1785 in Wales

1785 in Wales

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

Incumbents

*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 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.

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

*February 2 - John Guest, industrialist, 63
*October 20 - David Jones of Trefriw, poet, 77?


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