1760 in Wales

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Events from the year 1760 in Wales .

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley (until 25 October) ^{[1] [2]}
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth ^[3]
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan ^[1]
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne ^[1]
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice ^[4]
• Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Richard Myddelton
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet ^[1]
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Howell Gwynne ^{[5] [1]}
• Bishop of Bangor – John Egerton ^[6]
• Bishop of Llandaff – Richard Newcome ^[7]
• Bishop of St Asaph – Robert Hay Drummond ^[8]
• Bishop of St Davids – Anthony Ellys ^[9]

Events

• 25 October
  • The Prince of Wales succeeds his grandfather, King George II, on the throne of Great Britain, as King George III. ^[10]
  • George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, surrenders the lord lieutenancy of North Wales, to be replaced by a different holder in each individual county of North Wales. ^[11]
• Lewis Morris settles his long-standing legal appeal and is appointed JP for Cardiganshire.
• Llangeitho's noted Methodist chapel is built.

Arts and literature

New books

• William Lloyd – Y Sacrament a'r Aberth Cristionogol ^[12]

Births

• 4 February – Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet, soldier and politician (died 1846) ^[13]
• 11 June – John Walters, poet (died 1789)
• 6 July – Thomas Phillips, surgeon and educational benefactor (died 1851) ^[14]
• 8 December – Morgan John Rhys, Baptist minister (died 1804) ^[15]
• date unknown
  • Nancy Jones ("Nancy Crugybar"), hymn-writer and singer (died 1833) ^[16]
  • David Lewis, priest and writer (died 1850)
  • Frances Williams, convict (died 1801) ^[17]

Deaths

• 18 January – William Wynn, poet, 50 ^[18]
• April – David Lewis, poet ^[19]
• 29 April – James Davies, Independent minister
• 25 October – King George II of Great Britain, former Prince of Wales, 76 ^[10]
• October – William Bulkeley, diarist, 68 ^[20]
• date unknown – Thomas Richards, clergyman and writer

References

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2. Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN   9780806313146.
3. Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN   9780806313146.
4. "Rice, George"  . Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
5. Namier, Lewis. "Gwynne, Howell (1718-80), of Garth in Llanleonfel, Brec". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
6. John McClintock; James Strong (1981). Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Baker Book House. p. 324.
7. "Newcome, Richard (NWCM718R2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
8. The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
9. "Ellys, Anthony"  . Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
10. Eccleshall, Robert (1998). Biographical dictionary of British prime ministers. London New York: Routledge. p. 37. ISBN   9780415108300.
11. Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 20.
12. Richard Morris; William Morris; Lewis Morris (1909). William Lloyd (ed.). The Letters of Lewis, Richard, William and John Morris of Anglesey, (Morrisiaid Mon) 1728-1765. Fox, Jones. p. 352.
13. The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England). F. Jefferies. 1847. p. 306.
14. "Phillips, Thomas (1760–1851), philanthropist and surgeon | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22175.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
15. Henry Wilson Storey (1907). History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  204.
16. Maggie Humphreys; Robert Evans (1 January 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. A&C Black. p. 191. ISBN   978-0-7201-2330-2.
17. Jones, Ffion Mair (2022). "Williams, Frances (Fanny) (?1760 - C.1801), Convict and Australian Settler". Dictionary of Welsh Biography . National Library of Wales . Retrieved 10 September 2023.
18. Wiliam, Dafydd Wyn (2004). "Wynn, William (bap. 1709, d. 1760)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford University Press . Retrieved 10 March 2009.
19. Burns, F. D. A. (October 2008). "Lewis, David (1682–1760)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford University Press . Retrieved 22 October 2008.
20. Thomas Richards. "Bulkeley, William (1691-1760), squire and diarist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography . National Library of Wales . Retrieved 15 October 2021.