1769 in Wales
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Events from the year 1769 in Wales.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1769 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 (until 12 April)[5][2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire - Thomas Wynn[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire â Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire â George Rice[7]
- 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[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - William Vaughan[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire â Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis[10]
- 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[11][2]
- Bishop of Bangor â John Egerton (until 10 January);[12] John Ewer
- Bishop of Llandaff â John Ewer (until 10 January);[13] Jonathan Shipley (12 February - 8 September);[14] Shute Barrington (from 1 October)[15]
- Bishop of St Asaph â Richard Newcome (until 3 June);[16] Jonathan Shipley (from September)[17]
- Bishop of St Davids â Charles Moss (from 30 November)[18]
Events
- August
- John Wesley is turned away from Welshpool Town Hall by the bailiff when he attempts to preach there during his tour of Wales.[19]
- Wesley speaks at Newtown, Montgomeryshire, and Llanidloes.
- August/September - Robert Williams, a Welsh travelling preacher, arrives in America, the first licensed preacher to obtain permission from John Wesley to address the Methodist societies there.[20]
- 16 November - Henry Bayley succeeds to the barony of Beaudesert and takes the surname Paget.[21]
- date unknown
- Daniel Rowland turns down the living of Newport, Pembrokeshire, to stay with his congregation at Llangeitho.
- Thomas Pennant employs Moses Griffith to illustrate his books of tours.
Arts and literature
New books
- Elizabeth Griffith - The School for Rakes (play)[22]
- William Williams (Pantycelyn) - Ffarwel Weledig, vol. 3
Births
- 2 February - Griffith Williams (Gutyn Peris), poet (died 1838)[23]
- 23 March - Benjamin Heath Malkin, antiquary and author (died 1842)[24]
- 3 May - John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Lisburne, politician (died 1831)[25]
- 6 December - Thomas Morgan, naval chaplain (died 1851)[26]
Deaths
- 27 March - John Thomas, Anglican priest and antiquarian, 32[27]
- April - Marmaduke Gwynne, father-in-law of Charles Wesley, 77/78[28]
- 12 April - Thomas Morgan, politician and lawyer, 66[5]
- 3 June - Richard Newcome, Bishop of St Asaph, 67/68[29]
- July - Goronwy Owen, poet, 46[30]
- 19 August - Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet, politician, 49[31]
- 26 December - Edward Yardley, Archdeacon of St David's, 71[32]