1845 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1845 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Penry Williams
• Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – William Edward Powell
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor
• Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Robert Myddelton Biddulph
• Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (until 17 January); Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet (from 25 April)
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
• Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Edward Lloyd-Mostyn, 2nd Baron Mostyn
• Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Capel Hanbury Leigh
• Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite

• Bishop of Bangor – Christopher Bethell
• Bishop of Llandaff – Edward Copleston
• Bishop of St Asaph – William Carey
• Bishop of St Davids – Connop Thirlwall (from 9 August)

Events

• 1 March — Work begins on the construction of the Chester and Holyhead Railway; Robert Stephenson is chief engineer on the project.
• 2 August — 26 men are killed in a mining accident at Cwmbach, Aberdare.
• exact date unknown
• Halkyn-born Mormon missionary Dan Jones returns to Wales from the United States to proselytise for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• Henry Hussey Vivian becomes manager of the Hafod Smelting Works.

Arts and literature

Literature and new books

• 1 January – Lewis Edwards founds the periodical Y Traethodydd.
• The Welsh language periodical Y Trysorfa is founded.
• Thomas Gee inherits his father's printing business.
• Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion) — Galar-Cerdd ar Farwolaeth William Bruce Knight, Deon Llandaf
• John Jones (Idrisyn) — Yr Esboniad Beirniadol
• John Mills (Ieuan Glan Alarch) — Y Beirniadur Cymreig
• Samuel Prideaux Tregelles — Hebrew Reading Lessons

Music

• Rosser Beynon — Telyn Seion
• Casgliad o Hymnau (hymns)
• John Ambrose Lloyd — Y Ganaan Glyd

Visual arts

• March — Thomas Brigstocke exhibits his painting of General Nott before Queen Victoria.
• Penry Williams paints the portrait of Lady Charlotte Guest.

Births

• 1 January – Francis Jayne, Principal of St David's College, Lampeter, and Bishop of Chester (died 1921)
• 24 February – Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, shipping magnate (died 1909)
• 16 May – Amy Dillwyn, businesswoman and novelist (died 1935)
• 21 June – Samuel Griffith, Premier of Queensland (died 1920)
• 10 October – Timothy Richard, missionary (died 1919)

Deaths

• 1 January – Sir William Nott, military leader, 62
• 17 January – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire, 77
• 26 January – Peter Jones (Pedr Fardd), poet, 69
• 12 April – John Nevill, 3rd Earl of Abergavenny, 55
• 8 August – William Bruce Knight, Dean of Llandaff, 59
• 16 October – Martha Llwyd, poet, 79
• 17 November – Sir Salusbury Pryce Humphreys, naval officer, 66

See also

• 1845 in Ireland

References