1760 in Wales

Centuries:	16th; 17th; 18th; 19th; 20th;
Decades:	1740s; 1750s; 1760s; 1770s; 1780s;
See also:	List of years in Wales; 1760 in Great Britain Scotland

Events from the year 1760 in Wales.

Incumbents

Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley (until 25 October)[1][2]
Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth[3]
Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan[1]
Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne[1]
Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice[4]
Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Richard Myddelton
Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet[1]
Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Howell Gwynne[5][1]

Bishop of Bangor – John Egerton[6]
Bishop of Llandaff – Richard Newcome[7]
Bishop of St Asaph – Robert Hay Drummond[8]
Bishop of St Davids – Anthony Ellys[9]

Events

25 October
- The Prince of Wales succeeds his grandfather, King George II, on the throne of Great Britain.[10]
- George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, surrenders the lord lieutenancy of North Wales, to be replaced by a different holder in each individual county of North Wales.[11]
Lewis Morris settles his long-standing legal appeal and is appointed JP for Cardiganshire.
Llangeitho's noted Methodist chapel is built.

Arts and literature

New books

William Lloyd - Y Sacrament a'r Aberth Cristionogol[12]

Music

Births

4 February - Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet, soldier and politician (died 1846)[13]
11 June - John Walters, poet (died 1789)
6 July - Thomas Phillips, surgeon and educational benefactor (died 1851)[14]
8 December - Morgan John Rhys, Baptist minister (died 1804)[15]
date unknown
- Nancy Jones ("Nancy Crugybar"), hymn-writer and singer (died 1833)[16]
- David Lewis, priest and writer (died 1850)
- Frances Williams, convict (died 1801)[17]

Deaths

18 January - William Wynn, poet, 50[18]
April - David Lewis, poet[19]
29 April - James Davies, Independent minister
25 October - King George II of Great Britain, former Prince of Wales, 76[10]
October - William Bulkeley, diarist, 68[20]
date unknown - Thomas Richards, clergyman and writer

References

J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.
"Rice, George" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Namier, Lewis. "Gwynne, Howell (1718-80), of Garth in Llanleonfel, Brec". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
John McClintock; James Strong (1981). Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Baker Book House. p. 324.
"Newcome, Richard (NWCM718R2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
"Ellys, Anthony" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Eccleshall, Robert (1998). Biographical dictionary of British prime ministers. London New York: Routledge. p. 37. ISBN 9780415108300.
Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 20.
Richard Morris; William Morris; Lewis Morris (1909). William Lloyd (ed.). The Letters of Lewis, Richard, William and John Morris of Anglesey, (Morrisiaid Mon) 1728-1765. Fox, Jones. p. 352.
The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England). F. Jefferies. 1847. p. 306.
"Phillips, Thomas (1760–1851), philanthropist and surgeon | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22175. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Henry Wilson Storey (1907). History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 204.
Maggie Humphreys; Robert Evans (1 January 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. A&C Black. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-7201-2330-2.
Jones, Ffion Mair (2022). "Williams, Frances (Fanny) (?1760 - C.1801), Convict and Australian Settler". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
Wiliam, Dafydd Wyn (2004). "Wynn, William (bap. 1709, d. 1760)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
Burns, F. D. A. (October 2008). "Lewis, David (1682–1760)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
Thomas Richards. "Bulkeley, William (1691-1760), squire and diarist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

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[Sainty-1] J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.

[2] Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.

[3] Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.

[4] "Rice, George" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

[5] Namier, Lewis. "Gwynne, Howell (1718-80), of Garth in Llanleonfel, Brec". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[6] John McClintock; James Strong (1981). Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Baker Book House. p. 324.

[7] "Newcome, Richard (NWCM718R2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[8] The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.

[9] "Ellys, Anthony" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

[George-10] Eccleshall, Robert (1998). Biographical dictionary of British prime ministers. London New York: Routledge. p. 37. ISBN 9780415108300.

[11] Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 20.

[12] Richard Morris; William Morris; Lewis Morris (1909). William Lloyd (ed.). The Letters of Lewis, Richard, William and John Morris of Anglesey, (Morrisiaid Mon) 1728-1765. Fox, Jones. p. 352.

[13] The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England). F. Jefferies. 1847. p. 306.

[14] "Phillips, Thomas (1760–1851), philanthropist and surgeon | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22175. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[15] Henry Wilson Storey (1907). History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 204.

[16] Maggie Humphreys; Robert Evans (1 January 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. A&C Black. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-7201-2330-2.

[17] Jones, Ffion Mair (2022). "Williams, Frances (Fanny) (?1760 - C.1801), Convict and Australian Settler". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[18] Wiliam, Dafydd Wyn (2004). "Wynn, William (bap. 1709, d. 1760)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 March 2009.

[19] Burns, F. D. A. (October 2008). "Lewis, David (1682–1760)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 22 October 2008.

[20] Thomas Richards. "Bulkeley, William (1691-1760), squire and diarist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2021.