1719 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1719 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Lord Lieutenant of North Wales – 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
- 22 February – Joshua Thomas, writer and Particular Baptist minister
- 17 June – Joshua Parry, nonconformist minister and writer
- 30 November – Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, future Princess of Wales
- date unknown – Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet, politician
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