1785 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1785 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Events
- Sir Joshua Reynolds paints the Prince of Wales.
- The Mona Mine Company is formed by Thomas Williams of Llanidan and Henry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge.
- Richard Pennant buys out the Yonge family of Devon and comes into possession of the whole of the Penrhyn estate.
- Griffith Rowlands becomes surgeon to Chester city hospital.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] New books
- Florence Miscellany (including poems by Hester Thrale)
- Nathaniel Williams - Darllen Dwfr a Meddyginiaeth
[edit] Births
- December - Richard Jones (Gwyndaf Eryri), poet (died 1848)
- December 24 - William Bruce Knight, clergyman and scholar (died 1845)
- date unknown - William Owen, historian (died 1864)
[edit] Deaths
- February 2 - John Guest, industrialist, 63
- October 20 - David Jones of Trefriw, poet, 77?
