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1785 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1785 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales - George (later George IV)
  • Princess of Wales - vacant

    • Events

  • Sir Joshua Reynolds paints the Prince of Wales.
  • The Mona Mine Company is formed by Thomas Williams of Llanidan and Henry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge.
  • Richard Pennant buys out the Yonge family of Devon and comes into possession of the whole of the Penrhyn estate.
  • Griffith Rowlands becomes surgeon to Chester city hospital.

    • New books

  • Florence Miscellany (including poems by Hester Thrale)
  • Nathaniel Williams - Darllen Dwfr a Meddyginiaeth

    • Births

  • 9 August - John Henry Vivian, industrialist and politician (died 1855)
  • December - Richard Jones (Gwyndaf Eryri), poet (died 1848)
  • 24 December - William Bruce Knight, clergyman and scholar (died 1845)
  • date unknown
  • David Hughes, Anglican priest and writer (died 1850)
  • William Owen, historian (died 1864)

    • Deaths

  • 2 February - John Guest, industrialist, 63
  • June - Siôn Bradford, poet, 78?
  • 20 October - David Jones of Trefriw, poet, 77?

    • References

    1785 in Wales Wikipedia
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