1992 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1992 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...
- Charles, Prince of WalesCharles, Prince of WalesPrince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay... - 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...
- Diana, Princess of WalesDiana, Princess of WalesDiana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century... - Secretary of State for WalesSecretary of State for WalesThe Secretary of State for Wales is the head of the Wales Office within the British cabinet. He or she is responsible for ensuring Welsh interests are taken into account by the government, representing the government within Wales and overseeing the passing of legislation which is only for Wales...
- David Hunt - Archbishop of WalesArchbishop of WalesThe post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England , and disestablished...
- Alwyn Rice JonesAlwyn Rice JonesAlwyn Rice Jones was Bishop of St Asaph from 1982 to 1999 and also Archbishop of Wales, the Welsh province of the Anglican Communion, from 1991 to 1999... - ArchdruidArchdruidThe Archdruid is the title used by the presiding official of the Gorsedd.The Archdruid presides over the most important ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod of Wales including the Crowning of the Bard, The Award of the Prose Medal and Chairing of the Bard. From 1932 only former winners of the...
of the National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of WalesThe National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
- Ap Llysor
Events
- Wales play England at women's rugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
at Cardiff Arms ParkCardiff Arms ParkCardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green, and is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World...
for the first time. - 9 April - In the UK General ElectionUnited Kingdom general election, 1992The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil...
:- Long-serving Liberal MP Geraint HowellsGeraint HowellsGeraint Wyn Howells, Baron Geraint was a leading Welsh Liberal Democrat politician.Howells was born in Ponterwyd in Cardiganshire. He was the son of David John and Mary Blodwen Howells, both farmers.-Education:...
unexpectedly loses the seat of Ceredigion and Pembroke North to Plaid CymruPlaid Cymru' is a political party in Wales. It advocates the establishment of an independent Welsh state within the European Union. was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in 1966...
. He is elevated to the peerage as Baron Geraint of Ponterwyd. - Plaid Cymru's new MP, Cynog DafisCynog DafisCynog Glyndwr Dafis is a Welsh politician and member of the Plaid Cymru party. He was a school teacher and researcher before entering politics.-Education:...
, is helped by an electoral alliance between Plaid and the Wales Green PartyWales Green PartyThe Wales Green Party is a semi-autonomous political party within the Green Party of England and Wales . It covers Wales, and is the only regional party with autonomous status within the GPEW....
. - Nick AingerNick AingerNicholas Richard 'Nick' Ainger is a British politician. A member of the Labour Party, he served as the Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire from 1992 to 1997 and then, following boundary changes, as MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire from 1997 to 2010.-Early life:Ainger was born in...
wins PembrokePembroke (UK Parliament constituency)Pembroke was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pembroke in West Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:For the creation and early history of the seat, see...
for Labour from the Conservatives. - Merlyn Rees retires from the House of Commons.
- Llew SmithLlew SmithLlewellyn Thomas Smith is a former Welsh Labour Party politician.Smith was Member of the European Parliament for South Wales East from 1984 to 1994, and at the 1992 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament for Blaenau Gwent. A member of the Socialist Campaign Group, he stood down...
replaces the retiring Michael FootMichael FootMichael Mackintosh Foot, FRSL, PC was a British Labour Party politician, journalist and author, who was a Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1955 and from 1960 until 1992...
as MP for Blaenau GwentBlaenau GwentBlaenau Gwent is a county borough in South Wales, sharing its name with a parliamentary constituency. It borders the unitary authority areas of Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale and...
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- Long-serving Liberal MP Geraint Howells
- Following his retirement at the election, Sir Geoffrey HoweGeoffrey HoweRichard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, CH, QC, PC is a former British Conservative politician. He was Margaret Thatcher's longest-serving Cabinet minister, successively holding the posts of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary, and finally Leader of the House of Commons...
becomes a life peer as Lord Howe of Aberavon. - 1 May-4 October - The Ebbw Vale Garden FestivalEbbw Vale Garden FestivalThe Ebbw Vale Garden Festival of Wales attracted over two million visitors to this small town in South Wales.- What were the National Garden Festivals?:...
, the last garden festival held in the UK. - 18 July - Neil KinnockNeil KinnockNeil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock is a Welsh politician belonging to the Labour Party. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1970 until 1995 and as Labour Leader and Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition from 1983 until 1992 - his leadership of the party during nearly nine years making him...
resigns the leadership of the Labour Party. - 26 August - Five people are killed in a speedboat accident off LlandudnoLlandudnoLlandudno is a seaside resort and town in Conwy County Borough, Wales. In the 2001 UK census it had a population of 20,090 including that of Penrhyn Bay and Penrhynside, which are within the Llandudno Community...
. - December - One-off stage performance of An Evening with Dylan ThomasUnder Milk WoodUnder Milk Wood is a 1954 radio drama by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, adapted later as a stage play. A movie version, Under Milk Wood directed by Andrew Sinclair, was released during 1972....
takes place to mark the opening of the new AIR Studios. - The Passport Office agrees to process passport applications in the Welsh languageWelsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
. - The Polytechnic of Wales becomes the University of GlamorganUniversity of GlamorganThe University of Glamorgan is a university based in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales with campuses in Treforest, Glyntaff, Merthyr Tydfil, Tyn y Wern and Cardiff...
. - The Chwarae TegChwarae TegChwarae Teg - is a United Kingdom based charity working in Wales to support the economic development of women as well as working with businesses and organisations to develop and improve working practices.- History :...
organisation is launched to improve work opportunities for women in Wales by assisting with childcare.
Arts and literature
- A full-time officer for Welsh learners is appointed by the National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of WalesThe National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
. - The periodical Y Faner ceases publication.
- Michael SheenMichael SheenMichael Christopher Sheen, OBE , is a Welsh stage and screen actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England and made his professional debut opposite Vanessa Redgrave in When She Danced at the Globe Theatre in 1991...
co-stars with Vanessa RedgraveVanessa RedgraveVanessa Redgrave, CBE is an English actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a political activist.She rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in As You Like It with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has since made more than 35 appearances on London's West End and Broadway, winning...
in When She Danced in the West End. - Sesiwn Fawr DolgellauSesiwn Fawr DolgellauSesiwn Fawr Dolgellau is a world music event held in the town of Dolgellau in Wales. The event was established in 1992, and was held in the town's streets. Since 2002, Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau has been held on the Marian, a large grassy area next to Afon Wnion. There is a campsite provided for visitors...
is established.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in AberystwythAberystwythAberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. Often colloquially known as Aber, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol....
)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Idris Reynolds
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Cyril JonesCyril JonesCyril Jones , was a British railway engineer, joined the Nizam’s State Railways in 1904 and was associated with NSR for until 1934...
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Robin LlywelynRobin LlywelynRobin Llywelyn is a Welsh novelist, writing in both Welsh and English. His works include From Empty Harbour to White Ocean, winner of the National Eisteddfod Prose Medal...
, Seren Wen Ar Gefndir Gwyn
- Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen -
- Wales Book of the YearWales Book of the YearThe Wales Book of the Year is a Welsh literary award given annually to the best Welsh and English language works in the fields of fiction and literary criticism by Welsh or Welsh interest authors...
:- English language: Emyr HumphreysEmyr HumphreysEmyr Humphreys is a leading Welsh novelist, poet and author. He was born at Prestatyn in Flintshire, and attended University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He registered as a conscientious objector at the outbreak of the Second World War...
- Bonds of Attachment - WelshWelsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
language: Gerallt Lloyd OwenGerallt Lloyd OwenGerallt Lloyd Owen is considered one of the best "strict metre poets" in Wales. He began as a "political poet" in the 1960s, often using Medieval forms or imagery for purposes of Welsh nationalism. His political works at times satirized the failings of the Welsh people, or Welsh history, rather...
- Cilmeri
- English language: Emyr Humphreys
New books
- Bedwyr Lewis JonesBedwyr Lewis JonesBedwyr Lewis Jones was a Welsh scholar, literary critic and linguist, born in Wrexham, Denbighshire but raised in Llaneilian on Ynys Môn, north Wales. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating in 1956.-Works:...
- Yn Ei Elfen - Christopher MeredithChristopher Meredith- Personal life :He was educated at Tredegar Comprehensive school and later studied philosophy and English at Aberystwyth University. He has a wife and two sons, Rhodri and Steffan...
- Griffri - Gerallt Lloyd OwenGerallt Lloyd OwenGerallt Lloyd Owen is considered one of the best "strict metre poets" in Wales. He began as a "political poet" in the 1960s, often using Medieval forms or imagery for purposes of Welsh nationalism. His political works at times satirized the failings of the Welsh people, or Welsh history, rather...
- Cilmeri - M. Wynn Thomas - Morgan Llwyd, ei Gyfeillion a'i Gyfnod
- Angharad TomosAngharad TomosAngharad Tomos is a Welsh author and prominent language activist.-Biography:Tomos was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, in 1958, and raised with her five sisters in Llanwnda near Caernarfon. She attended Ysgol Gynradd Bontnewydd and Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle...
- Si Hei Lwli
Music
- Michael BallMichael Ball (singer)Michael Ashley Ball, born 27 June 1962) is a British actor, singer, and radio and TV presenter who is best known for the song "Love Changes Everything" and musical theatre roles such as Marius in Les Misérables, Alex in Aspects of Love, Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Edna Turnblad...
competes for the UK in the Eurovision Song ContestEurovision Song ContestThe Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, finishing second. - Manic Street PreachersManic Street PreachersManic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
- Generation TerroristsGeneration Terrorists- Personnel :Manic Street Preachers*James Dean Bradfield – lead vocals, guitar*Richey Edwards – guitar*Sean Moore – drums, percussion, backing vocals*Nicky Wire – bass, piano on Little Baby NothingAdditional personnel...
(album) - Y CyrffY CyrffY Cyrff were a popular Welsh language indie band in the 1980s. They came from Llanrwst, Conwy, and their line-up included Mark Roberts , Barry Cawley , Paul Jones and Dylan Hughes . Dylan left to join Welsh punks Yr Anhrefn and Mark Kendall took Dylan's place...
- Mae Ddoe Yn DdoeMae Ddoe Yn DdoeMae Ddoe Yn Ddoe by Y Cyrff is very often regarded as the band's greatest hits collection as it includes tracks that were recorded from 1985 until they split up...
(album)
Film
- Anthony HopkinsAnthony HopkinsSir Philip Anthony Hopkins, KBE , best known as Anthony Hopkins, is a Welsh actor of film, stage and television...
wins the Academy Award for Best ActorAcademy Award for Best ActorPerformance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
for his performance in The Silence of the Lambs. - Hopkins and Paul RhysPaul RhysPaul Rhys is a British television, film and theatre actor.Rhys was born in Wales and studied at RADA, leaving with the Bancroft Gold Medal in 1987. While there, he obtained his first major screen role, in Absolute Beginners . Since then he has seldom been off the stage and screen...
are among the stars of Chaplin. - Rebecca's DaughtersRebecca's DaughtersRebecca's Daughters is a 1992 British and German comedy film, directed by Karl Francis.It was based on a story by Dylan Thomas. The screenplay was originally written in 1948 by Thomas, but forty four years elapsed before it was finally made into a film, which is the longest period of this kind on...
, based on a 1948 screenplay by Dylan ThomasDylan ThomasDylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer, Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 January 2008. who wrote exclusively in English. In addition to poetry, he wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, which he often performed himself...
, is filmed in Wales and directed by Karl FrancisKarl FrancisKarl Francis is a Welsh film and television director, producer and screenwriter, associated with left-wing political causes. His work is inspired by the likes of Chris Marker and Ken Loach and has included output in both the English and Welsh languages.-Biography:Francis was born in Bedwas in...
. Stars include Paul RhysPaul RhysPaul Rhys is a British television, film and theatre actor.Rhys was born in Wales and studied at RADA, leaving with the Bancroft Gold Medal in 1987. While there, he obtained his first major screen role, in Absolute Beginners . Since then he has seldom been off the stage and screen...
and Keith Allen.
Broadcasting
- The first community radio stations in Wales are approved by the Radio Authority: Radio CeredigionRadio CeredigionRadio Ceredigion is a bilingual local radio station that serves the Welsh county of Ceredigion.-History:From its launch on 14th December 1992, the station broadcast a bilingual schedule with roughly half-and-half proportion of English and Welsh output, much of it community-oriented, from studios...
at Aberystwyth and Radio MaldwynRadio MaldwynRadio Maldwyn - The Magic 756 was a local commercial radio station serving Mid Wales and the English border counties. Their transmitter site is currently based a few miles outside of Newtown, Powys.-History:...
at Newtown.
Sport
- AthleticsAthletics (track and field)Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
- Tanni Grey wins four gold medals at the Paralympics in BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. - BoxingBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
- 13 October - Neil HaddockNeil HaddockNeil Haddock is a Welsh former lightweight and super featherweight boxer. Before turning professional he won a silver medal as a lightweight at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. His early career as a professional lightweight was not very notable, but after a year out from boxing caused by an eye...
wins the British Super Featherweight boxing championship. - 14 November - Robbie ReganRobbie ReganRobbie Regan Robbie Regan Robbie Regan (born 30 August 1968 in Caerphilly, Wales is a Welsh former professional boxer.-Pro career:Regan is a former WBO World Bantamweight champion and former interim IBF World Flyweight champion. In 1995 he captured the interim IBF flyweight title with a KO win...
wins the European Flyweight boxing championship. - 12 December - Nicky PiperNicky PiperNicky Piper MBE is a retired Welsh super middleweight and light heavyweight boxer from Ely, Cardiff. His career was at its peak in the 1990s becoming the Commonwealth Light-heavyweight champion in 1995. He was trained by Charlie Pearson and self managed...
loses the World Super Middleweight Boxing title fight in London.
- 13 October - Neil Haddock
- Horse racingHorse racingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
- Carl Llewellyn wins the Grand National on "Party Politics"
Births
- 13 January - Adam MatthewsAdam MatthewsAdam James Matthews is a Welsh footballer who currently plays as a right back for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Welsh national team.-Early life:...
, footballer - 12 February - Dafydd CarterDafydd CarterDafydd Carter is a Welsh professional rugby union and rugby league footballer who at club level has played rugby union for Bargoed RFC, playing at Inside Centre, and at representative level has played rugby league for Wales, and at club level for Crusaders, and South Wales Scorpions playing at...
, footballer - 23 February - Daniel AlfeiDaniel AlfeiDaniel Mark Alfei is a Welsh footballer and Wales under-21 squad member who plays as a defender for Premier League club Swansea City.-Club career:...
, footballer - 15 April - Aaron WildigAaron WildigAaron Keith Wildig is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Football League Championship side Cardiff City.-Cardiff City:...
, footballer - 13 May - Joe WalshJoe Walsh (footballer)Joseph Kevin Walsh is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for Barclays Premier League side Swansea City as a defender.-Personal Life:...
, footballer - 27 May - Demi HolbornDemi HolbornDemi Ann-Marie Holborn is a Welsh professional singer who holds the distinction of being one of the UK's youngest female solo artist to hit the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart.-Singing career:...
, singer - 10 June - Lee LucasLee LucasLee Paul Lucas is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Swansea City, as a midfielder.-Swansea:Lucas turned professional with Swansea City for the 2010-11 season, and made his senior debut for Swansea in May 2011, in a 4-0 victory over already relegated Sheffield...
, footballer - 24 June - Sam Harrison, racing cyclist
- 7 July - Ben JonesBen Jones (footballer)Ben Jones is a Welsh footballer with who made several appearances in The Football League with Chester City during his first year as an apprentice at the club...
, footballer - 19 July - Aled DaviesAled Davies (rugby player)Aled Davies is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at Scrum-half for Scarlets and formerly for Wales U18....
, rugby player - 22 July - Reece JonesReece Jones (footballer)Reece Jones is a Wales under-21 international footballer who plays as a midfielder for AFC Wimbledon and Wales under-19s.- Career :...
, footballer - 25 July - Jonathan EvansJonathan Evans (rugby player)Jonathan Evans is a rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. Started his rugby at Bargoed RFC coming through the ranks from Under 12's to youth team. Played for the first team at Bargoed just after turning 17, before moving to premiership side Pontypool RFC...
, rugby player
Deaths
- 27 January - Gwen Ffrangcon-DaviesGwen Ffrangcon-DaviesDame Gwen Lucy Ffrangcon-Davies, DBE was a British actress and centenarian. She was born in London of a Welsh family; the name "Ffrangcon" originates from a valley in Snowdonia...
, actress, 101 - 4 February - Alan DaviesAlan Davies (footballer)Alan Davies was an English-born Welsh international footballer whose regular position was on the right wing, although he could also play on the left. Davies began his football career with Manchester United, before spending time with Newcastle United, Charlton Athletic, Carlisle United, Swansea...
, footballer, 30 - 18 March - Jack KelseyJack KelseyAlfred John "Jack" Kelsey was a Welsh international football goalkeeper, who also played for Arsenal. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers to play for Wales.- Early career :...
, footballer, 62 - 28 April - Elfed Davies, Baron Davies of PenrhysElfed Davies, Baron Davies of PenrhysGwilym Elfed Davies, Baron Davies of Penrhys was a Welsh Labour Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Rhondda East from the 1959 general election until the constituency was abolished at the February 1974 general election...
, politician, 78 - 14 July - Gwyn DaviesGwyn Davies (rugby)Eiryn Gwyn Davies was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s....
, rugby player, 84 - 22 August - David Tecwyn Lloyd, author, 77
- 6 September - Mervyn JohnsMervyn JohnsMervyn Johns was a Welsh film and television character actor. He was a mainstay of Ealing Studios.Among his dozens of film roles were Walter Craig in Dead of Night , the Church Warden in Went the Day Well? and Bob Cratchit in Scrooge...
, actor, 93 - 19 September - Sir Geraint EvansGeraint EvansSir Geraint Llewellyn Evans was a Welsh baritone or bass-baritone noted for operatic roles including Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, and the title roles in Falstaff and Wozzeck...
, opera singer, 70 - 20 October - Brian Badcoe, actor
- 23 December - Cyril WaltersCyril WaltersCyril Frederick Walters was a Welsh cricketer who had most of his success after leaving Glamorgan to do duty as captain-secretary of Worcestershire. In this role he developed his batting to such an extent that for a brief period he became an England regular and even captained them in one match as...
, cricketer, 87 - 26 December - Edmund Davies, Baron Edmund-DaviesEdmund Davies, Baron Edmund-DaviesHerbert Edmund Edmund-Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies, PC was a British judge.Born Herbert Edmund Davies at Mountain Ash in Mid Glamorgan, he was the third son of Morgan John Davies and Elizabeth Maud Edmunds...
, judge, 86 - date unknown - Gruffydd Evans, Baron Evans of ClaughtonGruffydd Evans, Baron Evans of ClaughtonDavid Thomas Gruffydd Evans, Baron Evans of Claughton DL , was a British solicitor and politician.Lord Evans was educated at Birkenhead School and held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside....