1757 in Wales explained

Events from the year 1757 in Wales.

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley^{[1] [2]}
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth^[3]
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan^[1]
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne^[1]
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice^[4]
• Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Richard Myddelton
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet^[1]
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Howell Gwynne^{[5] [1]}
• Bishop of Bangor – John Egerton^[6]
• Bishop of Llandaff – Richard Newcome
• Bishop of St Asaph – Robert Hay Drummond^[7]
• Bishop of St Davids – Anthony Ellys^[8]

Events

• George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis, takes out a lease on Esgair-mwyn lead mine.^[9]
• Hirwaun ironworks begins coke smelting.^[10]
• Daines Barrington is appointed judge of the Merioneth, Caernarvonshire and Anglesey circuit (Court of Great Sessions).^[11]

Arts and literature

New books

• John Dyer – The Fleece^[12]
• Edward Evans – translation of S. Bourne's Catechism
• Elizabeth Griffith – A Series of Genuine Letters between Henry and Frances^[13]
• Joseph Harris – An Essay Upon Money and Coins
• Joshua Thomas – Tystiolaeth y Credadyn^[14]

Music

• Elis Roberts – "Jeils"
• William Williams (Pantycelyn) – Rhai Hymnau a Chaniadau Duwiol^[15]

Births

• 12 September – John Williams, lawyer and writer on legal topics (died 1810)
• date unknown – Thomas Foley, admiral (died 1833)^[16]
• probable – Richard Jones, Ruthin priest and writer (died 1814)

Deaths

• 23 March – Thomas Herring, former Bishop of Bangor, 64^[17]
• 16 July – Richard Lloyd, politician, about 54^[18]
• 16 September – Savage Mostyn, naval officer, 40s
• December – John Dyer, poet, 56^[19]

Notes and References

1. Book: J.C. Sainty . John Sainty (civil servant) . List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974 . Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd . London . 1979.
2. Book: Nicholas, Thomas . Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales . Genealogical Pub. Co . Baltimore . 1991 . 9780806313146 . 695.
3. Book: Nicholas, Thomas . Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales . Genealogical Pub. Co . Baltimore . 1991 . 9780806313146 . 612.
4. Rice, George.
5. Web site: Gwynne, Howell (1718-80), of Garth in Llanleonfel, Brec.. Namier. Lewis. History of Parliament Online. 7 October 2017.
6. Book: John McClintock. James Strong. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Baker Book House. 1981. 324.
7. Book: The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. 15.
8. Ellys, Anthony.
9. Book: National Library of Wales Journal. Council of the National Library of Wales. 1999. 133.
10. Book: Ince, Laurence . The South Wales iron industry, 1750-1885 . Ferric . Great Britain . 1993 . 9780951816516 . 33.
11. Book: Stephens, Meic . The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales . Oxford University Press . Oxford Oxfordshire New York . 1986 . 9780192115867 . 33.
12. Book: Jack Lynch. John T. Lynch. The Oxford Handbook of British Poetry, 1660-1800. 2016. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-960080-9. 313.
13. Book: Richard Griffith. Elizabeth Griffith. A Series of Genuine Letters Between Henry and Frances. 1761. W. Johston.
14. Book: Gwilym Lleyn. Cambrian bibliography: containing an account of the books printed in the Welsh language, or relating to Wales, from the year 1546 to the end of the eighteenth century; with biographical notices. 1869. Printed and pub. by J. Pryse. 445.
15. Book: David Ceri Jones. Eryn Mant White. The Elect Methodists: Calvinistic Methodism in England and Wales, 1735-1811. 4 January 2012. University of Wales Press. 978-0-7083-2502-5. 138–.
16. Tom Wareham, ‘Foley, Sir Thomas (1757–1833)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2007 accessed 9 March 2008 Oxford DNB - subscription required
17. Herring, Thomas (1693–1757), archbishop of Canterbury. 2004. 10.1093/ref:odnb/13098. Holtby. Robert T..
18. Web site: LLOYD, Richard (c.1703-57), of Mabws, Card. . History of Parliament Online. 2 January 2019 .
19. Shaw, Thomas B. A Complete Manual of English Literature. Ed. William Smith. New York: Sheldon & Co., 1872. 372. Print.