1922 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1922 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents[]
- Monarch: George V
- Archbishop of Wales – Alfred George Edwards, Bishop of St Asaph
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Dyfed
Events[]
- 1 January - The Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway is incorporated into the Great Western Railway.
- January - A letter written by Ifan ab Owen Edwards to the children's periodical Cymru'r Plant results in establishment of the Welsh youth organisation Urdd Gobaith Cymru.
- February - The last fighting ship completes fitting out and commissioning at Pembroke Dock, Royal Navy light cruiser HMS Capetown.
- 26 April - The last ship is launched from Pembroke Dock, Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Oleander.
- 18 October - In a by-election at Newport, caused by the death of Liberal MP Lewis Haslam, Reginald Clarry wins the seat for the Conservatives.
- 22 October - David Lloyd George is replaced by Bonar Law as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after the Conservatives leave the Coalition Government.
- 23 December - Cargo ship Maid of Delos sinks in St George's Channel off Skomer with all 26 crew killed.[1][2]
Arts and literature[]
- Wilfred Mitford Davies sets up the first Welsh children's book publisher, Cymru'r Plant.
- The Gregynog Press is established by the sisters Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of Victorian industrialist David Davies) of Gregynog Hall.[3]
- The University of Wales Press is established.
Awards[]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Ammanford)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - , "Y Gaeaf"[4]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - , "Y Tannau Coll"[5]
New books[]
English language[]
- Henry Jones - A Faith that Enquires[6]
- Arthur Machen - The Secret Glory[7]
Welsh language[]
- - Llenyddiaeth a Llenorion Cymreig y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg
- J. Glyn Davies Cerddi Huw Puw
Music[]
- 10 October - Contralto Leila Megane makes the first recording of Sir Edward Elgar's Sea Pictures, with Elgar himself conducting.
- Walford Davies is knighted for his services to music.
Film[]
- , starring
- Lyn Harding makes an early screen appearance in When Knighthood Was in Flower.
- Ivor Novello stars in The Bohemian Girl[8]
Broadcasting[]
Sport[]
- Rugby union - Wales wins the Five Nations championship.
- Football (soccer)
- Cardiff City FC win the Welsh Cup
- win the Welsh Football League, but are suspended from the SWMFA for failing to pay their debts.[9]
- Garden Village Football Club is formed.
Births[]
- 2 January – D. Geraint James, physician (d. 2010)[10]
- 15 January – Emlyn Davies, rugby international (d. 2016)
- 16 February – Sir Geraint Evans, opera singer (d. 1992)
- 14 March – Colin Fletcher, pioneering backpacker and writer (d. 2007)[11]
- 24 March – Arthur "Waring" Bowen, solicitor and charity worker[12]
- 16 April
- (in London) Kingsley Amis, novelist associated with Swansea (d. 1995)[13]
- Rees Stephens, Welsh international rugby union captain (d. 1998)
- 21 April – Allan Watkins, England Test cricketer (d. 2011)
- 7 May
- Gwyn Hughes, footballer (d. 1999)
- Monica Jones, lecturer in English literature, a lover of Philip Larkin (d. 2001)
- 11 June – Tom Cole, Welsh-American racing driver (d. 1953)
- 26 June – William Griffiths, hockey player (d. 2010)
- 18 July – Ray Cale, dual code international rugby player (d. 2006)
- 20 July – Ruth Bidgood (née Jones), poet
- 10 August – Bert Evans, Welsh-American footballer (d. 2008)
- 12 September – Arthur Daniels, rugby league player (d. 2001)[14]
- 3 October – Hugh James, aviator (d. 2015)
- 31 October – Talfryn Thomas, comedy actor (d. 1982)
- 18 December – Maldwyn Jones, historian (d. 2007)
- 22 December – Eryl Davies, teacher and school inspector (d. 1982)[15]
- date unknown
- Thomas Nathaniel Davies, painter (d. 1996)
- Denis Griffiths, tenor (d. 2001)
Deaths[]
- 29 January – George Owen, footballer, 56
- 4 February – Sir Henry Jones, philosopher, 69[16]
- 25 February – Mary Jane Evans, teacher, preacher and actress, 34[17]
- 9 April – Constance Jones, English-born philosopher and educator, 74[18]
- 22 April – W. Llewelyn Williams, lawyer and historian, 55
- 3 May – Dick Kedzlie, Wales international rugby player, 59
- 14 May – William Abraham ("Mabon"), politician, 79[19]
- 16 May – Thomas Powel, Celtic scholar, 76/77[20]
- 2 June – Sir John David Rees, politician, 67
- 20 June – John Williams, politician, 60
- 8 July – James Bevan Edwards, army officer and politician, 86[21]
- 6 August – Thomas Pryce-Jenkins, Wales international rugby player, 60
- 12 August – Arthur Griffith, Irish-born nationalist politician of Welsh descent, 50
- 22 August – John Bryn Edwards, ironmaster, 33[22]
- 12 September – George Rowles, Wales international rugby player, 56[23]
- 28 September – Charlie Newman, Wales rugby union captain, 65
- 21 December – William Morris (Rhosynnog), Baptist minister, 79[24]
- 25 December – Percy Jones, former world boxing champion, 29[25]
- 27 December – Thomas William Rhys Davids, Pali scholar, 79[26]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times (43223). London. 1922-12-27. p. 17.
- ^ "SS Maid of Delos (+1922)". Wrecksite. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ Harrop, Dorothy A. (1980). A History of the Gregynog Press. Pinner: Private Libraries Association. ISBN 978-0-900002-63-2.
- ^ "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Winners of the Crown". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
- ^ Bernard E Jones (18 October 2013). Earnest Enquirers After Truth: A Gifford Anthology: excerpts from Gifford Lectures 1888-1968. Routledge. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-136-50154-8.
- ^ Dennis Denisoff (11 July 2018). Decadent and Occult Works by Arthur Machen. MHRA. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-78188-217-7.
- ^ James Robert Parish; Ronald L. Bowers (February 1974). The MGM stock company: the golden era. Allan. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7110-0501-3.
- ^ Martin Johnes (1 January 2002). Soccer and Society: South Wales, 1900-1939. University of Wales Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-7083-1741-9.
- ^ ‘James, Dr (David) Geraint’, Who's Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 8 May 2014
- ^ "Colin Fletcher, 85, a Trailblazer of Modern Backpacking, Dies". The New York Times. 2007-06-19.
- ^ "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Arthur Bowen". www.oxforddnb.com. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
- ^ John McDermott (16 January 1989). Kingsley Amis: An English Moralist. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-349-19687-6.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Mr E. O. Davies". The Times. 3 June 1982. p. 14.
- ^ Daniel Davies. "Jones, Henry (1852-1922), philosopher". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Evan David Jones. "Evans, (née Francis), Mary Jane ('Llaethferch'; 1888-1922), elocutionist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Stout, G.F. (1922). "The Late Miss E. E. Constance Jones". Mind. 31 (123): 383–384. doi:10.1093/mind/xxxi.123.383. JSTOR 2249490.
- ^ Huw Morris-Jones. "Abraham, William (Mabon; 1842-1922), M.P. and first president of the South Wales Miners' Federation". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Henry Lewis. "Powel, Thomas (1845-1922), Celtic scholar". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Hill, A.J. (1972). "Edwards, Sir James Bevan (1834–1922)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 4. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 20 October 2021 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland ... Including All the Titled Classes. S. Low, Marston & Company. 1923. p. 192.
- ^ Jenkins, John M.; et al. (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Rugby Players. Wrexham: Bridge Books. p. 145. ISBN 1-872424-10-4.
- ^ William Joseph Rhys. "Morris, William (Rhosynnog, 1843-1922), Baptist minister of Noddfa, Treorchy, Glamorganshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Chris Haines (10 July 2008). "Boxing: Percy Jones was a real knockout". Wales Online. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Ridding, C. Mary; Tin, Pe Maung (1923). "Obituary: Professor T. W. Rhys Davids". Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London. Cambridge University Press. 3 (1): 201–210. doi:10.1017/S0041977X0000032X. JSTOR 607190.
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