1716 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1716 to Wales and its people.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1716 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 Glamorgan â vacant
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire â John Morgan (of Rhiwpera)[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire â John Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire â vacant
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire â Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire â Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby[1][3][4]
- Bishop of Bangor â John Evans (until January)[5] Benjamin Hoadly (from 18 March)[6]
- Bishop of Llandaff â John Tyler[7]
- Bishop of St Asaph â John Wynne[8]
- Bishop of St Davids â Adam Ottley[9]
Events
- January John Evans, Bishop of Bangor, is translated to Meath in Ireland, leaving Wales without any Welsh-speaking bishops for a prolonged period.[10]
- 27 July Griffith Jones becomes rector of Llanddowror, under the patronage of his brother-in-law Sir John Philipps, 4th Baronet.[11]
- 9 November â In London, Caroline of Ansbach, Princess of Wales, gives birth to a stillborn son, Prince Augustus George of Wales.[12]
Arts and literature
New books
- Myles Davies â Athenae Britannicae (six vols., London)[13]
- Welsh translation of works by Tertullian and Cyprian, probably by John Morgan of Matchin[14]
Births
- date unknown â Henry Owen, theologian (died 1795)
- probable â Howel Davies, Methodist clergyman (died 1770)[15]
Deaths
- 26 January â Daniel Williams, theologian, 72?
- 8 May â Thomas Allgood I, originator of the japanning industry at Pontypool and Usk[16]
- 29 June â Richard Lucas, clergyman and writer, 65[17]
- 29 September â David Edwards, Independent minister, 56[18]
- date unknown â Howell Powell, Congregational minister[19]