1741 in Wales
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Events from the year 1741 in Wales.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1741 in
- Great Britain
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) â George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley[1][2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan â Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton[3]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire â Thomas Morgan[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire â John Vaughan, 2nd Viscount Lisburne[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire â vacant until 1755
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire â Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire â Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire â James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos[1]
- Bishop of Bangor â Thomas Herring[4]
- Bishop of Llandaff â John Gilbert[5][6]
- Bishop of St Asaph â Isaac Maddox[7][8]
- Bishop of St Davids â Nicholas Clagett[9]
Events
- June â In the general election, the seat of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet at Denbighshire is targeted by the government. Sir Watkin wins by 1352 to 933, but the sheriff, a member of the Salusbury family, disallows 594 of his votes and returns a cousin of Salusbury, John Myddelton of Chirk. Sir Watkin is elected for Montgomeryshire instead.[10]
- Carpenter Siarl Marc is converted and quickly becomes the most important Calvinistic Methodist exhorter in the Llyn peninsula.
- Lewis Morris resumes his survey of Welsh ports on behalf of the Navy Office.
Arts and literature
New books
- Evan Davies â Newyddion Mawr Oddiwrth y Ser (vol. 3) [11]
Music
- Morgan John Lewis â Hymnau Duwiol o Gasgliad Gwyr Eglwysig M.J. ac E.W.
- David Owen composes Dafydd y Garreg Wen on his deathbed, according to tradition
Births
- 27 January â Hester Thrale, diarist and friend of Dr Johnson (died 1821)[12]
- 20 August â Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon (died 1811)[13]
- 3 September â Owen Jones, antiquary (died 1814)
Deaths
- May â Isaac Carter, publisher[14]
- August â David Owen, 29 ("David of the White Rock"), harpist[15]
- date unknown
- Wil Hopcyn, poet, 41?
- Edward Owen, artist[16]
- Robert Roberts, theologian, 61?[17]