1771 in Wales
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Template:Short description Template:Use Welsh English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Year in Wales header This article is about the particular significance of the year 1771 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey - Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan of Rhiwpera (until 15 May)[5][2] Charles Morgan of Dderw (from 23 December)[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire - Thomas Wynn[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire - Richard Myddelton
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire - Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth (until 21 April)[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - William Vaughan[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis[11]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer[12][2]
- Bishop of Bangor – John Ewer[13]
- Bishop of Llandaff – Shute Barrington[14]
- Bishop of St Asaph – Jonathan Shipley[15]
- Bishop of St Davids – Charles Moss[16]
Events
- 4 February - First meeting of the Cymdeithas y Gwyneddigion is held; Owen Jones is its president.[17]
- 21 December - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet, marries, as his second wife, Charlotte Grenville.[18]
Arts and literature
New books
- Henry Evans - Cynghorion Tad i'w Fab (translated from English)[19]
- David Williams - The Philosopher, in Three Conversations
Music
- Elis Roberts - Tair Rhan Oes Dyn[20]
- Peter Williams (1722-1796) - Hymns on Various Subjects (includes "Prayer for Strength", the first English translation of the hymn "Cwm Rhondda")
Births
- 14 May - Robert Owen, socialist businessman, founder of the cooperative movement (died 1858)[21]
- 27 July - Simon Yorke, politician (died 1858)[22][23]
- date unknown - Hannibal Evans Lloyd, English-born translator of Welsh parentage (died 1847)[24]
Deaths
- 21 April - Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth, Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, 39[25]
- 15 May - Thomas Morgan (of Rhiwpera), politician, 43[26]
- 9 June - Richard Trevor, former bishop of St David's, 63[27]
- 17 November - Lewis Hopkin, poet, 63[28]
- date unknown - Alban Thomas, physician[29]
References
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