# 1845 in Wales

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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 – 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