1757 in Wales

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Events from the year 1757 in Wales.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - George (later George III)
• Princess of Wales - vacant

Events

• George Edward Henry Arthur Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis, takes out a lease on Esgair-mwyn lead mine.
• Hirwaun ironworks begins coke smelting.
• Daines Barrington is appointed judge of the Merioneth, Caernarvonshire and Anglesey circuit (Court of Great Sessions).

Arts and literature

New books

• John Dyer - The Fleece[1]
• Edward Evans - translation of S. Bourne's Catechism
• Elizabeth Griffith - A Series of Genuine Letters between Henry and Frances[2]
• Joseph Harris - An Essay Upon Money and Coins
• Joshua Thomas - Tystiolaeth y Credadyn[3]

Music

• Elis Roberts - "Jeils"
• William Williams (Pantycelyn) - Rhai Hymnau a Chaniadau Duwiol[4]

Births

• 12 September - John Williams, lawyer and writer on legal topics (died 1810)
• date unknown - Thomas Foley, admiral (died 1833)[5]
• probable - Richard Jones, Ruthin priest and writer (died 1814)

Deaths

• 16 July - Richard Lloyd, politician, about 54[6]
• 16 September - Savage Mostyn, naval officer, 40s
• December - John Dyer, poet, 56[7]

References

1. Jack Lynch; John T. Lynch (2016). The Oxford Handbook of British Poetry, 1660-1800. Oxford University Press. p. 313. ISBN 978-0-19-960080-9.
2. Richard Griffith; Elizabeth Griffith (1761). A Series of Genuine Letters Between Henry and Frances. W. Johston.
3. Gwilym Lleyn (1869). Cambrian bibliography: containing an account of the books printed in the Welsh language, or relating to Wales, from the year 1546 to the end of the eighteenth century; with biographical notices. Printed and pub. by J. Pryse. pp. 445.
4. David Ceri Jones; Eryn Mant White (4 January 2012). The Elect Methodists: Calvinistic Methodism in England and Wales, 1735-1811. University of Wales Press. pp. 138–. ISBN 978-0-7083-2502-5.
5. Tom Wareham, ‘Foley, Sir Thomas (1757–1833)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2007 accessed 9 March 2008 Oxford DNB - subscription required
6. "LLOYD, Richard (c.1703-57), of Mabws, Card". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
7. Shaw, Thomas B. A Complete Manual of English Literature. Ed. William Smith. New York: Sheldon & Co., 1872. 372. Print.