1909 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1909 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
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16 January: Edgeworth David
- January – Noah Ablett is a founding member of the Plebs' League at Ruskin College, Oxford.[1]
- 1 January – John Ballinger becomes first librarian of the National Library of Wales which is being set up in Aberystwyth, initially in temporary premises in the former Assembly Rooms.[2]
- 16 January – Edgeworth David is a member of the expedition which successfully reaches the Magnetic South Pole.
- 2 July – Thirty-six men are killed when a trench collapses during construction of the Alexandra Dock part of Newport Docks.
- 26 July–7 August - The National Pageant of Wales is held at Cardiff Castle.[3]
- 30 August – RMS Mauretania (1906) calls at Fishguard.
- October – Monthly rainfall of 56.5 inches (1,440 mm) is measured at Llyn Llydaw, Snowdonia - a British record.
- 29 October – A mining accident at Darren Colliery, New Tredegar, kills 26 men.
- December – Thomas "Toya" Lewis is awarded the Albert Medal by Edward VII for his heroism in rescuing survivors of the Newport Dock collapse on 2 July.[4]
- date unknown
- King's Dock, part of Swansea Docks, is opened.[5]
- First coal raised from Penallta Colliery.
- The first mines rescue station in south Wales is opened at Aberaman.
- The Bryn Eglwys slate quarry, the Abergynolwyn estate and village and Talyllyn Railway are purchased by Henry Haydn Jones.
- Thomas Rees becomes principal of Bala-Bangor Theological College.
- Completion of Berw Bridge over the River Taff above Pontypridd, the longest reinforced concrete span in the U.K. at this date (116 feet (35 m)); it is designed by L. G. Mouchel to Hennebique patents and built by Watkin Williams and Page.[6][7]
- Clark's Pies originates in Cardiff.
Arts and literature
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales – held in London
- Chair – T. Gwynn Jones, "Gwlad y Bryniau"[8]
- Crown – W. J. Gruffydd
English language
- John Gwenogvryn Evans (ed.) – Facsimile of the Chirk Codex
- Edward Thomas – The South Country
- Arthur Wade-Evans – Welsh Mediaeval Law[9]
Welsh language
- Emrys ap Iwan – Homilïau vol. 2 (posthumous)
- Hugh Brython Hughes – Tair Cwpan Aur[10]
Music
- Evan Thomas Davies – Ynys y Plant
Sport
Freddie Welsh
- 23 August – Freddie Welsh wins the European lightweight title (at Mountain Ash).
- 8 November – Freddie Welsh wins the British lightweight title, and becomes the first boxer to be awarded a Lonsdale Belt (in London).
- 20 December – Thomas Thomas is awarded the first Lonsdale Belt at middleweight.
- Sport of athletics
- 23 August – Welshman Fred 'Tenby' Davies beats Irishman Bert Day to become world champion over the half-mile distance (at Pontypridd).
- Rugby league
- Aberdare RLFC, Barry RLFC and Mid-Rhondda RLFC fold after just one season. The first Welsh League competition is won by Ebbw Vale.
- Rugby union
- Wales win their second Grand Slam.
Births
- 4 January – Glyndwr Michael, vagrant whose body is used as Maj. William Martin, RM, in Operation Mincemeat (died 1943)
- 29 January – George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy (died 1997)[11]
- 14 February – Harry Peacock, Wales rugby union player (died 1996)
- 20 February – Bill Roberts, Wales international rugby union player (died 1969)
- 5 March – Howard Thomas, radio and television producer (died 1986)
- 10 March – Glen Moody, boxer (died 1989)
- 30 March – Dai Thomas, Wales national rugby player (date of death unknown)
- 1 April – George Ewart Evans, folklorist and oral historian (died 1988)
- 11 May – Aneirin Talfan Davies, writer and publisher (died 1980)[12]
- 11 June – Ronnie Boon, Wales rugby union player (died 1998)
- 12 June – Mansel Thomas, composer and conductor (died 1986)[13]
- 16 July – Eddie Jenkins footballer (died 2005)
- 28 July – Jack Morley, Wales and British Lions rugby player (died 1972)
- 25 August – Arwel Hughes, composer (died 1988)[14]
- 30 September – Arthur Probert, politician (died 1975)
- 1 October – Jim Lang, Wales rugby union player (died 1991)
- 24 October – Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones, politician (died 1989)[15]
- 25 October – Walter Vickery, Wales national rugby player (died 2000)
- 7 November – Eirene White, politician (died 1999)[16]
- 29 November – Goronwy Rees, journalist and academic (died 1979)[17]
- 14 December – Ronald Welch, historical novelist (died 1982)
- date unknown
- Isaac Davies (Eic Davies), dramatist (died 1993)
- Evan Roberts, botanist (died 1991)
Deaths
January:Frederick Courtenay Morgan
- 3 January – Robert Bird, politician, 69
- 8 January – Frederick Courtenay Morgan, politician, 74[18]
- 9 January – Erasmus Jones, Welsh-American minister and author, 91[19]
- 5 February – W. R. M. Wynne, politician, landowner, collector of manuscripts, 68[20]
- 9 March – David Thomas (Dewi Hefin), poet, 80[21]
- 29 March – Catherine Prichard, poet, 66[22]
- April – Ivor James, educationist[23]
- 19 April – J. S. Pughe, Welsh-born American political cartoonist, 39[24]
- 31 May – Thomas Price, Premier of South Australia, 57[25]
- 9 June – Walter Rice Evans, Wales international rugby player[26]
- 2 July – Sir Arthur Cowell-Stepney, landowner and politician, 74[27]
- 1 August – General Sir Hugh Rowlands, VC recipient, 81[28]
- 23 September – Thomas Edward Lloyd, politician, 89[29]
- 22 October – David Rogers, politician in Canada, 79
- 9 November – Montague Guest, politician, son of Lady Charlotte Guest, 70[30]
- 10 November – George Essex Evans, Welsh-Australian poet, 46 (complications arising from gall bladder surgery)[31]
- 11 December – Ludwig Mond, industrialist, 70[32]
- 13 December – Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, shipping magnate, 64 [33]
References
- Kenneth O. Morgan (1981). Rebirth of a Nation: Wales, 1880-1980. Oxford University Press. pp. 150. ISBN 978-0-19-821736-7.
- Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England) (1982). The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. The Society. p. 151.
- Paul Ward (15 April 2004). Britishness since 1870. Routledge. p. 204. ISBN 1-134-60042-9.
- "History". Newport Harbour Commissioners.
- Stephen Hughes; Stephen R. Hughes; Paul Rupert Reynolds (1992). A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of the Swansea Region. RCAHMW. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-871184-01-3.
- Roger Cragg (1997). Wales and West Central England. Thomas Telford. pp. 88–. ISBN 978-0-7277-2576-9.
- Thomas, Keith (2010). Civil Engineering Heritage – Wales. Andover: Phillimore. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-86077-638-0.
- "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 3 October 2019.
- James, Mary Auronwy. "Wade-Evans, Arthur Wade (Arthur Wade Evans); 1875–1964; clergyman and historian". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- Idwal Lewis. "Hughes, Hugh (Brython) (1848-1913), school-teacher and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- Charles Roger Dod; Robert Phipps Dod (1997). Dod's Parliamentary Companion. Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Limited. p. 355.
- Alan Llwyd. "Davies, Aneirin Talfan (1909-1980), poet, literary critic, broadcaster and publisher". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- Gilmore-James, Terence. "Thomas, Mansel Treharne (1909-1986), Composer, Conductor, BBC Wales Head of Music". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- Maggie Humphreys; Robert Evans (1 January 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. A&C Black. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-7201-2330-2.
- Who's Who in European Politics. Bowker-Saur. December 1990. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-86291-911-5.
- Lena Jeger (27 December 1999). "Baroness White of Rhymney". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- John Harris (2001). Goronwy Rees. University of Wales Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-7083-1677-1.
- William Paget; Mary Paget (1985). Man of the valleys: the recollections of a South Wales miner. A. Sutton. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-86299-244-6.
- Robert (Bob) Owen. "Jones, Erasmus (1817-1909), novelist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- "Death of Mr W.R.M. Wynne". Aberystwyth Observer. 11 February 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- Griffiths, Griffith Milwyn. "Thomas, David (Dewi Hefin; 1828–1909), poet". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- Enid Pierce Roberts. "Pryse, Robert John (1807-1889), man of letters". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- Bye-gones, Relating to Wales and the Border Counties. 1909. p. 56.
- "Obituary Notes: John S. Pughe", The New York Times, April 20, 1909. Accessed May 12, 2017.
- "Death of the Hon. T. Price". The Border Watch. XLIX (4729). South Australia. 2 June 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 23 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed & Official Classes. Kelly's Directories. 1921. p. 597.
- "BARONET FOUND DEAD. - Body in Railroad Station Believed to be That of Sir Arthur Cowell-Stepney. - View Article" (PDF). The New York Times. 3 July 1909. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- William Alister Williams. "Rowlands, Sir Hugh (1828-1909), general, first Welshman to be awarded the Victoria Cross". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- "The Late Mr T.E. Lloyd". Cambrian News. 8 October 1909. p. 8. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- The Bystander: An Illustrated Weekly, Devoted to Travel, Literature, Art, the Drama, Progress, Locomotion. 1909. p. 311.
- Who's who in Australia. The Herald. 1922. p. 305.
- Helmut Werner (16 December 2008). Landmarks in Organo-Transition Metal Chemistry: A Personal View. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-387-09848-7.
- Hugh Chisholm (1911). The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. Encyclopaedia Britannica. p. 498.
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