Timeline November 1779

Events in November 1779 3

• 1718 – 1779 Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779) Died November 1779, aged 61 Thomas Chippendale was an English cabinetmaker and furniture designer. His pattern book, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, made his name a byword for mid-Georgian furniture. He worked for many of the great country houses of Britain.
• 1730 – 1779 Joseph Hewes (1730-1779) Died 10 November 1779, aged 49 Joseph Hewes was a North Carolina merchant and signer of the Declaration of Independence. As a member of the Continental Congress's naval committee, he helped organise the Continental Navy. He died in Philadelphia while still serving in Congress.
• 1779 – 1843 Washington Allston (1779-1843) Died 9 July 1843, aged 63 Washington Allston was an American painter and poet who was among the first Romantic painters in the United States. He was known for dramatic landscapes and for his use of light and colour.