1826 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1826 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey â Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire â Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire â Thomas Assheton Smith[6][7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire â William Edward Powell[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire â George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire â Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire â Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan â John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire â Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire â Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis[11]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire â Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet[12]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire â George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney[13][2][14]
- Bishop of Bangor â Henry Majendie[15][16]
- Bishop of Llandaff â William Van Mildert (until 24 April);[17] Charles Sumner (from 21 May)[18]
- Bishop of St Asaph â John Luxmoore[19][20][18]
- Bishop of St Davids â John Jenkinson[18][21][22][23]
Events
- 30 January - Opening of the Menai Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford.[24]
- 1 July - Opening of Telford's Conwy Suspension Bridge.
- Wrexham Maelor Hospital's predecessor founded.
- The Calvinistic Methodist "connexion" produces its Constitutional Deed. It incorporates all property (such as chapels) as the property of the connexion as a whole.
Arts and literature
New books
- Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion) - Golwg ar Gyflwr yr Iddewon, Cerdd[25]
- James Humphreys - Observations on the Actual State of the English Laws of Real Property, with the outlines of a Code
Music
- 24 May - John Parry (Bardd Alaw) is given a benefit concert by the Society of Cymmrodorion.
Births
- 13 January (in Ceylon) - Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff (d. 1913)[26]
- 10 February - Edward Williams, iron-master (d. 1886)[27]
- 26 February - John Llewelyn Davies, English theologian of Welsh parentage (d. 1916)[28]
- 1 March - John Thomas, harpist (d. 1913)
- 22 March - Lewys Glyn Dyfi (Lewis Meredith), poet and preacher (d. 1891)[29]
- 27 April - Owen Phillips, Dean of St Davids (d. 1897)[30]
- 8 May - George Osborne Morgan, lawyer (d. 1897)
- 11 May - David Charles Davies, Nonconformist leader (d. 1891)[31]
- 26 June - Evan Davies, educationalist and lawyer (died 1872)[32]
- 18 December - Henry Parry, Anglican bishop of Welsh parentage (d. 1893 in Australia)[33]
Deaths
- April - Ned Turner, prize-fighter, 34
- 21 April - Thomas Johnes, clergyman, chancellor and canon of Exeter, about 76[34]
- May (approximate) - Richard Griffiths, industrial pioneer who opened up transport links into the Rhondda, 70[35]
- October - John Williams, clergyman, teacher and collector of manuscripts, about 76[36]
- 7 December - John Vivian, industrialist, 76[37]
- 18 December - Iolo Morganwg, poet and antiquary, 79[38]
- 28 December - Nathaniel Williams, theologian and hymn-writer, 84