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 – 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
- Bishop of Llandaff – Robert Clavering
- Bishop of St Asaph – John Wynne ; Francis Hare
- 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
- William Gambold - A Grammar of the Welsh Language
- Matthias Maurice - ''Y Wir Eglwys''
Births
- 4 May - Paul Panton, antiquarian collector
- 8 June - Thomas Morgan (of Rhiwpera), politician
- date unknown -, hymn-writer
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