1713 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1713 to Wales and its people.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1713 in
- Great Britain
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) â Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley (until 4 September); Other Windsor, 2nd Earl of Plymouth (from 4 September)[1][2]
- Lord Lieutenant of South Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire) â Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke[1][3]
- Bishop of Bangor â John Evans[4]
- Bishop of Llandaff â John Tyler[5]
- Bishop of St Asaph â William Fleetwood[6]
- Bishop of St Davids â Philip Bisse (until 16 February); Adam Ottley (from 15 March)[7]
Events
- January - On the death of John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery (see Deaths), the Golden Grove estate in Carmarthenshire is inherited by a cousin, John Vaughan (1693â1765),[8] who would rebuild Gelli Aur mansion.
- April - As a result of the death of Edmund Meyrick, a large bequest is left to Jesus College, Oxford, for scholarships for students from Wales.[9]
- 21 July - Lady Anne Vaughan, heiress of the Earl of Carbery, marries Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton.[10]
- 12 November - Following the general election, Sir Humphrey Mackworth is replaced as MP for Cardiganshire by the Whig Thomas Johnes the elder, after a scandal involving the collapse of his Company of Mine Adventures; in the same year, forms the Company of Mineral Manufacturers which remains in business for only six years.
Arts and literature
New books
Births
- 21 March - Francis Lewis, merchant, signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence (died 1803)[11]
- 1 August - Richard Wilson, painter (died 1782)[12]
- December - Josiah Tucker, economist (died 1799)[13]
- date unknown - Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet (died 1777)[14]
Deaths
- 12 January - John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery, owner of the Golden Grove estate in Carmarthenshire, 73[15]
- 24 April - Edmund Meyrick, priest and educational benefactor, 77[16]
- 15 November - Catherine Philipps (née Darcy) of Picton Castle, second wife of Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet,[17] and granddaughter of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield
- 31 December - Edward Proger, politician, 92 or 95[18]