1901 in Wales

1901 in Wales
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1901 in: The United Kingdom • Ireland
Other events of 1901

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1901 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

Prince of Wales — The Prince Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (until 22 January); The Prince George, son of the preceding Prince of Wales (from 9 November)
Princess of Wales — Alexandra of Denmark (until 22 January); Mary of Teck (from 9 November)
Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales — Hwfa Môn

January — Samuel Thomas Evans becomes the last QC appointed by Queen Victoria.
22 January — The Prince of Wales accedes to the throne, following the death of Queen Victoria.
31 March — The 10-yearly Census of England and Wales is taken.
3 April — Frederick Rutherfoord Harris, MP for Monmouth Boroughs, is unseated for alleged electoral malpractice.
7 May — In the by-election at Monmouth Boroughs, Joseph Lawrence becomes the new Conservative MP.
24 May — 81 miners are killed in an accident at Universal Colliery, Senghenydd.
10 September — Twelve miners are killed in a mining accident at Llanbradach Colliery in Glamorgan.
9 November — Prince George, Duke of York and his wife Mary of Teck officially become Prince and Princess of Wales.
Gomer Berry and William Ewart Berry co-found Advertising World.
Samuel Walker Griffith helps draft the Australian constitution.
Shipping magnate Alfred Lewis Jones is knighted.
Construction of the 156-room Grand Hotel at Llandudno, the largest in Wales at the time.

Rugby Union
- 9 February - Scotland beat Wales 18–8 at Inverleith, Edinburgh.
- Pontypool RFC and Tenby United RFC are founded.

4 January — Lonza Bowdler, Wales international rugby player (died 1963)
20 January — Cecil Griffiths, athlete (died 1973)
18 February — Will Owen, politician (died 1981)
27 February — Iorwerth Peate, poet, author and founder of the Museum of Welsh Life (died 1982)
4 March — Edward Prosser Rhys, journalist and poet
18 April — Mel Rosser, dual-code international rugby player (died 1988)
19 April — John Ellis Williams, novelist
1 July — Candy Evans, miner, boxer, dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer (died 1952)
10 September — Rowe Harding, Wales and British Lions rugby player (died 1991)
9 November — Rhys Davies, writer (died 1978)
10 December — Ivor Jones, rugby player (died 1982)
24 December — Hilary Marquand, economist and MP (died 1972)

7 February — Leonard Watkins, Wales international rugby union player, 41
21 February — John Deffett Francis, artist
June — Abel Jones (Bardd Crwst), balladeer (born 1830)
1 June
- John Viriamu Jones, scientist
- Morgan Albert Ellis, Welsh-American preacher (born 1832)
18 August — Evan James, rugby player, 32
5 September — Rhys Gwesyn Jones, minister and author
15 September — John Richards (Isalaw), musician (born 1843)
22 September — William Davies (Mynorydd), artist (born 1826)
24 November — Evan Lewis, Dean of Bangor, 83
26 November — Robert Clayton, cricketer, 57