1922 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1922 to Wales and its people.
See also 1921 in Wales, other events of 1922, 1923 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V of the United Kingdom
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- Archbishop of Wales - Alfred George Edwards
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Dyfed
[edit] Events
- October - David Lloyd George is replaced by Andrew Bonar Law as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after the Conservatives leave the Coalition Government.
- The Welsh youth organisation Urdd Gobaith Cymru is founded by Ifan ab Owen Edwards.
- Wilfred Mitford Davies sets up the first Welsh children's book publisher, Cymru'r Plant.
- Alfred Mond becomes Minister of Health.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Ammanford)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - J. Lloyd-Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Robert Beynon
[edit] New books
- Arthur Machen - The Secret Glory
[edit] Music
- Walford Davies is knighted for his services to music.
[edit] Film
- Lyn Harding makes an early screen appearance in When Knighthood Was in Flower.
- Ivor Novello stars in The Bohemian Girl
[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] Sports
[edit] Births
- February 16 - Sir Geraint Evans, opera singer
- March 19 - Tommy Cooper, comedian
- April 21 - Allan Watkins, England Test cricketer
- date unknown
- Talfryn Thomas, comedy actor
[edit] Deaths
- May 14 - William Abraham ("Mabon"), politician
- June 20 - John Williams, politician
- August 12 - Arthur Griffith, Irish-born nationalist politician of Welsh descent
- December 25 - Percy Jones, former world boxing champion
- date unknown
- Thomas John Price Jenkins, rugby player
- Henry Jones, philosopher
- John Ward, archaeologist
- Llewelyn Williams, lawyer and historian
