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1759 in Wales

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1759
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1759 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

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Events

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  • 19 September – The Dowlais Iron Company is formed.
  • date unknown – Evan Davies resigns as head of the Welsh Academy, following a rift between the Presbyterian and Congregational Fund Boards.[10]

Arts and literature

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New books

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
  2. ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
  3. ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 612. ISBN 9780806313146.
  4. ^ "Rice, George" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  5. ^ Namier, Lewis. "Gwynne, Howell (1718-80), of Garth in Llanleonfel, Brec". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. ^ John McClintock; James Strong (1981). Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Baker Book House. p. 324.
  7. ^ "Newcome, Richard (NWCM718R2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  8. ^ The Apostolical Succession in the Church of England. James Parkes and Company. 1866. p. 15.
  9. ^ "Ellys, Anthony" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  10. ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Davies, Evan (1694?-1770), Independent minister and tutor". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  11. ^ Sally Harper (2005). "An Elizabethan Tune List from Lleweni Hall". Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle (38). Taylor & Francis, Ltd: 45–98.
  12. ^ Gwilym Lleyn (1869). Cambrian Bibliography: Containing an Account of the Books Printed in the Welsh Language, Or Relating to Wales, from the Year 1546 to the End of the Eighteenth Century; with Biographical Notices. Printed and pub. by J. Pryse. pp. 455.
  13. ^ Bertie George Charles. "Barham family, of Trecŵn, Pembrokeshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  14. ^ Messages and letters of William Henry Harrison Volume 1. Best Books on. 1922. p. 296.
  15. ^ Griffith John Williams. "Pughe, William Owen (1759-1835), lexicographer, grammarian, editor, antiquary, and poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  16. ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Jones, Theophilus (1759-1812), the historian of Brecknock". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  17. ^ "William Aubrey". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
  18. ^ The first edition of this text is available at Wikisource: "Heylyn, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  19. ^ Browne Willis (1801). Willis' Survey of St. Asaph, considerably enlarged and brought down to the present time. By E. Edwards. p. 152.
  20. ^ Stewart, Mary Margaret. "Williams, Sir Charles Hanbury". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29488. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)