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1901 in Wales

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Centuries:
  
18th 19th 20th 21st

Decades:
  
1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1901 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales — Albert Edward (until 22 January); George (from 9 November)
  • Princess of Wales — Alexandra (until 22 January); Mary (from 9 November)
  • Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales — Hwfa Môn

    • Events

  • January — Samuel Thomas Evans becomes the last QC appointed by Queen Victoria.
  • 22 January — Albert Edward, Prince of Wales accedes to the throne as Edward VII, following the death of Queen Victoria.
  • 31 March — The 10-yearly Census of England and Wales is taken.
  • 3 April — Frederick Rutherfoord Harris, MP for Monmouth Boroughs, is unseated for alleged electoral malpractice.
  • 7 May — In the by-election at Monmouth Boroughs, Joseph Lawrence becomes the new Conservative MP.
  • 24 May — 81 miners are killed in an accident at Universal Colliery, Senghenydd.
  • 10 September — Twelve miners are killed in a mining accident at Llanbradach Colliery in Glamorgan.
  • 9 November — Prince George, Duke of Cornwall and York (later George V) and his wife Mary of Teck officially become Prince and Princess of Wales.
  • Gomer Berry and William Ewart Berry co-found Advertising World.
  • Samuel Walker Griffith helps draft the Australian constitution.
  • Shipping magnate Alfred Lewis Jones is knighted.
  • Construction of Port Talbot Steelworks begins.
  • Construction of the 156-room Grand Hotel at Llandudno, the largest in Wales at the time.

    • Arts and literature

  • Arthur Machen joins Frank Benson’s travelling theatre company.

    • Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales — held in Merthyr Tydfil
  • Chair — Evan Rees
  • Crown — John Gwili Jenkins

    • New books

  • Morris Williams (Nicander) — Damhegion Esop ar Gân (published posthumously)
  • The Dau Wynne — A Maid of Cymru

    • Music

  • John Glyn Davies — Cerddi Huw Puw

    • Sport

  • Rugby Union
  • 9 February - Scotland beat Wales 18–8 at Inverleith, Edinburgh.
  • Pontypool RFC and Tenby United RFC are founded.

    • Births

  • 4 January — Lonza Bowdler, Wales international rugby player (died 1963)
  • 20 January — Cecil Griffiths, athlete (died 1973)
  • 18 February — Will Owen, politician (died 1981)
  • 27 February — Iorwerth Peate, poet, author and founder of the Museum of Welsh Life (died 1982)
  • 4 March — Edward Prosser Rhys, journalist and poet
  • 18 April — Mel Rosser, dual-code international rugby player (died 1988)
  • 19 April — John Ellis Williams, novelist (died 2008)
  • 1 July — Candy Evans, miner, boxer, dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer (died 1952)
  • 10 September — Rowe Harding, Wales and British Lions rugby player (died 1991)
  • 9 November — Rhys Davies, writer (died 1978)
  • 10 December — Ivor Jones, rugby player (died 1982)
  • 24 December — Hilary Marquand, economist and MP (died 1972)

    • Deaths

  • 7 February — Leonard Watkins, Wales international rugby union player, 41
  • 21 February — John Deffett Francis, artist
  • June — Abel Jones (Bardd Crwst), balladeer (born 1830)
  • 1 June
  • John Viriamu Jones, scientist, 45
  • Morgan Albert Ellis, Welsh-American preacher (born 1832)
  • 18 August — Evan James, rugby player, 32
  • 5 September — Rhys Gwesyn Jones, minister and author
  • 15 September — John Richards (Isalaw), musician (born 1843)
  • 22 September — William Davies (Mynorydd), artist (born 1826)
  • 24 November — Evan Lewis, Dean of Bangor, 83
  • 26 November — Robert Clayton, cricketer, 57

    • References

    1901 in Wales Wikipedia
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