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Bill Introduction

Name: Bill Introduction
Start: 1750-02-25
Location: House of Lords

When: 25 February 1750 (O.S.)
Where: House of Lords
Part of: Passage of the British Calendar Act

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, introduced the calendar reform bill in the House of Lords.

The bill was proposed as a private member's initiative on 25 February 1750 (Old Style), which corresponds to 8 March 1751 in the Gregorian calendar. This introduction occurred during the parliamentary session that began in January 1750 Old Style.

Sources

Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17

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