1722 in Great Britain explained
Events from the year
1722 in Great Britain.
Incumbents
Events
Undated
Births
- 26 January – Alexander Carlyle, Church of Scotland leader (died 1805)
- 11 April – Christopher Smart, poet (died 1771)
- 22 April (bapt.) – Joseph Warton, poet and critic (died 1800)
- 16 July – Joseph Wilton, sculptor (died 1803)
- 11 August – Richard Brocklesby, physician (died 1797)
- 16 September – Gabriel Christie, general (died 1799)
- 22 September – John Home, dramatist (died 1808)
- 5 November – William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, dueler (died 1798)
- 30 December – Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (died 1770)
- Flora MacDonald, Jacobite (died 1790)
Deaths
- 20 January – Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester (born c. 1662)
- 21 January – Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, supporter of William III of England (born 1661)
- 10 February – Bartholomew Roberts, pirate (born 1682)
- 5 April – Christopher Bullock, actor and playwright (born 1690)
- 19 April – Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, statesman (born c. 1674)
- 16 June – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, general (born 1650)
- date unknown – John Cecil, 7th Earl of Exeter, peer (born 1700)
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: History of Sir Robert Walpole - GOV.UK . www.gov.uk . 12 June 2023 . en.
- Journals of William Dickson 1720-1745 (not transcribed) - National Records of Scotland.
- D. W.. Hayton. Atterbury, Francis (1663–1732). 2004. 2012-11-22. 10.1093/ref:odnb/871.
- Book: Williams, Hywel. Cassell's Chronology of World History. registration. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2005. 0-304-35730-8. 298.