1922 in Wales
Wales-related events during the year of 1922
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1922 to Wales and its people .
Incumbents
Archbishop of Wales – Alfred George Edwards , Bishop of St Asaph [ 1] Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Dyfed [ 2] Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Sir Richard Henry Williams-Bulkeley, 12th Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Joseph Bailey, 2nd Baron Glanusk [ 3] Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – John Ernest Greaves [ 4] Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Herbert Davies-Evans[ 5] Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – John Hinds Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Henry Gladstone, later Baron Gladstone [ 6] Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Osmond Williams, 1st Baronet [ 7] Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Ivor Herbert, 1st Baron Treowen Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Arthur Walsh, 3rd Baron Ormathwaite (until 20 January);[ 8] Charles Coltman-Rogers (from 20 January)[ 9]
Events
Arts and literature
Awards
New books
English language
Welsh language
D. Ambrose Jones - Llenyddiaeth a Llenorion Cymreig y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg
J. Glyn Davies Cerddi Huw Puw
Music
Film
Broadcasting
Preparations begin for the start of radio broadcasting by the BBC in Cardiff; the first broadcast will take place in February 1923.[ 18]
Sport
Births
2 January – D. Geraint James , physician (d. 2010 )[ 20] 15 January – Emlyn Davies , rugby international (d. 2016 )16 February – Sir Geraint Evans , opera singer (d. 1992 )[ 21] 14 March – Colin Fletcher , pioneering backpacker and writer (d. 2007)[ 22] 24 March – Arthur "Waring" Bowen , solicitor and charity worker[ 23] 16 April
21 April – Allan Watkins , England Test cricketer (d. 2011 )[ 25] 7 May
11 June – Tom Cole , Welsh-American racing driver (d. 1953)26 June – William Griffiths , hockey player (d. 2010 )4 July (in the United States) – Phyllis Kinney , expert on Welsh folk music[ 27] 18 July
20 July – Ruth Bidgood (née Jones), poet (d. 2022 )[ 28] 10 August – Bert Evans , Welsh-American footballer (d. 2008 )12 September – Arthur Daniels , rugby league player (d. 2001 )[ 29] 3 October – Hugh James , aviator (d. 2015 )[ 30] 31 October – Talfryn Thomas , comedy actor (d. 1982)18 December – Maldwyn Jones , historian (d. 2007 )[ 31] 22 December – Eryl Davies , teacher and school inspector (d. 1982 )[ 32] date unknown
Deaths
29 January – George Owen , footballer, 564 February – Sir Henry Jones , philosopher, 69[ 33] 25 February – Mary Jane Evans , teacher, preacher and actress, 34[ 34] 9 April – Constance Jones , English-born philosopher and educator, 74[ 35] 22 April – W. Llewelyn Williams , lawyer and historian, 553 May – Dick Kedzlie , Wales international rugby player, 5914 May – William Abraham ("Mabon") , politician, 79[ 36] 16 May – Thomas Powel , Celtic scholar, 76/77[ 37] 2 June – Sir John David Rees , politician, 6720 June – John Williams , politician, 60[ 38] 8 July – James Bevan Edwards , army officer and politician, 86[ 39] 6 August – Thomas Pryce-Jenkins , Wales international rugby player, 60[ 40] 12 August – Arthur Griffith , Irish-born nationalist politician of Welsh descent, 5022 August – John Bryn Edwards , ironmaster, 33[ 41] 12 September – George Rowles , Wales international rugby player, 56[ 42] 28 September – Charlie Newman , Wales rugby union captain, 6521 December – William Morris (Rhosynnog) , Baptist minister, 79[ 43] 25 December – Percy Jones , former world boxing champion, 29[ 44] 27 December – Thomas William Rhys Davids , Pali scholar, 79[ 45]
See also
References
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