- 1906 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1906 to
Wales and its people.Incumbents
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Prince of Wales - George, Prince of Wales, son of KingEdward VII of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales -Mary of Teck
*Archdruid of theNational Eisteddfod of Wales - DyfedEvents
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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 strikesSwansea with a strength of 5.2 on the Richter Scale, damaging several buildings.
*Evan Roberts suffers a breakdown, signalling the end of the1904-1905 Welsh Revival .
*David Brynmor Jones is knighted.
*Opening of the first purpose-builtsanatorium in Wales, at Allt-yr-yn,Newport .
*Opening of Newporttransporter bridge , one of only two such bridges in the UK.
*Hydro-electricity is generated for the first time in Wales, atCwm Dyli in Gwynedd.
*Anglican Benedictine monks arrive atCaldey Island to found a community.
*Construction ofFishguard Harbour.
*TheSouth Wales Miners' Federation affiliates to the Labour Party.Arts and literature
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Ernest Rhys becomes editor ofEveryman's Library .Awards
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National Eisteddfod of Wales - held inCaernarfon
**Chair -John James Williams (J. J.)
**Crown -Hugh Emyr Davies New books
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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 sopranoMary Davies .
*David Vaughan Thomas - "The Knight's Burial"port
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Boxing
**23 May -Tom Thomas wins the Britishmiddleweight title.
*Tennis - For the first and only time, aDavis Cup final is played in Wales. TheUSA defeatAustralia atNewport .Births
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10 January -Tom Arthur , Welsh international rugby player
*16 January -Watcyn Thomas , rugby player (died1977 )
*19 February -Grace Williams , composer (died1977 )
*24 April - Leslie Thomas, politician (died1971 )
*25 June -Roger Livesey , actor (died1976 )
*27 June -Vernon Watkins , poet (died1967 )
*12 July -Archie Skym , international rugby union player
*15 July -Herbert Edmund-Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies , judge (died1992 )
*16 October -Maudie Edwards , actress (died1991 )
*18 November -Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl , politician (died1981 )
*8 December -Richard Llewellyn , novelist (died1983 )Deaths
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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 - SirEdward James Reed , politician, 76
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