1943 in Wales - Events

Events

  • 29 January - In the by-election for the University of Wales seat vacated by Ernest Evans, there are three notable candidates. W. J. Gruffydd, a former vice-president of Plaid Cymru who had subsequently joined the Liberal Party, triumphs over Plaid's Saunders Lewis. One of the other candidates is Alun Talfan Davies.
  • 23 October - David Lloyd George marries his secretary, Frances Stevenson.
  • Sir Percy Thomas is elected President of R.I.B.A. for the second time - the second person ever to achieve this.

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