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Events from the year '''1842 in the United States'''. |
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== Incumbents == |
== Incumbents == |
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=== [[Federal government of the United States|Federal |
=== [[Federal government of the United States|Federal government]] === |
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* [[President of the United States|President]]: [[John Tyler]] ([[Independent politician|I]]-[[Virginia]]) |
* [[President of the United States|President]]: [[John Tyler]] ([[Independent politician|I]]-[[Virginia]]) |
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* [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]: ''vacant'' |
* [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]: ''vacant'' |
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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) |
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=== Lieutenant governors === |
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* [[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) |
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* [[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]]. |
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* 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. |
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* 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]]. |
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* 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]]. |
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* 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]] |
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** [[Indiana University Maurer School of Law]] |
** [[Indiana University Maurer School of Law]] |
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** 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. |
* 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]]) |
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* 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]]) |
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* July 9 – [[Mary E. Smith Hayward]], businesswoman and suffragist (died [[1938 in the United States|1938]]) |
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* 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]]) |
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* 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]]) |
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* July 23 – [[Timothy Swan]], psalmist and hatter (born [[1758]]) |
* July 23 – [[Timothy Swan]], psalmist and hatter (born [[1758]]) |
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* 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. |
* 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]]) |
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* 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]]) |
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* November 3 – [[Robert Smith (Cabinet member)|Robert Smith]], [[List of |
* 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]]) |
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* 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]]) |
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* December 31 – [[George Cassedy]], U.S. Representative from New Jersey (born 1783) |
* December 31 – [[George Cassedy]], U.S. Representative from New Jersey (born 1783) |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Timeline of United States history (1820–1859)]] |
*[[Timeline of United States history (1820–1859)]] |
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==References== |
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Events from the year 1842 in the United States.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: John Tyler (I-Virginia)
- Vice President: vacant
- Chief Justice: Roger B. Taney (Maryland)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: John White (W-Kentucky)
- Congress: 27th
Events
[edit]- 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 5 – Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas, briefly occupy 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 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.
- August 1 – A parade in Philadelphia celebrating the end of 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 9 – The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
- September – Ohio Wesleyan University is established in Delaware, Ohio.
- 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.
Undated
[edit]- The Sons of Temperance is founded in New York City.
- Founding of:
- Cumberland University (in Lebanon, Tennessee)
- Hollins University (in Roanoke, Virginia by Charles Cocke)
- Villanova University (in Villanova, Pennsylvania by the Augustinian order)
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law
- The Merchants Fund organization in Philadelphia[1]
- The Scroll and Key secret society of Yale University is established.
Ongoing
[edit]- Second Seminole War (1835–1842)
Births
[edit]- January 11 – William James, psychologist and philosopher (died 1910)
- January 21 – Henry Livermore Abbott, Union Army major and brevet brigadier general (died 1864)
- February 3 – Sidney Lanier, musician, poet and writer (died 1881)
- February 28 – Stephen Wallace Dorsey, U.S. Senator from Arkansas from 1873 to 1879 (died 1916)
- March 30 – John Fiske, philosopher (died 1901)
- June 16 – David Herold, accomplice of John Wilkes Booth (died 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)
- July 15 – James Hard, last verified living Union combat veteran of the American Civil War (died 1953)
- July 30 – Thomas J. O'Brien, politician and diplomat (died 1933)
- August 31 – Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, African American civil rights campaigner and publisher (died 1924)
- September 13 – John H. Bankhead, U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1907 to 1920 (died 1920)
- October 3 – Frederick Rodgers, admiral (died 1917)
- October 14 – Joe Start, baseball first baseman (died 1927)
- October 28 – Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator (died 1932)
- December 15 – George Keller, architect (died 1935)
Deaths
[edit]- 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)
- July 23 – Timothy Swan, psalmist and hatter (born 1758)
- September 10 – Letitia Tyler, First Lady of the United States from 1841 to 1842 as wife of the 10th U.S. president, John Tyler (born 1790)
- October 2 – William Ellery Channing, Unitarian theologian and minister (born 1780)
- November 3 – Robert Smith, 6th United States Secretary of State (born 1757)
- December 1 – Philip Spencer, founder of Chi Psi fraternity and midshipman aboard USS Somers (born 1823)
- December 31 – George Cassedy, U.S. Representative from New Jersey (born 1783)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Carol Wojtowicz (1996). Benefits of Inestimable Value: History of the Mercantile Beneficial Association. Mercantile Beneficial Association. pp. 8–10.
External links
[edit]Media related to 1842 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons