1858 in Wales

1858 in Wales

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1858 in: The United Kingdom • Ireland

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1858 to Wales and its people.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Awards 3.2 New books 3.3 Music 4 Births 5 Deaths

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales — The Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
• Princess of Wales — vacant

Events

• 20 April — John Jones (Shoni Sguborfawr) is given a conditional pardon for his role in the Rebecca Riots.
• 29 August — Musician Robert Davies (Asaph Llechid) is killed by a rockfall while at work in Cae-braich-y-cafn quarry.
• 13 October — 20 men are killed in a mining accident at Lower Duffryn Colliery, Mountain Ash.
• Bangor Normal College is founded by Hugh Owen.
• David Davies Llandinam builds the Vale of Clwyd Railway.
• Erection of the Town Clock at Tredegar.
• Major General Charles Hinde plays a major role in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny.

Arts and literature

Awards

• "Great Eisteddfod" at Llangollen; early appearance of Gorsedd ceremony. Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd) wins first prize for his poem Maes Bosworth.

New books

• L. M. Spooner — Gladys of Harlech
• William Davies (Gwilym Teilo) — Llandilo-Vawr and its Neighbourhood
• Owen Wynne Jones — Lleucu Llwyd
• Alfred Russel Wallace — On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely From the Original Type

Music

• Thomas Gruffydd Jones (Tafalaw Bencerdd) — Y Drysorfa Gorawl
• Edward Stephen (Tanymarian) — Requiem

Births

• 6 January — Ben Davies, singer (died 1943)
• 28 January — Edgeworth David, explorer (died 1934)
• 9 April — Aneurin Rees, Wales rugby union international (died 1932)
• 15 May — B. B. Mann, Wales rugby union international (died 1948)
• 8 October — Robert Owen Hughes (Elfyn), journalist and poet (died 1919)
• 25 October — Tom Clapp, Wales rugby union captain
• 30 October - Alfred Onions, politician (died 1921)
• 18 December — Sir Owen Thomas, soldier and politician
• 25 December — Frederick Margrave, rugby player (died 1946)
• 26 December — Sir Owen Morgan Edwards, academic and author (died 1920)
• 27 December — Sir John Herbert Lewis, lawyer and politician (died 1933)
• 28 December — Josiah Towyn Jones, politician (died 1925)

Deaths

• 13 May — Lewis Loyd, banker, 91
• 4 July — Thomas Edwards (Caerfallwch), lexicographer, 78
• 16 October — Charles Norris, artist, 79
• 17 November — Robert Owen, founder of the Co-operative Society, 87
• 20 November — Sir Joseph Bailey, 1st Baronet, ironmaster, 75
• 18 December — John Salusbury Piozzi Salusbury, nephew of Hester Thrale, 65