Henry Boyle, the Future Earl of Shannon, Is Unanimously Elected Speaker of the Irish Parliament

Sir Henry Cavendish, politician and master of shorthand, who recorded parliamentary debates, born

Birth of James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden and politician

Henry Boyle, the future Earl of Shannon, is unanimously elected Speaker of the Irish Parliament. He will serve until 1756, becoming the longest-serving Speaker during the Irish parliamentary period from 1692 to 1800.