Events from the year 1755 in Wales.

Incumbents

Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Richard Myddelton Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – William Perry

1755 in Wales

Bishop of Bangor – Zachary Pearce

Bishop of Llandaff – Edward Cresset (until 13 February); Richard Newcome (from 13 April) Bishop of St Asaph – Robert Hay Drummond Bishop of St Davids – Anthony Ellys

1755 in Wales

Events

Following the death of his wife in this year, Griffith Jones (Llanddowror) goes to live at the home of Madam Bridget Bevan. The Brecknockshire Agricultural Society is formed.

1755 in Wales

Arts and literature

New books

Rules of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion are published.

Music

Morgan Rhys - Golwg o Ben Nebo, ar Wlad yr Addewid (collection of hymns)

Births

22 February - Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny (died 1843) 9 May - Wilmot Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Lisburne, owner of the Trawsgoed estate (died 1820) 5 July - Sarah Siddons, actress (d. 1831) 14 October - Thomas Charles of Bala, clergyman (died 1814) 21 October - Caleb Hillier Parry, Welsh-descended physician (died 1822) 18 November - Rev. William Jones (died 1821)

Deaths

13 February - Edward Cresset, Bishop of Llandaff, 57

30 June - Edward Wynne, lawyer and landowner

12 July - Zachariah Williams, inventor, 81

date unknown - John Owen, chancellor of Bangor

References

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1755 in Great Britain

1755 in Europe

1750s in Wales