1843 in Wales

1843 in Wales
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Other events of 1843

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1843 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

15 April — Death of William Howells, the notorious "Laleston poisoning" case. His sister and brother-in-law are later acquitted of his murder.
June — After disturbances in Carmarthenshire, George Rice Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor, takes on the responsibility for administering order in the county.
22 June — The Times sends a special correspondent to South Wales to cover the Rebecca Riots.
22 December — John Jones (Shoni Sguborfawr), one of the ringleaders of the Rebecca Riots is sentenced to transportation to Australia.
Llewelyn Lewellin becomes Dean of St David's.
Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis is appointed to chair the commission of enquiry into the Rebecca Riots.

12 February — John Graham Chambers, sportsman who codified the Marquess of Queensberry rules (died 1883)
12 May — Thomas William Rhys Davids, founder of the Pali Text Society (died 1922)
11 June — James Milo Griffith, sculptor (died 1897)
20 December — Frances Hoggan, first British woman to qualify as a doctor (died 1927)