1713 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1713 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of North Wales – Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley ; Other Windsor, 2nd Earl of Plymouth
- Lord Lieutenant of South Wales – Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
- Bishop of Bangor – John Evans
- Bishop of Llandaff – John Tyler
- Bishop of St Asaph – William Fleetwood
- Bishop of St Davids – Philip Bisse ; Adam Ottley
Events
- January - On the death of John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery, the Golden Grove estate in Carmarthenshire is inherited by a cousin, John Vaughan, who would rebuild Gelli Aur mansion.
- April - As a result of the death of Edmund Meyrick, a large bequest is left to Jesus College, Oxford, for scholarships for students from Wales.
- 21 July - Lady Anne Vaughan, heiress of the Earl of Carbery, marries Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton.
- 12 November - Following the general election, Sir Humphrey Mackworth is replaced as MP for Cardiganshire by the Whig Thomas Johnes the elder, after a scandal involving the collapse of his Company of Mine Adventures; in the same year, forms the Company of Mineral Manufacturers which remains in business for only six years.
Births
- 21 March - Francis Lewis, merchant, signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence
- 1 August - Richard Wilson, painter
- December - Josiah Tucker, economist
- date unknown - Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet
Deaths
- 12 January - John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery, owner of the Golden Grove estate in Carmarthenshire, 73
- 24 April - Edmund Meyrick, priest and educational benefactor, 77
- 15 November - Catherine Philipps of Picton Castle, second wife of Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet, and granddaughter of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield
- 31 December - Edward Proger, politician, 92 or 95