This article is about the particular significance of the year 1880 to Wales and its people.
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Incumbents edit
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – William Owen Stanley[2][3][4][5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Joseph Bailey, 1st Baron Glanusk[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Edward Pryse[8][3]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – William Cornwallis-West
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Hugh Robert Hughes
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort[11]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis[12]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington[3]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Arthur Walsh, 2nd Baron Ormathwaite
Events edit
- 25 February – The Resurgam, an early mechanically-powered submarine, sinks off Rhyl.[18]
- 10 March – Six miners are killed in an accident at the Bedwellty Colliery, Tredegar.
- 29 April – At the United Kingdom general election, Wales elects 28 Liberal MPs. David Davies, Llandinam, is returned unopposed as member for Cardigan.
- 17 June – The rebuilt Holyhead railway station and inner harbour are officially opened by the Prince of Wales.[19]
- 15 July – 120 miners are killed in an accident at the Risca Colliery.
- 3 August – Nine miners are killed in an accident at the Bersham Colliery in Wrexham.
- 10 December – 101 miners are killed in an accident at the Penygraig Colliery, Rhondda.[20]
Arts and literature edit
- Beriah Gwynfe Evans – Owain Glyndwr, one of the first full-length plays in the Welsh language, is first performed at Llanberis.[21]
Awards edit
National Eisteddfod of Wales held at Caernarfon (first "official" National Eisteddfod)
- Chair – W. B. Joseph, "Athrilyth"[22]
- Crown – Ellis Roberts (Elis Wyn o Wyrfai)
New books edit
- Sir William Boyd Dawkins – Early Man in Britain and his place in the Tertiary Period
- Amy Dillwyn – The Rebecca Rioter
Music edit
- Joseph Parry – Emmanuel (cantata)
Sport edit
- Football – The Druids of Rhiwabon win the Welsh Cup for the first time.
- Rugby union – Cwmbran RFC and Crumlin RFC are founded.
- Yachting – Penarth Yacht Club is founded as Penarth Boat Club.
Births edit
- 31 January – Phil Hopkins, Wales international rugby player (died 1966)
- 12 February – William Joseph Rhys, writer (died 1967)[23]
- 17 March – Harry Grindell Matthews, inventor (died 1941)
- 8 April – Thomas Thomas, boxing champion (died 1911)[24]
- 19 April – Jack Jenkins, Wales international rugby player (died 1971)
- 30 April – George Maitland Lloyd Davies, pacifist (died 1949)[25]
- 9 May – Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, patron of the arts (died 1946)[26]
- 11 May – David Davies, 1st Baron Davies, politician (died 1944)
- 22 May
- Dr Teddy Morgan, Wales international rugby player (died 1947)
- Robert John Rowlands ('Meuryn'), journalist and poet (died 1967)
- 31 May – Edward Tegla Davies, author (died 1967)[27]
- 22 June – Rhys Gabe, rugby player (died 1967)
- 27 July – Percy Baker, gymnast (died 1957)[28]
- 2 September – Isaac Daniel Hooson, poet (died 1948)[29]
- 15 September – William Charles Williams, VC recipient (died 1915)
- 20 September – Ernie Jenkins, Wales international rugby player (died 1958)
Deaths edit
- 6 January – John Thomas ('Minimus'), minister and author, 71[30]
- 12 February – John Whitehead Greaves, slate mine proprietor, 72[31]
- 2 March – Charles Meredith, Tasmanian politician, 68[32]
- 12 April – Thomas Joseph Brown, Roman Catholic bishop, 81[33]
- 23 April – Robert Thomas ('Ap Vychan'), minister and writer, 70[34]
- 10 May – David Charles II, hymn-writer, 76?[35]
- 21 August – Evan Mathew Richards, politician, 68[36]
- 30 August – Mordecai Jones, industrialist, 67[37]
- 9 September – William Watkin Edward Wynne, politician and antiquarian, 78[38]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Daniel Williams. "GRIFFITH, DAVID (Clwydfardd; 1800–1894)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ 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 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Evan David Jones (1959). "Herbert family (earls of Powis)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jones, William Basil (Tickell) (1822–1897)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ Richard Compton-Hall (2003). The Submarine Pioneers: The Beginnings of Underwater Warfare. Periscope Publishing Ltd. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-904381-19-8.
- ^ Roger Cragg (1997). Wales and West Central England. Thomas Telford. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7277-2576-9.
- ^ Parliament proc, Vict (1881). Précis of official papers, session 1880-1881. London: W. H. Allen and Co. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Beriah Evans". Llên Cymru (in Welsh). 27-30page=157. Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru. 2004.
- ^ "Winners of the Chair | National Eisteddfod". eisteddfod.wales. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Mary Auronwy James. "Rhys, William Joseph (1880-1967)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Moelwyn Idwal Williams. "Thomas, Thomas (1880-1911)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ John Ellis Meredith (2001). "Davies, George Maitland Lloyd (1880-1949), Calvinistic Methodist minister and apostle of peace". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ William Llewelyn Davies. "Scott-Ellis, Thomas Evelyn (1880-1946), 8th Baron Howard de Walden, landowner and sportsman, writer, and patron of the arts". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Islwyn Ffowc Elis (2001). "Davies, Edward Tegla (1880-1967), minister (Meth.) and writer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Percy Baker". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Thomas Parry, Arwyn Lloyd Hughes. "Hooson, Isaac Daniel (1880–1948), solicitor and poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Derwyn Jones. "Roberts, John (Minimus; 1808–1880), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "JW Greaves, Slate and the Festiniog Railway". Lillington Parish Church. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ Sally O'Neill. Meredith, Charles (1811–1880). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Robert O'Neil (25 October 1997). Cardinal Herbert Vaughan: Archbishop of Westminster, Bishop of Salford, founder of the Mill Hill Missionaries. Burns & Oates. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-8245-1717-5.
- ^ Richard Griffith Owen. "Thomas, Robert Ap Vychan (1809-1880), Independent minister and tutor, poet and man of letters". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Thomas Iorwerth Ellis. "Charles, David, II (1803–1880), Calvinistic Methodist minister and hymnist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Sudden Death of Mr Evan Mathew Richards". The Cambrian. 27 August 1880. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ Watkin William Price. "Jones, Mordecai (1813–1880), promoter of British Schools, colliery proprietor, etc". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Thomas, D. L.; Jones, Beti (2004). "Wynne, William Watkin Edward (1801–1880)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30162. Retrieved 10 March 2009. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)