1762 in Wales
Introduction This article is about the particular significance of the year '''1762''' to Wales and its people.
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, 3rd Viscount Lisburne (until 27 July); Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne (from 27 July)*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 – Richard Newcome (until 9 July); John Ewer (from 28 December)*Bishop of St Asaph – Robert Hay Drummond (until June) Richard Newcome (from 9 July)*Bishop of St Davids – Anthony Ellys (until 16 January) Samuel Squire (from 24 March)
Events *Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis, leaves the Whig party. *Silvanus Bevan is elected a member of the Cymmrodorion.
Arts and literature ===New books===*Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) – ''Tri Chydymaith Dyn''*Oliver Goldsmith – ''The Life of Richard Nash''*William Williams Pantycelyn – ''Pantheologia, neu Hanes Holl Grefyddau’r Byd''===Music===*William Williams Pantycelyn – ''Mor o Wydr'' (including "Gweddi am Nerth i fyned trwy anialwch y Byd", the Welsh original of the hymn "Cwm Rhondda")
Births *12 August – George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV (died 1830)*11 October – David Charles, hymn-writer (died 1834)*''date unknown'' **Samuel Homfray, iron-master (died 1822)**William Jones, bookseller, religious writer, and member of the Scotch Baptist church in Finsbury, London. (died 1846)**John Williams, evangelical cleric (died 1802)
Deaths *3 February – Beau Nash, leader of fashion, 87*2 May – John Salusbury, diarist, 54*2 May – Margaret Lloyd, Moravian worker and activist, 53
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