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Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe
1758Nov, 22

Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe

Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall (db. 1680)
Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, (23 April 1680 – 22 November 1758) of Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1701 until 1742 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Edgcumbe. He is memorialised by Edgecombe County, North Carolina.

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Events on 1758

  • 21May

    French and Indian War

    Ten-year-old Mary Campbell is abducted in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War. She is returned six and a half years later.
  • 12Jun

    Siege of Louisbourg (1758)

    French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia commences.
  • 26Jul

    Siege of Louisbourg (1758)

    French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
  • 25Aug

    Battle of Zorndorf

    Seven Years' War: Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Russian army at the Battle of Zorndorf.
  • 25Nov

    Fort Duquesne

    French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.