1784 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1784 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 RegentGeorge IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later... - 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...
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Events
- March 30 - Lloyd KenyonLloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron KenyonLloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, PC, SL, KC was a British politician and barrister, who served as Attorney General, Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice. Born to a country gentleman, he was initially educated in Hanmer before moving to Ruthin School aged 12...
becomes Master of the RollsMaster of the RollsThe Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the second most senior judge in England and Wales, after the Lord Chief Justice. The Master of the Rolls is the presiding officer of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal...
. - May 14 - Thomas James Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley, is created Baron Bulkeley.
- July - Hester ThraleHester ThraleHester Lynch Thrale was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and 18th-century life.-Biography:Thrale was born at Bodvel Hall, Caernarvonshire, Wales...
marries Gabriele Piozzi, much to the displeasure of Dr Samuel JohnsonSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson , often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer...
. - July 28 - Lloyd Kenyon is raised to a baronetcy.
- Henry Bayly Paget, 9th Baron PagetHenry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of UxbridgeHenry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge , known as Sir Henry Bayly, 3rd Baronet, of Plas Newydd, until 1769 and as The Lord Paget between 1769 and 1784, was a British peer.-Background:...
, is created Earl of Uxbridge. - Samuel HomfraySamuel HomfraySamuel Homfray was an English industrialist during the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, associated with the early iron industry in South Wales....
and his brother quarrel with Anthony BaconAnthony Bacon (industrialist)Anthony Bacon was an English-born merchant and industrialist who was significantly responsible for the emergence of Merthyr Tydfil as the iron-smelting centre of Britain.-Background:...
and take out a lease of one of the richest iron-ore deposits in the district (which develops into the Penydarren ironworks). - Lady Henrietta Antonia Herbert, heiress of the Earl of PowisEarl of PowisEarl of Powis is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1674 in favour of William Herbert, 3rd Baron Powis. In 1687 he was further honoured when he was made Marquess of Powis...
, marries Edward Clive, 2nd Baron Clive of PlasseyEdward Clive, 1st Earl of PowisEdward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis , known as the Lord Clive between 1774 and 1804, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
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Music
- Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin)Edward Jones (harpist)Edward Jones was a Welsh harpist, bard, performer, composer, arranger, and collector of music. He was commonly known by the bardic name of "Bardd y Brenin", which he took in 1820, when King George IV, his patron, came to the throne....
- The Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards
Births
- January 17 - Joseph Tregelles Price, ironmaster (died 1854)
- date unknown
- Walter CoffinWalter CoffinWalter Coffin was a Welsh coalowner and Member of Parliament. Coffin is recognised as the first person to exploit the rich coal fields of the Rhondda Valley on an industrial scale, pioneering the growth of one of the most wealthy coal mining areas in the world.-Early life:Born in 1784 he was the...
, coal-owner (died 1867) - Anthony Hill, ironmaster (died 1862)
- Walter Coffin
Deaths
- April 5 - David WilliamsDavid Williams (1709-1784)David Williams was an Independent minister and schoolmaster. His pupils included the philosopher David Williams, with whom he is sometimes confused....
, minister and schoolmaster, 74?