This article is about the particular significance of the year 1872 to Wales and its people.
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Incumbents edit
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – William Owen Stanley[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar[5][6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Edward Pryse[8][2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Robert Myddelton Biddulph (until 21 March);[9] William Cornwallis-West (from 5 June)
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot[11]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn[12]
- Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort[13]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Sudeley Hanbury-Tracy, 3rd Baron Sudeley[14]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – William Edwardes, 3rd Baron Kensington (until 1 January);[15] William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington (from 6 February)[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite[16][2]
Events edit
- 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.[22]
- 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.[23]
- Nitrocellulose manufacture at Penrhyndeudraeth begins.
Arts and literature edit
New books edit
- R. D. Blackmore — The Maid of Sker
- Thomas Thomas — Hynodion Hen Bregethwyr Cymru
Music edit
- The South Wales "Cor Mawr", conducted by Griffith R. Jones (Caradog) wins a national choral competition at Crystal Palace.[24]
Sport edit
- 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 edit
- 21 February — Evan Lorimer Thomas, clergyman and academic (died 1953)[25]
- 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)[26]
- 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)[27]
- date unknown — Thomas Jeremiah Williams, lawyer and politician (died 1919)[28]
Deaths edit
- 1 January — William Edwardes, 3rd Baron Kensington, Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire, 70[15]
- 9 January — Crawshay Bailey, industrialist[29]
- 21 March — Robert Myddelton Biddulph, landowner and politician, 66[9]
- 24 March — James Williams, clergyman and philanthropist, 81[30]
- 13 April — Thomas Vowler Short, Bishop of St Asaph[31]
- 3 August — William Davies Evans, chess player, 82[32]
- 18 August — Evan Jones, missionary, 84[33]
- 22 August — Evan Davies, educator, 84[34]
- 26 September — William Williams (Carw Coch), poet[35]
- 28 September — Lleyson Hopkin Davy, government representative, brewer and industrialist, 89/90[36]
- 16 October — David Lewis, MP for Carmarthen, 75
- 11 November — Mary Anne Disraeli, wife of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, 80[37]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.
- ^ a b c d J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.
- ^ "Morgan, Charles Morgan Robinson (1792–1875), of Ruperra, Glam. and Tredegar, Mon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Death of Colonel Pryse". Cambrian News. 1 June 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Myddelton Biddulph, Robert (1805-1872), of Chirk Castle, Denb. and 35 Grosvenor Place, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Glynne, Sir Stephen Richard, 9th bt. (1807-1874), of Hawarden Castle, Flint". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Campbell, Thomas Methuen (2000). "C.R.M. Talbot 1803–1890". Morgannwg. 44: 66–104. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.
- ^ James Henry Clark (1869). History of Monmouthshire. County Observer. p. 375.
- ^ Amy Audrey Locke (1916). The Hanbury Family. Arthur L. Humphreys. p. 170.
- ^ a b Smith, Jenny (1990). Portraits for a King : the British military paintings of A-J Dubois Drahonet (1791-1834. London: National Army Museum. p. 15. ISBN 9780901721211.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 59. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Fryde, E. B. (1996). Handbook of British chronology. Cambridge England: New York Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780521563505.
- ^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 266.
- ^ 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 Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
- ^ Annual Report Presented by the Council to the Court of Governors. National Library of Wales. 1962. p. 59.
- ^ 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". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. 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.