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Bard, John, 1716-1799
Physician; born in Burlington, N. J., Feb. 1, 1716; was of a Huguenot family, and was for seven years a surgeon's apprentice in Philadelphia.
Establishing himself in New York, he soon ranked among the first physicians and surgeons in America.
In 1750 he assisted Dr. Middleton in the first recorded dissection in America.
In 1788 he became the first president of the New York Medical Society; and when, in 1795, the yellow fever raged in New York, he remained at his post, though then nearly eighty years of age. He died in Hyde Park, N. Y., March 30, 1799.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Beverly , Robert 1675 -1716 (search)
Beverly, Robert, 1675-1716
Historian; born in Virginia about 1675.
During Sir Edmund Andros's administration he was clerk of the council, an office his father had held before him. He wrote History of the present State of Virginia (4 volumes, published in London in 1705). This included an account of the first settlement of Virginia, and the history of the government until that time.
Mr. Beverly is said to have been the first American citizen in whose behalf the habeas corpus act was broughrian; born in Virginia about 1675.
During Sir Edmund Andros's administration he was clerk of the council, an office his father had held before him. He wrote History of the present State of Virginia (4 volumes, published in London in 1705). This included an account of the first settlement of Virginia, and the history of the government until that time.
Mr. Beverly is said to have been the first American citizen in whose behalf the habeas corpus act was brought into requisition.
He died in 1716.
Burr, Aaron, 1716-
educator; born in Fairfield, Conn., Jan. 4, 1716; was of German descent; graduated at Yale College in 1735; and ordained by the presbytery of east Jersey in 1737.
He became pastor at Newark.
N. J., where he was chiefly instrumental in founding the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), and was elected its president in 1748.
In 1752 he married a daughter of Jonathan Edwards, the metaphysician.
In 1754 he accompanied Whitefield to Boston.
He died Sept. 24, 1757.
Vice-President of the United States; born at Newark.
N. .J., Feb. 6, 1756; a son of Rev. Aaron Burr, President of the College of New Jersey, and of a daughter of the eminent theologian, Jonathan Edwards.
When nineteen years of age, he entered the Continental army, at Cambridge, as a private soldier, and as such accompanied Arnold in his expedition to Quebec.
From the line of that expedition, in the wilderness.
Arnold sent him with despatches to General Montgomery, at Montreal, wh
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Colden , Cadwallader 1688 - (search)
Colden, Cadwallader 1688-
Physician; born in Dunse, Scotland, Feb. 17, 1688; graduated at the University of Edinburgh in 1705, and became a physician and
Cadwallader Colden. mathematician.
In 1708 he emigrated to Pennsylvania, and returned to his native country in 1712.
He came again to America in 1716, and in 1718 made his abode in New York, where he was made first surveyor-general of the colony, became a master in chancery, and, in 1720, obtained a seat in Governor Burnet's council.
He received a patent for lands in Orange county, N. Y., about 10 miles from Newburg, and there he went to reside in 1755.
Becoming president of the council, he administered the government in 1760, and was made lieutenantgovernor in 1761, which station he held until his death, being repeatedly placed at the head of affairs by the absence or death of governors.
During the Stamp Act excitement the populace burned his coach.
After the return of Governor Tryon in 1775, he retired to his seat on L
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Germain , Lord George , Viscount Sackville 1716 -1785 (search)
Germain, Lord George, Viscount Sackville 1716-1785
Statesman; born in England, Jan. 26, 1716; third son of the first Duke of Dorset, lord-lieutenant of Ireland; was educated there; entered the army, and rose to the rank of lieutenant-general.
He entered Parliament in 1761, and was made colonial secretary in 1775, ever evincing a most vindictive spirit towards the Americans.
He became so unpopular at home that, during the London riots in 1780, he felt compelled to barricade his house in the city.
So consonant were his views with those of the King that he was a great favorite at court.
His influence over the young King at the time of his coronation, and soon afterwards, was so well known that a handbill appeared with the words, No Lord George Sackville!
No Petticoat Government!
alluding to the influence of the monarch's mother.
He died in England, Aug. 26, 1785.
Lord George seemed to take pride an comfort in employing agents who would
Lord George Germain. incite the sa
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Glendy , John 1755 -1832 (search)
Glendy, John 1755-1832
Clergyman; born in Londonderry, Ireland, June 24, 1755; educated at the University of Glasgow; came to the United States in 1799, and settled in Norfolk, Va.; was chaplain of the House of Representatives in 1815-16.
He was the author of Oration in commemoration of Washington.
He died in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 4, 1832.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Habeas corpus, (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Knyphausen , Baron Wilhelm von 1716 -1800 (search)
Knyphausen, Baron Wilhelm von 1716-1800
Military officer; born in Lutzberg, Germany, Nov. 4, 1716; began his military career in the Prussian service in 1734, and became a general in the army of Frederick the Great in 1775.
He arrived in America in June, 1776, and was first engaged in battle here in that of Long Island in August following, in which he commanded a body of Hessian mercenaries.
Knyphausen was in the battle of White Plains; assisted in the capture of Fort Washington, which was named by its captors Fort Knyphausen; was conspicuous in the battle of Brandywine in 1777, and in Monmouth in 1778; and commanded an expedition to Springfield, N. J., in June, 1780.
In the absence of Sir Henry Clinton he was in command of the city of New York.
He died in Cassel, Dec. 7, 1800.
Light-house,
A structure built on the coast or shore of navigable waters, and furnished for the purpose of indicating a point of danger or to serve as a guide.
The following is a brief summary of lighthouses in the United States:
First coast light erected in1673
First light-house built on Little Brewster Island, Boston Harbor1715-16
The United States government accepted cession of all light-housesAug. 7, 1789
Control vested in commissioner of the revenueMay, 1792
Restored to Secretary of TreasuryApril 6, 1802
Vested again in the commissionerJuly 24, 1813
Vested in the fifth auditor of the treasuryJuly 1, 1820
Naval commission on light-house appointed in1837
Congressional investigation of light-house management, resulting in improvements1838-43
Navy commission sent to inspect European systems in1845
Fresnel system authorizedMarch 3, 1851
First light-house board appointedMay 21, 1851
Fresnel system generally introduced in1852
Permanent light-house board authorized
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Livingston , Philip 1716 - (search)
Livingston, Philip 1716-
Signer of the Declaration of Independence; born in Albany, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1716; graduated at Yale College in 1737; became a prominent merchant in the city of New York; was an alderman there from 1754 to 1758; and a member of the Provincial Assembly in 1759, in which he was one of the committee of correspondence with the colonial agent in England, Edmund Burke.
Livingston opposed the taxation schemes of Parliament, and was unseated by a Tory majority in 1769, when the controversy between Great Britain and her colonies ran high.
He was a member of the first Congress (1774), and held a seat in that body until his death, when their session was held at York, the British having possession of Philadelphia.
Mr. Livingston was associated with Lee and Jay in the preparation of the two state papers put forth by the first Congress, and was very active on the most important committees in Congress.
He founded the professorship of divinity at Yale College in 1746;