1719 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1719 to Wales and its people.
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
Timeline of Welsh history
- 1719 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 until 1729
- 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 until 1755
- 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 Benjamin Hoadly[5]
- Bishop of Llandaff â John Tyler[6]
- Bishop of St Asaph â John Wynne[7]
- Bishop of St Davids â Adam Ottley[8]
Events
- March â The 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot is raised by Colonel Edmund Fielding as Edmund Fielding's Regiment of Foot.[9]
- date unknown
- The Davies brothers of Bersham begin work on the wrought-iron gates at Chirk Castle.[10]
- The first permanent legal printing press in Wales is established at Adpar by Isaac Carter of Carmarthenshire. It is believed that its first two publications are Cân o Senn iâw hen Feistr Tobacco by Alban Thomas and Cân ar Fesur Triban ynghylch Cydwybod aâi Chynheddfau.[11]
- On the death without heirs of Sir John Wynne, the Wynnstay estate passes to Jane Thelwall, the great-granddaughter of Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet.
- The Welsh Charity School in London moves to Ailesbury Chapel, Clerkenwell, where it remains until about 1721.[12]
Arts and literature
New books
- Christmas Samuel â Catecism o'r Scrythur
- Eglurhad o Gatechism Byrraf y Gymanfa[13]
- Browne Willis â Survey of Llandaff[14]
Births
- February â William Edwards, clergyman and bridge engineer (d. 1789)[15]
- 22 February â Joshua Thomas, writer and Particular Baptist minister (d. 1797)[16]
- 17 June â Joshua Parry, nonconformist minister and writer (d. 1776)[17]
- 30 November â Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, future Princess of Wales (d. 1772)[18]
- date unknown â Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet, politician (d. 1769)[19]
Deaths
- 11 January â Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet, 90[20]
- 4 April â Thomas Powys, judge, 70/71[21]
- 19 June â Captain Howell Davis, pirate, ca 29
- 11 October â Samuel Jones, Dissenting minister and tutor[22]