This article is about the particular significance of the year 1775 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey - Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire – Charles Morgan of Dderw 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 – John Stuart, Lord Mountstuart Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire - William Vaughan (until 12 April); Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet (from 10 June) Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford (from 20 April) Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet (until 24 June); Sir Hugh Owen, 5th Baronet (from 24 June) Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
Bishop of Bangor – John Moore Bishop of Llandaff – Shute Barrington Bishop of St Asaph – Jonathan Shipley Bishop of St Davids – James Yorke
Events 19 April - Outbreak of the American Revolutionary War: Anthony Bacon obtains munitions contracts for his ironworks. Fort Belan built commanding the western end of the Menai Strait by Thomas Wynn. 8 September - An earthquake measuring 5.1 is felt in Swansea. 18 September - Dr Samuel Johnson accompanies Hester Thrale and her husband Henry on a visit to France.
Arts and literature
New books Edward Evans - An Address delivered before the Association of Ministers at Dref Wen, near Newcastle Emlyn, with two Hymns Elizabeth Griffith - The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated Nicholas Owen (attr.) - History of the Island of Anglesea
Music Dafydd Jones - Hymnau a Chaniadau Ysprydol (hymns and psalms) Morgan Rhys - Golwg o Ben Nebo, 3rd ed. (collection of hymns) Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) arrives in London.
Births 22 February - John Hughes, minister, author and hymn-writer (died 1854) 7 May - John Parry, minister and author (died 1846) 25 November - Charles Kemble, actor (died 1854) December - John Jones (Archdeacon of Merioneth), Anglican priest and writer (died 1834) date unknown - John Roberts, Anglican priest and writer (died 1829)
Deaths 11 April - Roger Mostyn, Canon of Windsor, 54/55Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle 12 April - William Vaughan (MP), politician, about 68 10 May - Caroline Matilda, queen consort of Sweden, daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, 23 (scarlet fever) 14 August - Sir Lynch Cotton, 4th Baronet, about 70
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