- 1922 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1922 to
Wales and its people."See also"
1921 in Wales ,
other events of 1922,1923 in Wales and thelist of years in Wales .Incumbents
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Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of KingGeorge V of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"
*Archbishop of Wales -Alfred George Edwards
*Archdruid of theNational Eisteddfod of Wales - DyfedEvents
*October
**David Lloyd George is replaced byAndrew Bonar Law asPrime Minister of the United Kingdom , after the Conservatives leave the Coalition Government.
**In a by-election at Newport, caused by the death of Liberal MPLewis Haslam ,Reginald Clarry wins the seat for the Conservatives.
*October 11 -Leila Megane makes the first complete recording of SirEdward Elgar 's "Sea Pictures", with Elgar himself conducting.
*The Welsh youth organisationUrdd Gobaith Cymru is founded byIfan ab Owen Edwards .
*Wilfred Mitford Davies sets up the first Welsh children's book publisher, Cymru'r Plant.
*TheGregynog Press is established.
*Alfred Mond becomes Minister of Health.
*Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway is incorporated into theGreat Western Railway .Arts and literature
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Awards
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National Eisteddfod of Wales (held inAmmanford )*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair -
J. Lloyd-Jones
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown -Robert Beynon New books
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D. Ambrose Jones - "Llenyddiaeth a Llenorion Cymreig y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg"
*Henry Jones - "A Faith that Enquires"
*Arthur Machen - "The Secret Glory"Music
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Walford Davies is knighted for his services to music.Film
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Lyn Harding makes an early screen appearance in "When Knighthood Was in Flower".
*Ivor Novello stars in "The Bohemian Girl "Broadcasting
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port
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Rugby union - Wales wins the Five Nations championship.
*Football (soccer)
**Cardiff City win theWelsh Cup
**Porth FC win theWelsh Football League
**Garden Village Football Club is formed.Births
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16 February - SirGeraint Evans , opera singer
*19 March -Tommy Cooper , comedian
*16 April -Rees Stephens . Welsh international rugby union captain
*21 April -Allan Watkins , England Test cricketer
*"date unknown"
**Ruth Bidgood , poet
**Talfryn Thomas , comedy actorDeaths
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4 February - SirHenry Jones , philosopher
*22 April -W. Llewelyn Williams , lawyer and historian
*14 May - William Abraham ("Mabon"), politician
*20 June - John Williams, politician
*12 August -Arthur Griffith , Irish-born nationalist politician of Welsh descent
*28 September -Charlie Newman , Wales rugby union captain
*25 December - Percy Jones, former world boxing champion
*"date unknown"
**Thomas John Price Jenkins , rugby player
**John Ward , archaeologist
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