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1760 in Wales
Events from the year
1760 in
Wales
.
Incumbents
Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (
Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey
,
Caernarvonshire
,
Flintshire
,
Merionethshire
,
Montgomeryshire
) âÂÂ
George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
(until 25 October)
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
25 October
The Prince of Wales
succeeds his grandfather, King
George II
, on the throne of Great Britain, as King George III.
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.
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 âÂÂ
Y Sacrament a'r Aberth Cristionogol
Music
Births
4 February
âÂÂ
Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet
, soldier and politician (died
1846
)
11 June
âÂÂ
John Walters
, poet (died 1789)
6 July
âÂÂ
Thomas Phillips
, surgeon and educational benefactor (died
1851
)
8 December
âÂÂ
Morgan John Rhys
, Baptist minister (died
1804
)
date unknown
Nancy Jones ("Nancy Crugybar"), hymn-writer and singer (died
1833
)
David Lewis
, priest and writer (died
1850
)
Frances Williams
, convict (died 1801)
Deaths
18 January
âÂÂ
William Wynn
, poet, 50
April âÂÂ
David Lewis
, poet
29 April
âÂÂ
James Davies
, Independent minister
25 October
â King
George II of Great Britain
, former Prince of Wales, 76
October âÂÂ
William Bulkeley
, diarist, 68
date unknown
âÂÂ
Thomas Richards
, clergyman and writer
References