1763 in Wales
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Events from the year 1763 in Wales.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1763 in
- Great Britain
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey â Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire â Thomas Morgan[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire â Thomas Wynn[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire â Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne (from 27 July)[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire â George Rice[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire â Richard Myddelton
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire â Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan â Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire â William Vaughan[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire â Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire â Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire â Howell Gwynne[9][2]
- Bishop of Bangor â John Egerton[10]
- Bishop of Llandaff â John Ewer[11]
- Bishop of St Asaph â Richard Newcome[12]
- Bishop of St Davids â Samuel Squire[13]
Events
- 26 January â Herbert Lloyd, MP for Cardigan Boroughs, is created a baronet.
- 11 October â Hester Lynch Salusbury marries Henry Thrale, against her family's wishes.[14]
- 5 December â Charles Morgan replaces Thomas Morgan (of Rhiwpera) as MP for Brecon.
- Plymouth Ironworks at Merthyr Tydfil established.
- Richard Penrhyn is created Baron Penrhyn
Arts and literature
New books
- Goronwy Owen, Lewis Morris et al. â Diddanwch Teuluaidd[15]
- Tomshone Catty's Tricks[16]
Music
- Aaron Williams â The Universal Psalmodist[17]
Births
- 1 April â John Wynne Griffith, politician (died 1834)
- 13 April â Robert Nicholl Carne, landowner (died 1849)[18]
- August â Peter Bailey Williams, clergyman and author (died 1836)
Deaths
- 18 May â Robert Williams, politician, about 68[19]
- 16 July â William Morgan (of Tredegar, younger), politician, 38[20]
- 25 November â Richard Morris, father of the noted Morris brothers ("Morrisiaid Môn"), 89[21]