1779 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1779 to Wales and its people.

← 1778 1777 1776 1775 1774 1779 in Wales → 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784
Centuries:	16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Decades:	1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s
See also:	List of years in Wales 1779 in Great Britain Ireland Scotland

Incumbents

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

Events

• February - Ship's surgeon David Samwell witnesses the death of Captain James Cook in Hawaii.[1]
• Valentine Morris, governor of St Vincent, negotiates unfavourable surrender terms with the French.
• New bridges are built over the River Wye at Builth Wells and River Towy at Llandeilo.
• Haverfordwest prison is built on the site of the former castle.
• Baptist Assembly at Glynceiriog.
• Robert Jones, Calvinistic Methodist exhorter, preaches in London.

Arts and literature

New books

• David William - Joy in the Tents of Zion (English edition)[2]

Music

• Richard Morris creates a list of "Henwau Mesurau Cerdd Dafod a Thant a arferir yn gyffredinol gan y Prydyddion a'r Telynorion yng Nghymru.[3]

Births

• 14 March - William Ormsby-Gore, politician (died 1860)
• 24 August - Charles Norris, artist (died 1858)

Deaths

• 9 August - Morgan Rhys, hymn-writer, 63[4]
• 11 December - "Madam" Bridget Bevan, philanthropist, 81[5]
• December - Richard Morris, collector of folk songs, 76[6]
• date unknown - Hugh Williams, Anglican clergyman and writer

References

1. David Samwell (2007). The Death of Captain Cook and Other Writings. University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-2073-0.
2. Gomer Morgan Roberts. "WILLIAM, DAVID (1720-1794), hymn-writer". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
3. Phyllis Kinney (15 April 2011). Welsh Traditional Music. University of Wales Press. pp. 38–. ISBN 978-0-7083-2358-8.
4. Gomer Morgan Roberts. "Rhys, Morgan (1716-1794), hymn-writer". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
5. Mary Clement. "Bevan, Bridget ('Madam Bevan'; 1698-1779), philanthropist and educationist". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
6. Robert Thomas Jenkins. "MORRIS, RICHARD (1703-1779), founder of the Cymmrodorion Society". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 October 2018.