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Great Britain in 1730

Historical records for Great Britain in 1730, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Named people
1Places
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Historical records

May

15 May 1730Prime Minister of Great BritainRobert Walpole Orford, 1st

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term

Other Events

1730Industrial RevolutionJoseph Foljambe

Science / Technology

Joseph Foljambes Rotherham plough of 1730, is the first commercially successful iron plough

1730Invention of Rotherham PloughJoseph Foljambe

Science / Technology

Joseph Foljambes Rotherham plough of 1730, is the first commercially successful iron plough

1730Lord PresidentSpencer Compton Wilmington, 1st

Government / Whig Party Government

Created Earl of Wilmington and Viscount Pevensey and appointed Lord President of the Council

1730Paymaster of the ForcesHenry Pelham

London · Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Paymaster for the forces

1730PeerageSpencer Compton Wilmington, 1st

Government / Whig Party Government

Created Earl of Wilmington and Viscount Pevensey and appointed Lord President of the Council

1730Poet LaureateColly Cibber

London · Arts / Poetry

Appointed Poet laureate

Names involved

Colly CibberHenry PelhamJoseph FoljambeRobert Walpole Orford, 1stSpencer Compton Wilmington, 1st

Places involved

London

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.