This article is about the particular significance of the year 1780 to

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

and its people.

Incumbents

Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey. Since 1761, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Anglesey. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974. Lord Lieutenants of Anglesey to 1974 *''see Lord Lieute ...

- Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet *

Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire. After 1723, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974 and replaced with the Lord Lieutenant of Powys, with ...

and

Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...

– Charles Morgan of Dderw *

Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire. Since 1778, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Caernarvonshire. The post was abolished on 31 March 1974 and replaced with that of Lord Lieutenant of Gw ...

- Thomas Wynn * Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne * Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire –

Thomas Johnes Thomas Johnes FRS (1 September 1748 – 23 April 1816) was a Member of Parliament, landscape architect, farmer, printer, writer and social benefactor. He is best known for his development of the Hafod Estate in Wales. Johnes was born in Lud ...

(until 28 April); John Vaughan (from 28 April *Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire - Richard Myddelton (1726–1795), Richard Myddelton *Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire - Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet *Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, John Stuart, Lord Mountstuart *Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet *Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis *Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Hugh Owen, 5th Baronet *Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer *Bishop of Bangor – John Moore (archbishop of Canterbury), John Moore *Bishop of Llandaff – Shute Barrington *Bishop of St Asaph – Jonathan Shipley *Bishop of St Davids – John Warren (bishop), John Warren

Events

*January - Admiral Sir Thomas Foley (Royal Navy officer), Thomas Foley plays an important role in the relief of Gibraltar. *1 July - Anthony Bacon (industrialist), Anthony Bacon acquires the lease of the Hirwaun ironworks. *26 August - Edward Williames Salusbury Vaughan succeeds to the Rûg estate. *29 September - Sir Watkin Lewes is elected Lord Mayor of London. *''unknown dates'' **Thomas Parry Jones-Parry marries his cousin Margaret and acquires the Madryn estate. **The Ladies of Llangollen settle at Plas Newydd (Llangollen), Plas Newydd. **St David's Club established in Aberystwyth, the oldest gentlemen's club in Wales. **Richard Price devises the "Northampton Tables" for calculating actuarial valuation for assurance and pensions. **The development of Ebbw Vale Steelworks begins.

Arts and literature

New books

*John Walters (poet), John Walters - ''Poems with Notes''

Music

*Henry Mills of Llanidloes impresses Thomas Charles so much with his singing that he is appointed to supervise the improvement of congregational singing in the district.

Births

*10 February - James Cotton (priest), James Henry Cotton, Dean of Bangor (died 1862 in Wales, 1862) *15 April - Angharad Llwyd, antiquary (died 1866 in Wales, 1866) *14 May - Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis, politician (died 1855 in Wales, 1855) *7 October - Wyndham Lewis (politician), Wyndham Lewis, MP (died 1838 in Wales, 1838) *''date unknown'' **Dic Aberdaron (Richard Robert Jones), traveller and linguist (died 1843 in Wales, 1843) **Thomas Prothero, lawyer and businessman (died 1853 in Wales, 1853)

Deaths

*6 March - Sir John Meredith (lawyer), John Meredith, lawyer, 65 *1 April - Sir Stephen Glynne, 7th Baronet, 35 (ruptured blood-vessel) *May -

, Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire, about 59 *''date unknown'' **Howell Gwynne (MP), Howell Gwynne, former MP and Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire, 61/62 **Richard Thomas (priest), Richard Thomas, genealogist, 46

References

{{reflist 1780 by country, Wales 1780 in Great Britain, Wales 1780 in Europe 1780s in Wales