This article is about the particular significance of the year 1780 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 – Thomas Johnes (until 28 April);[7] John Vaughan (from 28 April
- 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 - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Hugh Owen, 5th Baronet[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer[10][2]
Events edit
- January - Admiral Sir Thomas Foley plays an important role in the relief of Gibraltar.
- 1 July - Anthony Bacon acquires the lease of the Hirwaun ironworks.
- 26 August - Edward Williames Salusbury Vaughan succeeds to the Rûg estate.[16]
- 29 September - Sir Watkin Lewes is elected Lord Mayor of London.
- unknown dates
- Thomas Parry Jones-Parry marries his cousin Margaret and acquires the Madryn estate.[17]
- The Ladies of Llangollen settle at Plas Newydd.[18]
- St David's Club established in Aberystwyth, the oldest gentlemen's club in Wales.[19]
- Richard Price devises the "Northampton Tables" for calculating actuarial valuation for assurance and pensions.
- The development of Ebbw Vale Steelworks begins.
Arts and literature edit
New books edit
- John Walters - Poems with Notes
Music edit
- Henry Mills of Llanidloes impresses Thomas Charles so much with his singing that he is appointed to supervise the improvement of congregational singing in the district.[20]
Births edit
- 10 February - James Henry Cotton, Dean of Bangor (died 1862)
- 15 April - Angharad Llwyd, antiquary (died 1866)[21]
- 14 May - Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis, politician (died 1855)[22]
- 7 October - Wyndham Lewis, MP (died 1838)
- date unknown
- Dic Aberdaron (Richard Robert Jones), traveller and linguist (died 1843)[23]
- Thomas Prothero, lawyer and businessman (died 1853)[24]
Deaths edit
- 6 March - Sir John Meredith, lawyer, 65[25]
- 1 April - Sir Stephen Glynne, 7th Baronet, 35 (ruptured blood-vessel)[26]
- May - Thomas Johnes, Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire, about 59[7]
- date unknown
- Howell Gwynne, former MP and Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire, 61/62[27]
- Richard Thomas, genealogist, 46[28]
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.
- ^ a b "JOHNES, Thomas (c.1721-80), of Croft Castle, Herefs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged. Porter. 1780. p. 95.
- ^ Jones, Emyr Gwynne; Smith, William James (1959). "SALUSBURY, SALESBURY family, of Rug and Bachymbyd.". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Richards, Thomas (1959). "PARRY (and JONES-PARRY) family, Madryn, Llŷn". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Whittle, Elisabeth (1992). The historic gardens of Wales : an introduction to parks and gardens in the history of Wales. Cardiff: Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments. p. 60. ISBN 9780117015784.
- ^ Plaque on premises.
- ^ Owain Edwards; Trevor Herbert. "Mills family". Grove Music Online. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Evan Gilbert Wright (1959). "Llwyd, Angharad (1780-1866), antiquary". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ David Williams (1959). "Lewis, Sir Thomas Frankland (1780-1855), politician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Humphreys, H. The Celebrated Cambrian Linguist, or the History of Dick Aberdaron (Carnarvon: H. Humphreys, 1866).
- ^ Price, Watkin William (1959). "PROTHERO, THOMAS (1780 - 1853), solicitor, colliery proprietor, and influential citizen of Newport, Monmouth". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
- ^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas (1959). "MEREDITH , Sir JOHN (1714-1780), lawyer, of Brecon". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Jenkins, David (1959). "GLYNNE family, of Hawarden, Flintshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Namier, Lewis. "GWYNNE, Howell (1718-80), of Garth in Llanleonfel, Brec". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Davies, Sir William Llewelyn (1959). "Thomas, Richard (1753–1780), cleric, transcriber and collector of manuscripts, and genealogist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2021.