1719 in Wales
Introduction This article is about the particular significance of the year '''1719''' 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 until 1729''*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 until 1755''*Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet*Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby*Bishop of Bangor – Benjamin Hoadly*Bishop of Llandaff – John Tyler*Bishop of St Asaph – John Wynne*Bishop of St Davids – Adam Ottley
Events *March – The 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot is raised by Colonel Edmund Fielding as Edmund Fielding's Regiment of Foot. *''date unknown''**The Davies brothers of Bersham begin work on the wrought-iron gates at Chirk Castle. **The first permanent legal printing press in Wales is established at Adpar by Isaac Carter of Carmarthenshire. It is believed that its first two publications are ''Cân o Senn i’w hen Feistr Tobacco'' by Alban Thomas and ''Cân ar Fesur Triban ynghylch Cydwybod a’i Chynheddfau''. **On the death without heirs of Sir John Wynne, the Wynnstay estate passes to Jane Thelwall, the great-granddaughter of Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet. **The Welsh Charity School in London moves to Ailesbury Chapel, Clerkenwell, where it remains until about 1721.
Arts and literature ===New books===*Christmas Samuel – ''Catecism o'r Scrythur''*''Eglurhad o Gatechism Byrraf y Gymanfa''*Browne Willis – ''Survey of Llandaff''
Births *February – William Edwards, clergyman and bridge engineer (d. 1789)*22 February – Joshua Thomas, writer and Particular Baptist minister (d. 1797)*17 June – Joshua Parry, nonconformist minister and writer (d. 1776)*30 November – Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, future Princess of Wales (d. 1772)*''date unknown'' – Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet, politician (d. 1769)
Deaths *11 January – Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet, 90 *4 April – Thomas Powys, judge, 70/71*19 June – Captain Howell Davis, pirate, ''ca'' 29*11 October – Samuel Jones, Dissenting minister and tutor
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