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1754 in Great Britain

Explore 9 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1754.

Historical records for Great Britain in 1754

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March

Prime Minister of Great Britain

Pelham-Holles, Thomas ยท Prime Minister of Great Britain ยท Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term

May

Election

Pitt the Elder, William ยท Aldborough ยท Paymaster General ยท Politics / Whig Party

Returned by Aldborough

Election

Pitt the Elder, William ยท Aldborough ยท Paymaster General ยท Politics / Whig Party

The Government wins a landslide election victory

Other events (month unknown)

Attorney General

Murray ยท London ยท Attorney General ยท Politics / Whig Party

Appointed Attorney General

Begins Legal Training

Cowper, William ยท Arts / Literature

Cowper entered legal training in London before devoting himself increasingly to literary work.

Commander

Hood, Samuel ยท Commander ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the sloop Jamaica and serves in her on the North American station

Election Entertainment Painted

Hogarth, William ยท Arts / Literature

Hogarth began depicting election corruption in scenes forming his satirical Humours of an Election sequence.

History of Great Britain Stuart Volume

Hume, David ยท Humanities / Social Science

Hume published his history of the early Stuarts, beginning the project that became The History of England.

Member of Parliament

Townshend, Thomas ยท Whitchurch ยท Member of Parliament for Whitchurch ยท Politics / Whig Party

Elected Member of Parliament for Whitchurch

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