1755 in Wales
Introduction Events from the year '''1755 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 – 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 – William Perry*Bishop of Bangor – Zachary Pearce *Bishop of Llandaff – Edward Cresset (until 13 February); Richard Newcome (from 13 April)*Bishop of St Asaph – Robert Hay Drummond*Bishop of St Davids – Anthony Ellys
Events *Following the death of his wife in this year, Griffith Jones (Llanddowror) goes to live at the home of Madam Bridget Bevan. *The Brecknockshire Agricultural Society is formed.
Arts and literature ===New books===*Rules of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion are published.===Music===*Morgan Rhys – ''Golwg o Ben Nebo, ar Wlad yr Addewid'' (collection of hymns)
Births July:Sarah Siddons*22 February – Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny (died 1843)*9 May – Wilmot Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Lisburne, owner of the Trawsgoed estate (died 1820)*5 July – Sarah Siddons, actress (d. 1831)*14 October – Thomas Charles of Bala, clergyman (died 1814)*21 October – Caleb Hillier Parry, Welsh-descended physician (died 1822)*18 November – Rev. William Jones (died 1821)
Deaths *13 February – Edward Cresset, Bishop of Llandaff, 57*30 June – Edward Wynne, lawyer and landowner*12 July – Zachariah Williams, inventor, 81*''date unknown'' – John Owen, chancellor of Bangor
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