Timeline September 1721

Events in September 1721 3

• 1664 – 1721 Matthew Prior (1664-1721) Died 18 September 1721, aged 57 Matthew Prior was an English poet and diplomat who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Utrecht. He was also a prominent Tory politician whose later years were clouded by his implication in Jacobite intrigue.
• 1721 – 1775 Peyton Randolph (1721-1775) Died 22 October 1775, aged 54 Peyton Randolph was a Virginia lawyer and politician who served as the first President of the Continental Congress in 1774. He presided over the early organization of colonial resistance to British policy before his sudden death from a stroke in Philadelphia. His leadership helped establish the Congress as a credible governing body.
• 1721 Treaty of Nystad Peace treaty ending the Great Northern War Russia and Sweden signed the Treaty of Nystad, concluding two decades of war over control of the eastern Baltic. Sweden ceded Estonia, Livonia, Ingria, and part of Karelia to Russia, ending its status as a great power and confirming Russia's dominance in the region.