1922 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1922 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

1 January - The Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway is incorporated into the Great Western Railway.
25 January - A letter written by Ifan ab Owen Edwards to the children's periodical Cymru'r Plant results in establishment of the Welsh youth organisation Urdd Gobaith Cymru.
February - The last fighting ship completes fitting out and commissioning at Pembroke Dock, Royal Navy light cruiser HMS Capetown.
26 April - The last ship is launched from Pembroke Dock, Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Oleander.
18 October - In a by-election at Newport, caused by the death of Liberal MP Lewis Haslam, Reginald Clarry wins the seat for the Conservatives.
22 October - David Lloyd George is replaced by Bonar Law as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after the Conservatives leave the Coalition Government.
23 December - Cargo ship Maid of Delos sinks in St George's Channel off Skomer with all 26 crew killed.

Wilfred Mitford Davies sets up the first Welsh children's book publisher, Cymru'r Plant.
The Gregynog Press is established by the sisters Margaret and Gwendoline Davies of Gregynog Hall.
The Wales Press is established.

D. Ambrose Jones - Llenyddiaeth a Llenorion Cymreig y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg
J. Glyn Davies ''Cerddi Huw Puw''

10 October - Contralto Leila Megane makes the first recording of Sir Edward Elgar's Sea Pictures, with Elgar himself conducting.
Walford Davies is knighted for his services to music.

The Last King of Wales, starring Charles Ashton
Lyn Harding makes an early screen appearance in When Knighthood Was in Flower.
Ivor Novello stars in ''The Bohemian Girl''

Preparations begin for the start of radio broadcasting by the BBC in Cardiff; the first broadcast will take place in February 1923.

Rugby union - Wales wins the Five Nations championship.
Football (soccer)
*Cardiff City FC win the Welsh Cup
*Porth F.C. win the Welsh Football League, but are suspended from the SWMFA for failing to pay their debts.
*Garden Village Football Club is formed.

29 January – George Owen, footballer, 56
4 February – Sir Henry Jones, philosopher, 69
25 February – Mary Jane Evans, teacher, preacher and actress, 34
9 April – Constance Jones, English-born philosopher and educator, 74
22 April – W. Llewelyn Williams, lawyer and historian, 55
3 May – Dick Kedzlie, Wales international rugby player, 59
14 May – William Abraham ("Mabon"), politician, 79
16 May – Thomas Powel, Celtic scholar, 76/77
2 June – Sir John David Rees, politician, 67
20 June – John Williams, politician, 60
8 July – James Bevan Edwards, army officer and politician, 86
6 August – Thomas Pryce-Jenkins, Wales international rugby player, 60
12 August – Arthur Griffith, Irish-born nationalist politician of Welsh descent, 50
22 August – John Bryn Edwards, ironmaster, 33
12 September – George Rowles, Wales international rugby player, 56
28 September – Charlie Newman, Wales rugby union captain, 65
21 December – William Morris (Rhosynnog), Baptist minister, 79
25 December – Percy Jones, former world boxing champion, 29
27 December – Thomas William Rhys Davids, Pali scholar, 79