1895 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1895 to Wales
and its people
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— held at Llanelli
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and its people
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
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Incumbents
- Prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
— The Prince Albert EdwardEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom - Princess of WalesPrincess of WalesPrincess of Wales is a British courtesy title held by the wife of The Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283.Although there have been considerably more than ten male heirs to the throne, there have been only ten Princesses of Wales. The majority of Princes of Wales...
— Alexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom... - ArchdruidArchdruidThe Archdruid is the title used by the presiding official of the Gorsedd.The Archdruid presides over the most important ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod of Wales including the Crowning of the Bard, The Award of the Prose Medal and Chairing of the Bard. From 1932 only former winners of the...
of the National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of WalesThe National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
— Hwfa MônRowland Williams (Hwfa Môn)Rev. Rowland Williams , commonly known by his bardic name of "Hwfa Môn", was a Welsh clergyman and poet, who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1895 to 1905.- Early Life and education:...
Events
- 29 March — The National TrustNational Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural BeautyThe National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
acquires Dinas Oleu, BarmouthBarmouthBarmouth ; Y Bermo ) is a town in the county of Gwynedd, north-western Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Mawddach and Cardigan Bay.The town is served by Barmouth railway station.- History :...
, its first property in the UK. - 1 November — The last turnpike toll-gatesToll roadA toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
in the UK are removed, from LlanfairpwllgwyngyllLlanfairpwllgwyngyllLlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a large village and community on the island of Anglesey in Wales, situated on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor. This village has the longest place name in Europe and one of the longest...
on AngleseyAngleseyAnglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
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Awards
National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of Wales
The National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
— held at Llanelli
Llanelli
Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...
- Chair — John Owen Williams
- Crown — Lewis William Lewis
New books
- Henry JonesHenry Jones (philosopher)Sir Henry Jones , was a Welsh philosopher and academic.He was born in Llangernyw, Denbighshire, the son of a shoemaker. After working as an apprentice to his father, he studied at Bangor Normal College and became a teacher at Brynamman. Having decided to enter the Presbyterian ministry, he went...
— A Critical Account of the Philosophy of Lotze - Arthur MachenArthur MachenArthur Machen was a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His novella The Great God Pan has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror...
— The Three Impostors
Sport
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
— The Welsh Golfing Union is founded, and the first Welsh amateur golf championships are held. - Horse racingHorse racingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
— The Welsh Grand National is held for the first time, at Ely, CardiffEly, CardiffEly is a community primarily dominated by council housing in western Cardiff, capital of Wales.-The Roman era:In Roman times, Ely was the site of a Roman villa, near the old racecourse...
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Births
- 22 January — Iorwerth ThomasIorwerth ThomasIorwerth Rhys Thomas was a Welsh Labour Party politician.Thomas was born on 22 January 1895, the son of David William Thomas, Cwmparc, Rhondda. He was educated at a local elementary school, and in 1908, at 13 years of age, he began working at the Dare colliery, Cwmdare, Aberdare...
, politician (died 1966) - 3 April — Brinley WilliamsBrinley WilliamsBrinley "Bryn" Williams was a Welsh dual-code international rugby wing who played rugby union for Llanelli and rugby league with Batley...
, Wales dual-code rugby international (died 1987) - 14 April — Albert Evans-JonesAlbert Evans-JonesSir Cynan Evans-Jones CBE , more commonly known within Wales by his bardic name of Cynan, was a Welsh poet and dramatist.-Early life:...
("Cynan"), poet and Archdruid (died 1970) - 1 March — William Richard WilliamsWilliam Richard WilliamsWilliam Richard Williams was a British civil servant and politician who made a particular specialism of the Post Office.-Post Office career:...
, civil servant (died 1963) - 8 June — Idwal JonesIdwal Jones (writer)Idwal Jones was both a novelist and non-fiction writer at the turn of the twentieth century. Jones focused a lot of his writing on the beauty and population boom in California and the west....
, humorous writer (died 1937) - 1 November — David JonesDavid Jones (poet)David Jones CH was both a painter and one of the first generation British modernist poets. As a painter he worked chiefly in watercolor, painting portraits and animal, landscape, legendary and religious subjects. He was also a wood-engraver and designer of inscriptions. As a writer he was...
, poet and artist (died 1974)
Deaths
- 8 January — Hugo HarperHugo HarperHugo Daniel Harper was Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1877 to 1895.Harper was educated at Christ's Hospital and won a scholarship to Jesus College in 1840. He obtained a second in classical moderations, followed by a First in Mathematics in 1844. He was a Fellow of Jesus College between...
, academic - 15 January — Lady Charlotte GuestLady Charlotte GuestLady Charlotte Elizabeth Guest, , later Lady Charlotte Schreiber, was an English businesswoman and translator...
, translator of the Mabinogion, 82 - 16 February — Thomas BriscoeThomas BriscoeThomas Briscoe was a Welsh priest and scholar, who was a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford for 25 years and Vicar of Holyhead for 37 years. He also translated the New Testament, and some books of the Old Testament, into Welsh.-Life:Briscoe was born in Wrexham, Wales and educated at Ruthin School...
, academic, 81 - 25 February — Henry Bruce, 1st Baron AberdareHenry Bruce, 1st Baron AberdareHenry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare GCB, PC, FRS was a British Liberal Party politician, who served in government most notably as Home Secretary and as Lord President of the Council....
, politician, 79 - 3 May — George Herbert, 13th Earl of PembrokeGeorge Herbert, 13th Earl of PembrokeGeorge Robert Charles Herbert, 13th Earl of Pembroke, 10th Earl of Montgomery , known as The Lord Herbert of Lea from 1861 to 1862, was a British Conservative politician...
, 44 - 8 May — Thomas Jones (Tudno), poet (born 1844)
- 13 July — John GriffinJohn Griffin (rugby player)John Griffin was an English doctor who became an international rugby union forward for Wales despite having no connections to the country.-Personal background:...
, Welsh international rugby player, 35 - 22 October — Daniel OwenDaniel OwenDaniel Owen was a Welsh novelist, generally regarded as the foremost Welsh-language novelist of the 19th century.-Early life:...
, novelist, 59 - 23 November — William Davies (MP)William Davies (MP)William Davies was a Welsh Liberal politician.Davies was the son of Thomas Davies of Haverfordwest. He was admitted a Solicitor 1848 and became a J.P. and a Deputy Lieutenant for Pembrokeshire, and a J.P...
, 74 - date unknown — David LewisDavid Lewis (priest)David Lewis was a Welsh Anglican priest and academic who converted to Roman Catholicism under the influence of John Henry Newman.-Life:...
, Newmanite priest and academic (born 1814)