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* [[January 28]]: The | * [[January 28]]: The [[Alabama Legislature]] began meetings in [[Tuscaloosa]] that resulted in the choice of [[Montgomery]] as the new state capital. | ||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
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== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
* [[Benjamin F. Randall]] reclaimed the office of [[Shelby County Sheriff]]. | * [[Benjamin F. Randall]] reclaimed the office of [[Shelby County Sheriff]]. | ||
* [[Thomas Rowan]] purchased the 130-acre farm upon which he later built [[Thomas Rowan residence|his home]]. | * [[Thomas Rowan]] purchased the 130-acre farm upon which he later built [[Thomas Rowan residence|his home]]. | ||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
* [[January 7]]: [[William Walker Jr]], attorney | |||
* April: [[Y. E. Holloway]], physician | |||
* [[May 27]]: [[William Berney]], banker | * [[May 27]]: [[William Berney]], banker | ||
* [[July 5]]: [[Edward Erswell]], carpenter and undertaker | |||
* [[July 15]]: [[William Rushton Sr]], president of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]] | |||
* [[October 13]]: [[Edward M. Tutwiler]], developer and co-founder of [[Leeds]] | * [[October 13]]: [[Edward M. Tutwiler]], developer and co-founder of [[Leeds]] | ||
* [[November 9]]: Labor organizer and negotiator [[William Fairley]] was born in Leasingthorne, England. | |||
* [[December 17]]: [[Andrew Adger]], namesake of [[Adger]] | |||
===Marriages== | |||
* [[February 11]]: [[John Tyler Morgan]] to Cornelia Willis of [[Talladega County]]. | |||
* [[August 9]]: [[William Browne]] to Margaret Elizabeth Stevens of [[Tuscaloosa]]. | |||
===Deaths=== | |||
* [[August 10]]: [[Goldsmith Hewitt, Sr]], [[Revolutionary War]] veteran | |||
== Context == | == Context == | ||
In 1846, Brigham Young began leading a migration of Mormons to the Great Salt Lake. The Mexican–American War began. Adolphe Sax received a patent for the saxophone. The planet Neptune was discovered. Iowa was admitted as a state. | In 1846, Brigham Young began leading a migration of Mormons to the Great Salt Lake. The Mexican–American War began. Adolphe Sax received a patent for the saxophone. The planet Neptune was discovered. Iowa was admitted as a state. | ||
Notable births in 1846 included M. Lewis Clark, "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Texas Jack Omohundro, Anna Kingsford, and Carrie Nation. Notable deaths included Emperor Ninko of Japan, Friedrich Bessel, and Pope Gregory XVI. | Notable births in 1846 included Kentucky Derby founder M. Lewis Clark, frontiersman "Buffalo Bill" Cody, cowboy Texas Jack Omohundro, doctor & pioneering vegetarian Anna Kingsford, and temperance advocate Carrie Nation. Notable deaths included Emperor Ninko of Japan, mathematician & astronomer Friedrich Bessel, and Pope Gregory XVI. | ||
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[[Category:1846|*]] | [[Category:1846|*]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:15, 8 November 2023
1846 was 25 years before the founding of the City of Birmingham and the 27th year of Alabama statehood.
Events
- January 28: The Alabama Legislature began meetings in Tuscaloosa that resulted in the choice of Montgomery as the new state capital.
Business
- Shelby Furnace was blown in.
Works
Buildings
Individuals
- Benjamin F. Randall reclaimed the office of Shelby County Sheriff.
- Thomas Rowan purchased the 130-acre farm upon which he later built his home.
Births
- January 7: William Walker Jr, attorney
- April: Y. E. Holloway, physician
- May 27: William Berney, banker
- July 5: Edward Erswell, carpenter and undertaker
- July 15: William Rushton Sr, president of the Birmingham Board of Education
- October 13: Edward M. Tutwiler, developer and co-founder of Leeds
- November 9: Labor organizer and negotiator William Fairley was born in Leasingthorne, England.
- December 17: Andrew Adger, namesake of Adger
=Marriages
- February 11: John Tyler Morgan to Cornelia Willis of Talladega County.
- August 9: William Browne to Margaret Elizabeth Stevens of Tuscaloosa.
Deaths
- August 10: Goldsmith Hewitt, Sr, Revolutionary War veteran
Context
In 1846, Brigham Young began leading a migration of Mormons to the Great Salt Lake. The Mexican–American War began. Adolphe Sax received a patent for the saxophone. The planet Neptune was discovered. Iowa was admitted as a state.
Notable births in 1846 included Kentucky Derby founder M. Lewis Clark, frontiersman "Buffalo Bill" Cody, cowboy Texas Jack Omohundro, doctor & pioneering vegetarian Anna Kingsford, and temperance advocate Carrie Nation. Notable deaths included Emperor Ninko of Japan, mathematician & astronomer Friedrich Bessel, and Pope Gregory XVI.
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