This article is about the particular significance of the year 1770 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey - Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan of Rhiwpera Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire - Thomas Wynn Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire - Richard Myddelton Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire - Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - William Vaughan Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
Bishop of Bangor – John Ewer Bishop of Llandaff – Shute Barrington Bishop of St Asaph – Jonathan Shipley Bishop of St Davids – Charles Moss
Events September - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet, holds his legendary coming-of-age party, to which 15,000 guests are invited. Three coachloads of cooks are sent from London to provide the refreshments, and a hall is built especially for the occasion at Wynnstay. Approximate date - Bridge at Pontardawe built by William Edwards.
Arts and literature
New books Robert Jones (Calvinistic Methodist) - Lleferydd yr Asyn Thomas Meredith - An Illustration of Several Texts of Scripture John Walters - A Dissertation on the Welsh Language Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet - History of the Gwydir Family (posthumously published)
Music Daines Barrington - Some Account of Two Musical Instruments Used in Wales
Births 15 January - Sir John Edwards, 1st Baronet, of Garth, politician (died 1850) 8 April - John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri), antiquarian (died 1829) 14 April - John Evans, explorer (died 1799) 30 April - David Thompson, explorer (died 1857)
Deaths 13 January - Howel Davies, Methodist leader, about 54 19 June - Thomas Williams, Congregational minister, about 45 8 August - John Jones, clergyman and author, 70
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