1780 in Wales
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Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey - Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Charles Morgan of Dderw[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire - Thomas Wynn[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – Thomas Johnes (until 28 April);[7] John Vaughan (from 28 April
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire - Richard Myddelton
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire - Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Stuart, Lord Mountstuart[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Hugh Owen, 5th Baronet[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer[10][2]
- Bishop of Bangor – John Moore[11]
- Bishop of Llandaff – Shute Barrington[12]
- Bishop of St Asaph – Jonathan Shipley[13]
- Bishop of St Davids – John Warren[14][15]
Events
- January - Admiral Sir Thomas Foley plays an important role in the relief of Gibraltar.
- 1 July - Anthony Bacon acquires the lease of the Hirwaun ironworks.
- 26 August - Edward Williames Salusbury Vaughan succeeds to the Rûg estate.[16]
- 29 September - Sir Watkin Lewes is elected Lord Mayor of London.
- unknown dates
- Thomas Parry Jones-Parry marries his cousin Margaret and acquires the Madryn estate.[17]
- The Ladies of Llangollen settle at Plas Newydd.[18]
- St David's Club established in Aberystwyth, the oldest gentlemen's club in Wales.[19]
- Richard Price devises the "Northampton Tables" for calculating actuarial valuation for assurance and pensions.
- The development of Ebbw Vale Steelworks begins.
Arts and literature
New books
- John Walters - Poems with Notes
Music
- Henry Mills of Llanidloes impresses Thomas Charles so much with his singing that he is appointed to supervise the improvement of congregational singing in the district.[20]
Births
- 10 February - James Henry Cotton, Dean of Bangor (died 1862)
- 15 April - Angharad Llwyd, antiquary (died 1866)[21]
- 14 May - Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis, politician (died 1855)[22]
- 7 October - Wyndham Lewis, MP (died 1838)
- date unknown
- Dic Aberdaron (Richard Robert Jones), traveller and linguist (died 1843)[23]
- Thomas Prothero, lawyer and businessman (died 1853)[24]
Deaths
- 6 March - Sir John Meredith, lawyer, 65[25]
- 1 April - Sir Stephen Glynne, 7th Baronet, 35 (ruptured blood-vessel)[26]
- May - Thomas Johnes, Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire, about 59[7]
- date unknown
- Howell Gwynne, former MP and Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire, 61/62[27]
- Richard Thomas, genealogist, 46[28]
References
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