1736 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1736 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
Events
- April 17 - The Prince of Wales marries Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace, London.
- John Harris, Bishop of Llandaff, becomes Dean of Wells Cathedral.[1]
- Thomas Frye paints the Prince of Wales for the Worshipful Company of Saddlers.
- Isaac Maddox becomes Bishop of St Asaph.
- Sixty soldiers are drowned after their vessel is wrecked on the Wolves rocks near Flat Holm; the incident leads to the building of a lighthouse on the island.[2]
- Howell Harris opens a school.
- Fortunatus Wright marries Mary, daughter of William Bulkeley, in Dublin.
Arts and literature
New books
- Anthony Ellys - A Plea for the Sacramental Test as best Security for the Church established, and very conducive to the Welfare of the State
Births
- 6 July - Daniel Morgan, American pioneer, soldier and politician, of Welsh ancestry (d. 1802)
- 10 July - David Jones, Baptist minister (d. 1810)
- 31 August - David Ellis, clergyman, poet and transcriber of manuscripts (d. 1795)
- 22 October - John Thomas, Anglican priest and antiquarian (d. 1769)
- date unknown
- Charles Morgan, politician (d. 1787)
- Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough, politician (d. 1807)
Deaths
- none known
References
- ^ Thomas, Lawrence. "Harris, John (1680–1738), bishop of Llandaff". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ Chaplin, Captain W.R. (1960). The History of Flat Holm Lighthouse. Reprinted from the American Neptune V. XX.