1727 in Wales

none September 2019 September 2019 1727 This article is about the particular significance of the year 1727 to Wales and its people. Incumbents Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of CholmondeleyJ.C. Sainty John Sainty (civil servant) List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974 Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd London 1979 Nicholas Thomas Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales Genealogical Pub. Co Baltimore 1991 9780806313146 695 Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – vacant until 1729 Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Sir William Morgan of Tredegar Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – John Vaughan, 2nd Viscount Lisburne Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – vacant until 1755 Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos Bishop of Bangor – William Baker (until 19 December)Baker, William (1668-1732) Bishop of Llandaff – Robert Clavering Bray Gerald Records of Convocation Boydell Press in association with the Church of England Record Society Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK Rochester, NY 2005 9781843832270 298 Bishop of St Asaph – John Wynne (until 17 December); Francis Hare (from 17 December)Arthur Philip Perceval An Apology for the Doctrine of Apostolical Succession; with an appendix on the English Orders 1839 197 Stephen Hyde Cassan Lives of the Bishops of Bath 1829 162 Bishop of St Davids – Richard SmalbrokeSmalbroke, Richard Events 22 June - On the death of his father, King George I of Great Britain, the Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain.Note: Great Britain at this time used the Old Style Julian calendar. Hanover adopted the New Style Gregorian calendar on 1 March 1700 (N.S.) / 19 February 1700 (O.S.). New Style is used for dates in this article unless otherwise indicated. 25 August - Herbert Mackworth inherits the Gnoll estate, Neath, on his father's death. 17 October - In the general election: Bussy Manse becomes MP for Cardiff. Hugh Williams (of Chester) retains his seat as MP for Anglesey. date unknown The Piercefield estate is sold for £3,366, 5.6d to Thomas Rous of Wotton-under-Edge.John Street C. Douglas Peters A Genealogy of the Rouses of Devon J.C. Street 2002 126 Sir Roger Mostyn, 3rd Baronet, becomes Custos Rotulorum of Flintshire.http://www.history.ac.uk/publications/office/custodes1660 Institute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1660-1828 20 April 2014 21 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021114201/http://www.history.ac.uk/publications/office/custodes1660 dead Arts and literature New books Rowland Ellis - English translation of Ellis Pugh's Annerch ir Cymru (the first Welsh book printed in America) William Gambold - A Grammar of the Welsh Languages-GAMB-OLD-1650 Gambold family Matthias Maurice - Y Wir Eglwyss-MAUR-MAT-1684 Maurice, Matthias yes Births 4 May - Paul Panton, antiquarian collector (died 1797)s-PANT-PAU-1727 Panton, Paul (1727-1797), barrister-at-law and antiquary Evan David Jones yes 2 October 2021 8 June - Thomas Morgan (of Rhiwpera), politician (died 1771)s-MORG-TRE-1384 Morgan family yes 2007-10-17 date unknown - John Dafydd cy, hymn-writer (died 1783) Deaths 25 August - Sir Humphrey Mackworth, industrialist and politician, 70s-MACK-HUM-1657 Mackworth, Sir Humphrey yes 6 September - George Hooper, Bishop of St Asaph 1703-4, 86Hooper, George 27 John Henry Overton date unknown - Ann Maddocks, the "Maid of Cefn Ydfa", 23s-MADD-ANN-1704 Ann Maddocks yes 2 October 2021 References 1727 Category:1720s in Wales Category:Years of the 18th century in Wales Category:1727 by country Category:1727 in Europe