1756 in Wales

1756 in Wales

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1756 in: Great Britain • Ireland

Other events of 1756

Events from the year 1756 in Wales.

Incumbents

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

Events

• Completion of William Edwards' Old Bridge, Pontypridd.
• Lewis Morris loses his post as collector of tolls at Aberdovey.

Arts and literature

Music

• Elis Roberts - "Argulus"

Births

• January - Richard Griffiths, industrial pioneer who opened up transport links into the Rhondda (died 1826)
• 7 June - Edward Davies ("Celtic" Davies), writer (died 1831)
• 23 June - Thomas Jones, mathematician (died 1807)
• 4 July - John Evans, surgeon and cartographer (died 1846)
• 18 November - Thomas Burgess, Bishop of St David's (died 1837)
• date unknown
  • Thomas Jones of Denbigh, minister and author (died 1820)
  • Simon Lloyd, Methodist preacher (died 1836)

Deaths

• 14 September - William Parry, antiquarian and fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, 69
• 28 October - Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort, 47
• date unknown - Lewis Evans, surveyor, 56?