1760s in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1760 - 1769 to Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and its people
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
.
Incumbents
- Prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
- George, Prince of WalesGeorge III of the United KingdomGeorge III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...
(to October 25, 1760) - Prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
- George, Prince of WalesGeorge IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
(from 1762) - Princess of WalesPrincess of WalesPrincess of Wales is a British courtesy title held by the wife of The Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283.Although there have been considerably more than ten male heirs to the throne, there have been only ten Princesses of Wales. The majority of Princes of Wales...
- vacant
Events
- 1760 in Wales1760 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1760 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - George, Prince of Wales *Princess of Wales - vacant-Events:...
- 1761 in Wales1761 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1761 to Wales and its people.-Events:*Edward Allgood II establishes a japannery at Usk .*Goronwy Owen buys a tobacco and cotton plantation in Virginia.-Births:...
- 1762 in Wales1762 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1762 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent*Princess of Wales - vacant-Events:*Henry Arthur Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis, leaves the Whig party....
- 1763 in Wales1763 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1763 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent*Princess of Wales - vacant-Events:...
- 1764 in Wales1764 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1764 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent*Princess of Wales - vacant-Events:...
- 1765 in Wales1765 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1765 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent*Princess of Wales - vacant-Events:*Cyfarthfa Ironworks is founded by Anthony Bacon....
- 1766 in Wales1766 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1766 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent*Princess of Wales - vacant-Events:...
- 1767 in Wales1767 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1767 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent*Princess of Wales - vacant-Deaths:*September 11 - Theophilus Evans, clergyman and historian, 74...
- 1768 in Wales1768 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1768 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent*Princess of Wales - vacant-Events:...
- 1769 in Wales1769 in WalesThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1769 to Wales and its people.-Incumbents:*Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent*Princess of Wales - vacant-Events:*August...
New books
- 1762
- Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) - Tri Chydymaith Dyn
- Oliver GoldsmithOliver GoldsmithOliver Goldsmith was an Irish writer, poet and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield , his pastoral poem The Deserted Village , and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man and She Stoops to Conquer...
- The Life of Richard NashBeau NashBeau Nash , born Richard Nash, was a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain. He is best remembered as the Master of Ceremonies at the spa town of Bath.- Biography :...
- 1763
- Goronwy OwenGoronwy Owen (poet)Goronwy Owen was one of the 18th century's greatest Welsh poets. He mastered the traditional bardic metres and, although forced by circumstances to be an exile, played an important role in the literary and antiquarian movement in Wales often described as the Welsh Eighteenth Century Renaissance...
et al. - Diddanwch Teuluaidd
- Goronwy Owen
- 1764
- Evan EvansEvan EvansEvan Evans may refer to:*Evan Alfred Evans, US judge*Evan Evans , off-road champion racing in Championship Off-Road Racing*Evan Evans Evan Evans may refer to:*Evan Alfred Evans, US judge*Evan Evans (racer), off-road champion racing in Championship Off-Road Racing*Evan Evans (academic) Evan Evans...
(Ieuan Fardd) - Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Antient Welsh Bards
- Evan Evans
- 1766
- David Jones of Trefriw (ed.) - Cydymaith Diddan
- John Roberts (Siôn Robert Lewis) - Drych y Cristion
- Anna WilliamsAnna Williams (poet)Anna Williams was a poet and companion of Samuel Johnson.-Early life:She was born at Rosemarket, Pembrokeshire to Zachariah Williams and his wife, Martha. Her father provided her with a wide artistic and scientific education, including Italian and French...
- Miscellanies in Prose and Verse
- 1767
- Evan Thomas (Ieuan Fardd Ddu) - Traethawd ar Fywyd Ffydd
- 1768
- Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) - Y Farddoneg Fabilonaidd
Births
- 1760
- July 6 - Thomas PhillipsThomas Phillips (educational benefactor)Thomas Phillips , was an educational benefactor, a founder of St David's College, Lampeter, and the founder of Llandovery College in Wales....
, surgeon and educational benefactor (d. 1851) - December 8 - Morgan John RhysMorgan John RhysMorgan John Rhys was a Baptist minister who preached the principles of the French Revolution, against slavery, and in favour of the reform of parliament....
, minister and author (d. 1804)
- July 6 - Thomas Phillips
- 1761
- July 15 - Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain), writer (d. 1849)
- October 11 - David CharlesDavid Charles (hymn-writer)David Charles , was a Welsh hymn-writer.David Charles was born at Llanfihangel Abercowin in Carmarthenshire, the younger brother of the Methodist leader Thomas Charles "of Bala". Himself a Methodist minister, he helped to establish the "Home Mission", but was forced to retire in 1828 after...
, hymn-writer (d. 1834)
- 1762
- August 12 - George, Prince of WalesGeorge IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
, later King George IV (d. 1830)
- August 12 - George, Prince of Wales
- 1763
- August - Peter Bailey WilliamsPeter Bailey WilliamsPeter Bayley Williams was a Welsh Anglican priest and amateur antiquarian.-Life:Williams was the son of Peter Williams, a Welsh Calvinist Methodist clergyman and biblical commentator, and was born in Llandyfaelog, Carmarthenshire, west Wales...
, clergyman and author (d. 1836)
- August - Peter Bailey Williams
- 1764
- April 29 - Julia Ann Hatton, novelist (d. 1838)
- June 20 - Thomas Evans (Tomos Glyn Cothi), first Unitarian minister in Wales (d. 1833)
- date unknown - Robert WaithmanRobert WaithmanRobert Waithman , Lord Mayor of London, was born at Wrexham.After being employed for some time in a London linen draper's, he opened, about 1786, a draper's shop of his own, and made a considerable fortune. In 1818 he was returned to Parliament, as a liberal, for the City of London...
, lord mayor of London (d. 1833)
- 1766
- March William TurnerWilliam TurnerWilliam Turner MA was an English divine and reformer, a physician and a natural historian. He studied medicine in Italy, and was a friend of the great Swiss naturalist, Conrad Gessner...
, industrialist (d. 1853) - December 6 - Robert Williams (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu), poet (d. 1850)
- December 25 - Christmas EvansChristmas EvansChristmas Evans was a Welsh Nonconformist minister, regarded as one of the greatest preachers in the history of Wales....
, preacher (d. 1838)
- March William Turner
- 1768
- August - Sydenham Teak Edwards, botanical artist (d. 1819)
- September 17 - Edward Lloyd, 1st Baron MostynEdward Lloyd, 1st Baron MostynEdward Pryce Lloyd, 1st Baron Mostyn , known as Sir Edward Lloyd, 2nd Baronet, from 1795 to 1831, was a British politician....
(d. 1854) - September 24 - Sharon TurnerSharon TurnerSharon Turner was an English historian.-Life:Born in Pentonville, Turner was the eldest son of William and Ann Turner, Yorkshire natives who had settled in London upon marrying. He left school at fifteen to be articled to an attorney in the Temple...
, historian (d. 1847)
Deaths
- 1760
- April - David LewisDavid Lewis (poet)-Life:Lewis was the son of Roger Lewis of Llanddewi Felffre, in the county of Pembrokeshire, and was probably born in Wales. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating in 1698 and obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1702. He was undermaster at Westminster School...
, poet - October 25 - King George II of Great BritainGeorge II of Great BritainGeorge II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...
, former Prince of Wales, 76
- April - David Lewis
- 1761
- April 8 - Griffith JonesGriffith JonesGriffith Jones may refer to:*Griffith Jones , Llanddowror, who established circulating schools in Wales*Griffith Jones , appointed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1690, later Mayor of Philadelphia...
Llanddowror, pioneer in education, 77
- April 8 - Griffith Jones
- 1762
- February 3 - Beau NashBeau NashBeau Nash , born Richard Nash, was a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain. He is best remembered as the Master of Ceremonies at the spa town of Bath.- Biography :...
, leader of fashion, 87
- February 3 - Beau Nash
- 1763
- November 25 - Richard Morris, father of the noted Morris brothers ("Morrisiaid Môn"), 89
- 1764
- June 18 - Christmas SamuelChristmas SamuelChristmas Samuel was a Welsh Independent minister and writer.He was born in Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, into a relatively prosperous family. He began to preach at an early age, and by 1707 was in charge of the church at Panteg, though he was as yet unordained. He was ordained on September 23,...
, minister and writer, 90 - June 22 - Sir John Philipps, 6th BaronetSir John Philipps, 6th BaronetSir John Philipps, 6th Baronet PC was a Welsh Jacobite politician.Sir John was the son of Sir John Philipps, 4th Baronet. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, and went on to Lincoln's Inn. In 1725, he married Elizabeth Shepherd. In 1736 he was mayor of Haverfordwest, and in 1741 he became MP...
, 63 - September 26 - Joseph HarrisJoseph Harris (British astronomer)Joseph Harris was a British blacksmith, astronomer, navigator, economist, natural philosopher, government adviser and King's Assay Master at the Royal Mint....
, Assay-master of the Royal Mint, 60
- June 18 - Christmas Samuel
- 1765
- April 10 - Edward HeylynEdward HeylynEdward Heylyn was a merchant and entrepreneur who was one of the founders of the Bow porcelain factory.The Heylyn family originally came from North Wales. Heylyn was the third son of John Heylyn, a saddler of London who is said to have made a fortune supplying saddles for the Duke of Marlborough’s...
, porcelain manufacturer, 70? - April 11 - Lewis Morris, hydrographer and writer, eldest of the Morris brothers of Anglesey, 64
- April 10 - Edward Heylyn
- 1767
- September 11 - Theophilus EvansTheophilus EvansTheophilus Evans was a Welsh clergyman and historian.Originally from Cardiganshire, Evans served curacies in Brecknockshire and incumbencies in both counties...
, clergyman and historian, 74 - September 17 - Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, second son of Frederick, Prince of WalesFrederick, Prince of WalesFrederick, Prince of Wales was a member of the House of Hanover and therefore of the Hanoverian and later British Royal Family, the eldest son of George II and father of George III, as well as the great-grandfather of Queen Victoria...
, 28
- September 11 - Theophilus Evans
- 1768
- March 26 - Humphrey OwenHumphrey OwenHumphrey Owen was Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1763 to his death.Owen studied at Jesus College from 1718 to 1722 and was elected as a Fellow in 1725. He was Rector of Tredington 1744–63. In 1747 he was appointed Bodley's Librarian, and continued to hold this post when appointed...
, academic, 65
- March 26 - Humphrey Owen
- 1769
- July - Goronwy OwenGoronwy Owen (poet)Goronwy Owen was one of the 18th century's greatest Welsh poets. He mastered the traditional bardic metres and, although forced by circumstances to be an exile, played an important role in the literary and antiquarian movement in Wales often described as the Welsh Eighteenth Century Renaissance...
, poet, 46
- July - Goronwy Owen