1786 in Wales

1786 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1786 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"

Events

*December 25 - Plymouth ironworks is leased to Richard Hill.
*The Kinmel estate is sold to the Rev Edward Hughes.
*Abraham Rees completes his edition of "Chambers 's Encyclopaedia", and is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his work.
*Charles Pratt is created Earl Camden.

Arts and literature

New books

*David Samwell - "A Narrative of the Death of Captain James Cook"
*Hester Lynch Piozzi - "Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., during the last twenty years of his life"

Music

*William Ellis - "Ychydig o Hymnau a Chaniadau Newyddion" (collection of hymns)
*Benjamin Francis - "Aleluia" (collection of hymns)

Births

*May - John Jones, printer and inventor (died 1865)
*June 22 - Ellis Evans, minister and author (died 1864)

Deaths

*January 21 - Anthony Bacon, ironmaster, 67
*September 16 - Edward Parry, preacher, poet and hymn-writer, 63


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