1802 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1802 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Events
- August - Sir William and Lady Hamilton visit Milford Haven, along with Admiral Nelson.
- October 8 - A Unitarian Association is formed in South Wales, with Josiah Rees and Iolo Morganwg among its leaders.
- Admiral Horatio Nelson visits Cyfarthfa Ironworks, in recognition of its contribution to the war effort.
- Sir John Nicholl is elected to Parliament for the first time.
- Sir Robert Williames Vaughan marries Anna Maria Mostyn, daughter of Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet.
- North Wales Baptist Association is launched by Christmas Evans.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] New books
- Thomas Charles - The Welsh Methodists Vindicated
- Abraham Rees - The New Cyclopaedia, vol. 1
[edit] Music
- Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) - The Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards, vol. 2
[edit] Sport
- Royal Anglesey Yacht Club founded at Beaumaris.
[edit] Births
- July 15 - James Allen, Bishop of St David's (d. 1897)
- August - Ebenezer Thomas, poet (d. 1863)
- August 24 - William Rowlands (Gwilym Lleyn) (d. 1865)
- November 8
- Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover (d. 1867)
- William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog), poet and author (d. 1883)
- December 4 - Calvert Jones, pioneer photographer (d. 1877)
- December 12
- John Ryland Harris, printer (d. 1823)
- Isaac Williams, poet (d. 1865)
- date unknown - Thomas Robert Jones, founder of the True Ivorites (d. 1856)
[edit] Deaths
- November 28 - Robert Roberts, preacher, 40
- November 30 - Thomas Williams of Llanidan, industrialist, 65
- December 31 - Francis Lewis, signatory of the Declaration of American Independence, 80
- date unknown - Joseph Hoare, academic (b. 1709)
