1708 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1708 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - vacant
- Princess of Wales - vacant
Events
- July - Following the British general election, some changes in representation occur in Wales:
- Whig Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet, replaces Tory John Meyrick as MP for Pembroke
- Whig Thomas Windsor replaces Sir Hopton Williams, 3rd Baronet, of the same party, as MP for Monmouthshire
- Sir John Aubrey, 3rd Baronet, is re-elected as MP for Cardiff, after his opponent, Sir Edward Stradling, 5th Baronet, falls out with his supporters.[1][2]
- John Roberts replaces Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, as MP for Denbigh Boroughs
- Edward Lhuyd is elected a fellow of the Royal Society.[3]
- Edmund Meyrick sets up a school at Carmarthen.
- Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, marries Cecil Mathew of Castell y Mynach in Pentyrch.[4]
Arts and literature
New books
- Cennad oddiwrth y Ser... (almanac)[5]
- Jenkin Evans - Catecism Byr i Blant (translation of Mathew Henry's Short Catechism for Children)[6]
Births
- 8 December - Charles Hanbury Williams, diplomat and satirist (died 1759)[7]
- date unknown - John Pettingall, antiquary (died 1781)[8]
- probable - Joshua Andrews, Baptist minister (died 1793)[9]
Deaths
- 23 March - Thomas Bulkeley, politician, 75[10]
- 1 December - William Wogan, judge and politician, about 70[11]
See also
References
- ^ "STRADLING, Sir Edward, 5th Bt. (1672-1735), of St. Donat's Castle, Glam". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "AUBREY, Sir John, 3rd Bt. (1680-1743), of Llantriddyd, Glam. and Boarstall, Bucks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Thomas Jones. "LHUYD, EDWARD (1660-1709), botanist, geologist, antiquary, and philologist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ William Llewelyn Davies. "TALBOT , CHARLES (1685-1737), 1st baron Talbot of Hensol (Glamorgan) and lord chancellor". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ William Llewelyn Davies. "ROGERS, JOHN (d.1738), bookseller and printer at Shrewsbury". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ John Dyfnallt Owen. "Evans, Jenkin (1674-1709), Independent minister". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ David Williams. "Williams, Sir Charles Hanbury (1708-1759), satirical writer and diplomatist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Walter Thomas Morgan. "Pettingal, John (1708-1781), antiquary". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Joshua Andrews". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ Hayton, D. W. "Bulkeley, Hon. Thomas (c.1633-1708), of Dinas, Caern". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Charles, Bertie George. "WOGAN families, Pembrokeshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 24 June 2018.