1788 in Wales

1788 in Wales
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1788 in: Great Britain • Ireland
Other events of 1788

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1788 to Wales and its people.

Contents

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

Incumbents

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

Events

March 18 - Great Sessions at Wrexham hear a graveyard dispute between the "Old" and "New" chapels at Llanuwchllyn.
June 4 - Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, becomes Chief Justice of the King's Bench.

Arts and literature

New books

John Roberts (Siôn Robert Lewis) - Yr Athrofa Rad
Hester Lynch Piozzi - Letters to and from the late Samuel Johnson

Births

February 12 - William Williams, MP (died 1865)
October 3 - John Montgomery Traherne, antiquary (died 1860)

Deaths

August 4 - Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd or Ieuan Brydydd Hir), clergyman and poet, 57