1753 in Ireland

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1753
in
Ireland

Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1730s
  • 1740s
  • 1750s
  • 1760s
  • 1770s
See also:Other events of 1753
List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1753 in Ireland.

Incumbent[]

  • Monarch: George II

Events[]

  • Renewed dispute over revenue surplus.[1]
  • 15 December – Lady Charlotte Cavendish, married to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (future Prime Minister of Great Britain & Ireland), inherits her family's estates, including Lismore Castle, from her father, Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Cork, bringing them into the Devonshire family.

Publications[]

Births[]

  • 16 November – James McHenry, signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland, third United States Secretary of War (died 1816)
  • 22 November – Richard John Uniacke, lawyer, politician, member of Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly and Attorney General of Nova Scotia (died 1830)
  • Gilbert Austin, educator, clergyman and author (died 1837)
  • John Barrett, clergyman and Hebrew scholar (died 1821)

Deaths[]

  • 11 January – Hans Sloane, physician and collector (born 1660)
  • 14 January – George Berkeley, also known as Bishop Berkeley, philosopher and writer (born 1685)

References[]

  1. ^ Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., eds. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 373.
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