1754 in Wales
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Events from the year 1754 in Wales.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1754 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 (until 26 August);[3] Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth (from 6 November)[4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire â Thomas Morgan[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire â Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire â vacant until 1755
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire â Richard Myddelton
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire â Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire â William Perry[1]
- Bishop of Bangor â Zachary Pearce[5]
- Bishop of Llandaff â Edward Cresset[6]
- Bishop of St Asaph â Robert Hay Drummond[7]
- Bishop of St Davids â Anthony Ellys[8]
Events
- AprilâMay â In the British general election, newly elected MPs include Robert Wynne at Caernarvon Boroughs and Benjamin Bathurst at Monmouth Boroughs.
- John Jenkin (Ioan Siengcin) opens a Welsh school at Nevern.[9]
Arts and literature
New books
- Richard Rees â Collected sermons, published by Philip Charles[10]
- Ben Simon (ed.) â Collected works of Dafydd ap Gwilym[11]
- Mêr Difinyddiaeth Iachus (second edition, with a preface by Morgan Jones)[12]
Music
- William Williams (Pantycelyn) â Hosanna i Fab Dafydd, part 2[13]
Births
- 28 October â John Griffiths, medical practitioner and surgeon in the Royal Household (died 1822)
- 25 November â William Parry, minister and author (died 1819)[14]
- date unknown â Charles Hassall, surveyor (died 1814)[15]
- earliest likely year â Jane Cave, poet (died 1812)[16]
Deaths
- 10 January â Erasmus Lewis, writer and civil servant, 83[17]
- 20 February â John Owen, MP, about 52[18]
- 17 May â Richard Herbert, politician, 49/50[19]
- 26 August â Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton, Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, 68[20]