1872 in Wales

Centuries:	17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st;
Decades:	1850s; 1860s; 1870s; 1880s; 1890s;
See also:	List of years in Wales; 1872 in The United Kingdom Ireland Scotland

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1872 to Wales and its people.

Incumbent[]

Monarch - Victoria

Events[]

5 January — In a mining accident at Blackwood Colliery, five men are killed.
2 March — In a mining accident at Victoria Colliery, Ebbw Vale, nineteen men are killed.
18 June — A derailment occurs in the Pencader Tunnel on the Carmarthen & Cardigan Railway.
12 July — Cardiff Tramways Company begins operation of horse trams.
15 July — The Colwyn Bay Hotel is opened.^[1]
1 August — Minffordd railway station is opened.
9 October — University College Wales, Aberystwyth, opens with 26 students; Thomas Charles Edwards is its first principal.
unknown dates
- Stocks are used on the last recorded occasion in the UK, at Adpar in Cardiganshire, when a man is imprisoned in them for drunkenness.^[2]
- Nitrocellulose manufacture at Penrhyndeudraeth begins.

Arts and literature[]

New books[]

R. D. Blackmore — The Maid of Sker
— Hynodion Hen Bregethwyr Cymru

Music[]

The South Wales "Cor Mawr", conducted by Griffith R. Jones (Caradog) wins a national choral competition at Crystal Palace.^[3]

Sport[]

Cricket — First game played at Elwy Grove Park, St Asaph.
Football — 28 September: Wrexham Football Club is founded. They play at the Racecourse Ground.

Births[]

21 February — Evan Lorimer Thomas, clergyman and academic (died 1953)^[4]
16 March — Vernon Hartshorn, politician (died 1931)
6 May — William Llewellyn Thomas, Wales international rugby player (died 1943)
10 May — Tom Pearson, Wales international rugby player (died 1957)
18 May — Bertrand Russell, philosopher (died 1970)^[5]
14 July — David Morgan, Wales international rugby player (died 1933)
14 September — Albert Jenkin, Wales international rugby player (died 1961)
8 October — John Cowper Powys, Anglo-Welsh writer (died 1963)^[6]
date unknown — Thomas Jeremiah Williams, lawyer and politician (died 1919)^[7]

Deaths[]

9 January — Crawshay Bailey, industrialist^[8]
24 March — James Williams, clergyman and philanthropist, 81^[9]
13 April — Thomas Vowler Short, Bishop of St Asaph^[10]
3 August — William Davies Evans, chess player, 82^[11]
18 August — Evan Jones, missionary, 84^[12]
22 August — Evan Davies, educator, 84^[13]
26 September — William Williams (Carw Coch), poet^[14]
28 September — Lleyson Hopkin Davy, government representative, brewer and industrialist, 89/90^[15]
16 October — David Lewis, MP for Carmarthen, 75
11 November — Mary Anne Disraeli, wife of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, 80^[16]

References[]

^ Sharon M. Varey; Graeme J. White (2016). Landscapes Past and Present: Cheshire and Beyond. University of Chester. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-908258-28-1.
^ George Eyre Evans (1905). Lampeter ... Jones. p. 208.
^ Rupert Hughes (1903). The Musical Guide. McClure, Phillips & Company. p. 577.
^ David Trevor William Price. "Thomas, Evan Lorimer (1872-1953), priest and scholar". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ Amita Singh (1987). The Political Philosophy of Bertrand Russell. Mittal Publications. p. 4. ISBN 978-81-7099-039-0.
^ Herbert Williams (1997). John Cowper Powys. Seren. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-85411-196-8.
^ Raymond Grant (1978). The Parliamentary History of Glamorgan, 1542-1976. C. Davies. ISBN 978-0-7154-0381-5.
^ Watkin William Price. "BAILEY family, of Nant-y-glo, Aberaman, etc". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas. "Williams, James (1790–1872), cleric". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
^ William Thomas Havard. "Short, Thomas Vowler". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ David James Morgan. "Evans, William Davies". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
^ Jerry L. Faught, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. "Evan Jones (1788-1872)." Retrieved July 19, 2013.
^ "The Late Evan Davies, LL.D." Welsh Newspapers Online. 6 September 1872. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Williams, William (Carw Coch; 1808-1872), eisteddfodwr and man of letters". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ Spink Numismatic Circular. Spink & Son. 1992. p. 123.
^ Mollie Hardwick (1972). Mrs. Dizzy: the life of Mary Anne Disraeli, Viscountess Beaconsfield. Cassell. p. 1.

[1] Sharon M. Varey; Graeme J. White (2016). Landscapes Past and Present: Cheshire and Beyond. University of Chester. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-908258-28-1.

[2] George Eyre Evans (1905). Lampeter ... Jones. p. 208.

[3] Rupert Hughes (1903). The Musical Guide. McClure, Phillips & Company. p. 577.

[4] David Trevor William Price. "Thomas, Evan Lorimer (1872-1953), priest and scholar". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[5] Amita Singh (1987). The Political Philosophy of Bertrand Russell. Mittal Publications. p. 4. ISBN 978-81-7099-039-0.

[6] Herbert Williams (1997). John Cowper Powys. Seren. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-85411-196-8.

[7] Raymond Grant (1978). The Parliamentary History of Glamorgan, 1542-1976. C. Davies. ISBN 978-0-7154-0381-5.

[8] Watkin William Price. "BAILEY family, of Nant-y-glo, Aberaman, etc". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[9] Jenkins, Robert Thomas. "Williams, James (1790–1872), cleric". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2008.

[10] William Thomas Havard. "Short, Thomas Vowler". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[11] David James Morgan. "Evans, William Davies". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

[12] Jerry L. Faught, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. "Evan Jones (1788-1872)." Retrieved July 19, 2013.

[13] "The Late Evan Davies, LL.D." Welsh Newspapers Online. 6 September 1872. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

[14] Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Williams, William (Carw Coch; 1808-1872), eisteddfodwr and man of letters". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[15] Spink Numismatic Circular. Spink & Son. 1992. p. 123.

[16] Mollie Hardwick (1972). Mrs. Dizzy: the life of Mary Anne Disraeli, Viscountess Beaconsfield. Cassell. p. 1.

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