1760 in Wales
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Events from the year 1760 in Wales.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1760 in
- Great Britain
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) â George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley (until 25 October)[1][2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan â Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth[3]
- 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 George Rice[4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire â Richard Myddelton
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire â Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire â Howell Gwynne[5][1]
- Bishop of Bangor â John Egerton[6]
- Bishop of Llandaff â Richard Newcome[7]
- Bishop of St Asaph â Robert Hay Drummond[8]
- Bishop of St Davids â Anthony Ellys[9]
Events
- 25 October
- The Prince of Wales succeeds his grandfather, King George II, on the throne of Great Britain, as King George III.[10]
- 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.[11]
- 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 â Y Sacrament a'r Aberth Cristionogol[12]
Music
Births
- 4 February â Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet, soldier and politician (died 1846)[13]
- 11 June â John Walters, poet (died 1789)
- 6 July â Thomas Phillips, surgeon and educational benefactor (died 1851)[14]
- 8 December â Morgan John Rhys, Baptist minister (died 1804)[15]
- date unknown
- Nancy Jones ("Nancy Crugybar"), hymn-writer and singer (died 1833)[16]
- David Lewis, priest and writer (died 1850)
- Frances Williams, convict (died 1801)[17]
Deaths
- 18 January â William Wynn, poet, 50[18]
- April â David Lewis, poet[19]
- 29 April â James Davies, Independent minister
- 25 October â King George II of Great Britain, former Prince of Wales, 76[10]
- October â William Bulkeley, diarist, 68[20]
- date unknown â Thomas Richards, clergyman and writer