1716 in Wales
Introduction This article is about the particular significance of the year '''1716''' 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 *Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – ''vacant''*Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – John Morgan (of Rhiwpera)*Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – John Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne*Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – ''vacant''*Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet*Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby*Bishop of Bangor – John Evans (until January) Benjamin Hoadly (from 18 March)*Bishop of Llandaff – John Tyler*Bishop of St Asaph – John Wynne*Bishop of St Davids – Adam Ottley
Events *January John Evans, Bishop of Bangor, is translated to Meath in Ireland, leaving Wales without any Welsh-speaking bishops for a prolonged period. *27 July Griffith Jones becomes rector of Llanddowror, under the patronage of his brother-in-law Sir John Philipps, 4th Baronet. *9 November – In London, Caroline of Ansbach, Princess of Wales, gives birth to a stillborn son, Prince Augustus George of Wales.
Arts and literature ===New books===*Myles Davies – ''Athenae Britannicae'' (six vols., London)*Welsh translation of works by Tertullian and Cyprian, probably by John Morgan of Matchin
Births *''date unknown'' – Henry Owen, theologian (died 1795)*''probable'' – Howel Davies, Methodist clergyman (died 1770)
Deaths *26 January – Daniel Williams, theologian, 72? *8 May – Thomas Allgood I, originator of the japanning industry at Pontypool and Usk*29 June – Richard Lucas, clergyman and writer, 65*29 September – David Edwards, Independent minister, 56 *''date unknown'' – Howell Powell, Congregational minister
See also *1716 in Scotland
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