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Events from the year '''1842 in the [[United States]]'''.
Events from the year '''1842 in the United States'''.


== Incumbents ==
== Incumbents ==
=== [[Federal government of the United States|Federal Government]] ===
=== [[Federal government of the United States|Federal government]] ===
* [[President of the United States|President]]: [[John Tyler]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]/none)
* [[President of the United States|President]]: [[John Tyler]] ([[Independent politician|I]]-[[Virginia]])
* [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]: ''vacant''
* [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]: ''vacant''
* [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]]: [[Roger B. Taney]]
* [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]]: [[Roger B. Taney]] ([[Maryland]])
* [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]]: [[John White (Kentucky politician)|John White]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]-Kentucky)
* [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]]: [[John White (Kentucky politician)|John White]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|W]]-[[Kentucky]])
* [[United States Congress|Congress]]: [[27th United States Congress|27th]]
* [[United States Congress|Congress]]: [[27th United States Congress|27th]]


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=== Governors ===
=== Governors ===
* [[Governor of Alabama]]: [[Benjamin Fitzpatrick]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Governor of Alabama]]: [[Benjamin Fitzpatrick]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Governor of Arkansas]]: [[Archibald Yell]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Governor of Arkansas]]: [[Archibald Yell]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Governor of Connecticut]]: [[William W. Ellsworth]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) (until May 4), [[Chauncey Fitch Cleveland]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (starting May 4)
* [[Governor of Connecticut]]: [[William W. Ellsworth]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) (until May 4), [[Chauncey Fitch Cleveland]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (starting May 4)
* [[Governor of Delaware]]: [[William B. Cooper]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]])
* [[Governor of Delaware]]: [[William B. Cooper (Delaware politician)|William B. Cooper]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]])
* [[Governor of Georgia]]: [[Charles J. McDonald]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Governor of Georgia]]: [[Charles J. McDonald]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Governor of Illinois]]: [[Thomas Carlin]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (until December 8), [[Thomas Ford (politician)|Thomas Ford]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (starting December 8)
* [[Governor of Illinois]]: [[Thomas Carlin]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (until December 8), [[Thomas Ford (politician)|Thomas Ford]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (starting December 8)
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* [[Governor of Mississippi]]: [[Alexander G. McNutt]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (until January 10), [[Tilghman Tucker]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (starting January 10)
* [[Governor of Mississippi]]: [[Alexander G. McNutt]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (until January 10), [[Tilghman Tucker]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (starting January 10)
* [[Governor of Missouri]]: [[Thomas Reynolds (Governor)|Thomas Reynolds]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Governor of Missouri]]: [[Thomas Reynolds (Governor)|Thomas Reynolds]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Governor of New Hampshire]]: [[John Page (New Hampshire)|John Page]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (until June 2), [[Henry Hubbard]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (starting June 2)
* [[Governor of New Hampshire]]: [[John Page (New Hampshire politician)|John Page]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (until June 2), [[Henry Hubbard]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (starting June 2)
* [[Governor of New Jersey]]: [[William Pennington]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]])
* [[Governor of New Jersey]]: [[William Pennington]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]])
* [[Governor of New York]]: [[William H. Seward]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) (until end of December 31)
* [[Governor of New York]]: [[William H. Seward]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) (until end of December 31)
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* [[Governor of Tennessee]]: [[James C. Jones]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]])
* [[Governor of Tennessee]]: [[James C. Jones]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]])
* [[Governor of Vermont]]: [[Charles Paine]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]])
* [[Governor of Vermont]]: [[Charles Paine]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]])
* [[Governor of Virginia]]: [[John Rutherfoord]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) (until March 31), [[John Munford Gregory]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) (starting March 31)
* [[Governor of Virginia]]: [[John Rutherfoord]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) (until March 31), [[John Munford Gregory]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) (starting March 31)


=== Lieutenant Governors ===
=== Lieutenant governors ===
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut]]: [[Charles Hawley]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) (until month and day unknown), [[William S. Holabird]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (starting month and day unknown)
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut]]: [[Charles Hawley]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) (until May 4), [[William S. Holabird]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (starting May 4)
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Illinois]]: [[Stinson Anderson]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (until December 8), [[John Moore (Illinois)|John Moore]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (starting December 8)
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Illinois]]: [[Stinson Anderson]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (until December 8), [[John Moore (Illinois)|John Moore]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (starting December 8)
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Indiana]]: [[Samuel Hall]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]])
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Indiana]]: [[Samuel Hall (politician)|Samuel Hall]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]])
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky]]: [[Manlius Valerius Thomson]] (political party unknown)
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky]]: [[Manlius Valerius Thomson]] (political party unknown)
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts]]: [[George Hull (Massachusetts)|George Hull]] (political party unknown)
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts]]: [[George Hull (Massachusetts politician)|George Hull]] (political party unknown)
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Michigan]]: [[Origen D. Richardson]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) (starting month and day unknown)
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Michigan]]: [[Origen D. Richardson]] ([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) (starting month and day unknown)
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Missouri]]: [[Meredith Miles Marmaduke]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Missouri]]: [[Meredith Miles Marmaduke]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
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* February 1 – [[Willamette University]] is established in [[Salem, Oregon]].
* February 1 – [[Willamette University]] is established in [[Salem, Oregon]].
* March – [[Commonwealth v. Hunt]]: the Massachusetts Supreme Court makes strikes and unions legal in the United States.
* March – ''[[Commonwealth v. Hunt]]'': the Massachusetts Supreme Court makes strikes and unions legal in the United States.
* March 5 – [[Mexico|Mexican]] troops led by [[Ráfael Vásquez (Mexican general)|Rafael Vasquez]] invade [[Texas]], briefly occupy [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]], and then head back to the [[Rio Grande]]. This is the first such invasion since the [[Texas Revolution]].
* March 5 – [[Mexico|Mexican]] troops led by [[Ráfael Vásquez (Mexican general)|Rafael Vasquez]] invade [[Republic of Texas|Texas]], briefly occupy [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]], and then head back to the [[Rio Grande]]. This is the first such invasion since the [[Texas Revolution]].
* March 9 – First documented discovery of gold in California, by Francisco Lopez at [[Placerita Canyon State Park|Placerita Canyon]] in [[Rancho San Francisco]], sparking a small-scale [[gold rush]], mainly of Mexicans from [[Sonora]].
* May 19 – [[Dorr Rebellion]]: Militiamen supporting [[Thomas Wilson Dorr]] attack the arsenal in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] but are repulsed.
* May 19 – [[Dorr Rebellion]]: Militiamen supporting [[Thomas Wilson Dorr]] attack the arsenal in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] but are repulsed.
* August 1 – A parade in [[Philadelphia]] celebrating the end of [[Slavery in the British and French Caribbean|slavery in the Caribbean]] is attacked by a mob, leading to the 3-day [[Lombard Street riot]].
* August 4 – The [[Armed Occupation Act]] is signed, providing for the armed occupation and settlement of the unsettled part of the Peninsula of [[East Florida]].
* August 4 – The [[Armed Occupation Act]] is signed, providing for the armed occupation and settlement of the unsettled part of the Peninsula of [[East Florida]].
* August 9 – The [[Webster-Ashburton Treaty]] is signed, establishing the United States–[[Canada]] border east of the [[Rocky Mountains]].
* August 9 – The [[Webster–Ashburton Treaty]] is signed, establishing the United States–[[Canada]] border east of the [[Rocky Mountains]].
* September – the [[Wesleyan University]] is established in [[Ohio]].
* September – [[Ohio Wesleyan University]] is established in [[Delaware, Ohio]].
* November 26 – The [[University of Notre Dame]] in [[South Bend, Indiana]] (United States) is established by Father [[Edward Sorin]] of the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Congregation of Holy Cross]].
* November 26 – The [[University of Notre Dame]] in [[South Bend, Indiana]] is established by Father [[Edward Sorin]] of the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Congregation of Holy Cross]].
* December 20 – [[The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina]] is established.
* December 20 – [[The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina]] is established.


===Undated===
===Undated===
* The [[Sons of Temperance]] is founded in [[New York City]].
* The [[Sons of Temperance]] is founded in [[New York City]].
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* The [[Scroll and Key]] [[secret society]] of [[Yale University]] is established.
* Founding of:
* Founding of:
** [[Cumberland University]]
** [[Cumberland University]] (in [[Lebanon, Tennessee]])
** [[Hollins University]] (in Roanoke, Virginia by Charles Cocke)
** [[Hollins University]] (in Roanoke, Virginia by Charles Cocke)
** [[Villanova University]] (in [[Villanova, Pennsylvania]] by the [[Augustinian]] order)
** [[Villanova University]] (in [[Villanova, Pennsylvania]] by the [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] order)
** [[Indiana University Bloomington]]
** [[Indiana University Bloomington]]
** [[Indiana University Maurer School of Law]]
** [[Indiana University Maurer School of Law]]
** The [[Merchants Fund]] organization in Philadelphia<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Carol Wojtowicz|title=Benefits of Inestimable Value: History of the Mercantile Beneficial Association|year=1996|publisher=Mercantile Beneficial Association|pages=8–10}}</ref>
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* The [[Scroll and Key]] [[secret society]] of [[Yale University]] is established.


===Ongoing===
===Ongoing===
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==Births==
==Births==
* February 28 – [[Stephen Wallace Dorsey]], United States Senator from Arkansas from 1873 till 1879. (died [[1916 in the United States|1916]])
* January 11 – [[William James]], psychologist and philosopher (died [[1910 in the United States|1910]])
* September 13 – [[John H. Bankhead]], United States Senator from Alabama from 1907 till 1920. (died [[1920 in the United States|1920]])
* January 21 – [[Henry Livermore Abbott]], [[Union Army]] major and brevet brigadier general (died [[1864 in the United States|1864]])
* February 3 – [[Sidney Lanier]], musician, poet and writer (died [[1881 in the United States|1881]])
* February 28 – [[Stephen Wallace Dorsey]], U.S. Senator from Arkansas from 1873 to 1879 (died [[1916 in the United States|1916]])
* March 30 – [[John Fiske (philosopher)|John Fiske]], philosopher (died [[1901 in the United States|1901]])
* June 16 – [[David Herold]], accomplice of [[John Wilkes Booth]] (died [[1865 in the United States|1865]])
* June 24 – [[Ambrose Bierce]], writer and satirist (died c. 1914 in [[Mexican Revolution]])
* July 9 – [[Mary E. Smith Hayward]], businesswoman and suffragist (died [[1938 in the United States|1938]])
* July 15 – [[James Hard]], last verified living Union combat veteran of the [[American Civil War]] (died [[1953 in the United States|1953]])
* July 30 – [[Thomas J. O'Brien (Michigan politician)|Thomas J. O'Brien]], politician and diplomat (died [[1933 in the United States|1933]])
* August 31 – [[Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin]], African American civil rights campaigner and publisher (died [[1924 in the United States|1924]])
* September 13 – [[John H. Bankhead]], U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1907 to 1920 (died [[1920 in the United States|1920]])
* October 3 – [[Frederick Rodgers]], admiral (died [[1917 in the United States|1917]])
* October 14 – [[Joe Start]], baseball first baseman (died [[1927 in the United States|1927]])
* October 28 – [[Anna Elizabeth Dickinson]], orator (died [[1932 in the United States|1932]])
* December 15 – [[George Keller (architect)|George Keller]], architect (died [[1935 in the United States|1935]])


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
* December 1 – [[Philip Spencer]], founder of [[Chi Psi]] Fraternity and [[midshipman]] aboard the {{USS|Somers|1842|6}} (born [[1823 in the United States|1823]])
* January 4 – [[John W. Beschter]], Jesuit priest and academic (born [[1763]] in Luxembourg)
* March 4 – [[James Forten]], African American abolitionist and businessman (born [[1766]])
* March 13 – [[Samuel Eells]], founder of [[Alpha Delta Phi]] fraternity (born [[1810 in the United States|1810]])
* July 23 – [[Timothy Swan]], psalmist and hatter (born [[1758]])
* September 10 – [[Letitia Christian Tyler|Letitia Tyler]], First Lady of the United States from 1841 to 1842 as wife of the 10th [[President of the United States|U.S. president]], [[John Tyler]] (born [[1790 in the United States|1790]])
* October 2 – [[William Ellery Channing]], Unitarian theologian and minister (born [[1780 in the United States|1780]])
* November 3 – [[Robert Smith (Cabinet member)|Robert Smith]], [[List of secretaries of state of the United States|6th]] [[United States Secretary of State]] (born [[1757]])
* December 1 – [[Philip Spencer (sailor)|Philip Spencer]], founder of [[Chi Psi]] fraternity and [[midshipman]] aboard {{USS|Somers|1842|6}} (born [[1823 in the United States|1823]])
* December 31 – [[George Cassedy]], U.S. Representative from New Jersey (born 1783)

==See also==
*[[Timeline of United States history (1820–1859)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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