1794 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1794 to Wales
and its people
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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...
- George, Prince RegentGeorge IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later... - 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...
- vacant
Events
- April 21 - Charles KembleCharles KembleCharles Kemble was a British actor.-Life:The youngest son of Roger Kemble, and younger brother of John Philip Kemble, Stephen Kemble and Sarah Siddons, he was born at Brecon, South Wales. Like John Philip, he was educated at Douai...
, Brecon-born brother of Sarah SiddonsSarah SiddonsSarah Siddons was a Welsh actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. She was the elder sister of John Philip Kemble, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton and Elizabeth Whitlock, and the aunt of Fanny Kemble. She was most famous for her portrayal of the Shakespearean character,...
, makes his first appearance on the London stage as Malcolm in Macbeth. - Richard CrawshayRichard CrawshayRichard Crawshay was a London iron merchant and then South Wales ironmaster.Richard Crawshay was born in Normanton in the West Riding of Yorkshire...
buys out Anthony BaconAnthony Bacon (industrialist)Anthony Bacon was an English-born merchant and industrialist who was significantly responsible for the emergence of Merthyr Tydfil as the iron-smelting centre of Britain.-Background:...
to become sole proprietor of Cyfarthfa ironworks. - Completion of the Pontypridd to Cardiff section of the Glamorganshire Canal.
- Richard HillRichard HillRichard Hill may refer to:* Richard Hill , Bishop of London and Archdeacon of Lewes* Richard Hill , Catholic priest and martyr* Richard Hill , British contemporary composer...
is accused by the owners of the Glamorganshire Canal of improperly taking water from the Taff river which for his Plymouth ironworks. - Mumbles LighthouseMumbles LighthouseMumbles Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Mumbles, near Swansea. The structure, which sits on the outer of two islands off Mumbles Head, is clearly visible from any point along the five mile sweep of Swansea Bay...
is built. - Henry PagetHenry Paget, 1st Marquess of AngleseyField Marshal Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as The Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the heavy cavalry against...
commands the 80th Foot in Flanders. - Morgan John RhysMorgan John RhysMorgan John Rhys was a Baptist minister who preached the principles of the French Revolution, against slavery, and in favour of the reform of parliament....
emigrates to Pennsylvania, where he founds the Welsh colony of CambriaCambria, PennsylvaniaCambria was a Welsh colony in Pennsylvania, founded during the 18th century and given a Latin name meaning "Wales"....
. - The music of Men of HarlechMen of Harlech"Men of Harlech" or "The March of the Men of Harlech" is a song and military march which is traditionally said to describe events during the seven year long siege of Harlech Castle between 1461 and 1468. Commanded by Constable Dafydd ap Ieuan, the garrison held out in what is the longest known...
is first published (without words) as Gorhoffedd Gwŷr Harlech—March of the Men of Harlech in the second edition of The Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards.
New books
- Iolo MorganwgIolo MorganwgEdward Williams, better known by his bardic name Iolo Morganwg , was an influential Welsh antiquarian, poet, collector, and literary forger. He was widely considered a leading collector and expert on medieval Welsh literature in his day, but after his death it was revealed that he had forged a...
- Poems Lyric and Pastoral - Hester ThraleHester ThraleHester Lynch Thrale was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and 18th-century life.-Biography:Thrale was born at Bodvel Hall, Caernarvonshire, Wales...
- British Synonymy: or an attempt at regulating the choice of words in familiar conversation - Peter Williams - Gwreiddyn y Mater
Births
- May 7 - Rees Howell GronowRees Howell GronowRees Howell Gronow , "Captain Gronow", was a Welsh Grenadier Guards officer, an unsuccessful parliamentarian, a dandy and a writer of celebrated reminiscences.-Origins and education:...
, memoirist (d. 1865) - November 3 - David ThomasDavid Thomas (industrialist)David Thomas was a native of Wales who was influential in the birth of the Industrial Revolution in the US.-Development of the hot blast:David Thomas was born in Cadoxton, near Neath...
, industrialist (d. 1882) - date unknown
- Evan Davies (Eta Delta), Independent minister (d. 1855)
- Thomas Jenkyn, theologian (d. 1858)
Deaths
- January 22 - John Stuart, Lord Mount Stuart, MP and heir of the Marquess of Bute, 26
- ?August - Sackville Gwynne, landowner, 43?
- August 19 - Sir Hugh Williams, 8th Baronet, soldier and politician, 76
- October 1 - David William, hymn-writer, 74
- Hon. William PagetWilliam Paget (MP)Captain the Honourable William Paget , was a British naval commander and Member of Parliament.-Background:Paget was the second son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, and Jane, daughter of the Very Reverend Arthur Champagné...
, MP for Anglesey, 25?