfield is established at Hirwaun.[3]
- Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) founds a Welsh school at Gelli Felen.[4]
- Crawshay Bailey becomes a partner at Nant-y-glo ironworks with his brother, Joseph Bailey.
- John Scandrett Harford meets Bishop Thomas Burgess and offers to donate the site of Lampeter Castle for the construction of St David's College.[5]
- Tondu Ironworks is built by Sir Robert Price.
Arts and literature[]
New books[]
- Felicia Hemans – The Sceptic
- John Jones (Tegid) – Traethawd ar Gadwedigaeth yr Iaith Gymraeg
- – Drych yr Amseroedd
- William Probert - Y Gododdin (first English translation)
Music[]
- Edward Jones – Hen Ganiadau Cymru[6]
Births[]
- 13 May - Robert Owen, theologian (d. 1902)
- 21 May – Sir Thomas Lloyd, 1st Baronet, politician and landowner (d. 1877)
- 22 May - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet, politician (d. 1885)
- 20 June – (Dewi Wyn o Essyllt), poet (d. 1891)[7]
- 5 September – Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd), minister and journalist (d. 1852)
Deaths[]
- 20 January - Eliezer Williams, clergyman and genealogist, 75[8]
- 29 January – King George III of the United Kingdom, Prince of Wales 1751–1760, 81
- 6 May – Wilmot Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Lisburne, landowner, 64[9]
- 16 June – Thomas Jones of Denbigh, Methodist preacher and writer, 64
- 27 June – William Lort Mansel, bishop and academic, 67
- 23 August – , harpist, 57[10]
- 28 August – , musician, 63
References[]
- ^ Thomas Nicholas (1872). Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales, Containing a Record of All Ranks of the Gentry, Their Lineage, Alliances, Appointments, Armorial Ensigns, and Residences ... Longmans. p. 634.
- ^ Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England) (1877). A Sketch of the History of the Cymmrodorion. Cymmrodorion society. p. 10.
- ^ Cylchgrawn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru: The National Library of Wales Journal. Council of the National Library of Wales. 1958. p. 139.
- ^ Thomas Price (1855). The Literary Remains of the Rev. Thomas Price, Carnhuanawc. Rees. p. 74.
- ^ Ceredigion. Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society. 1955. p. 134.
- ^ Phyllis Kinney (15 April 2011). Welsh Traditional Music. University of Wales Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-7083-2358-8.
- ^ Thomas Mardy Rees (1908). Notable Welshmen (1700–1900): ... with Brief Notes, in Chronological Order, and Authorities. Also a Complete Alphabetical Index. Herald Office.
- ^ The Carmarthenshire Historian. 1969.
- ^ "Deaths". The New Annual Register: (180). 1821.
- ^ Country Life. July 1948.
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