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1885 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1885 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales — Albert Edward
  • Princess of Wales — Alexandra
  • Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales — Clwydfardd

    • Events

  • 5 August - Queen Victoria's harpist John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia) marries a former student, Joan Francis Denny in 1885.
  • 24 November — The United Kingdom general election is the first in which the Liberal Party has a candidate in every Welsh constituency. The Liberals win 30 of the 34 available seats.
  • 24 December — 81 miners are killed in an accident at the Maerdy Colliery, Rhondda.
  • The world's first passenger-carrying ropeway comes into use over the River Aeron at Aberaeron.
  • Opening of steelworks at Brymbo.
  • By order of the Admiralty, only Welsh coal is to be used on ships of the Royal Navy.
  • Three people are killed when fire breaks out at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
  • Frances Hoggan is the first woman doctor registered in Wales.
  • Opening of the first local authority secondary school in Cardiff.
  • Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the constituencies of Denbighshire, Glamorganshire, North and South Monmouthshire are among those disestablished.

    • Awards

    National Eisteddfod of Wales — held at Aberdare

  • Chair — Watkin Hezekiah Williams
  • Crown — Griffith Tecwyn Parry

    • New books

  • Daniel James (Gwyrosydd) — Caneuon Gwyrosydd
  • Daniel Owen — Hunangofiant Rhys Lewis, Gweinidog Bethel, the first long novel written in Welsh

    • Sport

  • Football — Druids win the Welsh Cup for the fourth time in its eight-year history.
  • Golf — Course at Borth opens.
  • Rugby union
  • Cross Keys RFC, London Welsh RFC, Neyland RFC and Risca RFC are founded.
  • Arthur Gould plays his first international match for Wales.

    • Births

  • 21 May — William Dowell, Welsh dual-code rugby player (died 1949)
  • 26 June — David John Williams, writer and politician (died 1970)
  • 2 August — Clarence Bruce, 3rd Baron Aberdare (died 1957)
  • 5 September — Jenkin Alban Davies, Welsh international rugby captain (died 1976)
  • 21 November — Robert Evans, footballer (died 1965)
  • date unknown
  • Ernest Evans, politician (died 1965)

    • Deaths

  • 21 January — John Gwyn Jeffreys, conchologist, 76
  • 15 March — Jane Williams (Ysgafell), writer, 79
  • 1 May — Henry Brinley Richards, composer, 67
  • 10 May — Edward Stephen, composer, 62
  • 27 July — Penry Williams, artist
  • 1 August — Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, inventor, 34
  • 24 September — Samuel Roberts, political and economic writer, 85

    • References

    1885 in Wales Wikipedia
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