- 1785 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1785 to
Wales and its people.Incumbents
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Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"Events
*Sir
Joshua Reynolds paints the Prince of Wales.
*The Mona Mine Company is formed byThomas Williams of Llanidan andHenry 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.Arts and literature
New books
*"Florence Miscellany" (including poems by
Hester Thrale )
*Nathaniel Williams - "Darllen Dwfr a Meddyginiaeth"Births
*December -
Richard Jones (Gwyndaf Eryri) , poet (died 1848)
*December 24 -William Bruce Knight , clergyman and scholar (died 1845)
*"date unknown" -William Owen , historian (died 1864)Deaths
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February 2 - John Guest, industrialist, 63
*October 20 -David Jones of Trefriw , poet, 77?
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