1922 in Wales
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Template:Short description Template:Year in Wales header This article is about the particular significance of the year 1922 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
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- Archbishop of Wales – Alfred George Edwards, Bishop of St Asaph[1]
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Dyfed[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Sir Richard Henry Williams-Bulkeley, 12th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Joseph Bailey, 2nd Baron Glanusk[3]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – John Ernest Greaves[4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Herbert Davies-Evans[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – John Hinds
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Henry Gladstone, later Baron Gladstone[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Osmond Williams, 1st Baronet[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Ivor Herbert, 1st Baron Treowen
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Arthur Walsh, 3rd Baron Ormathwaite (until 20 January);[8] Charles Coltman-Rogers (from 20 January)[9]
Events
- 1 January - The Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway is incorporated into the Great Western Railway.
- 25 January - A letter written by Ifan ab Owen Edwards to the children's periodical Cymru'r Plant results in establishment of the Welsh youth organisation Urdd Gobaith Cymru.
- February - The last fighting ship completes fitting out and commissioning at Pembroke Dock, Royal Navy light cruiser HMS Capetown.
- 26 April - The last ship is launched from Pembroke Dock, Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Oleander.
- 18 October - In a by-election at Newport, caused by the death of Liberal MP Lewis Haslam, Reginald Clarry wins the seat for the Conservatives.
- 22 October - David Lloyd George is replaced by Bonar Law as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after the Conservatives leave the Coalition Government.
- 23 December - Cargo ship Maid of Delos sinks in St George's Channel off Skomer with all 26 crew killed.[10][11]
Arts and literature
- Wilfred Mitford Davies sets up the first Welsh children's book publisher, Cymru'r Plant.
- The Gregynog Press is established by the sisters Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (granddaughters of Victorian industrialist David Davies) of Gregynog Hall.[12]
- The University of Wales Press is established.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Ammanford)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - J. Lloyd-Jones, "Y Gaeaf"[13]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Robert Beynon, "Y Tannau Coll"[14]
New books
English language
- Henry Jones - A Faith that Enquires[15]
- Arthur Machen - The Secret Glory[16]
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Music
- 10 October - Contralto Leila Megane makes the first recording of Sir Edward Elgar's Sea Pictures, with Elgar himself conducting.
- Walford Davies is knighted for his services to music.
Film
- The Last King of Wales, starring Charles Ashton
- Lyn Harding makes an early screen appearance in When Knighthood Was in Flower.
- Ivor Novello stars in The Bohemian Girl[17]
Broadcasting
- Preparations begin for the start of radio broadcasting by the BBC in Cardiff; the first broadcast will take place in February 1923.[18]
Sport
- Rugby union - Wales wins the Five Nations championship.
- Football (soccer)
- Cardiff City FC win the Welsh Cup
- Porth F.C. win the Welsh Football League, but are suspended from the SWMFA for failing to pay their debts.[19]
- Garden Village Football Club is formed.
Births
- 2 January – D. Geraint James, physician (d. 2010)[20]
- 15 January – Emlyn Davies, rugby international (d. 2016)
- 16 February – Sir Geraint Evans, opera singer (d. 1992)[21]
- 14 March – Colin Fletcher, pioneering backpacker and writer (d. 2007)[22]
- 24 March – Arthur "Waring" Bowen, solicitor and charity worker[23]
- 16 April
- (in London) Kingsley Amis, novelist associated with Swansea (d. 1995)[24]
- Rees Stephens, Welsh international rugby union captain (d. 1998)
- 21 April – Allan Watkins, England Test cricketer (d. 2011)[25]
- 7 May
- Gwyn Hughes, footballer (d. 1999)
- Monica Jones, lecturer in English literature, a lover of Philip Larkin (d. 2001)[26]
- 11 June – Tom Cole, Welsh-American racing driver (d. 1953)
- 26 June – William Griffiths, hockey player (d. 2010)
- 4 July (in the United States) – Phyllis Kinney, expert on Welsh folk music[27]
- 18 July
- Ray Cale, dual code international rugby player (d. 2006)
- Ray Lambert, footballer (d. 2009)
- 20 July – Ruth Bidgood (née Jones), poet (d. 2022)[28]
- 10 August – Bert Evans, Welsh-American footballer (d. 2008)
- 12 September – Arthur Daniels, rugby league player (d. 2001)[29]
- 3 October – Hugh James, aviator (d. 2015)[30]
- 31 October – Talfryn Thomas, comedy actor (d. 1982)
- 18 December – Maldwyn Jones, historian (d. 2007)[31]
- 22 December – Eryl Davies, teacher and school inspector (d. 1982)[32]
- date unknown
- Thomas Nathaniel Davies, painter (d. 1996)
- Denis Griffiths, tenor (d. 2001)
Deaths
- 29 January – George Owen, footballer, 56
- 4 February – Sir Henry Jones, philosopher, 69[33]
- 25 February – Mary Jane Evans, teacher, preacher and actress, 34[34]
- 9 April – Constance Jones, English-born philosopher and educator, 74[35]
- 22 April – W. Llewelyn Williams, lawyer and historian, 55
- 3 May – Dick Kedzlie, Wales international rugby player, 59
- 14 May – William Abraham ("Mabon"), politician, 79[36]
- 16 May – Thomas Powel, Celtic scholar, 76/77[37]
- 2 June – Sir John David Rees, politician, 67
- 20 June – John Williams, politician, 60[38]
- 8 July – James Bevan Edwards, army officer and politician, 86[39]
- 6 August – Thomas Pryce-Jenkins, Wales international rugby player, 60[40]
- 12 August – Arthur Griffith, Irish-born nationalist politician of Welsh descent, 50
- 22 August – John Bryn Edwards, ironmaster, 33[41]
- 12 September – George Rowles, Wales international rugby player, 56[42]
- 28 September – Charlie Newman, Wales rugby union captain, 65
- 21 December – William Morris (Rhosynnog), Baptist minister, 79[43]
- 25 December – Percy Jones, former world boxing champion, 29[44]
- 27 December – Thomas William Rhys Davids, Pali scholar, 79[45]
See also
References
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