This article is about the particular significance of the year 1775 to Wales and its people.
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Incumbents edit
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey - Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet[1][2][3][4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Charles Morgan of Dderw[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire - Thomas Wynn[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire - Richard Myddelton
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire - Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Stuart, Lord Mountstuart[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - William Vaughan (until 12 April); Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet (from 10 June)[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford (from 20 April)[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet (until 24 June); Sir Hugh Owen, 5th Baronet (from 24 June)[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer[10][2]
Events edit
- 19 April - Outbreak of the American Revolutionary War:
- Anthony Bacon obtains munitions contracts for his ironworks.
- Fort Belan built commanding the western end of the Menai Strait by Thomas Wynn.
- 8 September - An earthquake measuring 5.1 is felt in Swansea.[15]
- 18 September - Dr Samuel Johnson accompanies Hester Thrale and her husband Henry on a visit to France.
Arts and literature edit
New books edit
- Edward Evans - An Address delivered before the Association of Ministers at Dref Wen, near Newcastle Emlyn, with two Hymns[16]
- Elizabeth Griffith - The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated[17]
- Nicholas Owen (attr.) - History of the Island of Anglesea
Music edit
- Dafydd Jones - Hymnau a Chaniadau Ysprydol (hymns and psalms)
- Morgan Rhys - Golwg o Ben Nebo, 3rd ed. (collection of hymns)
- Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) arrives in London.
Births edit
- 22 February - John Hughes, minister, author and hymn-writer (died 1854)[18]
- 7 May - John Parry, minister and author (died 1846)
- 25 November - Charles Kemble, actor (died 1854)[19]
- December - John Jones (Archdeacon of Merioneth), Anglican priest and writer (died 1834)[20]
- date unknown - John Roberts, Anglican priest and writer (died 1829)[21]
Deaths edit
- 11 April - Roger Mostyn, Canon of Windsor, 54/55[22]
- 12 April - William Vaughan (MP), politician, about 68[23]
- 10 May - Caroline Matilda, queen consort of Sweden, daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, 23 (scarlet fever)[24]
- 14 August - Sir Lynch Cotton, 4th Baronet, about 70[25]
References edit
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.
- ^ a b c d e J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.
- ^ Edwin Poole (1886). The Illustrated History and Biography of Brecknockshire from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: Containing the General History, Antiquities, Sepulchral Monuments and Inscriptions. Edwin Poole. p. 378.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.
- ^ Jonathan Williams (1859). The History of Radnorshire. R. Mason. p. 115.
- ^ Tobias Smollett, ed. (1775). The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature. R[ichard]. Baldwin, at the Rose in Pater-noster-Row. p. 159.
- ^ "Barrington, Shute (at Llandaff) (CCEd Appointment ID 275358)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
- ^ Thomas Duffus Hardy (1854). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales... University Press. p. 305.
- ^ W. Toone (1834). A Chronological Record, of the Remarkable Public Events, ... During the Reigns of George the Third and Fourth, and His Present Majesty ... Bennett. p. 149.
- ^ Thomas Rowland Roberts (1908). Eminent Welshmen: A Short Biographical Dictionary of Welshmen who Have Attained Distinction from the Earliest Times to the Present. Educational Publishing Company. p. 99.
- ^ Elizabeth Griffith (1775). The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated. T. Cadell .
- ^ Roberts, Gomer Morgan (1959). "Hughes, John (1775-1854), Calvinistic Methodist minister, author, and hymn-writer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Ellis, Thomas Iorwerth (1959). "Jones, John (1775-1834), cleric". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas (1959). "Roberts, John (1775–1829), cleric and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- ^ "VAUGHAN, William (?1707-75), of Corsygedol, Merion". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Ward, Adolphus William (1887). "Caroline Matilda". Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900. London: Smith, Elder, & Co. pp. 145–150.
- ^ "COTTON, Sir Lynch Salusbury, 4th Bt. (c.1705-75), of Combermere, Cheshire and Llewenny, Denb". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 October 2018.