This article is about the particular significance of the year 1826 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Assheton Smith 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 – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney
Bishop of Bangor – Henry Majendie Bishop of Llandaff – William Van Mildert (until 24 April); Charles Sumner (from 21 May) Bishop of St Asaph – John Luxmoore Bishop of St Davids – John Jenkinson
Events 30 January - Opening of the Menai Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford. 1 July - Opening of Telford's Conwy Suspension Bridge. Wrexham Maelor Hospital's predecessor founded. The Calvinistic Methodist "connexion" produces its Constitutional Deed. It incorporates all property (such as chapels) as the property of the connexion as a whole.
Arts and literature
New books Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion) - Golwg ar Gyflwr yr Iddewon, Cerdd James Humphreys - Observations on the Actual State of the English Laws of Real Property, with the outlines of a Code
Music 24 May - John Parry (Bardd Alaw) is given a benefit concert by the Society of Cymmrodorion.
Births 13 January (in Ceylon) - Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff (d. 1913) 10 February - Edward Williams, iron-master (d. 1886) 26 February - John Llewelyn Davies, English theologian of Welsh parentage (d. 1916)Obituary of John Llewelyn Davies, The Times, Friday, 19 May 1916 1 March - John Thomas, harpist (d. 1913) 22 March - Lewys Glyn Dyfi (Lewis Meredith), poet and preacher (d. 1891) 27 April - Owen Phillips, Dean of St Davids (d. 1897) 8 May - George Osborne Morgan, lawyer (d. 1897) 11 May - David Charles Davies, Nonconformist leader (d. 1891) 26 June - Evan Davies, educationalist and lawyer (died 1872) 18 December - Henry Parry, Anglican bishop of Welsh parentage (d. 1893 in Australia)
Deaths April - Ned Turner, prize-fighter, 34 21 April - Thomas Johnes, clergyman, chancellor and canon of Exeter, about 76s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Johnes, Thomas (1) May (approximate) - Richard Griffiths, industrial pioneer who opened up transport links into the Rhondda, 70 October - John Williams, clergyman, teacher and collector of manuscripts, about 76 7 December - John Vivian, industrialist, 76 18 December - Iolo Morganwg, poet and antiquary, 79 28 December - Nathaniel Williams, theologian and hymn-writer, 84
See also 1826 in Ireland
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