1831 in Wales

1831 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1831 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - "vacant"
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"

Events

*April 28 - In the UK general election:
**Robert Fulke Greville is defeated in Pembrokeshire by Sir John Owen of Orielton.
**Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn becomes MP for Flintshire.
**John Jones of Ystrad is injured in rioting during the election at Carmarthen
*June 3 - Merthyr Riots.
*August 17 - The "Rothsay Castle" is wrecked in Conwy Bay, with the loss of 93 lives.
*August - John Jones of Ystrad holds the constituency of Carmarthen.
*October 22 - John Jones of Ystrad and Robert Fulke Greville fight a duel at Tafarnspite.
**William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog) becomes a minister.
**Repeal of the slate tax.

Arts and literature

New books

*John Evans (I. D. Ffraid) - "Hanes yr Iddewon"

Music

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Births

*January 13 - William Hugh Evans, minister and author (d. 1909)
*May 3 - Sir Walter Vaughan Morgan, Lord Mayor of London (d. 1916)
*May 16 - David E. Hughes, musician and professor of music (d. 1900)
*October 16 - John Jones (Eos Bradwen), composer (d. 1899)
*December 8 - William Dykins, poet (d. 1872)
*December 14 - Griffith John, missionary (d. 1912)
*December 20 - William T. Davies, Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 1912)
*"date unknown" - William Davies (Gwilym Teilo), writer (d. 1892)

Deaths

*January 7 - Edward "Celtic" Davies, author, 74
*June 8 - Sarah Siddons, actress, 75
*August 11 - Cradock Glascott, Evangelical clergyman and associate of the Wesley brothers, 88
*August 13 - Dic Penderyn, labourer, 23 (executed)


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