1850

Events

 * January 1:
 * William Wheeler becomes Member of the New York State Assembly
 * May 6:
 * William King becomes President pro tempore of the Senate
 * November 5:
 * Richard Johnson becomes Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives

Births

 * December 21:
 * William Wallace Lincoln - Son of President Abraham Lincoln (d. 1862)

Deaths

 * February 1:
 * Edward Baker Lincoln - Son of President Abraham Lincoln (b. 1846)
 * March 31:
 * John Caldwell Calhoun - Vice President of the United States (b. 1782)
 * July 9:
 * Zachary Scott Taylor - President of the United States (b. 1784)
 * November 19:
 * Richard Mentor Johnson - Vice President of the United States (b. 1780)