1723 in Wales

Centuries:	16th; 17th; 18th; 19th; 20th;
Decades:	1700s; 1710s; 1720s; 1730s; 1740s;
See also:	List of years in Wales; 1723 in Great Britain Ireland Scotland

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1723 to Wales and its people.

Incumbent[]

Monarch – George I

Events[]

7 May - Lewis Morris arrives in London from Anglesey.^[1]
date unknown - The roles of Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire and Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire are merged.^[2]

Arts and literature[]

New books[]

Henry Rowlands - Mona Antiqua Restaurata^[3]
Christmas Samuel - Llun Agrippa^[4]

Births[]

1 January - Goronwy Owen, poet (died 1769)^[5]
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)^[6]

Deaths[]

28 April - Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Eltham, English-born politician of Welsh parentage, 69^[7]
31 May - William Baxter, classical scholar, 72^[8]
4 August - William Fleetwood, Bishop of St Asaph 1704-1708, 67
21 November - Henry Rowlands, antiquary, 68^[9]
10 December - Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel, politician, about 55^[10]
28 December - Sir Charles Lloyd, 1st Baronet, of Milfield, politician, 61^[11]

References[]

^ Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Morris, Richard (1703-1779), founder of the Cymmrodorion Society". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^ Institute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1660-1828
^ Philip Jenkins (13 October 2014). A History of Modern Wales 1536-1990. Routledge. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-317-87269-6.
^ Geraint H. Jenkins; Professor of Welsh History Geraint H Jenkins (1978). Literature, Religion and Society in Wales, 1660-1730. University of Wales Press [for] the History and Law Committee of the Board of Celtic Studies. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-7083-0669-7.
^ David Gwenallt Jones. "Owen, Goronwy". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^ Thomas Rowland Roberts (1908). Eminent Welshmen: A Short Biographical Dictionary of Welshmen who Have Attained Distinction from the Earliest Times to the Present. Educational Publishing Company. p. 410.
^ Hayton, D. W. (2002). "Williams, Sir John (1653-1723)". In Hayton, David; Cruickshanks, Eveline; Handley, Stuart (eds.). The House of Commons 1690-1715. The History of Parliament Trust.
^ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Grosart, Alexander Balloch (1885). "Baxter, William (1650-1723)". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
^ Thomas Mardy Rees (1908). Notable Welshmen (1700-1900): ... with Brief Notes, in Chronological Order, and Authorities. Also a Complete Alphabetical Index. Herald Office. p. 25.
^ "Mansel, Thomas II (1667-1723), of Gerard Street, Westminster and Margam Abbey, Glam". History of Parliament Online (1660-1690). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ Hayton, 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

[1] Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Morris, Richard (1703-1779), founder of the Cymmrodorion Society". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

[2] Institute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1660-1828

[3] Philip Jenkins (13 October 2014). A History of Modern Wales 1536-1990. Routledge. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-317-87269-6.

[4] Geraint H. Jenkins; Professor of Welsh History Geraint H Jenkins (1978). Literature, Religion and Society in Wales, 1660-1730. University of Wales Press [for] the History and Law Committee of the Board of Celtic Studies. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-7083-0669-7.

[5] David Gwenallt Jones. "Owen, Goronwy". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

[6] Thomas Rowland Roberts (1908). Eminent Welshmen: A Short Biographical Dictionary of Welshmen who Have Attained Distinction from the Earliest Times to the Present. Educational Publishing Company. p. 410.

[7] Hayton, D. W. (2002). "Williams, Sir John (1653-1723)". In Hayton, David; Cruickshanks, Eveline; Handley, Stuart (eds.). The House of Commons 1690-1715. The History of Parliament Trust.

[8] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Grosart, Alexander Balloch (1885). "Baxter, William (1650-1723)". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

[Rees1908-9] Thomas Mardy Rees (1908). Notable Welshmen (1700-1900): ... with Brief Notes, in Chronological Order, and Authorities. Also a Complete Alphabetical Index. Herald Office. p. 25.

[10] "Mansel, Thomas II (1667-1723), of Gerard Street, Westminster and Margam Abbey, Glam". History of Parliament Online (1660-1690). Retrieved 1 July 2019.

[11] Hayton, 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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