This article is about the particular significance of the year 1717 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 TylerFrom: 'Tracie-Tyson', Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714 (1891), pp. 1501–1528. URL: https://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
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. 19 September - Japanning of tinplate begins at Pontypool.Chris Barber, Eastern Valley: The Story of Torfaen (Llanfoist: Blorenge Books, 1999), p.37 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.R. O. Roberts, 'Dr John Lane and the foundation of the non-ferrous metal industry in the Swansea valley' Gower 4 (1951), 19-24. Welsh-born David Lloyd is appointed Chief Justice of the supreme court of Pennsylvania.
Arts and literature
New books English language James Davies – Particular Thoughts on Religion Benjamin Hoadly – The Nature of the Kingdom, or Church of Christ
Welsh language Meddylieu Neillduol ar Grefydd Moses Williams – (first-ever catalogue of Welsh printed books)
Births 11 February - William Williams (Pantycelyn), poet, hymn-writer and religious leader (died 1791) 13 November - Prince George William, first child born to the new Prince and Princess of Wales, George and Caroline, since their arrival in Britain (died 1718)
Deaths 20 May - John Trevor, politician, 80? 3 June - Thomas Watson, former Bishop of St David's, 80Handley, S. (2004) "Watson, Thomas (1637–1717)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, accessed 21 Aug 2007 (subscription required) 30 August - William Lloyd, former Bishop of St Asaph, 90Chalmer's Biography 1812, William Lloyd (1627–1717); vol. 20, p. 347 date unknown - William Robinson, MP, about 50
See also 1717 in Scotland
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