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1741 in Wales

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Events from the year 1741 in Wales.

• Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley^[1][2]
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton^[3]
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan^[1]
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – John Vaughan, 2nd Viscount Lisburne^[1]
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – vacant until 1755
• Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet^[1]
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos^[1]
• Bishop of Bangor – Thomas Herring^[4]
• Bishop of Llandaff – John Gilbert^[5][6]
• Bishop of St Asaph – Isaac Maddox^[7][8]
• Bishop of St Davids – Nicholas Clagett^[9]

• June – In the general election, the seat of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd BaronetatDenbighshire is targeted by the government. Sir Watkin wins by 1352 to 933, but the sheriff, a member of the Salusbury family, disallows 594 of his votes and returns a cousin of Salusbury, John Myddelton of Chirk. Sir Watkin is elected for Montgomeryshire instead.^[10]
• Carpenter Siarl Marc is converted and quickly becomes the most important Calvinistic Methodist exhorter in the Llyn peninsula.
• Lewis Morris resumes his survey of Welsh ports on behalf of the Navy Office.

• Evan Davies – Newyddion Mawr Oddiwrth y Ser (vol. 3) ^[11]

• Morgan John Lewis – Hymnau Duwiol o Gasgliad Gwyr Eglwysig M.J. ac E.W.
• David Owen composes Dafydd y Garreg Wen on his deathbed, according to tradition

• 27 January – Hester Thrale, diarist and friend of Dr Johnson (died 1821)^[12]
• 20 August – Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon (died 1811)^[13]
• 3 September – Owen Jones, antiquary (died 1814)

• May – Isaac Carter, publisher^[14]
• August – David Owen, 29 ("David of the White Rock"), harpist^[15]
• date unknown
  • Wil Hopcyn, poet, 41?
  • Edward Owen, artist^[16]
  • Robert Roberts, theologian, 61?^[17]