1762 in Wales

Updated on Dec 02, 2023

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Centuries: 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th Decades: 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1762 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

Prince of Wales - George (from August) (later George IV)

Princess of Wales - vacant

Henry Arthur Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis, leaves the Whig party.

Silvanus Bevan is elected a member of the Cymmrodorion.

Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) - Tri Chydymaith Dyn

Oliver Goldsmith - The Life of Richard Nash

William Williams Pantycelyn - Mor o Wydr (including "Gweddi am Nerth i fyned trwy anialwch y Byd", the Welsh original of the hymn "Cwm Rhondda")

12 August - George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV (died 1830)

11 October - David Charles, hymn-writer (died 1834)

date unknown

Samuel Homfray, iron-master (died 1822)

William Jones, bookseller, religious writer, and member of the Scotch Baptist church in Finsbury, London. (died 1846)

John Williams, evangelical cleric (died 1802)

3 February - Beau Nash, leader of fashion, 87

2 May - John Salusbury, diarist, 54

date unknown - Robert Edwards, buccaneer and American settler

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