1741 in Wales
Introduction Events from the year '''1741 in Wales'''.
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 *Bishop of Llandaff – John Gilbert*Bishop of St Asaph – Isaac Maddox*Bishop of St Davids – Nicholas Clagett
Events *June – In the general election, the seat of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Baronet at Denbighshire 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. *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.
Arts and literature ===New books===*Evan Davies – ''Newyddion Mawr Oddiwrth y Ser'' (vol. 3) ===Music===*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
Births *27 January – Hester Thrale, diarist and friend of Dr Johnson (died 1821)*20 August – Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon (died 1811)*3 September – Owen Jones, antiquary (died 1814)
Deaths *May – Isaac Carter, publisher*August – David Owen, 29 ("David of the White Rock"), harpist*''date unknown''**Wil Hopcyn, poet, 41? **Edward Owen, artist**Robert Roberts, theologian, 61?
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