This article is about the particular significance of the year 1723 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 – 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 – Richard Reynolds (until 17 June) William Baker (from 11 August) Bishop of Llandaff – John TylerFrom: 'Tracie-Tyson', Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714 (1891), pp. 1501–1528. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=119393 Date accessed: 1 October 2014 Bishop of St Asaph – John Wynne Bishop of St Davids – Adam Ottley (until 3 October)
Events 7 May - Lewis Morris arrives in London from Anglesey. October - Following the death of Adam Ottley, bishop of St Davids, while in office, Richard Smalbroke, Treasurer of Llandaff, is selected as his successor. date unknown - The roles of Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire are merged.
Arts and literature
New books Henry Rowlands - Mona Antiqua Restaurata Christmas Samuel - Llun Agrippa
Births 1 January - Goronwy Owen, poet (died 1769) 23 February - Richard Price, philosopher (died 1791) 5 March - Princess Mary of Wales, daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales (died 1772) August - Sir Richard Perryn, judge (died 1803)
Deaths 28 April - Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Eltham, English-born politician of Welsh parentage, 69 31 May - William Baxter, classical scholar, 72 4 August - William Fleetwood, Bishop of St Asaph 1704-1708, 67 3 October - Adam Ottley, Bishop of St Davids, 68 21 November - Henry Rowlands, antiquary, 68 10 December - Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel, politician, about 55 28 December - Sir Charles Lloyd, 1st Baronet, of Milfield, politician, 61Hayton, D. W. (2002) "Lloyd, Sir Charles (c.1662–1723), of Maesyfelin, nr. Lampeter, Card. and Ludlow, Salop." The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690–1715
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