1922 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1922 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Archbishop of Wales â Alfred George Edwards, Bishop of St Asaph[1]
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales â Dyfed[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey â Sir Richard Henry Williams-Bulkeley, 12th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire â Joseph Bailey, 2nd Baron Glanusk[3]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire â John Ernest Greaves[4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire â Herbert Davies-Evans[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire â John Hinds
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire â Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire â Henry Gladstone, later Baron Gladstone[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan â Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire â Sir Osmond Williams, 1st Baronet[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire â Ivor Herbert, 1st Baron Treowen
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire â Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire â John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire â 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
- J. O. Francis - Cross Currents (play)[15]
- Henry Jones - A Faith that Enquires[16]
- Arthur Machen - The Secret Glory[17]
Welsh language
- D. Ambrose Jones - Llenyddiaeth a Llenorion Cymreig y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg
- J. Glyn Davies Cerddi Huw Puw
Music
- 10 October - Contralto Leila Megane makes the first recording of Sir Edward Elgar's Sea Pictures, with Elgar himself conducting.[18]
- Walford Davies is knighted for his services to music.[19]
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[20]
Broadcasting
- Preparations begin for the start of radio broadcasting by the BBC in Cardiff; the first broadcast will take place in February 1923.[21]
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.[22]
- Garden Village Football Club is formed.
Births
- 2 January â D. Geraint James, physician (d. 2010)[23]
- 15 January â Emlyn Davies, rugby international (d. 2016)
- 16 February â Sir Geraint Evans, opera singer (d. 1992)[24]
- 14 March â Colin Fletcher, pioneering backpacker and writer (d. 2007)[25]
- 24 March â Arthur "Waring" Bowen, solicitor and charity worker[26]
- 16 April
- (in London) Kingsley Amis, novelist associated with Swansea (d. 1995)[27]
- Rees Stephens, Welsh international rugby union captain (d. 1998)
- 21 April â Allan Watkins, England Test cricketer (d. 2011)[28]
- 7 May
- Gwyn Hughes, footballer (d. 1999)
- Monica Jones, lecturer in English literature, a lover of Philip Larkin (d. 2001)[29]
- 11 June â Tom Cole, Welsh-American racing driver (d. 1953)
- 26 June â William Griffiths, hockey player (d. 2010)
- 4 July (in the United States) â Phyllis Kinney, expert on Welsh folk music[30]
- 18 July
- Ray Cale, dual code international rugby player (d. 2006)
- Ray Lambert, footballer (d. 2009)
- 20 July â Ruth Bidgood (née Jones), poet (d. 2022)[31]
- 10 August â Bert Evans, Welsh-American footballer (d. 2008)
- 12 September â Arthur Daniels, rugby league player (d. 2001)[32]
- 3 October â Hugh James, aviator (d. 2015)[33]
- 31 October â Talfryn Thomas, comedy actor (d. 1982)
- 18 December â Maldwyn Jones, historian (d. 2007)[34]
- 22 December â Eryl Davies, teacher and school inspector (d. 1982)[35]
- date unknown
- Thomas Nathaniel Davies, painter (d. 1996)
- Denis Griffiths, tenor (d. 2001)
Deaths
- 29 January â George Owen, footballer, 56
- 4 February â Sir Henry Jones, philosopher, 69[36]
- 25 February â Mary Jane Evans, teacher, preacher and actress, 34[37]
- 9 April â Constance Jones, English-born philosopher and educator, 74[38]
- 22 April â W. Llewelyn Williams, lawyer and historian, 55
- 3 May â Dick Kedzlie, Wales international rugby player, 59
- 14 May â William Abraham ("Mabon"), politician, 79[39]
- 16 May â Thomas Powel, Celtic scholar, 76/77[40]
- 2 June â Sir John David Rees, politician, 67
- 20 June â John Williams, politician, 60[41]
- 8 July â James Bevan Edwards, army officer and politician, 86[42]
- 6 August â Thomas Pryce-Jenkins, Wales international rugby player, 60[43]
- 12 August â Arthur Griffith, Irish-born nationalist politician of Welsh descent, 50
- 22 August â John Bryn Edwards, ironmaster, 33[44]
- 12 September â George Rowles, Wales international rugby player, 56[45]
- 28 September â Charlie Newman, Wales rugby union captain, 65
- 21 December â William Morris (Rhosynnog), Baptist minister, 79[46]
- 25 December â Percy Jones, former world boxing champion, 29[47]
- 27 December â Thomas William Rhys Davids, Pali scholar, 79[48]