Deaths on January 14

George Dance the Younger

Died on January 14, 1825

George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (b. 1741)

George Dance the Younger RA (1 April 1741 – 14 January 1825) was an English architect and surveyor as well as a portraitist.The fifth and youngest son of the architect George Dance the Elder, he came from a family of architects, artists and dramatists. He was described by Sir John Summerson as "among the few really outstanding architects of the century", but few of his buildings remain.

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Events on 1825

27 Jan

Indian Territory
The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".
9 Feb

United States presidential election, 1824
After no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the US presidential election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams as President of the United States.
2 Mar

Capture of the El Mosquito
Roberto Cofresí, one of the last successful Caribbean pirates, is defeated in combat and captured by authorities.
4 Jun

Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States
General Lafayette, a French officer in the American Revolutionary War, speaks at what would become Lafayette Square, Buffalo, during his visit to the United States.
22 Jun

Seigneurial system of New France
The British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America.

Deaths on January 14

George Dance the Younger

Died on January 14, 1825

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Events on 1825

Indian Territory

United States presidential election, 1824

Capture of the El Mosquito

Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States

Seigneurial system of New France