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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]] ([[Independent politician|I]]-[[Virginia]])
* [[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''
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! [[Governor (United States)|Governor]]s and [[Lieutenant governor (United States)|Lieutenant Governor]]s
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* [[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 May 4), [[William S. Holabird]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) (starting May 4)
* [[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)
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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]].
* 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.
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** [[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>
* The [[Scroll and Key]] [[secret society]] of [[Yale University]] is established.
* The [[Scroll and Key]] [[secret society]] of [[Yale University]] is established.


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* June 16 – [[David Herold]], accomplice of [[John Wilkes Booth]] (died [[1865 in the United States|1865]])
* 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]])
* 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 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]])
* July 30 – [[Thomas J. O'Brien (Michigan politician)|Thomas J. O'Brien]], politician and diplomat (died [[1933 in the United States|1933]])
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* March 13 – [[Samuel Eells]], founder of [[Alpha Delta Phi]] fraternity (born [[1810 in the United States|1810]])
* 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]])
* 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 10th [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[John Tyler]] (born [[1790 in the United States|1790]])
* 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]])
* 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]])
* 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]], founder of [[Chi Psi]] fraternity and [[midshipman]] aboard {{USS|Somers|1842|6}} (born [[1823 in the United States|1823]])
* 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)
* December 31 – [[George Cassedy]], U.S. Representative from New Jersey (born 1783)


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

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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