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1748 in Wales
Events from the year
1748 in
Wales
.
Incumbents
Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (
Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey
,
Caernarvonshire
,
Flintshire
,
Merionethshire
,
Montgomeryshire
) âÂÂ
George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan
âÂÂ
Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton
Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire
and
Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire
âÂÂ
Thomas Morgan
Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire
âÂÂ
Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne
Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire
âÂÂ
vacant until 1755
Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire
âÂÂ
Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet
(until 27 August);
Richard Myddelton
(from 20 August)
Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire
âÂÂ
Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet
Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire
â William Perry
Bishop of Bangor
âÂÂ
Zachary Pearce
(from 21 February)
Bishop of Llandaff
âÂÂ
John Gilbert
(until 29 December)
Bishop of St Asaph
âÂÂ
Samuel Lisle
(until 17 March)
Robert Hay Drummond
(from 24 April)
Bishop of St Davids
âÂÂ
The Hon. Richard Trevor
Events
8 March
- With the death of the childless
William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis
, the title becomes extinct. Henry Arthur Herbert subsequently becomes 1st Earl of Powis.
Richard Wilson
paints the two eldest sons of
Frederick, Prince of Wales
.
Joseph Harris
becomes Assay-Master at the Royal Mint.
A major eisteddfod is held at
Selattyn
.
William Williams Pantycelyn
marries Mary Francis of Llansawel.
The Salusbury family leave
Lleweni Hall
.
Arts and literature
New books
Lewis Morris
-
Plans of Harbours, Bays, and Roads in St. George's and the Bristol Channels
Music
Births
1 September
-
Thomas Johnes
, landowner (died 1816)
Deaths
8 March
-
William Herbert, 3rd Marquess of Powis
, 50
27 August
-
Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet
, 53
December -
John Harris, Sr.
, Welsh-descended American trader, 75
References