1765 in Wales
Introduction Events from the year '''1765 in Wales'''.
Incumbents *Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet*Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Thomas Morgan*Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire – Thomas Wynn*Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne*Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – George Rice*Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire – Richard Myddelton  *Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire – Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th Baronet *Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth*Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire – William Vaughan*Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire – Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis *Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir William Owen, 4th Baronet*Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Howell Gwynne*Bishop of Bangor – John Egerton*Bishop of Llandaff – John Ewer*Bishop of St Asaph – Richard Newcome*Bishop of St Davids – Samuel Squire
Events *July – Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis, resigns from his position as Treasurer of the Household when his former party, the Whigs, are returned to power. *6 December – The Penrhyn estate comes into the possession of the Pennant family, through the marriage of Richard Pennant with the heiress of the Warburton family. *''unknown dates''**Cyfarthfa Ironworks is founded by Anthony Bacon. **Richard Price becomes a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Arts and literature ===New books===*John Jones – ''Catholic Faith and Practice''===Music===*12 August – ''The Royal Shepherd'', by Richard Rolt, is performed in Dublin to celebrate the birthday of the Prince of Wales.
Births *4 May – Hopkin Bevan, minister and writer (died 1839)*23 August – James Davies, schoolmaster*8 October – George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor, politician (died 1852)*13 October – J. R. Jones (Ramoth), Baptist minister (died 1822)*''date unknown'' – David Jones, barrister (died 1816)
Deaths *10 April – Edward Heylyn, porcelain manufacturer, 69/70*11 April – Lewis Morris, hydrographer and writer, eldest of the Morris brothers of Anglesey, 64*16 May – William Wynne, lawyer and author, about 73*8 June – Silvanus Bevan, apothecary, 73/74*16 December – Thomas William, Methodist exhorter, 48*29 December – Prince Frederick William of Wales, son of the former Prince and Princess of Wales, 15
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