1742 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1742 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig (to 11 February), Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, Whig
[edit] Events
- January - The House of Commons votes on the alleged rigging of the Chippenham by-election. It becomes a motion of no confidence which leads to the resignation of Robert Walpole.[1]
- 9 January - Robert Walpole made Earl of Orford and resigns as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer.[2]
- 12 February - John Carteret, 2nd Lord Carteret becomes Secretary of State for the Northern Department.
- 16 February - Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain.[3]
- 18 February - British attack La Guayra.
- 7 July - War of Jenkins' Ear: British troops defeat those of Spain in the Battle of Bloody Marsh in the Province of Georgia.
- 14 July - William Pulteney is created as 1st Earl of Bath.
- September - Construction starts on the Foundling Hospital in London.[4]
[edit] Undated
- James Bradley succeeds Edmond Halley as Astronomer Royal.
[edit] Publications
[edit] Births
- 1 January - Isaac Reed, Shakespearean editor (died 1807)
- 8 January - Philip Astley, circus organiser (died 1814)
- 28 April - Henry Dundas, statesman (died 1811)
- date unknown
- George Chalmers, antiquarian (died 1825)
- John Stackhouse, botanist (died 1819)
[edit] Deaths
- 1 January - Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, statesman (born 1686)
- 14 January - Edmond Halley, astronomer (born 1656)
- 22 February - Charles Rivington, publisher (born 1688)
- 2 April - James Douglas, physician and anatomist (born 1675)
- 18 June - John Aislabie, politician (born 1670)
- 27 June - Nathan Bailey, philologist and lexicographer (year of birth unknown)
- 9 July - John Oldmixon, historian (born 1673)
- 14 July - Richard Bentley, scholar and critic (born 1662)
- 19 July - William Somervile, poet (born 1675)
[edit] References
- ^ A dozen Downing Street departures. Retrieved on 2007-07-14.
- ^ a b Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 309. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Earl of Wilmington, PMs in history. Retrieved on 2007-07-14.
- ^ Ben Weinreb & Christopher Hibbert (1995). The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan, 300–301. ISBN 0-333-57688-8.
[edit] See also
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