| Chronology of Jonathan Swift's Life
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| 1667 | (November 30th). Birth of Swift. |
1711 | Sid Hamet's Rod (lampoon on Godolphin). |
| 1668 | Swift carried to Whitehaven by his nurse. |
Writing in Examiner. |
| 1671 | Swift brought back to Ireland. |
(March). Harley wounded by Guiscard. |
| 1673 | Sent to Kilkenny School. |
(May). Harley made Lord Treasurer, and created Earl of Oxford. |
| 1681 | Sent to Trinity College, Dublin. |
(October). Conduct of the Allies. |
| 1685 | Graduates. |
(December). Dismissal of Marlborough. |
| 1688 | Death of Swift's uncle, Godwin Swift. |
1712 | (January) Visit of Prince Eugene to England. |
| Swift joins his mother at Leicester. |
Letter to the October Club. |
| 1689 | Begins his first service with Sir William Temple. |
(July). St. John created Viscount Bolingbroke. |
| 1690 | Returns to Ireland. |
(August). Suspension of hostilities and beginning of peace negotiations. |
| 1691 | Begins his second service with Temple. |
(November). Death of Duke of Hamilton in duel with Lord Mohun. |
| 1692 | Admitted M.A. at Oxford. |
1713 | (April). Peace signed at Utrecht. |
| Earliest poems (Pindaric Odes, &c.). |
Appointed Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin. |
| 1694 | (May). Quits Sir William Temple's service for the second time. |
(June). Returns to Ireland. |
| (October) Ordained Deacon by the Bishop of Kildare. |
(July) Dissensions between Oxford and Bolingbroke. |
| 1695 | (January) Ordained Priest, and appointed to the Prebend of Kilroot. |
(September), Swift returns to England. |
| 1696 | (May) Begins his third residence with Temple, at Moor Park.
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(December) Importance of the Guardian (Attack on Steele). |
| 1697 | (December) Resigns the living of Kilroot. |
1714 | Plan of Scriblerus Club. |
| Battle of the Books chiefly written. |
(May) Swift quits London. |
| 1698 | (January 27th). Death of Temple. |
(July) Oxford dismissed. |
| 1699 | Swift returns to Ireland, as Chaplain to Lord Berkeley. |
(August). Death of Queen Anne. Fall of Tory Ministry. |
| 1700 | (February) Vicar of Laracor. |
1714-1719 | Swift in retirement. Cadenus and Vanessa. |
| 1701 | Became D.D, of Trinity College. |
1716 | Marriage with Stella. |
| Returns to England. |
1720 | Swift's appearance as Irish Patriot. The Universal use of Irish Manufactures. |
| Dissensions at Athens and Rome. |
1722 | Patent for copper coinage granted to Wood. |
| Stella settles in Ireland, where Swift follows at end of the year. |
1723 | First Drapier's Letter. |
| 1702 | (March) Death of William III. |
Death of Vanessa. |
| (April to October). Swift visits England. |
1724 | Lord Carteret appointed Governor of Ireland. |
| 1703 | (November). Again in England. |
(August). Second and Third Drapier's Letters. |
| 1704 | Publication of the Tale of a Tub and Battle of the Books. |
(October). Fourth Drapier's Letter. |
| Returns to Laracor. |
(October) Prosecution of Harding, the printer. |
| (August). Victory of Blenheim. |
(November). Bill against Harding thrown out by Grand Jury. |
| 1705 | (April). Visit to England, to press claim of First Fruits for Irish Church. |
(December). Fifth Drapier's Letter. |
| 1706 | (May). Victory of Ramillies. |
Dr. Boulter appointed Primate of Ireland. |
| 1707 | (November). Swift again returns to England, to renew struggle for First Fruits. |
1726 | Swift visits England. |
| 1708 | (February). Dismissal of Harley from Whig Ministry. |
Meeting with Walpole |
| Victory of Oudenarde. |
Gulliver's Travels. |
| (October) Death of Prince George. |
1727 | (April) Swift's last visit to England. |
| Lord Wharton appointed Governor of Ireland (Addison made Chief Secretary). |
(June) Death of George I. |
| Letter on the Sacramental Test, Argument against Abolishing Christianity, Project for the Advancement of Religion, Sentiments of a Church of England Man. |
1728 | (January). Death of Stella. |
| Predictions for the year 1708 (Bickerstaff) |
Publication of the Beggar's Opera. |
| Acquaintance with Hester Vanhomrigh (Vanessa). |
Publication of the Dunciad. |
| 1709 | (July) Swift returns to Laracor. |
Death of Congreve. |
| Overtures for Peace from Louis XIV. |
1729 | A Modest Proposal, &c. |
| (Nov. 5th). Sacheverell's sermon against the Whig Ministry. |
Answer to the Craftsman. |
| 1710 | (February) Prosecution of Sacheverell. |
1731 | Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift. |
| (May) Death of Swift's mother. |
1733 | Rhapsody on Poetry. |
| (August) Harley made Chancellor of the Exchequer. |
1735 | Faulkner's Edition of Swift's Works. |
| (September) Swift returns to England. |
Death of Arbuthnot. |
| (October). His introduction to Harley, and breach with the Whigs. |
Publication of Four Last Years of the Queen. |
| 1736 | The Legion Club. |
| 1740 | Swift's last letter. |
| 1741 | Guardian appointed for Swift by Court of Chancery. |
| 1742 | Last brain seizure, leaving Swift in helpless idiocy. |
| 1745 | (October 19th) Death. |