1856 in Wales

1856 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1856 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

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

Events

*February 6 - The sailing ship "Grand Duke" is wrecked off St Govan's Head, with the loss of 29 lives.
*March 10 - John Jones (Shoni Sguborfawr) is sentenced to three months hard labour for drunkenness.
*May - John Frost is given an unconditional pardon for his role in the Newport Chartist demonstrations of 1839.
*July 3 - 11 men are killed in a mining accident at Coalbrookdale, Nantyglo.
*July 15 - 114 men are killed in a mining accident at New Cymmer Pit, Porth, Rhondda.
*Troops are sent into Talargoch in Flintshire to deal with an industrial dispute involving lead miners.
*Richard Cory sells his provision business, and begins to trade as "Richard Cory and Sons", in the coal and shipping business.

Arts and literature

New books

*John Ceiriog Hughes - "Gohebiaethau Syr Meurig Crynswth" (vol. 1)
*Erasmus Jones - "The Higher Law Triumphant: The Captive Youths of Judah"
*John Jones (Ioan Emlyn) - "Tiriad y Ffrancodym Mhencaer"
*Samuel Prideaux Tregelles - "An Introduction to the Textual Criticism of the New Testament"
*Jane Williams (Ysgafell) - "The Origin, Rise, and Progress of the Paper People"

Music

*January - The Welsh national anthem, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", is composed by James James with lyrics by his father Evan James.

Births

*January 2 - John Viriamu Jones, academic (died 1901)
*March 26 - David Alfred Thomas, politician (died 1918)
*April 1 - Walter Jenkin Evans, academic (died 1927)
*April 15 - James Bevan, First Wales rugby union captain (died 1938)
*October 11 - Sir Harry Reichel, academic (died 1931)
*December 20 - Egerton Phillimore, scholar (died 1937)
**Date unknown
**Henry Reichel - College principal and educator

Deaths

*May - Thomas Robert Jones, founder of the "True Ivorites", 54


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