1821 in Wales
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Template:Short description Template:Use Welsh English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Year in Wales header This article is about the particular significance of the year 1821 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
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- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – William Edward Powell[2]
- 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[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford[2][11]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney[12][2][13]
- Bishop of Bangor – Henry Majendie[14][15]
- Bishop of Llandaff – William Van Mildert[16]
- Bishop of St Asaph – John Luxmoore[17][18][19]
- Bishop of St Davids – Thomas Burgess[19][20][21][22]
Events
- 27 July – Sir Thomas Phillipps is created a baronet.[23]
- 13 September – King George IV of the United Kingdom visits Brecon on his return from Ireland.[24]
- November – The first edition of Y Dysgedydd appears.[25]
- 1 March – The first gas street lighting in Wales is installed at Swansea.[26]
- unknown date – William Madocks obtains an Act of Parliament allowing him to build a port, later known as Porthmadog.[27]
Arts and literature
New books
- John Elias – Golygiad Ysgrythurol ar Gyfiawnhad Pechadur[28]
- Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd) – Pedwar Cyflwr Dyn (translation of a work by Thomas Boston
- David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) – Cywydd y Dilyw
Music
- Joseph Harris (Gomer) – Casgliad o Hymnau (collection of hymns)
Births
- 21 April – Thomas Stephens, historian, literary critic and social reformer (d. 1875)
- 1 May – William Latham Bevan, church historian (d. 1908)[29]
- 24 June – Guillermo Rawson, Argentinian politician (d. 1890)
- 6 July – Henry Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea (d. 1894)[30]
- 16 July – John Jones (Mathetes), preacher and writer (d. 1878)
- 14 November – John Owen (Owain Alaw), musician (d. 1883)
- 16 December - John Griffith, journalist writing under the pseudonym Y Gohebydd (d. 1877)[31]
- date unknown - William Davies, politician (d. 1895)
Deaths
- 16 February – Hugh Davies, botanist, 81
- 2 March - Benjamin Evans, Independent minister, 81
- 2 May – Hester Thrale, diarist, 80[32]
- 21 May – John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors), poet and satirist, 54[33]
- 13 July – Sir Watkin Lewes, lord mayor of London, 81[34]
- 7 August – Caroline of Brunswick, former Princess of Wales (1795–1820), 53[35]
- 12 October - William Jones, evangelist, 65
- November – Richard Fenton, poet and author, 74[36]
See also
References
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