1906 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1906 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - George, Prince of Wales, son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - Mary of Teck
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Dyfed

Events

*13 February - In the United Kingdom general election:
**For the first time ever, no Conservative MP was elected in Wales.
**William Brace becomes Labour MP for South Glamorganshire.
**David Davies becomes Liberal MP for Montgomeryshire.
**Ivor Guest becomes Liberal MP for Cardiff District.
**Alfred Mond becomes Liberal MP for Chester.
**John David Rees becomes Liberal MP for Montgomery District.
**Ivor Treowen becomes MP for South Monmouthshire.
**John Williams becomes MP for Gower District.
*27 June - One of the strongest earthquakes recorded in the UK strikes Swansea with a strength of 5.2 on the Richter Scale, damaging several buildings.
*Evan Roberts suffers a breakdown, signalling the end of the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival.
*David Brynmor Jones is knighted.
*Opening of the first purpose-built sanatorium in Wales, at Allt-yr-yn, Newport.
*Opening of Newport transporter bridge, one of only two such bridges in the UK.
*Hydro-electricity is generated for the first time in Wales, at Cwm Dyli in Gwynedd.
*Anglican Benedictine monks arrive at Caldey Island to found a community.
*Construction of Fishguard Harbour.
*The South Wales Miners' Federation affiliates to the Labour Party.

Arts and literature

*Ernest Rhys becomes editor of Everyman's Library.

Awards

*National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Caernarfon
**Chair - John James Williams (J. J.)
**Crown - Hugh Emyr Davies

New books

*Owen Morgan Edwards - "Clych Adgof"
*Arthur Machen – "The House of Souls"
*W. J. Parry – "The Cry of the People"
*Edward Thomas - "The Heart of England"
*Eifion Wyn - "Telynogion Maes a Mor"

Music

*The Welsh Folk Song Society is co-founded by soprano Mary Davies.
*David Vaughan Thomas - "The Knight's Burial"

port

*Boxing
**23 May - Tom Thomas wins the British middleweight title.
*Tennis - For the first and only time, a Davis Cup final is played in Wales. The USA defeat Australia at Newport.

Births

*10 January - Tom Arthur, Welsh international rugby player
*16 January - Watcyn Thomas, rugby player (died 1977)
*19 February - Grace Williams, composer (died 1977)
*24 April - Leslie Thomas, politician (died 1971)
*25 June - Roger Livesey, actor (died 1976)
*27 June - Vernon Watkins, poet (died 1967)
*12 July - Archie Skym, international rugby union player
*15 July - Herbert Edmund-Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies, judge (died 1992)
*16 October - Maudie Edwards, actress (died 1991)
*18 November - Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl, politician (died 1981)
*8 December - Richard Llewellyn, novelist (died 1983)

Deaths

*6 January - Emrys ap Iwan, writer, 54
*25 March - Gwilym Williams, judge, 66
*24 June - Henry Dennis, industrialist, 80
*24 July - John Edwards (Meiriadog), poet, 93
*4 September - William Bowen Rowlands, politician
*16 September - Robert Llugwy Owen, minister and writer, 69
*21 October - Griffith Jones (Glan Menai), writer, 70
*30 November - Sir Edward James Reed, politician, 76