When William Tazewell was born in 1690, in Limington, Somerset, England, his father, James Taswell, was 40 and his mother, Ann Kingsmill, was 41. He married Sophia Harmanson on 10 June 1723, in Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died in July 1752, in Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America, at the age of 62, and was buried in Northampton, Hampton, Virginia, United States.
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The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
English (Somerset): variant of Tanswell (see Taswell ).
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