1906 in Wales explained

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1906 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Dyfed^[1]
  • Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Sir Richard Henry Williams-Bulkeley, 12th Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Joseph Bailey, 2nd Baron Glanusk^[2]
• Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – John Ernest Greaves^[3]
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Herbert Davies-Evans^[4]
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – Sir James Williams-Drummond, 4th Baronet^[5]
• Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – William Cornwallis-West^[6]
• Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Hugh Robert Hughes^[7]
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
• Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – W. R. M. Wynne^[8]
• Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar^[9]
  • Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Frederick Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor^[10]
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Powlett Milbank^[11]
• Bishop of Bangor – Watkin Williams^[12]
• Bishop of Llandaff – Joshua Pritchard Hughes^[13]
• Bishop of St Asaph – A. G. Edwards (later Archbishop of Wales)^[14]
• Bishop of St Davids – John Owen^[15]

Events

• 13 February - In the United Kingdom general election:
  • For the first time ever, no Conservative MP is elected in Wales.^[16]
  • William Brace becomes Labour MP for South Glamorganshire.
  • David Davies becomes Liberal MP for Montgomeryshire.
  • Ivor Guest becomes Liberal MP for Cardiff District.
  • Alfred Mond becomes Liberal MP for Chester.
  • John David Rees becomes Liberal MP for Montgomery District.
  • Ivor Treowen becomes MP for South Monmouthshire.
  • John Williams becomes MP for Gower District.
• 5 June - At the Eifion by-election, brought about by the resignation of John Bryn Roberts, Liberal candidate Ellis Davies is elected unopposed.^[17]
• 27 June - One of the strongest earthquakes recorded in the UK strikes Swansea with a strength of 5.2 on the Richter Scale, damaging several buildings.^[18]
• August - Evan Roberts suffers a breakdown, signalling the end of the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival.^[19]
• 14 August - The East Denbighshire by-election, brought about by the resignation of Samuel Moss, is won by the Liberal candidate Edward Hemmerde.^[20]
• 30 August - Official opening of Fishguard Harbour.
• 12 September - Opening of Newport Transporter Bridge.^[21]
• October
  • The new City Hall, Cardiff, and Law Courts are opened in Cathays Park.^[22]
  • Opening of the first purpose-built sanatorium in Wales, at Allt-yr-yn, Newport.^[23]
  • A by-election is held in Mid Glamorganshire as a result of the appointment of its MP, Samuel Evans, as Recorder of Swansea; he is required to seek re-election and in the by-election he is returned unopposed.^[24]
• date unknown
  • David Brynmor Jones is knighted.^[25]
  • Hydro-electricity is generated for the first time in Wales, at Cwm Dyli in Gwynedd.^[26]
  • Anglican Benedictine monks arrive at Caldey Island to found a community.
  • The South Wales Miners' Federation affiliates to the Labour Party.

Arts and literature

• Ernest Rhys becomes editor of Everyman's Library.

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Caernarfon
  • Chair - John James Williams (J. J.), "Y Lloer"^[27]
  • Crown - Hugh Emyr Davies

New books

English language

• Arthur Machen – The House of Souls
• W. J. Parry – The Cry of the People
• Allen Raine – Queen of the Rushes
• Edward Thomas - The Heart of England

Welsh language

• Owen Morgan Edwards - Clych Adgof
• Sarah Winifred Parry – Sioned: darluniau o fywyd gwledig yng Nghymru (book publication)
• Eliseus Williams (Eifion Wyn) - Telynegion Maes a Mor^[28]

Music

• The Welsh Folk Song Society is co-founded by soprano Mary Davies.^[29]
• David Vaughan Thomas - The Knight's Burial

Theatre

• 10 December - The New Theatre, Cardiff, opens to the public, with a performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.^[30]

Sport

• • • Boxing 23 May - Tom Thomas wins the British middleweight title.
• Rugby union
  • Wales finish second in the 1906 Home Nations Championship, beating England and Scotland, but losing to Ireland.
  • 1 December - Wales lose 11–0 to South Africa in the first encounter between the two countries.
• Tennis - For the first and only time, a Davis Cup final is played in Wales. The United States defeat Australia at Newport.

Births

• 10 January - Tom Arthur, Wales international rugby player
• 16 January - Watcyn Thomas, rugby player (died 1977)
• 19 February - Grace Williams, composer (died 1977)^[31]
• 4 March - Tommy Jones-Davies, Wales international rugby player (died 1960)
• 15 March - Bill Everson, Wales international rugby player (died 1966)
• 4 April - John Roberts Wales international rugby player (died 1965)
• 24 April - Leslie Thomas, politician (died 1971)
• 25 June - Roger Livesey, actor (died 1976)^[32]
• 27 June - Vernon Watkins, poet (died 1967)^[33]
• 12 July - Archie Skym, international rugby union player
• 15 July - Herbert Edmund-Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies, judge (died 1992)
• 16 October - Maudie Edwards, actress (died 1991)
• 18 November - Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl, politician (died 1981)^[34]
• 8 December - Richard Llewellyn, novelist (died 1983)^[35]

Deaths

• • • 6 January Joseph Bailey, 1st Baron Glanusk, retired Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire, 65^[36]
  • Emrys ap Iwan, writer, 54^[37]
• 25 March - Gwilym Williams, judge, 66
• 4 June - John William Evans, politician, 36^[38]
• 24 June - Henry Dennis, industrialist, 80
• 24 July - John Edwards (Meiriadog), poet, 93
• 27 August - James Charles, painter, 55^[39]
• 4 September - William Bowen Rowlands, politician^[40]
• 16 September - Robert Llugwy Owen, minister and writer, 69
• 22 September - Griffith Arthur Jones, Anglican priest, 78^[41]
• 21 October - Griffith Jones (Glan Menai), writer, 70
• 25 November - William W. Davies, Mormon leader, 73^[42]
• 29 November - Mary Dillwyn Welby, photographer, 90^[43]
• 30 November - Sir Edward James Reed, politician, 76^[44]
• 30 December - William Stadden, Wales international rugby player, 45 (suicide)^[45]

See also

• 1906 in Ireland

Notes and References

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2. Book: Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes. Dod. 1921. 356.
3. Book: National Museum of Wales. Adroddiad Blynyddol. The Museum. 1935. 3.
4. Book: The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Dalcassian Publishing Company. 1860. 443.
5. Book: The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. The Society. 1986. 63.
6. Book: Potter, Matthew . The concept of the 'master' in art education in Britain and Ireland, 1770 to the present . Routledge . Abingdon, Oxon . 2016 . 9781351545471 . 149.
7. Journal of the Architectural, Archaeological, and Historic Society for the County and the City of Chester and North Wales. Popish recusants in Flintshire in 1625. Henry Taylor. Architectural, Archaeological, and Historic Society for the County and the City of Chester and North Wales. 1895. 304.
8. Web site: Transactions of the Liverpool Welsh National Society 1891-92. National Library of Wales. 15 March 2022.
9. Book: Cyril James Oswald Evans. Monmouthshire, Its History and Topography. W. Lewis (printers). 1953. 190.
10. s-CAMP-VAU-1847. Campbell, Frederick Archibald Vaughan, viscount Emlyn (1847-1898), earl Cawdor (1898-1911). Glyn Roberts. 1959. 20 March 2022.
11. Book: Whitaker's Almanack. Joseph Whitaker. Whitaker's Almanack. 1913. 847.
12. Book: Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1925. 2437.
13. s-HUGH-JOS-1807 . Hughes, Joshua (1807-1889), bishop . William Thomas . Havard . William Havard . 26 October 2021.
14. [Who's Who (UK)#Who Was Who|''Who was Who 1897–2007'']
15. s-OWEN-JOH-1854. Owen, John (1854-1926), bishop. Thomas Iorwerth Ellis. 1959. 19 March 2022.
16. Book: Bentley B. Gilbert. David Lloyd George: a political life : the architect of change, 1863-1912. 1987. B.T. Batsford. 978-0-7134-5558-8. 289.
17. Book: Iain Dale. The Times Guides to the House of Commons: 1910, 1911, 1919. 2003. Politico's. 978-1-84275-034-6. 91.
18. Book: Charles Davison. A History of British Earthquakes. 30 July 2009. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-14099-7. 196–197.
19. Book: Michael R. Watts. The Dissenters: The crisis and conscience of nonconformity. 1978. Clarendon Press. 978-0-19-822969-8. 225.
20. Book: Joyce M. Bellamy. David E. Martin. John Saville. Dictionary of Labour Biography: Volume IX. 15 January 1993. Palgrave Macmillan UK. 978-1-349-07845-5. 127.
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22. Book: John B. Hilling. The History and Architecture of Cardiff Civic Centre: Black Gold, White City. 20 May 2016. University of Wales Press. 978-1-78316-844-6. 178.
23. Book: The Surveyor and Municipal Engineer. July 1906. St. Bride's Press. 330.
24. s-EVAN-THO-1859. Evans, Sir Samuel Thomas (1859-1918), politician and judge. David James Llewelfryn Davies. 2007. 5 May 2020.
25. s-JONE-BRY-1852. Jones (later Brynmor-Jones), Sir David Brynmor (1852-1921), lawyer and historian. Robert Thomas Jenkins. 18 September 2019.
26. Web site: Cwm Dyli Power Station. British Listed Buildings. 18 June 2018.
27. Web site: Winners of the Chair National Eisteddfod. 2021-02-27. eisteddfod.wales.
28. Book: Peter N. Williams. Presenting Wales from a to Y - The People, the Places, the Traditions: An Alphabetical Guide to a Nation's Heritage. 2003. Trafford Publishing. 978-1-55395-482-8. 282.
29. Web site: History of the Society. Welsh Folk Song Society. 18 June 2018.
30. Web site: New Theatre history . New Theatre . 2010-05-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930172654/http://www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk/english/history.asp . 2011-09-30 .
31. s10-WILL-MAR-1906. Williams, Grace Mary (1906-1977), composer. Rhidian Griffiths. 2007. 4 December 2019.
32. Book: Monaco, James . The encyclopedia of film . Perigee Books . New York, NY . 1991 . 9780399516047 . 10.
33. s2-WATK-PHI-1906. Watkins, Vernon (1906-1967), poet. Roland Glyn Mathias. 2007. 4 December 2019.
34. Book: Hugo Young. Political Lives. 2001. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-860430-3. 114.
35. Book: Gale, Cengage Learning. A Study Guide for Richard Llewellyn's "How Green Was My Valley". 29 June 2016. Gale. 978-1-4103-4850-0. 5.
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37. s-JONE-AMB-1848. Jones, Robert Ambrose. David Myrddin Lloyd. 28 February 2021.
38. News: Death of Alderman J.W. Evans, Hirwaun. 3 January 2022. Aberdare Leader. 9 June 1906.
39. Sieveking . Albert Forbes . McConkey . Kenneth (reviewer) . Charles, James Henry (1851-1906) . 32369.
40. Book: Thomas Rowland Roberts. Eminent Welshmen: A Short Biographical Dictionary of Welshmen who Have Attained Distinction from the Earliest Times to the Present. 1908. Educational Publishing Company. 488.
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42. [J. Gordon Melton]
43. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. volume 1, page 1151
44. News: Death of Sir Edward Reed . . 1 December 1906 . 6 .
45. http://www.espnscrum.com/wales/rugby/player/697.html Buller Staddan player profile