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The Museum Gazette 



SCHEDULE OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF 

 WM. COBBETT. 



Date 



Age 



Biographical Record 



Contemporary 

 Events 



1762 



to 

 1772 



1 



to 

 10 



Born near Farnham, March 9, 1762. 

 He was christened at Farnham, 

 together with two elder brothers. 



George III. reign- 

 ing. 



Trial of Wilkes. 



Cook's voyages. 

 Letters of Junius. 



1772 



to 

 1782 



10 



to 

 20 



His father taught him. 

 Engaged in farm work at home. 



A lawyer's clerk in London 9 months. 



American War of 

 Independence 

 began, 1775. 



The first Sunday 

 School. 



1782 



to 

 1792 



20 



to 



30 



During 8 years a soldier in Canada, 

 1784 to 1 79 1. Met his future wife. 



Discharged, at own request, with 

 thanks for good conduct. 



Made a charge against officers, and 

 then left for France. 



American Inde- 

 pendence, 1783. 



The Times news- 

 paper founded, 

 1780. 



1792 



to 

 1802 



30 



to 

 40 



Went to New York. Was now mar- 

 ried. Attack on Dr. Priestley, 1 794. 



" Life and Adventures of Peter Porcu- 

 pine," 1796. Returned to England 

 from America, 1800. 



The Weekly Register published. 



Malthus wrote on 

 Population, 1798. 



Peace of Amiens,. 

 1802. 



1802 



to 

 1812 



40 



to 

 50 



Became by degrees a democrat. 

 Prosecuted for libel (the Ely case), 

 and sent to prison for two years. 



{See frontispiece.) 



Death of Pitt. 

 Luddite riots. 

 Storming of Bas- 

 tille. 



1812 



to 

 1822 



50 



to 

 60 



Unsuccessful candidate for Parliament. 

 Went to America to avoid creditors, 

 In America. [1817. 

 Returned to England, bringing with 

 him Paine's bones, 1819. 



Retreat from Mos- 

 cow, 1812. 



Waterloo, 1815. 



DeathofNapoleon, 

 1821. 



1822 



to 

 1832 



60 



to 

 70 



Delivering lectures. 

 Contested Coventry. 

 Member for Oldham, 1832. 



George IV., 1820. 

 Reform Bill, 1830. 

 William IV., 1830. 



1832 



to 



70 



to 



Again returned as member for Old- 

 ham, 1834. 





74 



Died in June, 1835. 



