1775 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1775 to Wales and its people.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1775 in
- Great Britain
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey - Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire â Charles Morgan of Dderw[5]
- 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 John Stuart, Lord Mountstuart[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - William Vaughan (until 12 April); Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet (from 10 June)[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire â Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford (from 20 April)[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire â Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet (until 24 June); Sir Hugh Owen, 5th Baronet (from 24 June)[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire â Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer[10][2]
Events
- 19 April - Outbreak of the American Revolutionary War:
- Anthony Bacon obtains munitions contracts for his ironworks.
- Fort Belan built commanding the western end of the Menai Strait by Thomas Wynn.
- 8 September - An earthquake measuring 5.1 is felt in Swansea.[15]
- 18 September - Dr Samuel Johnson accompanies Hester Thrale and her husband Henry on a visit to France.
Arts and literature
New books
- Edward Evans - An Address delivered before the Association of Ministers at Dref Wen, near Newcastle Emlyn, with two Hymns[16]
- Elizabeth Griffith - The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated[17]
- Nicholas Owen (attr.) - History of the Island of Anglesea
Music
- Dafydd Jones - Hymnau a Chaniadau Ysprydol (hymns and psalms)
- Morgan Rhys - Golwg o Ben Nebo, 3rd ed. (collection of hymns)
- Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) arrives in London.
Births
- 22 February - John Hughes, minister, author and hymn-writer (died 1854)[18]
- 7 May - John Parry, minister and author (died 1846)
- 25 November - Charles Kemble, actor (died 1854)[19]
- December - John Jones (Archdeacon of Merioneth), Anglican priest and writer (died 1834)[20]
- date unknown - John Roberts, Anglican priest and writer (died 1829)[21]
Deaths
- 11 April - Roger Mostyn, Canon of Windsor, 54/55[22]
- 12 April - William Vaughan (MP), politician, about 68[23]
- 10 May - Caroline Matilda, queen consort of Sweden, daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, 23 (scarlet fever) [24]
- 14 August - Sir Lynch Cotton, 4th Baronet, about 70[25]