1727 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1727 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - George (until 22 June) (became George II)
- Princess of Wales - Caroline of Ansbach (until 22 June)
Events
- 22 June - On the death of his father, King George I of Great Britain, the Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain.[1]
- 25 August - Herbert Mackworth inherits the Gnoll estate, Neath, on his father's death.
- 17 October - In the general election:
- Bussy Manse becomes MP for Cardiff.
- Hugh Williams (of Chester) retains his seat as MP for Anglesey.
- date unknown
- The Piercefield estate is sold for £3,366, 5.6d to Thomas Rous of Wotton-under-Edge.
- Sir Roger Mostyn, 3rd Baronet, becomes Custos Rotulorum of Flintshire.[2]
Arts and literature
New books
- Rowland Ellis - English translation of Ellis Pugh's Annerch ir Cymru (the first Welsh book printed in America)
- William Gambold - A Grammar of the Welsh Language[3]
- Matthias Maurice - Y Wir Eglwys[4]
Births
- 4 May - Paul Panton, antiquarian collector (died 1797)
- 8 June - Thomas Morgan (of Rhiwpera), politician (died 1771)[5]
- date unknown - John Dafydd, hymn-writer (died 1783)
Deaths
- 25 August - Sir Humphrey Mackworth, industrialist and politician, 70[6]
- 6 September - George Hooper, Bishop of St Asaph 1703-4, 86[7]
- date unknown - Ann Maddocks, the "Maid of Cefn Ydfa", 23[8]
References
- ^ Note: Great Britain at this time used the Old Style Julian calendar. Hanover adopted the New Style Gregorian calendar on 1 March 1700 (N.S.) / 19 February 1700 (O.S.). New Style is used for dates in this article unless otherwise indicated.
- ^ Institute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1660-1828
- ^ Welsh Biography Online
- ^ Welsh Biography Online
- ^ "Dictionary of Welsh Biography Online". Retrieved 2007-10-17.
- ^ Biography of Humphrey Mackworth The National Library of Wales
- ^ John Henry Overton (1891). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Ann Maddocks National Library of Wales - Welsh Biography online