1875 in Wales

← 1874 1873 1872 1875 in Wales → 1876 1877 1878
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See also:	List of years in Wales 1875 in The United Kingdom Ireland Scotland

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1875 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Prince Albert Edward, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
• Princess of Wales – Alexandra of Denmark

Events

• August - First publication of The Usk Gleaner and Monmouthshire Record.
• December - South Wales miners, led by William Abraham, come to agreement on a sliding scale of wages in relation to prices and profits.
• 4 December - In a mining accident at Old Pit, New Tredegar, 22 men are killed.
• 5 December - In a mining accident at Llan Colliery, Pentyrch, twelve men are killed.
• The first imports of North American wheat come through Cardiff.
• The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service recognises Welsh as a distinct nationality - the first official body ever to do so.
• Ordnance Survey publishes the first complete maps of Wales.
• David Davies Llandinam is elected treasurer of the University of Wales.
• Major eisteddfod held at Pwllheli. Future archdruid Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn) is a leading adjudicator.
• Francis Wallace Grenfell takes part in the expedition which claims Griqualand West (site of the Kimberley diamond fields) for the UK.
• Bodnant Garden is begun by Baron Aberconway.

Arts and literature

• Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot buys James Milo Griffith's Summer Flowers for Margam Castle.

New books

• William Ambrose - Gweithiau y Parch. W. Ambrose (posthumously published)
• David Stephen Davies - Adroddiad
• Isaac Foulkes - Y Ddau Efell, neu Llanllonydd
• Owen Jones (Meudwy Môn) (ed.) - Cymru, yn Hanesyddol, Parthedegol, a Bywgraphyddol
• John Goronwy Mathias - Y Dywysen Aeddfed
• Evan Rees (Dyfed) - Caniadau Dyfedfab
• Hugh Owen Thomas - Diseases of the Hip, Knee, and Ankle Joints

Music

• Robert Griffiths becomes the first secretary of the tonic solfa college.
• Joseph Parry composes the music to Myfanwy.
• Sarah Edith Wynne marries and retires from her singing career.

Sport

• Rugby union - Llanelli RFC and Risca RFC are formed.
• Yachting - Bristol Channel Yacht Club is formed in Swansea.

Births

• 3 January - Cliff Bowen, Wales international rugby player and county cricketer (died 1929)
• 4 January – William Williams (Crwys), poet and Archdruid (died 1968)
• 19 January – Thomas Owen Jones, dramatist, actor and producer (died 1941)
• 23 February – David Brazell, singer (died 1959)
• 23 May - Nathaniel Walters, Wales international rugby player (died 1956)
• 26 May - Jack Evans Wales international rugby player (died 1947)
• 31 May - Dan Jones, Wales international rugby player (died 1959)
• 11 June - Will Osborne, Wales international rugby player
• 10 September
  • John Evans, Welsh politician (died 1961)
  • Harry Vaughan Watkins, Wales international rugby player (died 1945)
• 26 October – Sir Lewis Casson, artist (died 1969)
• 11 November – Johnny Jenkins, racing driver (died 1945)
• 20 December (in Shirley, Derbyshire) – T. F. Powys, Anglo-Welsh writer (died 1953)
• 25 December – George Davies, international rugby player (died 1959)
• date unknown - John Kelt Edwards, cartoonist (died 1934)

Deaths

• 4 January – Thomas Stephens, historian and critic (born 1821)
• 4 March – John Evans (I. D. Ffraid), minister and author (born 1814)
• April – Frances Bunsen, painter (born 1791)
• 27 July – Connop Thirlwall, bishop (born 1797)
• 19 August – Robert Elis (Cynddelw), writer (born 1812)
• 7 September – John Prichard, minister, author and teacher (born 1796)
• 29 November - Thomas Jones, librarian (born 1810)
• date unknown - Fanny Parkes, travel writer (born 1794)