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 the
list of years in Wales.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"
*Archbishop of Wales - Alfred George Edwards
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Dyfed

Events

*October
**David Lloyd George is replaced by Andrew Bonar Law as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after the Conservatives leave the Coalition Government.
**In a by-election at Newport, caused by the death of Liberal MP Lewis Haslam, Reginald Clarry wins the seat for the Conservatives.
*October 11 - Leila Megane makes the first complete recording of Sir Edward Elgar's "Sea Pictures", with Elgar himself conducting.
*The Welsh youth organisation Urdd Gobaith Cymru is founded by Ifan ab Owen Edwards.
*Wilfred Mitford Davies sets up the first Welsh children's book publisher, Cymru'r Plant.
*The Gregynog Press is established.
*Alfred Mond becomes Minister of Health.
*Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway is incorporated into the Great Western Railway.

Arts and literature

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Awards

*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Ammanford)

*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - J. Lloyd-Jones
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Robert Beynon

New books

*D. Ambrose Jones - "Llenyddiaeth a Llenorion Cymreig y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg"
*Henry Jones - "A Faith that Enquires"
*Arthur Machen - "The Secret Glory"

Music

*Walford Davies is knighted for his services to music.

Film

*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

*Rugby union - Wales wins the Five Nations championship.
*Football (soccer)
**Cardiff City win the Welsh Cup
**Porth FC win the Welsh Football League
**Garden Village Football Club is formed.

Births

*16 February - Sir Geraint 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 actor

Deaths

*4 February - Sir Henry 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