1875 in Wales

1875 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1875 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - Alexandra of Denmark

Events

*August - First publication of "The Usk Gleaner and Monmouthshire Record".
*December - South Wales miners, led by William Abraham, come to agreement on a sliding scale of wages in relation to prices and profits.
*4 December - In a mining accident at Old Pit, New Tredegar, 22 men are killed.
*5 December - In a mining accident at Llan Colliery, Pentyrch, twelve men are killed.
*The first imports of North American wheat come through Cardiff.
*The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service recognises Welsh as a distinct nationality - the first official body ever to do so.
*Ordnance Survey publishes the first complete maps of Wales.
*David Davies Llandinam is elected treasurer of the University of Wales.
*Major eisteddfod held at Pwllheli. Future archdruid Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn) is a leading adjudicator.
*Francis Wallace Grenfell takes part in the expedition which claims Griqualand West (site of the Kimberley diamond fields) for the UK.
*Bodnant Garden is begun by Baron Aberconway.

Arts and literature

*Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot buys James Milo Griffith's "Summer Flowers" for Margam Castle.

New books

*William Ambrose - "Gweithiau y Parch. W. Ambrose" (posthumously published)
*David Stephen Davies - "Adroddiad"
*Isaac Foulkes - "Y Ddau Efell, neu Llanllonydd"
*Owen Jones (Meudwy Môn) (ed.) - "Cymru, yn Hanesyddol, Parthedegol, a Bywgraphyddol"
*John Goronwy Mathias - "Y Dywysen Aeddfed"
*Hugh Owen Thomas - "Diseases of the Hip, Knee, and Ankle Joints"

Music

*Robert Griffiths becomes the first secretary of the tonic solfa college.
*Sarah Edith Wynne marries and retires from her singing career.

port

*Rugby union - Risca RFC is formed.

Births

*4 January - William Williams (Crwys), poet and Archdruid (died 1968)
*19 January - Thomas Owen Jones, dramatist, actor and producer (died 1941)
*23 February - David Brazell, singer (died 1959)
*10 September - John Evans, Welsh politician (died 1961)
*26 October - Sir Lewis Casson, artist (died 1969)
*11 November - Johnny Jenkins, racing driver (died 1945)
*25 December - George Davies, international rugby player (died 1959)
*"date unknown"
**T. F. Powys, Anglo-Welsh writer (died 1953)

Deaths

*4 January - Thomas Stephens, historian and critic (born 1821)
*4 March - John Evans (I. D. Ffraid), minister and author (born 1814)
*27 July - Connop Thirlwall, bishop (born 1797)
*19 August - Robert Elis (Cynddelw), writer (born 1812)
*7 September - John Prichard, minister, author and teacher (born 1796)


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