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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1837 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

Bishop of Bangor – Christopher Bethell^[16]^[17]
Bishop of Llandaff – Edward Copleston^[18]
Bishop of St Asaph – William Carey^[19]^[20]^[18]
Bishop of St Davids – John Jenkinson^[18]^[21]^[22]^[23]

Events

1 April – John Josiah Guest is elected the first chairman of the Merthyr "board of guardians", formed with the view of obtaining an act of Parliament for the incorporation of Merthyr.^[24]
10 May – 21 men are killed in a mining accident at Plas-yr-Argoed, Mold, Flintshire.^[25]
July /August – In the United Kingdom general election:
- Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet, defeats Panton Corbett to win Montgomery for the Liberals for a second time.
- Edwin Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl joins Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot as MP for Glamorganshire.
- Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet, future brother-in-law of Gladstone, becomes MP for Flintshire.
- William Bulkeley Hughes defeats Charles Henry Paget to take Caernarvon Boroughs for the Tories.
date unknown
- Chartist riots in Montgomeryshire.^[26]
- George Rowland Edwards becomes secretary to Lord Clive.
- Major reconstruction of Penrhyn Castle in north Wales by Thomas Hopper (architect) is largely completed.^[27]

Arts and literature

Henry Mark Anthony exhibits A view on the Rhaidha [sic] Glamorganshire at the Royal Academy.
The Welsh Manuscripts Society is founded at Abergavenny.

New books

English language

Charles James Apperley – The Chace, the Road, and the Turf
Eliza Constantia Campbell – Tales about Wales^[28]

Music

Robert Edwards – Caersalem (hymn tune), published in Peroriaeth Hyfryd^[29]

Births

14 March – Thomas Meyrick, politician (d. 1921)^[30]
26 May – Henry Hicks, geologist (d. 1899)^[31]
3 August – Lewis Pugh Pugh, politician (d. 1908)
5 August – William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr, industrialist (d. 1914)^[32]
6 September – Henry Thomas Edwards, Dean of Bangor (d. 1884)^[33]
22 September – Thomas Charles Edwards, minister, writer and first principal of the University of Wales (d. 1900^[34]
26 December – Sir William Boyd Dawkins, geologist (d. 1929)^[35]
date unknown
- John Griffiths, mathematician (d. 1916)
- Octavius Vaughan Morgan, politician (d. 1896)^[36]
- William Bowen Rowlands, politician (d. 1906)

Deaths

31 January – John Rolls of The Hendre, English-born landowner, 60^[37]
19 February – Thomas Burgess, former Bishop of St David's, 80^[38]
27 September – William Pryce Cumby, Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard,^[39] 66
20 November – John Edward Madocks, MP, 51^[40]

References

^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.
^ ^a ^b ^c J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.
^ "Penpont including attached conservatory and rear service ranges". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^ Edwin Poole (1886). The Illustrated History and Biography of Brecknockshire from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: Containing the General History, Antiquities, Sepulchral Monuments and Inscriptions. Edwin Poole. p. 378.
^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
^ "not known". Old Wales: Monthly Magazine of Antiquities for Wales and the Borders. 3. "Old Wales" Office: 106. 1907.
^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.
^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.
^ Amy Audrey Locke (1916). The Hanbury Family. Arthur L. Humphreys. p. 147.
^ Evan David Jones (1959). "Herbert family (earls of Powis)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ Thorne, R.G. "John Owen (1776-1861) of Orielton, Pembrokeshire". History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.
^ William Stockdale (1833). Stockdale's Peerage of the United Kingdom. p. 86.
^ Fryde, E. B. (1996). Handbook of British chronology. Cambridge England: New York Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780521563505.
^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
^ ^a ^b ^c Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 307.
^ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Carey, William (1769-1846)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
^ The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.
^ George III (King of Great Britain) (1967). The Later Correspondence of George III, Volume 3. University Press. p. 434.
^ "Records of Past Fellows: Burgess, Thomas". The Royal Society. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ Watkin William Price (1959). "Guest family, iron-masters, coal owners, etc.". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ "Argoed Hall". Welsh coal mines. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ Thomas Rowland Roberts (1908). Eminent Welshmen: A Short Biographical Dictionary of Welshmen who Have Attained Distinction from the Earliest Times to the Present. Educational Publishing Company. p. 73.
^ Port, M. H. (2004). "Hopper, Thomas (1776–1856)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13763. Retrieved 23 January 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Campbell (Morrieson), Eliza Constantia (1796-1864), author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ Robert David Griffith (1959). "Edwards, Robert (1796-1862), musician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 2003, vol. 2, p. 2676
^ Bonney, Thomas George (1901). "Hicks, Henry" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). Vol. II. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 419–420.
^ Williams, John (2004). "Lewis, William Thomas, first Baron Merthyr (1837–1914)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47974. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Edwards, Henry Thomas (1837-1884), dean of Bangor". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ Evans, Rev. Trebor Lloyd. "Edwards, Lewis (1809-1887)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dawkins, William Boyd" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 873.
^ Robert Thomas Jenkins (1959). "Morgan, Sir Walter Vaughan". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ William Coxe (1904). Edwin Davies (ed.). A historical tour through Monmouthshire (2 ed.). Davies and co. p. v-vi. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
^ "Burgess, Thomas (1756-1837), bishop". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. 1959. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ "Pryce-Cumby, William, Captain, 1771-1837". nmm.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
^ Archaeologia Cambrensis. W. Pickering. 1904. p. 170.

[1] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.

[Sainty-2] J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.

[3] Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.

[4] Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.

[5] "Penpont including attached conservatory and rear service ranges". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[6] Edwin Poole (1886). The Illustrated History and Biography of Brecknockshire from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: Containing the General History, Antiquities, Sepulchral Monuments and Inscriptions. Edwin Poole. p. 378.

[7] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.

[8] "not known". Old Wales: Monthly Magazine of Antiquities for Wales and the Borders. 3. "Old Wales" Office: 106. 1907.

[9] Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.

[10] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.

[11] Amy Audrey Locke (1916). The Hanbury Family. Arthur L. Humphreys. p. 147.

[12] Evan David Jones (1959). "Herbert family (earls of Powis)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[13] Thorne, R.G. "John Owen (1776-1861) of Orielton, Pembrokeshire". History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[14] Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.

[15] William Stockdale (1833). Stockdale's Peerage of the United Kingdom. p. 86.

[16] Fryde, E. B. (1996). Handbook of British chronology. Cambridge England: New York Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780521563505.

[Fasti305-17] Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.

[Fasti307-18] Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 307.

[19] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Carey, William (1769-1846)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

[20] The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.

[21] The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.

[22] George III (King of Great Britain) (1967). The Later Correspondence of George III, Volume 3. University Press. p. 434.

[23] "Records of Past Fellows: Burgess, Thomas". The Royal Society. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[24] Watkin William Price (1959). "Guest family, iron-masters, coal owners, etc.". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[25] "Argoed Hall". Welsh coal mines. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[26] Thomas Rowland Roberts (1908). Eminent Welshmen: A Short Biographical Dictionary of Welshmen who Have Attained Distinction from the Earliest Times to the Present. Educational Publishing Company. p. 73.

[ODNB-27] Port, M. H. (2004). "Hopper, Thomas (1776–1856)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13763. Retrieved 23 January 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[28] Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Campbell (Morrieson), Eliza Constantia (1796-1864), author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[29] Robert David Griffith (1959). "Edwards, Robert (1796-1862), musician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[30] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 2003, vol. 2, p. 2676

[31] Bonney, Thomas George (1901). "Hicks, Henry" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). Vol. II. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 419–420.

[32] Williams, John (2004). "Lewis, William Thomas, first Baron Merthyr (1837–1914)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47974. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[33] Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Edwards, Henry Thomas (1837-1884), dean of Bangor". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[34] Evans, Rev. Trebor Lloyd. "Edwards, Lewis (1809-1887)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 6 November 2014.

[35] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dawkins, William Boyd" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 873.

[36] Robert Thomas Jenkins (1959). "Morgan, Sir Walter Vaughan". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[37] William Coxe (1904). Edwin Davies (ed.). A historical tour through Monmouthshire (2 ed.). Davies and co. p. v-vi. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

[38] "Burgess, Thomas (1756-1837), bishop". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. 1959. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[39] "Pryce-Cumby, William, Captain, 1771-1837". nmm.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

[40] Archaeologia Cambrensis. W. Pickering. 1904. p. 170.

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Deaths

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References

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