1783 in Wales

1783 in Wales
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1783 in: Great Britain • Ireland
Other events of 1783

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1783 to Wales and its people.

Contents

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Arts and literature
- 3.1 New books
- 3.2 Music
4 Births
5 Deaths

Incumbents

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

Events

August - Thomas Charles marries Sally Jones and settles in Bala.
Industrialist and slave-owner Richard Pennant is created 1st Baron Penrhyn in the county of Lough.

Arts and literature

New books

Julia Ann Hatton - Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects

Music

Evan Hughes (Hughes Fawr) - Rhai Hymnau Newyddion o Fawl i'r Oen

Births

May - Cadwaladr Jones, minister and literary editor (died 1867)

Deaths

June 19 - Henry Lloyd, soldier and military writer
August 7 - Thomas Llewellyn, Baptist minister and writer, 63?
September 2 - Edward Edwards, academic
September 6 - Anna Williams, friend of Dr Johnson, 77?
December 16 - Sir William James, 1st Baronet, naval commander