1765 in Wales

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* 1768
* 1769
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Timeline of Welsh history

1765 in
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Events from the year 1765 in Wales.

## Incumbents

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* Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet[1][2][3][4]
* Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan[2]
* Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Wynn[5]
* Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne[2]
* Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice[6]
* Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Richard Myddelton
* Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet
* Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth[7]
* Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – William Vaughan[8]
* Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis[9]
* Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet[2]
* Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Howell Gwynne[10][2]
* Bishop of Bangor – John Egerton[11]
* Bishop of Llandaff – John Ewer[12]
* Bishop of St Asaph – Richard Newcome[13]
* Bishop of St Davids – Samuel Squire[14]

## Events

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* July – Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis, resigns from his position as Treasurer of the Household when his former party, the Whigs, are returned to power.[15]
* 6 December – The Penrhyn estate comes into the possession of the Pennant family, through the marriage of Richard Pennant with the heiress of the Warburton family.[16]
* unknown dates
* Cyfarthfa Ironworks is founded by Anthony Bacon.[17]
* Richard Price becomes a Fellow of the Royal Society.

## Arts and literature

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### New books

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* John Jones – Catholic Faith and Practice[18]

### Music

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* 12 August – The Royal Shepherd, by Richard Rolt, is performed in Dublin to celebrate the birthday of the Prince of Wales.[19]

## Births

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* 4 May – Hopkin Bevan, minister and writer (died 1839)[20]
* 23 August – James Davies, schoolmaster[21]
* 8 October – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor, politician (died 1852)[22]
* 13 October – J. R. Jones (Ramoth), Baptist minister (died 1822)
* date unknown – David Jones, barrister (died 1816)[23]

## Deaths

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* 10 April – Edward Heylyn, porcelain manufacturer, 69/70[24]
* 11 April – Lewis Morris, hydrographer and writer, eldest of the Morris brothers of Anglesey, 64[25]
* 16 May – William Wynne, lawyer and author, about 73[26]
* 8 June – Silvanus Bevan, apothecary, 73/74[27]
* 16 December – Thomas William, Methodist exhorter, 48
* 29 December – Prince Frederick William of Wales, son of the former Prince and Princess of Wales, 15[28]

## References

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1. ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 24.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695\. ISBN 9780806313146.
4. ^ Cylchgrawn Hanes Cymru. University of Wales Press. 1992. p. 169.
5. ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26.
6. ^ "Rice, George" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
7. ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612\. ISBN 9780806313146.
8. ^ Edward Breese (1873). Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant [&c.] ... for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 29.
9. ^ George Grenville (1962). Additional Grenville Papers 1763-1765. Manchester University Press. p. 176.
10. ^ Namier, Lewis. "Gwynne, Howell (1718-80), of Garth in Llanleonfel, Brec". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
11. ^ John McClintock; James Strong (1981). Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Baker Book House. p. 324.
12. ^ "Ewer, John (EWR723J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
13. ^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
14. ^ "Squire, Samuel (SKR730S)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
15. ^ Evan David Jones. "HERBERT family, (earls of POWIS)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
16. ^ Raphael Samuel (1977). Miners, quarrymen, and saltworkers. Routledge & K. Paul. ISBN 978-0-7100-8353-1.
17. ^ Ince, Laurence (1993). The South Wales iron industry, 1750-1885. Great Britain: Ferric. p. 60\. ISBN 9780951816516.
18. ^ Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology. J.B. Lippincott and Company. 1870. pp. 289.
19. ^ John C. Greene (2011). Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 990\. ISBN 978-1-61146-110-7.
20. ^ Gomer Morgan Roberts. "Bevan, Hopkin (1765-1839), Calvinistic Methodist minister". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
21. ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Davies, James (1765-1849), 'the schoolmaster of Devauden'". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
22. ^ "Rice, Hon. George Talbot (1765-1852), of Newton alias Dynevor, Carm". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
23. ^ "Jones, David (1765–1816)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
24. ^  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Heylyn, John". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
25. ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Morris, Lewis (Llewelyn Ddu o Fôn; 1701-1765), poet and scholar". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
26. ^ Turner, Roger (January 2008). "Wynne, William (bap. 1692, d. 1765)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
27. ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Bevan, Silvanus (1691-1765), Quaker physician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
28. ^ Gentleman's and Citizen's Almanack. Watson. 1772. p. 40.