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This article is about the particular significance of the year
1831
to
Wales
and
its people
.
Incumbents
Prince of Wales
-
vacant
Princess of Wales
-
vacant
Events
April 28
- In the
UK general election
:
Robert Fulke Greville
is defeated in Pembrokeshire by
Sir John Owen of Orielton
.
Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn
becomes MP for Flintshire.
John Jones of Ystrad
is injured in rioting during the election at
Carmarthen
June 3
-
Merthyr Riots
.
August 17
- The
Rothsay Castle
is wrecked in
Conwy
Bay, with the loss of 93 lives.
August - John Jones of Ystrad holds the constituency of Carmarthen.
October 22
- John Jones of Ystrad and Robert Fulke Greville fight a duel at Tafarnspite.
William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog)
becomes a minister.
Repeal of the
slate
tax.
Arts and literature
New books
John Evans (I. D. Ffraid)
-
Hanes yr Iddewon
Music
*
Births
January 13
-
William Hugh Evans
, minister and author (d. 1909)
May 3
-
Sir Walter Vaughan Morgan
, Lord Mayor of London (d. 1916)
May 16
-
David E. Hughes
, musician and professor of music (d. 1900)
October 16
-
John Jones
(Eos Bradwen), composer (d. 1899)
December 8
-
William Dykins
, poet (d. 1872)
December 14
-
Griffith John
, missionary (d. 1912)
December 20
-
William T. Davies
, Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 1912)
date unknown
-
William Davies (Gwilym Teilo)
, writer (d. 1892)
Deaths
January 7
-
Edward "Celtic" Davies
, author, 74
June 8
-
Sarah Siddons
, actress, 75
August 11
-
Cradock Glascott
, Evangelical clergyman and associate of the Wesley brothers, 88
August 13
-
Dic Penderyn
, labourer, 23 (executed)
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