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1757 in Wales
Events from the year
1757 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
Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth
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
George Rice
Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire
âÂÂ
Richard Myddelton
Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire
âÂÂ
Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet
Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire
âÂÂ
Howell Gwynne
Bishop of Bangor
âÂÂ
John Egerton
Bishop of Llandaff
âÂÂ
Richard Newcome
Bishop of St Asaph
âÂÂ
Robert Hay Drummond
Bishop of St Davids
âÂÂ
Anthony Ellys
Events
George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis
, takes out a lease on Esgair-mwyn lead mine.
Hirwaun
ironworks begins coke smelting.
Daines Barrington
is appointed judge of the Merioneth, Caernarvonshire and Anglesey circuit (
Court of Great Sessions
).
Arts and literature
New books
John Dyer
âÂÂ
The Fleece
Edward Evans
â translation of S. Bourne's Catechism
Elizabeth Griffith
âÂÂ
A Series of Genuine Letters between Henry and Frances
Joseph Harris
âÂÂ
An Essay Upon Money and Coins
Joshua Thomas
âÂÂ
Tystiolaeth y Credadyn
Music
Elis Roberts
â "Jeils"
William Williams (Pantycelyn)
âÂÂ
Rhai Hymnau a Chaniadau Duwiol
Births
12 September
âÂÂ
John Williams
, lawyer and writer on legal topics (died
1810
)
date unknown
âÂÂ
Thomas Foley
, admiral (died
1833
)
probable
âÂÂ
Richard Jones
, Ruthin priest and writer (died
1814
)
Deaths
23 March
âÂÂ
Thomas Herring
, former Bishop of Bangor, 64
16 July
âÂÂ
Richard Lloyd
, politician, about 54
16 September
âÂÂ
Savage Mostyn
, naval officer, 40s
December âÂÂ
John Dyer
, poet, 56
References