1770 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1770 to Wales and its people.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1770 in
- Great Britain
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey - Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire â Thomas Morgan of Rhiwpera[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]
Events
- September - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet, holds his legendary coming-of-age party, to which 15,000 guests are invited. Three coachloads of cooks are sent from London to provide the refreshments, and a hall is built especially for the occasion at Wynnstay.[16]
- Approximate date - Bridge at Pontardawe built by William Edwards.
Arts and literature
New books
- Robert Jones (Calvinistic Methodist) - Lleferydd yr Asyn[17]
- Thomas Meredith - An Illustration of Several Texts of Scripture
- John Walters - A Dissertation on the Welsh Language
- Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet - History of the Gwydir Family (posthumously published)[18]
Music
- Daines Barrington - Some Account of Two Musical Instruments Used in Wales[19]
Births
- 15 January - Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet, of Garth, politician (died 1850)[20]
- 8 April - John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri), antiquarian (died 1829)[21]
- 14 April - John Evans, explorer (died 1799)[22]
- 30 April - David Thompson, explorer (died 1857)
Deaths
- 13 January - Howel Davies, Methodist leader, about 54[23]
- 19 June - Thomas Williams, Congregational minister, about 45[24]
- 8 August - John Jones, clergyman and author, 70[25]