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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Evarts , William Maxwell , 1818 -1881 (search)
Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1881
Statesman; born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 6, 1818; graduated at Yale College in 1837; studied law, and was admitted to the bar, in the city of New York, in 1840, where he
William Maxwell Evarts. afterwards resided and practised his profession.
He was one of the ablest and most eloquent members of the bar, and held a foremost rank in his profession for many years.
He was the leading counsel employed for the defence of President Johnson in his impeachment before the Senate in 1868. President Hayes appointed Mr. Evarts Secretary of State in March, 1877, and in January, 1885, he was elected United States Senator, holding the seat till 1891.
He died in New York City, Feb. 28, 1901.
Bimetallism.
In 1881, after the conclusion of his term of service in the cabinet, he went to Paris as delegate of the United States to the International Monetary Conference.
He there made the following plea for the employment of both gold and silver in the money o
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Everett , Alexander Hill , 1792 -1847 (search)
Everett, Alexander Hill, 1792-1847
Diplomatist; born in Boston, March 19, 1792; graduated at Harvard in 1806; studied law with John Q. Adams; and in 1809 accompanied him to St. Petersburg as attache to the American legation, to which he became secretary in 1815.
He became charge d'affaires at Brussels in 1818; in 1825-29 was minister to Spain; and from 1845 until his death was American commissioner in China.
His publications include Europe, or a General survey of the political situation of the principal powers, with conjectures on their future prospects (1821); New ideas on population (1822) ; America, etc. (1827). He died in Canton, China, June 29, 1847.
Everett, Edward
Fanning, Edmund -1818
Jurist; born on Long Island, N. Y., in 1737; graduated at Yale College in 1757, and settled as a lawyer in Hillsboro, N. C., where he became popular, and was made colonel of Orange county (1763) and clerk of the Supreme Court (1765). He was also a member of the legislature, and married the daughter of Governor Tryon.
He became rapacious, and by his exorbitant legal fees made himself very obnoxious to the people.
Their hatred was increased by his energetic exertions in suppressing the Regulator movement (see Regulators). He fled to New York with Governor Tryon to avoid the consequences of popular indignation.
He was appointed surveyor-general of North Carolina in 1774.
In 1776 he raised and led a force called the King's American Regiment of Foot.
After the Revolution he went to Nova Scotia, where he became a councillor and lieutenant-governor in September,
Edmund Fanning. 1783, and from 1786 to 1805 was governor of Prince Edward's Island.
He rose to
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fargo , William George 1818 -1881 (search)
Fargo, William George 1818-1881
Expressman; born in Pompey, N. Y., May 20, 1818; became the Buffalo agent of the Pomeroy Express Company in 1843; established the first express company west of Buffalo in partnership with Henry Wells and Daniel Dunning in 1844.
The line was extended until it reached San Francisco, Cal. In 1868 Mr. Fargo became president of the corporation, which by the time of his death had 2,700 offices, over 5,000 employees, and a capital of $18,000,000. The city of Fargo, N. D., was named after him. He died in Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1881.
See pony express.
Fay, Jonas 1737-1818
Patriot; born in Hardwick, Mass., Jan. 17, 1737; received a good English education, and was with a Massachusetts regiment at Fort Edward in 1756.
He settled at Bennington in 1766, and became prominent in the disputes between New York and the New Hampshire grants.
He was the agent of the grants sent to New York in 1772 to inform Governor Tryon of the grounds of their complaint.
Mr. Fay was clerk to the convention (1774) that resolved to defend Ethan Allen and other leaders who were outlawed by the New York Assembly, by force if necessary.
Being a physician, he was made surgeon of the expedition against Ticonderoga in May, 1775, and was afterwards in Colonel Warner's regiment.
He was also a member of the convention in 1777 that declared the independence of Vermont, and was the author of the declaration then adopted, and of the communication announcing the fact to Congress.
Dr. Fay was secretary of the convention that formed the new State constitution in 17
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Federal convention, the. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fifty-four forty or fight. (search)
Fifty-four forty or fight.
54° 40′ was the accepted southern limit of Alaska in the possession of Russia.
The forty-ninth parallel was held by the United States to be the northern limit of the United States against which there could be no claim by England, and, further, that the territory between 49° and 54° 40′ on the Pacific coast was as much the property of the United States as that of England.
In 1818 a treaty provided for the joint occupation of the disputed territory by Great Britain and the United States.
In 1844 the watch-word of the Democratic party was Fifty-four forty or fight.
Consequently when Polk was elected he claimed this as the boundary of the United States, thus shutting out Great Britain from access to the Pacific Ocean.
On June 15, 1846, a compromise was made by which the northern limit of the United States was fixed
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fisheries, the. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Flag, National. (search)