Births on May 22

Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst

Born on May 22, 1762

Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, English politician (d. 1834)

Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, (22 May 1762 – 27 July 1834) was a High Tory, High Church Pittite. He was an MP for thirty years before ennoblement. If rather dull, and an indifferent speaker in debates, he was a competent administrator, and he remained intensely loyal and at the centre of government for longer than all his contemporaries. A personal friend of William Pitt the Younger, he became a broker of deals across cabinet factions during the Napoleonic era. After the Napoleonic Wars, Bathurst was on the 'conservative' wing of the Tory party.

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Events on 1762

5 May

Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1762)
Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
6 Jun

Battle of Havana (1762)
Seven Years' War: British forces begin a siege of Havana, Cuba, and temporarily capture the city in the Battle of Havana.
9 Jun

Battle of Havana (1762)
British forces begin the Siege of Havana and capture the city during the Seven Years' War.
15 Sep

Battle of Signal Hill
Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
6 Oct

Battle of Manila (1762)
Seven Years' War: Conclusion of the Battle of Manila between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of Manila for the rest of the war.

Births on May 22

Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst

Born on May 22, 1762

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Events on 1762

Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1762)

Battle of Havana (1762)

Battle of Havana (1762)

Battle of Signal Hill

Battle of Manila (1762)