1713 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1713 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - vacant
- Princess of Wales - vacant
Events
- January - On the death of the Earl of Carbery (see Deaths), the Golden Grove estate in Carmarthenshire is inherited by John Vaughan (1693–1765), 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.[1]
- 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 (d. 1803)
- December - Josiah Tucker, economist (d. 1799)
- date unknown - Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet (d. 1777)
Deaths
- 12 January - John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery, owner of the Golden Grove estate in Carmarthenshire, 73
- 24 April - Edmund Meyrick, priest and educational benefactor, 77
- 15 November - Catherine Philipps (nėe Darcy) of Picton Castle, second wife of Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet,[2] and granddaughter of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield
See also
References
- ^ Jesus College, Oxford. PediaPress. 1993. pp. 156–. GGKEY:8CXP1FJ40B6.
- ^ W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales