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1751 in Wales
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Events from the year 1751 in Wales.
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley[1][2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton[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 – vacant until 1755
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Richard Myddelton
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – William Perry[1]
- Bishop of Bangor – Zachary Pearce[4]
- Bishop of Llandaff – Edward Cresset[5]
- Bishop of St Asaph – Robert Hay Drummond[6]
- Bishop of St Davids – The Hon. Richard Trevor (until 7 December)[7]
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Events
- 20 April – George, eldest son of the late Frederick, Prince of Wales, is made Prince of Wales.[8]
- September – Richard Morris co-founds the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion in London.[9]
- Richard Price Thelwall inherits his brother's Caernarfonshire estate.
Arts and literature
New books
- William Williams (Pantycelyn) – Hosanna i Fab Dafydd, part 1[10]
Music
- William Williams (Pantycelyn) – Hosanna i Fab Dafydd, part 1
Births
- 22 January – David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr), poet (died 1827)
- 15 October – David Samwell (Dafydd Ddu Feddyg), naval surgeon, companion of Captain Cook and bard (died 1798)[11]
Deaths
- 31 March – Frederick, Prince of Wales, 44 (pulmonary embolism)[12]
- 20 September – Anne Vaughan, Duchess of Bolton, 61/62[13]
- 2 October – Thomas Mathews, admiral, 75[14]
- 19 December – Princess Louise of Wales, queen of Denmark and Norway, 27[15]
References
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