1765 in Wales
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Events from the year 1765 in Wales.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1765 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[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[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire â Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire â Howell Gwynne[10][2]
- Bishop of Bangor â John Egerton[11]
- Bishop of Llandaff â John Ewer[12]
- Bishop of St Asaph â Richard Newcome[13]
- Bishop of St Davids â Samuel Squire[14]
Events
- July â Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis, resigns from his position as Treasurer of the Household when his former party, the Whigs, are returned to power.[15]
- 6 December â The Penrhyn estate comes into the possession of the Pennant family, through the marriage of Richard Pennant with the heiress of the Warburton family.[16]
- unknown dates
- Cyfarthfa Ironworks is founded by Anthony Bacon.[17]
- Richard Price becomes a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Arts and literature
New books
- John Jones â Catholic Faith and Practice[18]
Music
- 12 August â The Royal Shepherd, by Richard Rolt, is performed in Dublin to celebrate the birthday of the Prince of Wales.[19]
Births
- 4 May â Hopkin Bevan, minister and writer (died 1839)[20]
- 23 August â James Davies, schoolmaster[21]
- 8 October â George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor, politician (died 1852)[22]
- 13 October â J. R. Jones (Ramoth), Baptist minister (died 1822)
- date unknown â David Jones, barrister (died 1816)[23]
Deaths
- 10 April â Edward Heylyn, porcelain manufacturer, 69/70[24]
- 11 April â Lewis Morris, hydrographer and writer, eldest of the Morris brothers of Anglesey, 64[25]
- 16 May â William Wynne, lawyer and author, about 73[26]
- 8 June â Silvanus Bevan, apothecary, 73/74[27]
- 16 December â Thomas William, Methodist exhorter, 48
- 29 December â Prince Frederick William of Wales, son of the former Prince and Princess of Wales, 15[28]
