This article is about the particular significance of the year 1738 to Wales and its people. Incumbents Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – John Vaughan, 2nd Viscount Lisburne 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 Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos Bishop of Bangor – Thomas Herring (from 15 January) Bishop of Llandaff – John Harris (until 28 August) Bishop of St Asaph – Isaac Maddox Bishop of St Davids – Nicholas Clagett Events March - Howel Harris preaches in Monmouthshire for the first time. 14 May - John Wesley hears William Holland read from the work of Martin Luther, occasioning his own conversion. May - The Bala Eisteddfod takes place, chaired by Edward Wynne. Ellis Cadwaladr is winner of the bardic chair. unknown dates A new building, designed by James Steer to house the Welsh Charity School is erected in London. A Baptist church is founded at Welsh Neck in South Carolina, United States. Morgan Edwards begins his career as a preacher. Lawyer John Meredith is knighted and becomes High Sheriff of Brecknock. Arts and literature New books English language Anne Penny - Select Poems from Mr. Gesner's Pastorals Welsh language Newyddion Mawr Oddiwrth y Ser Music William Williams Pantycelyn - Caniadau … y Môr o Wydr Births 4 June - Prince George, eldest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (died 1820) September (in Ireland) - Francis Mathew, 1st Earl Landaff (died 1806) date unknown - David Williams, philosopher (died 1816) Deaths January - Thomas Harley (of Kinsham), former MP for Radnorshire, about 63 12 June - Samuel Edwards, politician, about 70 28 August - John Harris, Bishop of Llandaff, 58 1 September - Mathias Maurice, minister and author, 54 27 September - Sir Thomas Stradling, 6th Baronet, 28 (in a duel) References 1738 by country 1738 in Great Britain