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Edmond Sexton Pery Resigns as Speaker of the Irish Parliament on Grounds of Ill Health. John Foster Is Unanimously Elected to Replace Him

September 05, 1785

Richard Crosbie’s 3rd Ballon Attempt

Balloon flight by Italian aeronaut Vincenzo Lunardi from Heriots School, Edinburgh to Ceres in Fife.

Edmond Sexton Pery resigns as Speaker of the Irish parliament on grounds of ill health. John Foster is unanimously elected to replace him

Edmond Sexton Pery Resigns as Speaker of the Irish Parliament on Grounds of Ill Health. John Foster Is Unanimously Elected to Replace Him

September 05, 1785