1767 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1767 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Incumbents

*Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Whig

Events

* 9 June - The Townshend Acts are passed by Parliament, placing a tax on common products, such as lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=324]
* 18 June - The explorer Samuel Wallis becomes the first European to visit the island of Tahiti in the Pacific Ocean.

Publications

* The final volume of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" by Laurence Sterne.
* "The History and Present State of Electricity" by Joseph Priestley.
* First annual "Nautical Almanac", produced by Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 224-225|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]

Births

* January - William Shearman, physician and medical writer (died 1861)
* 1 January - Maria Edgeworth, novelist (died 1849)
* 6 March - Davies Gilbert, engineer, author, and politician (died 1839)
* 22 March - Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, Member of Parliament (died 1845)
* 20 August - Lord William Russell, Member of Parliament (died 1840)
* 3 October - Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, politician (died 1852)
* 2 November - Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, member of the Royal Family (died 1820)
* 2 December - Lord Charles Somerset, governor of the Cape Colony (died 1831)
* "unknown dates"
** George Barret, Jr., painter (died 1842)
** Bewick Bridge, mathematician (died 1833)
** Lewis Lavenu, musician, music seller and publisher (died 1818)
** Dorothy Ripley, missionary and writer (died 1832)

Deaths

* 10 July - Alexander Monro, physician (born 1697)
* 26 July - Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk, mistress of George II of Great Britain (born 1688)
* 4 September - Charles Townshend, politician (born 1725)
* 17 September - Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, member of the Royal Family (born 1739)
* 26 October - Harry Pulteney, soldier and Member of Parliament (born 1686)
* 1 December - Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Freemason (born 1710)
* 22 December - John Newbery, publisher (born 1713)
* "unknown date" - Laurence Oliphant, Jacobite (born 1691)

References

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