1738 in Wales
Introduction 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)
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