1767 in Wales
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Events from the year 1767 in Wales.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1767 in
- Great Britain
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey - 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 - 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 - Richard Myddelton
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire - Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan â Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - 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 Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (from 16 July)[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 Charles Moss (from 30 November)[14]
Events
- 30 April - John Guest of Broseley[15] becomes manager of Dowlais Ironworks.[16]
- 29 August - John Wesley begins a two-week evangelical tour of South Wales.[17]
- Autumn - Cyfarthfa Ironworks probably first comes into blast.
- date unknown - On the death of Daniel Lewis, another local Baptist, Rachel Lewis, hosts meetings of multiple denominations in her home at Merthyr Tydfil.[18]
Arts and literature
New books
- Evan Thomas (Ieuan Fardd Ddu) - Traethawd ar Fywyd Ffydd[19]
Painting
- Thomas Jones is awarded a premium for landscape painting by the Society of Arts.[20]
Births
- 25 February - John Roberts, theologian (died 1834)[21]
- 2 October - John Evans, Baptist minister and writer (died 1827)[22]
- date unknown - Hugh Evans (Hywel Eryri), poet (died c.1841)[23]
- probable - James Davies, Baptist minister (died 1860)[24]
Deaths
- 29 April - Sir John Morgan, 4th Baronet, of Llangattock, politician, 56[25]
- 8 May - Emanuel Bowen, map engraver, 72[26]
- 11 September - Theophilus Evans, clergyman and historian, 74[27]
- 17 September - Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, second son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, 28
- date unknown - Richard Nanney, evangelist, 75/76[28]