1858 in Wales

1858 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1858 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"

Events

*April 20 - John Jones (Shoni Sguborfawr) is given a conditional pardon for his role in the Rebecca Riots.
*August 29 - Musician Robert Davies (Asaph Llechid) is killed by a rockfall while at work in Cae-braich-y-cafn quarry.
*October 13 - 20 men are killed in a mining accident at Lower Duffryn Colliery, Mountain Ash.
*Bangor Normal College is founded by Hugh Owen.
*David Davies Llandinam builds the Vale of Clwyd Railway.
*Erection of the Town Clock at Tredegar.
*Major General Charles Hinde plays a major role in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny.

Arts and literature

Awards

*"Great Eisteddfod" at Llangollen; early appearance of Gorsedd ceremony. Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd) wins first prize for his poem "Maes Bosworth".

New books

*Anne Beale - "Gladys of Harlech"
*William Davies (Gwilym Teilo) - "Llandilo-Vawr and its Neighbourhood"
*Owen Wynne Jones - "Lleucu Llwyd"
*Alfred Russel Wallace - "On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely From the Original Type"

Music

*Thomas Gruffydd Jones (Tafalaw Bencerdd) - "Y Drysorfa Gorawl"
*Edward Stephen (Tanymarian) - "Requiem"

Births

*January 6 - Ben Davies, singer (died 1943)
*January 28 - Edgeworth David, explorer (died 1934)
*October 8 - Robert Owen Hughes (Elfyn), journalist and poet (died 1919)
*October 25 - Tom Clapp, Wales rugby union captain
*December 18 - Sir Owen Thomas, soldier and politician
*December 26 - Sir Owen Morgan Edwards, academic and author (died 1920)
*December 27 - Sir John Herbert Lewis, lawyer and politician (died 1933)
*December 28 - Josiah Towyn Jones, politician

Deaths

*May 13 - Lewis Loyd, banker, 91
*July 4 - Thomas Edwards (Caerfallwch), lexicographer, 78
*October 16 - Charles Norris, artist, 79
*November 17 - Robert Owen, founder of the Co-operative Society, 87
*November 20 - Sir Joseph Bailey, 1st Baronet, ironmaster, 75
*December 18 - John Salusbury Piozzi Salusbury, nephew of Hester Thrale, 65


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