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1830s In Wales
{, class="infobox" id="toc" , - , align="left" , 1820s in Wales, 1820s , 1840s in Wales, 1840s , List of years in Wales, Other years in Wales , - , , 1830s, Other events of the decade This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1830–1839 to Wales and Welsh people, its people. Incumbents *Prince of Wales - ''vacant'' *Princess of Wales - ''vacant'' Events *1830 in Wales, 1830 *1831 in Wales, 1831 *1832 in Wales, 1832 *1833 in Wales, 1833 *1834 in Wales, 1834 *1835 in Wales, 1835 *1836 in Wales, 1836 *1837 in Wales, 1837 *1838 in Wales, 1838 *1839 in Wales, 1839 Arts and literature New books *Charles James Apperley - ''The Chace, the Road, and the Turf'' (1837) *Eliza Constantia Campbell - ''Tales about Wales'' (1837) *John Evans (I. D. Ffraid) - ''Hanes yr Iddewon'' (1831) *''Y Fwyalchen'' (poetry anthology) (1835) *Felicia Hemans - ''Songs of the Affections'' (1830) *Benjamin Jones (PA Môn) - ''Athrawiaeth Bedydd'' (1830) *Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1820s In Wales
{, class="infobox" id="toc" , - , align="left" , 1810s in Wales, 1810s , 1830s in Wales, 1830s , List of years in Wales, Other years in Wales , - , , Other events of the decade This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1820–1829 to Wales and Welsh people, its people. Arts and literature New books *John Elias – ''Golygiad Ysgrythurol ar Gyfiawnhad Pechadur'' (1821) *Felicia Hemans – ''The Forest Sanctuary'' (1825) *Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) – ''An Essay on the Physiognomy and Physiology of the Present Inhabitants of Britain'' (1829) *David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) – ''Cywydd y Dilyw'' (1821) Music *John Ellis (musician), John Ellis – ''Eliot'' (hymn tune) (1823) *Edward Jones (harpist), Edward Jones – ''Hen Ganiadau Cymru'' (1820) *'' Peroriaeth Hyfryd'' (collection of hymns including ''Caersalem'' by Robert Edwards (Bob y Felin), Robert Edwards) (1827) *''Seren Gomer'' (collection of hymns including ''Grongar'' by John Edwards (Welsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1839 In Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1839 to Wales and its people. Incumbents *Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey *Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Penry Williams *Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby * Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – William Edward Powell * Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor *Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet *Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster *Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute *Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet * Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Capel Hanbury Leigh * Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis * Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet * Lord Lieutena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Emily Davies
Sarah Emily Davies (22 April 1830 – 13 July 1921) was an English feminist and suffragist, and a pioneering campaigner for women's rights to university access. She is remembered above all as a co-founder and an early Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge, the first university college in England to educate women. Life Davies was born in Carlton Crescent, Southampton, England, to an evangelical clergyman and a teacher, although she spent most of her youth in Gateshead, where her father, John D. Davies, was Rector. Davies had been tempted to train in medicine. She wrote the article "Female Physicians" for the feminist ''English Woman's Journal'' in May 1860, and "Medicine as a Profession for Women" in 1862. Furthermore, she "greatly encouraged" her friend Elizabeth Garrett in her medical studies. Women's rights Davies moved, after her father's death in 1862, to London, where she edited the ''English Woman's Journal'' and became friends with such women's rights advocates as B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22 April
Events Pre-1600 *1500 – Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil. * 1519 – Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico. * 1529 – Treaty of Zaragoza divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues () east of the Moluccas. 1601–1900 * 1809 – The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg. *1836 – Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston identify Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna among the captives of the battle when some of his fellow soldiers mistakenly give away his identity. *1864 – The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that permitted the inscription ''In God We Trust'' be placed on all coins minted as United States currency. * 1876 – The first National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lloyd-Mostyn
Thomas Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn (23 January 1830 – 8 May 1861), was a British Liberal Party (UK) Member of Parliament (MP). Lloyd-Mostyn was the eldest son and heir apparent of Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was elected unopposed at a by-election in 1854 to succeed his father as Member of Parliament for Flintshire in 1854, a seat he held until his death in May 1861, aged only 31. His son Llewellyn succeeded in the barony in 1884. He was also a first-class cricketer, for Oxford University and the Marylebone Cricket Club. References *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * External links * 1830 births 1861 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 Welsh cricketers Oxford University cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Alumni of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
23 January
Events Pre-1600 * 393 – Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor. * 971 – Using crossbows, Song dynasty troops soundly defeat a war elephant corps of the Southern Han at Shao. *1264 – In the conflict between King Henry III of England and his rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, King Louis IX of France issues the Mise of Amiens, a one-sided decision in favour of Henry that later leads to the Second Barons' War. *1368 – In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang ascends the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries. * 1546 – Having published nothing for eleven years, François Rabelais publishes the ''Tiers Livre'', his sequel to ''Gargantua and Pantagruel''. *1556 – The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000. *1570 – James S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Griffiths (Tau Gimel)
Thomas, Tom or Tommy Griffiths may refer to: * Thomas Griffiths Wainewright (1794–1847), English journalist and subject-painter * Thomas Griffiths (bishop) (1791–1847), English Roman Catholic bishop * Thomas Griffiths (general) (1865–1947), Australian Army colonel and temporary Brigadier General in World War I * Thomas Griffiths (politician) (1867–1955), Welsh Labour Member of Parliament for Pontypool * Tom Griffiths (footballer, born 1888) (1888–?), English footballer * Tommy Griffiths (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1950), English footballer * Thomas Griffiths (footballer, born 1906) (1906–1981), Welsh footballer * Thomas Vernon Griffiths (1894–1985), New Zealand music teacher and lecturer, composer * Thomas Griffiths (priest) (born 1897), Welsh Anglican priest * Tom Griffiths (rugby union) (born 1995), English rugby union player * Tommy Griffiths (radio personality), former host of ''Rumble in the Morning'' radio program * T. Ras Makonnen (died 1983), Guyanese-born a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Williams (Caledfryn)
William Williams (pen name "Caledfryn" or "Gwilym Caledfryn") (6 February 1801 – 23 March 1869) was a Welsh Congregational Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its ... minister, poet and literary critic born at Bryn y Ffynnon, Denbigh. He was one of the leading figures in the Welsh Eisteddfod movement and did much to raise the standards of Welsh literature of his time. Biography He was from a family of weavers at Bryn y Ffynnon. He studied at Rotherham College before becoming ordained as a minister with the Congregational church, Independents in 1829. He was a prominent member of the Anti-Corn Law League, the Peace Society and the Liberation Society, Society for the Liberation of Religion which sought to separate the church from the state. He tried to standardize Welsh as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc)
The Reverend Thomas Price (2 October 1787 – 7 November 1848) (known by the bardic name of Carnhuanawc) was a historian and a major Welsh literary figure of the early 19th century. Price was also "an essayist, orator, naturalist, educationalist, linguist, antiquarian, artist and musician". He contributed to learned and popular journals and was a leading figure in the revival of the Eisteddfod. Biography Price was born at Pencaerelin, in Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan, near Builth Wells. In 1805 he attended Brecon Grammar School, now Christ College, Brecon, living in lodgings until he was able to qualify as a deacon of the Church of England. He became a curate in Radnorshire, living at Builth Wells with his mother. He wrote in both the English and Welsh languages. Carnhuanawc was subsequently incumbent of Llanfihangel Cwmdu, Breconshire. Price was a major influence on Lady Charlotte Guest, whom he assisted in her translation of the ''Mabinogion''. He was also associated with the work o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Rush Meyrick
Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, KH (16 August 1783 – 2 April 1848) was an English collector and scholar of arms and armour. He lived at Goodrich Court, Goodrich, Herefordshire, and introduced systematic principles to the study of his subject. Life Meyrick was born in 1783 to John and Hannah Meyrick. His father had been an officer in the Honourable Artillery Company and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He was educated at Queen's College, Oxford, graduating with a BA in 1804, with a MA/Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) in 1810 and finally with a Doctor in Civil Law (DCL) in 1811. He practiced as an advocate in ecclesiastical and admiralty courts. In 1803 Samuel eloped to Wales with Mary Parry against the wishes of his parents. He was cut out of his father's will and forced to live on a small allowance. When his father died in 1805 he left his estate to Samuel's son Llewellyn. Samuel did inherit from his father his passion for collecting antiquities including arms and armour, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Jones (PA Môn)
Benjamin Jones may refer to: *Benjamin Jones (congressman) (1787–1861), U.S. Representative from Ohio *Benjamin Jones (cyclist) (1882–1963), British track cyclist *Benjamin Jones (author), 19th century author, see 1824 in Wales *Benjamin Jones (rugby player), full back for Coca-Cola Red Sparks * Benjamin F. Jones (born 1966), American historian and academic administrator *Benjamin Jones (economist) (born 1972), professor at Kellogg School of Management *Benjamin Franklin Jones (New Jersey politician) (1869–1935), Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly *Benjamin Franklin Jones (industrialist) (1824–1903), pioneer of the iron and steel industry in Pittsburgh *Benjamin Franklin Jones Cottage in Pennsylvania *Benjamin R. Jones (1906–1980), Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court *Benny Jones (Thomas Benjamin Jones, 1920–1972), English footballer * Benny Jones (baseball), American baseball player *Ben Jones (co-operator) (1847–1942), British co-operator *Detectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Hemans
Felicia Dorothea Hemans (25 September 1793 – 16 May 1835) was an English poet (who identified as Welsh by adoption). Two of her opening lines, "The boy stood on the burning deck" and "The stately homes of England", have acquired classic status. Early life and education Felicia Dorothea Browne was the daughter of George Browne, who worked for his father-in-law's wine importing business and succeeded him as Tuscan and imperial consul in Liverpool, and Felicity, daughter of Benedict Paul Wagner (1718–1806), wine importer at 9 Wolstenholme Square, Liverpool and Venetian consul for that city. Hemans was the fourth of six children (three boys and three girls) to survive infancy. Her sister Harriett collaborated musically with Hemans and later edited her complete works (7 vols. with memoir, 1839). George Browne's business soon brought the family to Denbighshire in North Wales, where she spent her youth. They lived in a cottage within the grounds of Gwrych Castle near Abergele wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
