Guernsey Timeline 18th Century
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| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1714 | Jean de Sausmarez appointed Bailiff. |
| 1715 | Lieut-General Daniel Harvey appointed Governor |
| 1727 | Population estimated at 10,500, of whom some 4,500 live in the town |
| 1728 | Joshua Le Marchant appointed Bailiff |
| 1732 | Earl of Cholmondeley appointed Governor |
| 1733 | Maj-General Richard Sutton appointed Governor |
| 1738 | The Marquis de Montandre appointed Governor |
| 1742 | Duke of Somerset appointed Governor |
| 1750 | Sir John Ligonier appointed Governor |
| 1751 | Publication of Thomas Dicey's History of Guernsey. |
| 1752 | Lord de la Warr appointed Governor. Eleazar Le Marchant appointed Bailiff. |
| 1758 | Samuel Bonamy appointed Bailiff |
| 1765 | Duke of Gloucester visits Guernsey. |
| 1766 | Sir Richard Littleton appointed Governor. |
| 1770 | Sir Jeffrey Amherst appointed Governor. |
| 1771 | William Le Marchant appointed Bailiff. |
| 1778 | First regular packet service between Guernsey and England established. |
| 1780 | Construction of Fort George commenced. |
| 1782 | Assembly Rooms founded |
| 1783 | Mutiny at Fort George. |
| 1787 | Publication of William Gardner's Map of Guernsey, surveyed by order of the Duke of Richmond |
| 1789 | Holy Trinity Church built |
| 1791 | La Gazette de Guernesey, Guernsey's first French-language newspaper published. |
| 1794 | Regular post office packet service between Guernsey and Southampton established. |
| 1797 | Earl Grey appointed Governor |
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