Events from the year 1760 in Wales.
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Incumbents
edit- 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
edit- 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
editNew books
edit- William Lloyd – Y Sacrament a'r Aberth Cristionogol[12]
Music
editBirths
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b c d e J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Namier, Lewis. "Gwynne, Howell (1718-80), of Garth in Llanleonfel, Brec". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ John McClintock; James Strong (1981). Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Baker Book House. p. 324.
- ^ "Newcome, Richard (NWCM718R2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ a b Eccleshall, Robert (1998). Biographical dictionary of British prime ministers. London New York: Routledge. p. 37. ISBN 9780415108300.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England). F. Jefferies. 1847. p. 306.
- ^ "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.)
- ^ Henry Wilson Storey (1907). History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 204.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wiliam, Dafydd Wyn (2004). "Wynn, William (bap. 1709, d. 1760)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- ^ Burns, F. D. A. (October 2008). "Lewis, David (1682–1760)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ Thomas Richards. "Bulkeley, William (1691-1760), squire and diarist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2021.