1763 in Wales

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

Events from the year 1763 in Wales.

Incumbents

Prince of Wales - George (later George IV)

Princess of Wales - vacant

26 January - Herbert Lloyd, MP for Cardigan Boroughs, is created a baronet.

11 October - Hester Lynch Salusbury marries Henry Thrale, against her family's wishes.

5 December - Charles Morgan replaces Thomas Morgan (of Rhiwpera) as MP for Brecon.

Plymouth Ironworks at Merthyr Tydfil established.

Richard Penrhyn is created Baron Penrhyn

Goronwy Owen, Lewis Morris et al. - Diddanwch Teuluaidd

Aaron Williams - The Universal Psalmodist

1 April - John Wynne Griffith, politician (died 1834)

13 April - Robert Nicholl Carne, landowner (died 1849)

August - Peter Bailey Williams, clergyman and author (died 1836)

16 July - William Morgan (of Tredegar, younger), politician, 38

25 November - Richard Morris, father of the noted Morris brothers ("Morrisiaid Môn"), 89

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