- 1831 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1831 to
Wales and its people.Incumbents
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Prince of Wales - "vacant"
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"Events
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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 atCarmarthen
*June 3 - Merthyr Riots.
*August 17 - The "Rothsay Castle" is wrecked inConwy 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 theslate tax.Arts and literature
New books
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John Evans (I. D. Ffraid) - "Hanes yr Iddewon"Music
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Births
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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
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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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