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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1713 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of North Wales ( Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley (until 4 September); Other Windsor, 2nd Earl of Plymouth (from 4 September) [1] [2]
- Lord Lieutenant of South Wales ( Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire) – Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke [1] [3]
- Bishop of Bangor – John Evans [4]
- Bishop of Llandaff – John Tyler [5]
- Bishop of St Asaph – William Fleetwood [6]
- Bishop of St Davids – Philip Bisse (until 16 February); Adam Ottley (from 15 March) [7]
Events
- January - On the death of John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery (see Deaths), the Golden Grove estate in Carmarthenshire is inherited by a cousin, John Vaughan (1693–1765), [8] 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. [9]
- 21 July - Lady Anne Vaughan, heiress of the Earl of Carbery, marries Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton. [10]
- 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 (died 1803) [11]
- 1 August - Richard Wilson, painter (died 1782) [12]
- December - Josiah Tucker, economist (died 1799) [13]
- date unknown - Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet (died 1777) [14]
Deaths
- 12 January - John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery, owner of the Golden Grove estate in Carmarthenshire, 73 [15]
- 24 April - Edmund Meyrick, priest and educational benefactor, 77 [16]
- 15 November - Catherine Philipps (née Darcy) of Picton Castle, second wife of Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet, [17] and granddaughter of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield
- 31 December - Edward Proger, politician, 92 or 95 [18]
See also
References
- ^ a b J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Brown, Richard (1991). Church and state in modern Britain, 1700-1850. London England New York, NY: Routledge. p. 25. ISBN 9781134982707.
- ^ Charles John Abbey (1887). The English Church and Its Bishops 1700-1800. Longmans, Green. pp. 357–359.
- ^ From: 'Tracie-Tyson', Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714 (1891), pp. 1501–1528. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=119393 Date accessed: 1 October 2014
- ^ Guides and Handbooks, no 2. Royal Historical Society (Great Britain). 1939. p. 203.
- ^ Davies, J. D. "Ottley, Adam". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/63755. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ David W. Howell (1986). Patriarchs and Parasites: The Gentry of South-west Wales in the Eighteenth Century. University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-0929-2.
- ^ Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory. proprietors. 1832. pp. 248.
- ^ The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 45, p.155. Oxford University Press, 2004
- ^ "LEWIS, Francis, (1713-1803)". The Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress.
- ^ John Edward Steegman and Iorwerth Peate. "Wilson, Richard (1713-1782), landscape painter". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Jenkins, Dr. David. "Glynne family, of Hawarden, Flints.". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
- ^ James Frederick Rees. "Vaughan family, of Golden Grove". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas. "Meyrick, Edmund". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Williams, William Retlaw (1895). The parliamentary history of the principality of Wales, from the earliesr times to the present day, 1541-1895, comprising lists of the representatives, chronologically arranged under counties, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, together with particulars of the various contested elections, double returns and petitions. Cornell University Library. Brecknock : Priv. Print. for the author by E. Davis and Bell.
- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins (1959). "Proger (Progers, Proger) Edward". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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| Centuries: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decades: | |||||
| See also: |
List of years in Wales Timeline of Welsh history
| ||||
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1713 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of North Wales ( Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley (until 4 September); Other Windsor, 2nd Earl of Plymouth (from 4 September) [1] [2]
- Lord Lieutenant of South Wales ( Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire) – Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke [1] [3]
- Bishop of Bangor – John Evans [4]
- Bishop of Llandaff – John Tyler [5]
- Bishop of St Asaph – William Fleetwood [6]
- Bishop of St Davids – Philip Bisse (until 16 February); Adam Ottley (from 15 March) [7]
Events
- January - On the death of John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery (see Deaths), the Golden Grove estate in Carmarthenshire is inherited by a cousin, John Vaughan (1693–1765), [8] 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. [9]
- 21 July - Lady Anne Vaughan, heiress of the Earl of Carbery, marries Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton. [10]
- 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 (died 1803) [11]
- 1 August - Richard Wilson, painter (died 1782) [12]
- December - Josiah Tucker, economist (died 1799) [13]
- date unknown - Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet (died 1777) [14]
Deaths
- 12 January - John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery, owner of the Golden Grove estate in Carmarthenshire, 73 [15]
- 24 April - Edmund Meyrick, priest and educational benefactor, 77 [16]
- 15 November - Catherine Philipps (née Darcy) of Picton Castle, second wife of Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet, [17] and granddaughter of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield
- 31 December - Edward Proger, politician, 92 or 95 [18]
See also
References
- ^ a b J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1991). Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 695. ISBN 9780806313146.
- ^ Brown, Richard (1991). Church and state in modern Britain, 1700-1850. London England New York, NY: Routledge. p. 25. ISBN 9781134982707.
- ^ Charles John Abbey (1887). The English Church and Its Bishops 1700-1800. Longmans, Green. pp. 357–359.
- ^ From: 'Tracie-Tyson', Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714 (1891), pp. 1501–1528. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=119393 Date accessed: 1 October 2014
- ^ Guides and Handbooks, no 2. Royal Historical Society (Great Britain). 1939. p. 203.
- ^ Davies, J. D. "Ottley, Adam". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/63755. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ David W. Howell (1986). Patriarchs and Parasites: The Gentry of South-west Wales in the Eighteenth Century. University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-0929-2.
- ^ Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory. proprietors. 1832. pp. 248.
- ^ The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 45, p.155. Oxford University Press, 2004
- ^ "LEWIS, Francis, (1713-1803)". The Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress.
- ^ John Edward Steegman and Iorwerth Peate. "Wilson, Richard (1713-1782), landscape painter". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Jenkins, Dr. David. "Glynne family, of Hawarden, Flints.". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
- ^ James Frederick Rees. "Vaughan family, of Golden Grove". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas. "Meyrick, Edmund". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Williams, William Retlaw (1895). The parliamentary history of the principality of Wales, from the earliesr times to the present day, 1541-1895, comprising lists of the representatives, chronologically arranged under counties, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, together with particulars of the various contested elections, double returns and petitions. Cornell University Library. Brecknock : Priv. Print. for the author by E. Davis and Bell.
- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins (1959). "Proger (Progers, Proger) Edward". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 9 January 2011.