1826 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1826 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort ^[5]
• Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Assheton Smith ^{[6] [7]}
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – William Edward Powell ^[2]
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor
• Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet
• Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster ^[8]
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute ^[9]
• Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet ^[10]
• Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis ^[11]
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet ^[12]
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney ^{[13] [2] [14]}

• Bishop of Bangor – Henry Majendie ^{[15] [16]}
• Bishop of Llandaff – William Van Mildert (until 24 April); ^[17] Charles Sumner (from 21 May) ^[18]
• Bishop of St Asaph – John Luxmoore ^{[19] [20] [18]}
• Bishop of St Davids – John Jenkinson ^{[18] [21] [22] [23]}

Events

• 30 January - Opening of the Menai Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford. ^[24]
• 1 July - Opening of Telford's Conwy Suspension Bridge.
• Wrexham Maelor Hospital's predecessor founded.
• The Calvinistic Methodist "connexion" produces its Constitutional Deed. It incorporates all property (such as chapels) as the property of the connexion as a whole.

Arts and literature

New books

• Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion) - Golwg ar Gyflwr yr Iddewon, Cerdd ^[25]
• James Humphreys - Observations on the Actual State of the English Laws of Real Property, with the outlines of a Code

Music

• 24 May - John Parry (Bardd Alaw) is given a benefit concert by the Society of Cymmrodorion.

Births

• 13 January (in Ceylon) - Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff (d. 1913) ^[26]
• 10 February - Edward Williams, iron-master (d. 1886) ^[27]
• 26 February - John Llewelyn Davies, English theologian of Welsh parentage (d. 1916) ^[28]
• 1 March - John Thomas, harpist (d. 1913)
• 22 March - Lewys Glyn Dyfi (Lewis Meredith), poet and preacher (d. 1891) ^[29]
• 27 April - Owen Phillips, Dean of St Davids (d. 1897) ^[30]
• 8 May - George Osborne Morgan, lawyer (d. 1897)
• 11 May - David Charles Davies, Nonconformist leader (d. 1891) ^[31]
• 26 June - Evan Davies, educationalist and lawyer (died 1872) ^[32]
• 18 December - Henry Parry, Anglican bishop of Welsh parentage (d. 1893 in Australia) ^[33]

Deaths

• April - Ned Turner, prize-fighter, 34
• 21 April - Thomas Johnes, clergyman, chancellor and canon of Exeter, about 76 ^[34]
• May (approximate) - Richard Griffiths, industrial pioneer who opened up transport links into the Rhondda, 70 ^[35]
• October - John Williams, clergyman, teacher and collector of manuscripts, about 76 ^[36]
• 7 December - John Vivian, industrialist, 76 ^[37]
• 18 December - Iolo Morganwg, poet and antiquary, 79 ^[38]
• 28 December - Nathaniel Williams, theologian and hymn-writer, 84

See also

• 1826 in Ireland

References

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