1792 in Wales

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1792 in Great Britain

1792 in Ireland

Other events of 1792

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1792 to Wales and its people.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 New books 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent
• Princess of Wales - vacant

[edit] Events

• Bodnant House is built.
• Completion of the Merthyr to Pontypridd section of the Glamorganshire Canal.
• Monmouthshire Canal receives its Act of Parliament.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] New books

• Hester Thrale - The Three Warnings
• Nicholas Owen - Carnarvonshire, a Sketch of its History, etc.

[edit] Births

• July 23 - Aneurin Owen, scholar (d. 1851)
• September 5 - Sir David Davies, royal physician (d. 1865)
• December 20 - David Griffiths, missionary (d. 1863)
• date unknown - Sir Charles John Salusbury, Baronet (d. 1868)

[edit] Deaths

• March 10 - John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, friend of Augusta, Princess of Wales and ancestor of the Marquesses of Bute, 78
• May 2 - John Jones (Ioan Tegid), writer, 60
• May 17 - Sir Noah Thomas, royal physician, 72?
• June 27 - John Morgan (of Dderw), politician, 48