1754 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1754 to Wales
and its people
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Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and its people
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
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Incumbents
- Prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
- George, Prince of Wales - Princess of WalesPrincess of WalesPrincess of Wales is a British courtesy title held by the wife of The Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283.Although there have been considerably more than ten male heirs to the throne, there have been only ten Princesses of Wales. The majority of Princes of Wales...
- vacant
Events
- April–May - In the British general electionBritish general election, 1754The British general election, 1754 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707....
, newly-elected MPs include Robert WynneRobert WynneRobert John Wynne was a United States politician and telegrapher. Born in Colonia, NJ, Wynne's father died while he was a teenager and had to support his family as a telegrapher. He eventually rose to be chief telegraph operator at The Colonia Corner. He later moved to Colonia Lane to work as a...
at Caernarvon BoroughsCaernarfon (UK Parliament constituency)Caernarfon was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Caernarfon in Wales. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system....
and Benjamin Bathurst at Monmouth Boroughs.
Deaths
- January 10 - Erasmus Lewis, writer and civil servant, 83
- March - Henry VaughanHenry Vaughan (1721-1754)Sir Henry Vaughan was a Radnorshire landowner. In March 1754 a warrant was issued for his arrest for committing 'unnatural and repugnant acts'...
, Radnorshire landowner, 33 (murdered) - July 12 - Zachariah Williams, inventor, 81