Founded the Old Tennant Church, came from Scotland.
1656
| 1656 • The only English fifty shilling coin is minted. |
1691
Jan 6
Age: 35y
|
birth of childMargaret Kerr 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1691 • The Treaty of Limerick, ending the Williamite War in Ireland and guaranteeing civil rights to Roman Catholics, is signed. (It was broken "before the ink was dry") The Flight of the Wild Geese — the departure of the Jacobite army — follows. |
1748
Jun 10
Age: 92y
| 1748 • Louis XV of France authorizes a 5% income tax on every individual regardless of social status; the Parlement of Paris protests. |