1742 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1740 in Great Britain.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George II*Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig-Events:...

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Events from the year 1741 in Great Britain.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George II*Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig-Events:* 30 April–11 June...

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1743 in Great Britain
Events from the year 1743 in Great Britain.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George II*Prime Minister - Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, Whig , Henry Pelham, Whig-Events:...

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1744 in Great Britain
Events from the year 1744 in Great Britain.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George II*Prime Minister - Henry Pelham, Whig-Events:* 22 February–23 February - War of the Austrian Succession: British fleet defeated by a Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Toulon.* 27 February - A planned French invasion...

Sport
1742 English cricket season
1742 English cricket season
The 1742 English cricket season is notable for the two great London versus Slindon matches in September.- Matches :-External sources:* * -Further reading:* H S Altham, A History of Cricket, Volume 1 , George Allen & Unwin, 1962...


Events from the year 1742 in Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...

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Incumbents

  • Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom
  • Prime Minister - Robert Walpole
    Robert Walpole
    Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC , known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....

    , Whig
    British Whig Party
    The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...

     (to 11 February), Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
    Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
    Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington KG, KB, PC was a British Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death. He served as the nominal head of government from 1742 until his death in 1743, but was merely a figurehead for the true leader of the government, Lord...

    , Whig

Events

  • January - The House of Commons
    British House of Commons
    The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

     votes on the alleged rigging of the Chippenham
    Chippenham, Wiltshire
    Chippenham is a market town in Wiltshire, England, located east of Bath and west of London. In the 2001 census the population of the town was recorded as 28,065....

     by-election. It becomes a motion of no confidence
    Motion of no confidence
    A motion of no confidence is a parliamentary motion whose passing would demonstrate to the head of state that the elected parliament no longer has confidence in the appointed government.-Overview:Typically, when a parliament passes a vote of no...

     which leads to the resignation of Robert Walpole
    Robert Walpole
    Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC , known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....

    .
  • 9 January - Robert Walpole made Earl of Orford
    Earl of Orford
    Earl of Orford is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1697 in favour of the naval commander Edward Russell, who served three times as First Lord of the Admiralty. He was created Baron Shingay and Viscount Barfleur at the same time...

     and resigns as First Lord of the Treasury
    First Lord of the Treasury
    The First Lord of the Treasury is the head of the commission exercising the ancient office of Lord High Treasurer in the United Kingdom, and is now always also the Prime Minister...

     and Chancellor of the Exchequer
    Chancellor of the Exchequer
    The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters. Often simply called the Chancellor, the office-holder controls HM Treasury and plays a role akin to the posts of Minister of Finance or Secretary of the...

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  • 12 February - John Carteret, 2nd Lord Carteret becomes Secretary of State for the Northern Department
    Secretary of State for the Northern Department
    The Secretary of State for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of Great Britain up to 1782. Before the Act of Union, 1707, the Secretary of State's responsibilities were in relation to the English government, not the British. Even after the Union, there was...

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  • 16 February - Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
    Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
    Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington KG, KB, PC was a British Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death. He served as the nominal head of government from 1742 until his death in 1743, but was merely a figurehead for the true leader of the government, Lord...

     becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain.
  • 18 February - British attack La Guayra.
  • 7 July - War of Jenkins' Ear
    War of Jenkins' Ear
    The War of Jenkins' Ear was a conflict between Great Britain and Spain that lasted from 1739 to 1748, with major operations largely ended by 1742. Its unusual name, coined by Thomas Carlyle in 1858, relates to Robert Jenkins, captain of a British merchant ship, who exhibited his severed ear in...

    : British troops defeat those of Spain
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

     in the Battle of Bloody Marsh
    Battle of Bloody Marsh
    The Battle of Bloody Marsh took place on July 18, 1742 between Spanish and British forces, and the latter were victorious. Part of the War of Jenkin's Ear, the battle was for control of the road between the British forts of Frederica and St. Simons, to control St. Simons Island and the forts'...

     in the Province of Georgia
    Province of Georgia
    The Province of Georgia was one of the Southern colonies in British America. It was the last of the thirteen original colonies established by Great Britain in what later became the United States...

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  • 14 July - William Pulteney
    William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
    William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, PC was an English politician, a Whig, created the first Earl of Bath in 1742 by King George II; he is sometimes stated to have been Prime Minister, for the shortest term ever , though most modern sources reckon that he cannot be considered to have held the...

     is created as 1st Earl of Bath
    Earl of Bath
    Earl of Bath was a title that was created five times in British history, three times in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once Peerage of the United Kingdom...

    .
  • September - Construction starts on the Foundling Hospital
    Foundling Hospital
    The Foundling Hospital in London, England was founded in 1741 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram. It was a children's home established for the "education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children." The word "hospital" was used in a more general sense than it is today, simply...

     in London
    London
    London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

    .

Births

  • 1 January - Isaac Reed
    Isaac Reed
    Isaac Reed was an English Shakespearean editor.-Life:The son of a baker, he was born in London. He was articled to a solicitor, and eventually set up as a conveyancer at Staple Inn, where he had a large practice.-Works:...

    , Shakespearean editor (died 1807
    1807 in the United Kingdom
    Events from the year 1807 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George III*Prime Minister - Lord Grenville coalition , Duke of Portland, Tory-Events:...

    )
  • 8 January - Philip Astley
    Philip Astley
    Philip Astley was an English equestrian, circus owner, and inventor, regarded as being the "father of the modern circus"...

    , circus organiser (died 1814
    1814 in the United Kingdom
    Events from the year 1814 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George III*Prime Minister - Lord Liverpool, Tory-Events:* 14 January** Treaty of Kiel cedes Danish Heligoland to Britain.** Last River Thames frost fair in London....

    )
  • 28 April - Henry Dundas, statesman (died 1811
    1811 in the United Kingdom
    Events from the year 1811 in the United Kingdom. This is a Census year and the start of the British Regency.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George III*Prime Minister - Spencer Perceval, Tory-Events:...

    )
  • date unknown
    • George Chalmers
      George Chalmers
      George Chalmers was a Scottish antiquarian and political writer.-Biography:Chalmers was born at Fochabers, Moray, in 1742. His father, James Chalmers, was a grandson of George Chalmers of Pittensear, a small estate in the parish of Lhanbryde, now St Andrews-Lhanbryde, in Moray, owned by the family...

      , antiquarian (died 1825
      1825 in the United Kingdom
      Events from the year 1825 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King George IV*Prime Minister - Earl of Liverpool, Tory-Events:* 23 April - Royal Charter granted to the Geological Society of London....

      )
    • John Stackhouse
      John Stackhouse (botanist)
      John Stackhouse was an English botanist, primarily interested in Spermatophytes, algae and mycology. He was born in Probus, Cornwall and built Acton Castle, above Stackhouse Cove, Cornwall in order to further his studies in the propagation of algae from their spores...

      , botanist (died 1819
      1819 in the United Kingdom
      Events from the year 1819 in the United Kingdom.-Incumbents:*Monarch — King George III*Prime Minister — Lord Liverpool, Tory-Events:...

      )

Deaths

  • 1 January - Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
    Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
    Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 2nd Marquess of Lindsey, 5th Earl of Lindsey, 18th Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC , also styled Hon...

    , statesman (born 1686
    1686 in England
    Events from the year 1686 in the Kingdom of England.- Events :* 10 July - Court of Ecclesiastical Commission created.* 17 July - King James appoints four Catholics to the Privy Council of England.-Undated:...

    )
  • 14 January - Edmond Halley
    Edmond Halley
    Edmond Halley FRS was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist who is best known for computing the orbit of the eponymous Halley's Comet. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, following in the footsteps of John Flamsteed.-Biography and career:Halley...

    , astronomer (born 1656
    1656 in England
    Events from the year 1656 in the The Protectorate.-Events:* 2 April - Anglo-Spanish War: King Philip IV of Spain signs a treaty with Charles II of England for the reconquest of England.* 17 September** The Second Protectorate Parliament assembles....

    )
  • 22 February - Charles Rivington
    Charles Rivington
    Charles Rivington , British publisher, eldest son of Thurston Rivington, was born at Chesterfield, Derbyshire, in 1688....

    , publisher (born 1688
    1688 in England
    Events from the year 1688 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* March - William Dampier makes first recorded landing on Christmas Island.* 4 May - Declaration of Indulgence ordered to be read aloud in all churches on two consecutive Sundays....

    )
  • 2 April - James Douglas
    James Douglas (physician)
    James Douglas was a Scottish physician and anatomist, and Physician Extraordinary to Queen Caroline.One of the seven sons of William Douglas and his wife, Joan, daughter of James Mason of Park, Blantyre, he was born in West Calder, West Lothian, in 1675...

    , physician and anatomist (born 1675)
  • 18 June - John Aislabie
    John Aislabie
    John Aislabie or Aslabie was a British politician, notable for his involvement in the South Sea Bubble and for creating the water garden at Studley Royal.-Background and education:...

    , politician (born 1670
    1670 in England
    Events from the year 1670 in England.-Events:* 1 June - The secret treaty of Dover is signed between King Charles II of England and France.* 8 July O.S...

    )
  • 27 June - Nathan Bailey
    Nathan Bailey
    Nathan Bailey was an English philologist and lexicographer.-Life:Bailey was a Seventh Day Baptist, admitted 1691 to a congregation in Whitechapel, London. He was probably excluded from the congregation by 1718. Later he had a school at Stepney...

    , philologist and lexicographer (year of birth unknown)
  • 9 July - John Oldmixon
    John Oldmixon
    John Oldmixon was an English historian.He was a son of John Oldmixon of Oldmixon, Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. His first writings were poetry and dramas, among them being Amores Britannici; Epistles historical and gallant ; and a tragedy, The Governor of Cyprus...

    , historian (born 1673
    1673 in England
    Events from the year 1673 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 8 March - Under pressure from Parliament, King Charles II withdraws the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.* 29 March - The Test Act is passed, preventing Roman Catholics from holding public office....

    )
  • 14 July - Richard Bentley
    Richard Bentley
    Richard Bentley was an English classical scholar, critic, and theologian. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge....

    , scholar and critic (born 1662
    1662 in England
    Events from the year 1662 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 17 March - Two old women are hanged after being found guilty of witchcraft at the Bury St. Edmunds witch trial.* 2 May/3 May - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England...

    )
  • 19 July - William Somervile
    William Somervile
    William Somervile or Somerville was an English poet.-Ancestry:The name Somervile is derived from a town near Caen in Normandy subsequently named Somervile....

    , poet (born 1675
    1675 in England
    Events from the year 1675 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 4 March - John Flamsteed appointed as "astronomical observator", in effect, the first Astronomer Royal.* 25 March - Loss of HMY Mary off Anglesey....

    )
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