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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1829 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire – Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort
• 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 – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet
• Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
• Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet
• Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney

• Bishop of Bangor – Henry Majendie
• Bishop of Llandaff – Edward Copleston
• Bishop of St Asaph – John Luxmoore
• Bishop of St Davids – John Jenkinson

Events

• January - The first issue of the Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory appears.
• 6 May - The Cymmrodorion hold an eisteddfod in London.
• 24 November - The Ecclesiastical Courts Act, 1829, is passed, largely at the instigation of Sir John Nicholl.
• Formation of the North Wales and South Wales MMs (monthly meetings) by the Society of Friends.
• Beaumaris Gaol is built, to the design of Joseph Hansom.

Arts and literature

New books

• Ellis Evans - Arddangosiad Syml o Syniadau Gwahaniaethol, neu Egwyddorion Priodol, y Bedyddwyr Crediniol
• John Jones (Tegid) - A Defence of the Reformed System of Welsh Orthography
• Thomas Love Peacock - The Misfortunes of Elphin
• Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) - An Essay on the Physiognomy and Physiology of the Present Inhabitants of Britain

Music

• Felix Mendelssohn visits Wales and transcribes some Welsh music.

Births

• 27 January - Isaac Roberts, astronomer (d. 1904)
• 28 August - Samuel C. Hughes, Welsh-born American businessman and politician (d. 1917)
• 20 December - Morgan Jones, cricketer (d. 1905)
• 23 December - Thomas Walter Price (Cuhelyn), journalist and poet (d. 1869)
• unknown date - G. Phillips Bevan, statistician (d. 1889)

Deaths

• 26 January - Benjamin Millingchamp, collector of manuscripts, 72
• June - Elizabeth Randles, harpist, 28?
• 19 August - Jonathan Williams, antiquary, 77
• 20 November - John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri), antiquary, 59

See also

• 1829 in Ireland

References

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