1715 in Wales
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1715 to Wales and its people.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1715 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[1][2]
- Lord Lieutenant of South Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire) â Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke (until 14 October); after this date, Lord Lieutenants are appointed for each individual county.[1][3][4]
Events
- 6 February - John Wynne is enthroned as Bishop of St Asaph.[9]
- 9 February - An advertisement appears in the London Gazette for the first St David's Day dinner in London, to be followed by a sermon given by Rev George Lewis.[10]
- 1 March - The Society of Antient Britons is founded in London.[11] Thomas Jones, its first treasurer and secretary, presents the society's "loyal address" to King George I and is subsequently knighted.[12]
- March - Owen Meyrick, a Whig, challenges the supremacy of the Tory Bulkeley family in Anglesey by being elected to Parliament for the constituency.[13]
- September - William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis, is among those arrested in connection with the first Jacobite Rebellion.[14]
- 9 November - Silvanus Bevan marries Elizabeth, daughter of royal clockmaker Daniel Quare.[15]
Arts and literature
New books
- John Roderick - Welsh almanack (first in the series)[16]
Births
- 7 March (in Massachusetts) - Ephraim Williams, American landowner and slave owner of Welsh descent, founder of Williams College (died 1755)[17]
Deaths
- 1 January - John Morgan, lord of the manor and lordship of Gwynllwg, merchant and MP for Monmouth Boroughs, 74?[18][19]
- 16 January - Robert Nelson, philanthropist and non-juror, 58[20]
- 29 June - Richard Lucas, clergyman and author, 66?[21]
- 29 October - John Barlow, MP for Pembrokeshire, 57?
- 19 December - Robert Jones, MP for Glamorganshire, 33[22]