1906 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1906 to Wales and its people.
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Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - George (later George V)
- Princess of Wales - Mary
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Dyfed
Events
- 13 February - In the United Kingdom general election:
- For the first time ever, no Conservative MP is elected in Wales.[1]
- William Brace becomes Labour MP for South Glamorganshire.
- David Davies becomes Liberal MP for Montgomeryshire.
- Ivor Guest becomes Liberal MP for Cardiff District.
- Alfred Mond becomes Liberal MP for Chester.
- John David Rees becomes Liberal MP for Montgomery District.
- Ivor Treowen becomes MP for South Monmouthshire.
- John Williams becomes MP for Gower District.
- 5 June - At the Eifion by-election, brought about by the resignation of John Bryn Roberts, Liberal candidate Ellis Davies is elected unopposed.[2]
- 27 June - One of the strongest earthquakes recorded in the UK strikes Swansea with a strength of 5.2 on the Richter Scale, damaging several buildings.[3]
- August - Evan Roberts suffers a breakdown, signalling the end of the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival.[4]
- 14 August - The East Denbighshire by-election, brought about by the resignation of Samuel Moss, is won by the Liberal candidate Edward Hemmerde.[5]
- 30 August - Official opening of Fishguard Harbour.
- 12 September - Opening of Newport Transporter Bridge.[6]
- October
- The new City Hall, Cardiff, and Law Courts are opened in Cathays Park.[7]
- Opening of the first purpose-built sanatorium in Wales, at Allt-yr-yn, Newport.[8]
- A by-election is held in Mid Glamorganshire as a result of the appointment of its MP, Samuel Evans, as Recorder of Swansea; he is required to seek re-election and in the by-election he is returned unopposed.[9]
- date unknown
- David Brynmor Jones is knighted.[10]
- Hydro-electricity is generated for the first time in Wales, at Cwm Dyli in Gwynedd.[11]
- Anglican Benedictine monks arrive at Caldey Island to found a community.
- The South Wales Miners' Federation affiliates to the Labour Party.
Arts and literature
- Ernest Rhys becomes editor of Everyman's Library.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Caernarfon
- Chair - John James Williams (J. J.), "Y Lloer"[12]
- Crown - Hugh Emyr Davies
English language
- Arthur Machen – The House of Souls
- W. J. Parry – The Cry of the People
- Allen Raine – Queen of the Rushes
- Edward Thomas - The Heart of England
Welsh language
- Owen Morgan Edwards - Clych Adgof
- Sarah Winifred Parry – Sioned: darluniau o fywyd gwledig yng Nghymru (book publication)
- Eifion Wyn - Telynegion Maes a Mor[13]
Music
- The Welsh Folk Song Society is co-founded by soprano Mary Davies.[14]
- David Vaughan Thomas - The Knight's Burial
Theatre
- 10 December - The New Theatre, Cardiff, opens to the public, with a performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.[15]
Sport
- Boxing
- 23 May - Tom Thomas wins the British middleweight title.
- Rugby union
- Wales finish second in the 1906 Home Nations Championship, beating England and Scotland, but losing to Ireland.
- 1 December - Wales lose 11-0 to South Africa in the first encounter between the two countries.
- Tennis - For the first and only time, a Davis Cup final is played in Wales. The United States defeat Australia at Newport.
Births
- 10 January - Tom Arthur, Wales international rugby player
- 16 January - Watcyn Thomas, rugby player (died 1977)
- 19 February - Grace Williams, composer (died 1977)[16]
- 4 March - Tommy Jones-Davies, Wales international rugby player (died 1960)
- 15 March - Bill Everson, Wales international rugby player (died 1966)
- 4 April - John Roberts Wales international rugby player (died 1965)
- 24 April - Leslie Thomas, politician (died 1971)
- 25 June - Roger Livesey, actor (died 1976)
- 27 June - Vernon Watkins, poet (died 1967)[17]
- 12 July - Archie Skym, international rugby union player
- 15 July - Herbert Edmund-Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies, judge (died 1992)
- 16 October - Maudie Edwards, actress (died 1991)
- 18 November - Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl, politician (died 1981)[18]
- 8 December - Richard Llewellyn, novelist (died 1983)[19]
Deaths
- 6 January - Emrys ap Iwan, writer, 54
- 25 March - Gwilym Williams, judge, 66
- 24 June - Henry Dennis, industrialist, 80
- 24 July - John Edwards (Meiriadog), poet, 93
- 4 September - William Bowen Rowlands, politician[20]
- 16 September - Robert Llugwy Owen, minister and writer, 69
- 22 September - Griffith Arthur Jones, Anglican priest, 78[21]
- 21 October - Griffith Jones (Glan Menai), writer, 70
- 25 November - William W. Davies, Mormon leader, 73
- 30 November - Sir Edward James Reed, politician, 76[22]
- 30 December - William Stadden, Wales international rugby player, 45 (suicide)[23]
- date unknown - John William Evans, politician, 36
References
- Bentley B. Gilbert (1987). David Lloyd George: a political life : the architect of change, 1863-1912. B.T. Batsford. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-7134-5558-8.
- Iain Dale (2003). The Times Guides to the House of Commons: 1910, 1911, 1919. Politico's. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-84275-034-6.
- Charles Davison (30 July 2009). A History of British Earthquakes. Cambridge University Press. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-0-521-14099-7.
- Michael R. Watts (1978). The Dissenters: The crisis and conscience of nonconformity. Clarendon Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-19-822969-8.
- Joyce M. Bellamy; David E. Martin; John Saville (15 January 1993). Dictionary of Labour Biography: Volume IX. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-349-07845-5.
- B. Barr; Hubert Roy Evans; J. E. Evans (September 1994). Bridge assessment management and design: proceedings of the Centenary Year Bridge Conference, Cardiff, U.K., 26-30 September 1994. Elsevier. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-444-82063-1.
- John B. Hilling (20 May 2016). The History and Architecture of Cardiff Civic Centre: Black Gold, White City. University of Wales Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-78316-844-6.
- The Surveyor and Municipal Engineer. St. Bride's Press. July 1906. p. 330.
- David James Llewelfryn Davies (2007). "Evans, Sir Samuel Thomas (1859-1918), politician and judge". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Jones (later Brynmor-Jones), Sir David Brynmor (1852-1921), lawyer and historian". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Cwm Dyli Power Station". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 3 October 2019.
- Peter N. Williams (2003). Presenting Wales from a to Y - The People, the Places, the Traditions: An Alphabetical Guide to a Nation's Heritage. Trafford Publishing. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-55395-482-8.
- "History of the Society". Welsh Folk Song Society. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "New Theatre history". New Theatre. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- Rhidian Griffiths (2007). "Williams, Grace Mary (1906-1977), composer". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- Roland Glyn Mathias (2007). "Watkins, Vernon (1906-1967), poet". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- Hugo Young (2001). Political Lives. Oxford University Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-19-860430-3.
- Gale, Cengage Learning (29 June 2016). A Study Guide for Richard Llewellyn's "How Green Was My Valley". Gale. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-4103-4850-0.
- Thomas Rowland Roberts (1908). Eminent Welshmen: A Short Biographical Dictionary of Welshmen who Have Attained Distinction from the Earliest Times to the Present. Educational Publishing Company. p. 488.
- Ellis, Thomas Iorwerth (2007). "Jones, Griffith Arthur (1827–1906), cleric". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- "Death of Sir Edward Reed". The Times. 1 December 1906. p. 6.
- Buller Staddan player profile Scrum.com
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