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1809 in Wales
1809 in Wales
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Other events of 1809
This article is about the particular significance of the year
1809
to
Wales
and
its people
.
Contents
1
Incumbents
2
Events
3
Arts and literature
3.1
New books
3.2
Music
4
Births
5
Deaths
Incumbents
Prince of Wales
-
George, Prince Regent
Princess of Wales
-
Caroline of Brunswick
Events
May 10
-
Stapleton Cotton
plays a prominent role in the
Battle of Grijó
.
David Hughes
, Principal of
Jesus College, Oxford
, donates £105 towards scholarships to give South Wales the same level of support as North Wales.
Hawarden Castle
is enlarged.
John Rice Jones
begins lead mining across the
Mississippi
in the future state of
Missouri
.
Jeremiah Homfray opens a level at
Richard Griffiths'
lease in
Trehafod
in the
Rhondda
; the first full scale attempt to mine coal in the area.
Arts and literature
New books
Edward Davies
-
The Mythology and Rites of the British Druids
Thomas Evans (Tomos Glyn Cothi) -
An English-Welsh Dictionary neu Eir-Lyfr Saesneg a Chymraeg
Theophilus Jones -
History of the County of Brecknock
, vol. 2
Music
Births
January 18
-
John Gwyn Jeffreys
, conchologist (d. 1885)
April 17
-
Thomas Brigstocke
, painter (d. 1881)
May 24
-
William Chambers
, politician (d. 1882)
May 26
-
G. T. Clark
, engineer (d. 1885)
August 11
- Robert Thomas (Ap Vychan), writer (d. 1880)
August 20
-
Morris Williams (Nicander)
, writer (d. 1874)
October 27
-
Lewis Edwards
, Nonconformist minister and educator (d. 1887)
date unknown
-
Evan James
, lyricist of the Welsh national anthem
Deaths
April -
Charles Francis Greville
, founder of Milford Haven, 59
October 28
- Hugh Pugh, Independent minister, 29