This article is about the particular significance of the year 1821 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – William Edward Powell Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney
Bishop of Bangor – Henry Majendie Bishop of Llandaff – William Van Mildert Bishop of St Asaph – John Luxmoore Bishop of St Davids – Thomas Burgess
Events 27 July – Sir Thomas Phillipps is created a baronet. 13 September – King George IV of the United Kingdom visits Brecon on his return from Ireland. November – The first edition of Y Dysgedydd appears. 1 March – The first gas street lighting in Wales is installed at Swansea. unknown date – William Madocks obtains an Act of Parliament allowing him to build a port, later known as Porthmadog.
Arts and literature New books John Elias – Golygiad Ysgrythurol ar Gyfiawnhad Pechadur Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd) – Pedwar Cyflwr Dyn (translation of a work by Thomas Boston David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr) – Cywydd y Dilyw
Music Joseph Harris (Gomer) – Casgliad o Hymnau (collection of hymns)
Births 21 April – Thomas Stephens, historian, literary critic and social reformer (d. 1875) 1 May – William Latham Bevan, church historian (d. 1908) 24 June – Guillermo Rawson, Argentinian politician (d. 1890) 6 July – Henry Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea (d. 1894) 16 July – John Jones (Mathetes), preacher and writer (d. 1878) 14 November – John Owen (Owain Alaw), musician (d. 1883) 16 December - John Griffith, journalist writing under the pseudonym Y Gohebydd (d. 1877) date unknown - William Davies, politician (d. 1895)
Deaths 16 February – Hugh Davies, botanist, 81 2 March - Benjamin Evans, Independent minister, 81 2 May – Hester Thrale, diarist, 80 21 May – John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors), poet and satirist, 54 13 July – Sir Watkin Lewes, lord mayor of London, 81 7 August – Caroline of Brunswick, former Princess of Wales (1795–1820), 53 12 October - William Jones, evangelist, 65 November – Richard Fenton, poet and author, 74
See also 1821 in Ireland
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