1904 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1904 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

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Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Hwfa Môn{{cite book|author=Hywel Teifi Edwards|title=The Eisteddfod|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K81RDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT39|date=20 July 2016|publisher=University of Wales Press|isbn=978-1-78316-914-6|pages=39}}

Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Sir Richard Henry Williams-Bulkeley, 12th Baronet
Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Joseph Bailey, 1st Baron Glanusk{{cite book|title=Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes|publisher=Dod|year=1921|page=356}}
Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – John Ernest Greaves{{cite book|author=National Museum of Wales|title=Adroddiad Blynyddol|publisher= The Museum|year=1935|page=3}}
Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Herbert Davies-Evans{{cite book|title=The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland|publisher=Dalcassian Publishing Company|year=1860|page=443}}
Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – Sir James Williams-Drummond, 4th Baronet{{cite book|title=The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion|publisher=The Society|year=1986|page=63}}
Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – William Cornwallis-West{{cite book | last = Potter | first = Matthew | title = The concept of the 'master' in art education in Britain and Ireland, 1770 to the present | publisher = Routledge | location = Abingdon, Oxon | year = 2016 | isbn = 9781351545471 | page=149}}
Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Hugh Robert Hughes{{cite journal|journal=Journal of the Architectural, Archaeological, and Historic Society for the County and the City of Chester and North Wales|title=Popish recusants in Flintshire in 1625|author=Henry Taylor|publisher=Architectural, Archaeological, and Historic Society for the County and the City of Chester and North Wales|year=1895|page=304}}
Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – W. R. M. Wynne{{cite web|url=https://cylchgronau.llyfrgell.cymru/view/2043441/2044175/159|title=Transactions of the Liverpool Welsh National Society 1891-92|publisher=National Library of Wales|access-date=15 March 2022}}
Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar{{cite book | author=Cyril James Oswald Evans|title=Monmouthshire, Its History and Topography|publisher=W. Lewis (printers)|year=1953| page=190}}
Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet
Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Frederick Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor{{cite DWB|id=s-CAMP-VAU-1847|title=Campbell, Frederick Archibald Vaughan, viscount Emlyn (1847-1898), earl Cawdor (1898-1911)|author=Glyn Roberts|year=1959|access-date=20 March 2022}}
Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Powlett Milbank{{cite book|title=Whitaker's Almanack|editor=Joseph Whitaker|publisher=Whitaker's Almanack|year=1913|page=847}}

Bishop of Bangor – Watkin Williams{{cite book|title=Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage|publisher=Burke's Peerage Limited|year=1925|page=2437}}
Bishop of Llandaff – Richard Lewis{{cite book|author=David Henry Williams|title=Catalogue of Seals in the National Museum of Wales: Seal dies, Welsh seals, papal bullae|publisher=National Museum of Wales|year=1993|page=75}}
Bishop of St Asaph – A. G. Edwards (later Archbishop of Wales)Who was Who 1897–2007, 1991, {{ISBN|978-0-19-954087-7}}
Bishop of St Davids – John Owen{{cite DWB|id=s-OWEN-JOH-1854|title=Owen, John (1854-1926), bishop|author=Thomas Iorwerth Ellis|year=1959|access-date=19 March 2022}}

Events

January - Opening of Llanelli North Dock.
5 January - Opening of Tanat Valley Light Railway between Llynclys and Llangynog.
February - Beginning of the 1904–1905 Welsh revival in religion.
4 May - Charles Rolls and Henry Royce meet for the first time in Manchester to agree production of Rolls-Royce motor cars.
31 May - Wentwood Reservoir inaugurated for Newport Corporation.
26 May - Harvey du Cros junior makes the first successful ascent of Snowdon by automobile.The Manchester Guardian 1904-05-27.
11 June - Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, is declared bankrupt; from 29 July sales of his assets at Plas Newydd (Anglesey) begin.
21 July - Edward VII and Queen Alexandra open the Elan Valley Reservoirs.{{cite book|title=A little book on water supply|year=1922|url=https://archive.org/details/littlebookonwate00garnuoft|publisher=CUP Archive|pages=[https://archive.org/details/littlebookonwate00garnuoft/page/41 41]}}
3 August - The first Royal Welsh Show is held at Aberystwyth.{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/royal-welsh-show-celebrates-100th-2455070|title=Royal Welsh Show celebrates 100th as its roots strengthen|website=WalesOnline|date=31 March 2013|access-date=17 September 2021}}
September - The second Pan-Celtic Congress is held at Caernarfon.
28–29 September - A conference at Blaenannerch reinforces the strength of the religious revival.
October - Evan Roberts begins preaching.
c. October - Mrs H. Millicent McKenzie is appointed Associated Professor of Education at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire in Cardiff, the first woman in Britain to hold a professorial title.{{cite book|first1=Vanessa|last1=Cunningham|first2=John|last2=Goodwin|title=Cardiff University: a celebration|publisher=Cardiff University|year=2001|isbn=0-9540884-0-9|pages=30-31}}
3 October - Five people are killed in a railway accident near Loughor.
31 October - Rhondda Tramways Company begins operation.{{cite book|author=R. Large|title=Passenger tramways of Pontypridd|publisher=Oakwood Press|year=1977|page=7}}
November - Joseph Jenkins, instigator of the religious revival, is guest preacher at meetings in Bethany, Ammanford, and "converts" incumbent minister Nantlais Williams.{{cite book|first=John|last=Morgan-Guy|title=Religion and Society in the Diocese of St Davids 1485-2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=asPeCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA143|date=1 April 2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-06784-9|pages=143}}
In local authority elections, the Liberal Party win control of all county councils in Wales.
Orthopaedic surgeon Robert Jones becomes Honorary Surgeon to the Baschurch Home in Shropshire which he will develop into the world's first specialized orthopaedic hospital.
Thomas Marchant Williams is knighted in recognition of his role in founding the National Eisteddfod Society.{{cite book|title=The Weekly Notes|publisher=Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales|year=1904|page=IV}}
No. 1 blast furnace at the old Blaenavon Ironworks is shut down.

Arts and literature

February - Gwen John arrives in Paris, in the company of Dorelia McNeill.{{cite book | last = Foster | first = Alicia | title = Gwen John | publisher = Tate Gallery | location = London | year = 1999 | isbn = 9781854372833 | page=24}}

=Awards=

National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Rhyl
Chair - J. Machreth Rees, "Geraint ac Enid"{{Cite web|title=Winners of the Chair {{!}} National Eisteddfod|url=https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/winners-chair|access-date=2021-02-27|website=eisteddfod.wales}}
Crown - Richard Machno Humphreys{{cite book|author=Meic Stephens|title=The new companion to the literature of Wales|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WoMYAAAAIAAJ|date=23 September 1998|publisher=University of Wales Press|isbn=978-0-7083-1383-1|page=838}}

=New books=

==English language==

Joseph Bradney - A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the Present Time, vol. 1

==Welsh language==

Owen Dafydd (died c. 1814) - Cynhyrchion Barddonol yr Hen Felinydd Owen Dafydd Cwmaman
Daniel Jenkins and David Lewis - Cerddi Cerngoch{{cite book|author=Daniel JENKINS (and AP CEREDIGION, pseud.)|title=Cerddi Cerngoch|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D503MwEACAAJ|year=1904|publisher=Lampeter}}
Eluned Morgan - Dringo'r Andes
R. Silyn Roberts - Trystan ac Esyllt a Chaniadau Eraill{{cite DWB|id=s-ROBE-ROB-1871|title=Roberts, Robert (Silyn)|author=Thomas, David|access-date=5 June 2018}}

=Music=

Sir Henry Walford Davies - Everyman (oratorio)

Sport

Rugby league - In the first international league match, played between England and Other nationalities, ex-Wales rugby international Jack Rhapps becomes the World's first dual-code rugby international.
Rugby union - Percy Bush scores 104 points for the British team on their tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Births

6 March - Hugh Williams, actor and dramatist (died 1969){{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/hugh-williams-65058 |title=Hugh Williams - Broadway Cast & Staff |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=16 January 2022}}
17 March - Daniel Granville West, Baron Granville-West, politician (died 1984){{cite DWB|id=s6-WEST-GRA-1904|title=West, Daniel Granville, Baron Granville-West of Pontypool (1904-1984), Labour politician|first=John Graham|last=Jones|access-date=11 June 2019}}
12 April - David Jenkins, Wales national rugby footballer (died 1951){{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/wales/rugby/player/3496.html |title=David Jenkins {{!}} Rugby Union {{!}} Players and Officials |website=ESPN Scrum |access-date=31 July 2022}}
18 May - Eynon Evans, actor and screenwriter (died 1989){{cite book|title=British Film and Television Year Book|publisher=Cinema TV Today|year=1959|page=87}}
7 June - Tom Lewis, Wales international rugby player (died 1994)
8 June - Angus McBean, photographer (died 1990){{cite book |last=Pepper |first=Terence |title=Angus McBean Portraits |date=2006 |publisher=National Portrait Gallery Publications |isbn=1855145154}}
26 June
Prof Seaborne Davies, law teacher and three times President of the National Eisteddfod (died 1984){{cite DWB|id=s8-SEAB-RIC-1904|title=Seaborne-Davies, David Richard (1904-1984), lawyer and politician|first=John Graham|last=Jones|access-date=30 July 2022}}
Lynn Ungoed-Thomas, politician (died 1972){{cite DWB|id=s8-UNGO-LYN-1904|title=Ungoed-Thomas, (Arwyn) Lynn (1904-1972), Labour politician|first=John Graham|last=Jones|access-date=30 July 2019}}
27 June - Emrys Davies, cricketer (died 1975){{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/emrys-davies-11813 |title=Emrys Davies profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos |website=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media Ltd. |access-date=30 July 2022}}
28 July - Ned Jenkins, Wales international rugby player (died 1990)
31 July - Harold Davies, Baron Davies of Leek, politician (died 1985){{cite book |first1=R. |last1=McHenry |first2=Daphne |last2=Daume |first3=J.E. |last3=Davis |title=Britannica book of the year: 1986 |url=https://archive.org/details/1986britannicabo00daum |url-access=registration |date=April 1986 |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |isbn=978-0-85229-437-6 |page=[https://archive.org/details/1986britannicabo00daum/page/127 127]}}
4 August – Sir Thomas Parry, academic (died 1985){{cite DWB|id=s6-PARR-THO-1904|title=Parry, Sir Thomas (1904-1985), scholar, Librarian of the National Library of Wales, University Principal, poet|first=Derec Llwyd|last=Morgan|author-link=Derec Llwyd Morgan|year=2009|access-date=27 March 2022}}
8 August - Dai Parker, Wales and British Lion rugby player (died 1965)
22 August - Tommy Rees, Wales dual-code rugby player (died 1968)
12 September
Euros Bowen, poet (died 1988)
Donald Holroyde Hey, chemist (died 1987)
24 September - George Andrews, Wales dual-code rugby player (died 1989)
27 September - John Gwilym Jones, dramatist (died 1988)
30 September - Waldo Williams, poet (died 1971){{cite DWB|id=s11-WILL-WAL-1904|title=Williams, Waldo Goronwy (1904-1971), poet and pacifist|first=Robert|last=Rhys|year=2017|access-date=27 March 2022}}
10 October (in Somerset) – Leslie Morris, politician in Canada (died 1964)
15 October - Sir Julian Hodge, banker (died 2004){{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/jul/21/guardianobituaries.obituaries |title=Sir Julian Hodge |date=21 July 2004 |first=John |last=Cunningham |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=10 September 2019}}
3 November - Caradog Prichard, poet and novelist (died 1980){{cite DWB|id=s10-PRIC-CAR-1904|title=Prichard, Caradog (1904-1980), novelist and poet|first=Menna|last=Baines|access-date=11 June 2019}}
30 November - Philip Burton, theatre director and radio producer (died 1995){{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-philip-burton-1572514.html |title=Obituary: Philip Burton |first=Graham |last=Jenkins |website=independent.co.uk |date=11 February 1995 |access-date=10 April 2016}}
date unknown - Richard Vaughan, novelist (died 1983)

Deaths

21 April - William Williams, businessman and politician, 64{{cite news|title=Obituary|date=22 April 1904|work=The Times|page=8}}
10 May - Sir Henry Morton Stanley, journalist and explorer, 63
26 June - William Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech, 85{{cite book|title=Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oJhmpqvZXAIC|year=1921|page=289}}
12 July – Samuel M. Jones, mayor of Toledo, Ohio, USA, 57{{cite book|title=Northwest Ohio Quarterly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xuMTAQAAMAAJ|year=1978|publisher=Historical Society of Northwestern Ohio|page=86}}
17 July - Isaac Roberts, astronomer, 75{{cite DWB|id=s-ROBE-ISA-1829|title=Roberts, Isaac (1829-1904), astronomer|author=Robert Thomas Jenkins|access-date=18 October 2019}}
25 July - James Valentine, English rugby international, 37 (struck by lightning while on holiday in Barmouth){{cite news|title=Famous Footballer Killed by Lightning on a Welsh Mountain – Sad Scene: Widespread Sympathy |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19040730/146/0020|accessdate=9 August 2017|work=Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser|date=30 July 1904}}
September - Benjamin Davies, Welsh-descended Canadian politician, 91{{cite book |title=Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs |last=Weeks |first=Blair |isbn=1-894838-01-7 |year=2002 |publisher=Acorn Press |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/mindinghousebiog0000week }}
4 October - James Lewis Thomas, architect, 78{{cite DWB|id=s-THOM-EVA-1810|title=Thomas, John Evan (1810-1873), sculptor|author=Robert Thomas Jenkins|access-date=18 October 2019}}
21 November - Jimmy Michael, cyclist, 27 (alcohol-related)
24 November - Lewis Jones, one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, 68{{cite DWB|id=s-JONE-LEW-1836|title=Jones, Lewis (1836-1904), pioneer in Patagonia, and writer|author=Richard Bryn Williams|year=1959|access-date=27 March 2022}}
26 December - William Henry Powell, American Civil War hero, 79{{cite web

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29 December - Edward Treharne, Wales international rugby player, 42 (heart attack){{cite book|title=The Lancet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MIxPAAAAYAAJ|year=1905|publisher=J. Onwhyn|page=60}}