1760 in Wales

Events from the year 1760 in Wales.

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley (until 25 October)
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice
• Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Richard Myddelton
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Howell Gwynne
• Bishop of Bangor – John Egerton
• Bishop of Llandaff – Richard Newcome
• Bishop of St Asaph – Robert Hay Drummond
• Bishop of St Davids – 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 – Y Sacrament a'r Aberth Cristionogol

Music

Births

• 4 February – Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet, soldier and politician (died 1846)
• 11 June – John Walters, poet (died 1789)
• 6 July – Thomas Phillips, surgeon and educational benefactor (died 1851)
• 8 December – 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 – William Wynn, poet, 50
• April – David Lewis, poet
• 29 April – James Davies, Independent minister
• 25 October – King George II of Great Britain, former Prince of Wales, 76
• October – William Bulkeley, diarist, 68
• date unknown – Thomas Richards, clergyman and writer

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