Deaths on April 2

Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet

Died on April 2, 1803

Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish judge and politician (b. 1721)

Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet Stanhope FRSE (1721 – 2 April 1803) was a Scottish advocate, judge, country landowner, agriculturalist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1766 to 1775. In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

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Events on 1803

18 May

Treaty of Amiens
Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France.
23 Sep

Battle of Assaye
Second Anglo-Maratha War: Battle of Assaye between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.
20 Oct

Louisiana Purchase
The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.

Deaths on April 2

Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet

Died on April 2, 1803

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Events on 1803

Treaty of Amiens

Battle of Assaye

Louisiana Purchase