1727 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1727 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire) – George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley
• Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan – vacant until 1729
• Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire – Sir William Morgan of Tredegar
• Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire – John Vaughan, 2nd Viscount Lisburne
• Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire – vacant until 1755
• Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire – Sir Arthur Owen, 3rd Baronet
• Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos

• Bishop of Bangor – William Baker (until 19 December)
• Bishop of Llandaff – Robert Clavering
• Bishop of St Asaph – John Wynne (until 17 December); Francis Hare (from 17 December)
• Bishop of St Davids – Richard Smalbroke

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.
• 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.

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
• Matthias Maurice - Y Wir Eglwys

Births

• 4 May - Paul Panton, antiquarian collector (died 1797)
• 8 June - Thomas Morgan (of Rhiwpera), politician (died 1771)
• date unknown - , hymn-writer (died 1783)

Deaths

• 25 August - Sir Humphrey Mackworth, industrialist and politician, 70
• 6 September - George Hooper, Bishop of St Asaph 1703-4, 86
• date unknown - Ann Maddocks, the "Maid of Cefn Ydfa", 23

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