1906 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1906 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales â Dyfed[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey â Sir Richard Henry Williams-Bulkeley, 12th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire â Joseph Bailey, 2nd Baron Glanusk[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire â John Ernest Greaves[3]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire â Herbert Davies-Evans[4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire â Sir James Williams-Drummond, 4th Baronet[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire â William Cornwallis-West[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire â Hugh Robert Hughes[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan â Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire â W. R. M. Wynne[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire â Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire â Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire â Frederick Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire â Powlett Milbank[11]
- Bishop of Bangor â Watkin Williams[12]
- Bishop of Llandaff â Joshua Pritchard Hughes[13]
- Bishop of St Asaph â A. G. Edwards (later Archbishop of Wales)[14]
- Bishop of St Davids â John Owen[15]
Events
- 13 February - In the United Kingdom general election:
- For the first time ever, no Conservative MP is elected in Wales.[16]
- William Brace becomes Labour MP for South Glamorganshire.
- David Davies becomes Liberal MP for Montgomeryshire.
- Ivor Guest becomes Liberal MP for Cardiff District.
- Alfred Mond becomes Liberal MP for Chester.
- John David Rees becomes Liberal MP for Montgomery District.
- Ivor Treowen becomes MP for South Monmouthshire.
- John Williams becomes MP for Gower District.
- 5 June - At the Eifion by-election, brought about by the resignation of John Bryn Roberts, Liberal candidate Ellis Davies is elected unopposed.[17]
- 27 June - One of the strongest earthquakes recorded in the UK strikes Swansea with a strength of 5.2 on the Richter Scale, damaging several buildings.[18]
- August - Evan Roberts suffers a breakdown, signalling the end of the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival.[19]
- 14 August - The East Denbighshire by-election, brought about by the resignation of Samuel Moss, is won by the Liberal candidate Edward Hemmerde.[20]
- 30 August - Official opening of Fishguard Harbour.
- 12 September - Opening of Newport Transporter Bridge.[21]
- October
- The new City Hall, Cardiff, and Law Courts are opened in Cathays Park.[22]
- Opening of the first purpose-built sanatorium in Wales, at Allt-yr-yn, Newport.[23]
- A by-election is held in Mid Glamorganshire as a result of the appointment of its MP, Samuel Evans, as Recorder of Swansea; he is required to seek re-election and in the by-election he is returned unopposed.[24]
- date unknown
- David Brynmor Jones is knighted.[25]
- Hydro-electricity is generated for the first time in Wales, at Cwm Dyli in Gwynedd.[26]
- Anglican Benedictine monks arrive at Caldey Island to found a community.
- The South Wales Miners' Federation affiliates to the Labour Party.
Arts and literature
- Ernest Rhys becomes editor of Everyman's Library.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Caernarfon
- Chair - John James Williams (J. J.), "Y Lloer"[27]
- Crown - Hugh Emyr Davies
New books
English language
- Arthur Machen â The House of Souls
- W. J. Parry â The Cry of the People
- Allen Raine â Queen of the Rushes
- Edward Thomas - The Heart of England
Welsh language
- Owen Morgan Edwards - Clych Adgof
- Sarah Winifred Parry â Sioned: darluniau o fywyd gwledig yng Nghymru (book publication)
- Eliseus Williams (Eifion Wyn) - Telynegion Maes a Mor[28]
Music
- The Welsh Folk Song Society is co-founded by soprano Mary Davies.[29]
- David Vaughan Thomas - The Knight's Burial
Theatre
- 10 December - The New Theatre, Cardiff, opens to the public, with a performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.[30]
Sport
- Boxing
- 23 May - Tom Thomas wins the British middleweight title.
- Rugby union
- Wales finish second in the 1906 Home Nations Championship, beating England and Scotland, but losing to Ireland.
- 1 December - Wales lose 11â0 to South Africa in the first encounter between the two countries.
- Tennis - For the first and only time, a Davis Cup final is played in Wales. The United States defeat Australia at Newport.
Births
- 10 January - Tom Arthur, Wales international rugby player
- 16 January - Watcyn Thomas, rugby player (died 1977)
- 19 February - Grace Williams, composer (died 1977)[31]
- 4 March - Tommy Jones-Davies, Wales international rugby player (died 1960)
- 15 March - Bill Everson, Wales international rugby player (died 1966)
- 4 April - John Roberts Wales international rugby player (died 1965)
- 24 April - Leslie Thomas, politician (died 1971)
- 25 June - Roger Livesey, actor (died 1976)[32]
- 27 June - Vernon Watkins, poet (died 1967)[33]
- 12 July - Archie Skym, international rugby union player
- 15 July - Herbert Edmund-Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies, judge (died 1992)
- 16 October - Maudie Edwards, actress (died 1991)
- 18 November - Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl, politician (died 1981)[34]
- 8 December - Richard Llewellyn, novelist (died 1983)[35]
Deaths
- 6 January
- Joseph Bailey, 1st Baron Glanusk, retired Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire, 65[36]
- Emrys ap Iwan, writer, 54[37]
- 25 March - Gwilym Williams, judge, 66
- 4 June - John William Evans, politician, 36[38]
- 24 June - Henry Dennis, industrialist, 80
- 24 July - John Edwards (Meiriadog), poet, 93
- 27 August - James Charles, painter, 55[39]
- 4 September - William Bowen Rowlands, politician[40]
- 16 September - Robert Llugwy Owen, minister and writer, 69
- 22 September - Griffith Arthur Jones, Anglican priest, 78[41]
- 21 October - Griffith Jones (Glan Menai), writer, 70
- 25 November - William W. Davies, Mormon leader, 73[42]
- 29 November - Mary Dillwyn Welby, photographer, 90[43]
- 30 November - Sir Edward James Reed, politician, 76[44]
- 30 December - William Stadden, Wales international rugby player, 45 (suicide)[45]