1717 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1717 to Wales and its people.
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Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - George (later George II)
- Princess of Wales - Caroline of Ansbach
Events
- 31 March - In the presence of King George I of Great Britain, Benjamin Hoadly, Bishop of Bangor, gives a sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ", beginning the Bangorian Controversy.[1]
- 19 September - Japanning of tinplate begins at Pontypool.[2]
- date unknown
- The Lower Swansea valley's first copper smelting works is opened by John Lane and John Pollard (possibly his step father-in-law) at Llangyfelach, Landore.[3][4]
- Welsh-born David Lloyd is appointed Chief Justice of the supreme court of Pennsylvania.
Arts and literature
English language
- James Davies – Particular Thoughts on Religion[5]
- Benjamin Hoadly – The Nature of the Kingdom, or Church of Christ
Welsh language
- Meddylieu Neillduol ar Grefydd
- Moses Williams – Cofrestr o'r holl lyfrau printiedig gan mwyaf a gyfansoddwyd yn yr iaith Gymraeg (first-ever catalogue of Welsh printed books)[6]
Births
- 11 February - William Williams (Pantycelyn), poet, hymn-writer and religious leader (died 1791)[7]
- 13 November - Prince George William, first child born to the new Prince and Princess of Wales since they took their titles (died 1718)[8]
Deaths
- 20 May - John Trevor, politician, 80?[9]
- 3 June - Thomas Watson, former Bishop of St David's, 80[10]
- 30 August - William Lloyd, former Bishop of St Asaph, 90[11]
- date unknown - William Robinson, MP, about 50[12]
See also
References
- "Hoadly, Benjamin". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13375. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Chris Barber, Eastern Valley: The Story of Torfaen (Llanfoist: Blorenge Books, 1999), p.37
- The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. 2008.
- R. O. Roberts, 'Dr John Lane and the foundation of the non-ferrous metal industry in the Swansea valley' Gower 4 (1951), 19-24.
- Garfield Hopkin Hughes. "DAVIES, JAMES (Iaco ap Dewi; 1648-1722)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- Jeff Strabone (26 October 2018). Poetry and British Nationalisms in the Bardic Eighteenth Century: Imagined Antiquities. Springer. p. 159. ISBN 978-3-319-95255-0.
- Gomer Morgan Roberts. "Williams, William (1717-1791), Methodist cleric, author, and hymn-writer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "No. 5587". The London Gazette. 2–5 November 1717. p. 2.
- Arthur Herbert Dodd. "Trevor family, of Brynkynallt, Denbighshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- Handley, S. (2004) "Watson, Thomas (1637–1717)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, accessed 21 Aug 2007 (subscription required)
- Chalmer's Biography 1812, William Lloyd (1627–1717); vol. 20, p. 347
- "ROBINSON, William (c.1668–1717), of Gwersyllt, Denb". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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