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, writer (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

1. 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.
2. Institute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1660-1828
3. Welsh Biography Online
4. Welsh Biography Online
5. "Dictionary of Welsh Biography Online". Retrieved 2007-10-17.
6. Biography of Humphrey Mackworth The National Library of Wales
7.  John Henry Overton (1891). "Hooper, George". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
8. Ann Maddocks National Library of Wales - Welsh Biography online