1744 in Wales

Events from the year 1744 in Wales.

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne (from 10 May)
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – vacant until 1755
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (until 9 August);
• Bishop of Bangor – Matthew Hutton (from 13 November)
• Bishop of Llandaff – John Gilbert
• Bishop of St Asaph – Samuel Lisle (from 1 April)
• Bishop of St Davids – The Hon. Richard Trevor (from 1 April)

Events

• 1 April - The Hon. Richard Trevor is consecrated as Bishop of St David's, replacing Edward Willes. Samuel Lisle is consecrated as Bishop of St Asaph on the same day.
• 18 May - Howell Harris marries Anne Williams.
• date unknown - Richard Morris is selected by the S.P.C.K. to supervise the production of its edition of the Welsh Bible.

Arts and literature

New books

• Jane Brereton - Poems on several occasions (posthumously published)

Music

• William Williams Pantycelyn - Aleluia (first collection of hymns)

Births

• 6 August - John Hanbury, ironmaster (died 1784)
• 17 September - Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey, father of Lady Charlotte Guest (died 1818)
• date unknown
• Robert Hughes (Robin Ddu yr Ail or Robin Ddu o Fon), poet (died 1785)
• Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford (first creation) (died 1823)

Deaths

• 19 January - Lady Lucy Herbert, writer, 74
• 2 March - William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, Jacobite, husband of Winifred Herbert, 67
• 9 August - James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire, 71
• 21 September - William Nevill, 16th Baron Bergavenny, about 45

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