1760 in Wales
Events from the year 1760 in Wales.
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of North Wales – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Richard Myddelton
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Howell Gwynne
- Bishop of Bangor – John Egerton
- Bishop of Llandaff – Richard Newcome
- Bishop of St Asaph – Robert Hay Drummond
- Bishop of St Davids – Anthony Ellys
Events
- 25 October
- *The Prince of Wales succeeds his grandfather, King George II, on the throne of Great Britain, as King George III.
- *George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, surrenders the lord lieutenancy of North Wales, to be replaced by a different holder in each individual county of North Wales.
- Lewis Morris settles his long-standing legal appeal and is appointed JP for Cardiganshire.
- Llangeitho's noted Methodist chapel is built.
Arts and literature
New books
- William Lloyd – ''Y Sacrament a'r Aberth Cristionogol''
Births
- 4 February – Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet, soldier and politician
- 11 June – John Walters, poet
- 6 July – Thomas Phillips, surgeon and educational benefactor
- 8 December – Morgan John Rhys, Baptist minister
- date unknown
- *Nancy Jones, hymn-writer and singer
- *David Lewis, priest and writer
- *Frances Williams, convict
Deaths
- 18 January – William Wynn, poet, 50
- April – David Lewis, poet
- 29 April – James Davies, Independent minister
- 25 October – King George II of Great Britain, former Prince of Wales, 76
- October – William Bulkeley, diarist, 68
- date unknown – Thomas Richards, clergyman and writer