Activity | FRS 1800. FLS 1794. MP for Cardigan, 1775-1780. MP for Radnorshire, 1780-1796. MP for Cardiganshire, 1796-1816. Colonel of Cardigan militia. Auditor for life of land revenue in Wales. Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire, 1800-1816. Married Maria Burgh (d 1782), 1779. Married Jane Johnes (d 1833), 1783. Built gothic mansion at Hafod, 1785, and landscaped the grounds to picturesque precepts. Embarked on massive improvement of the land and planted over 2,000,000 trees between 1795 and 1801. Translated the medieval French chronicles on his own printing press. |