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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Abbot , Henry Larcom , 1831 - (search)
Abbot, Henry Larcom, 1831-
Military engineer; born in Beverly, Mass., Aug. 13, 1831.
He was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1854.
entered the Corps of Engineers, in which he reached the rank of colonel, and was retired in 1895.
In the Civil War he commanded the siege artillery of the armies operating against Richmond, designed the systems of submarine mine defences and of mortar batteries for the government, and was brevetted major-general of volunteers and brigadier-general U. S. A. After his retirement he designed the new harbor at Manitowoc, Wis., and was a member of the Technical Committee of the New Panama Canal Co.
His publications include Siege artillery in the campaign against Richmond; Experiments to develop a system of submarine mines; and Physics and Hydraulics of the Mississippi, the last in co-operation with General Humphreys.
He received the degree of Ll.D. from Harvard, and became a member of many scientific societies.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Adair , John , 1759 -1840 (search)
Adair, John, 1759-1840
Military officer; born in Chester county, S. C., in 1759.
He served in the Continental army during the Revolution, and in the wars against the frontier Indians in 1791-93.
He was United States Senator in Congress in 1805-6; and as volunteer aide to General Shelby at the battle of the Thames, in 1813, he showed much bravery and skill.
He distinguished himself as commander of the Kentucky troops in the battle of New Orleans, in January, 1815.
From 1820 to 1824 he was governor of Kentucky, having served in the legislature of that State; and from 1831 to 1833 was a Representative in Congress.
He died in Harrodsburg, Ky., May 19, 1840.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Adams , Hannah , 1755 -1831 (search)
Adams, Hannah, 1755-1831
Historian; born in Medfield, Mass., in 1755.
By an early fondness for study, which was promoted by her father, a man of literary tastes, she obtained a knowledge of Latin and Greek from some divinity students broading at her father's house before she had arrived at full womanhood.
Her father, a shopkeeper, failed in business when she was seventeen years of age, and his children were compelled to help themselves.
During the war for independence she supported herself by teaching and lace-making.
Miss Adams wrote a History of the Jews, in which she was assisted by the Abbe Gregoire, with whom she corresponded.
She also wrote a History of New England, published in 1799.
She also wrote hooks on religious subjects; and, in 1814, published a Controversy with Dr. Morse (Rev. Jedidiah). Her autobiography, continued by Mrs. G. G. Lee, was published in 1832.
Miss Adams was small in stature, very deaf in her old age, fond of strong tea, and an inveterate snuff-
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Adams , John Quincy , 1767 - (search)
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Andrews , Lorrin , 1795 - (search)
Andrews, Lorrin, 1795-
Missionary; born in East Windsor, Conn., April 29, 1795; was educated at Jefferson College and Princeton Theological Seminary.
In 1827 he went to the Hawaiian Islands as a missionary, and founded there, in 1831, the Lahainaluna Seminary, which subsequently became the Hawaii University, where he passed ten years as a professor.
In 1845 he was appointed a judge and seeretary of the privy council.
His writings include a translation of a portion of the Bible into the Hawaiian language; several works on the literature and autiquities of Hawaii, and a Hawaiian dictionary.
He died Sept. 29. 1868.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Auchmuty , Richard Tylden , 1831 -1893 (search)
Auchmuty, Richard Tylden, 1831-1893
Philanthropist; born in New York City, in 1831; became an architect, and for many years was associated in practice with James Renwick.
He served in the Union army during the war, and after its close he refused several public ollices, retired from busincss and applied himself to works of benevolence.
In 1881 he and his wife established the New York Trade Schools, on a plan entirely original, at a cost of $250,000. J. Pierpont Morgan made the success of 1831; became an architect, and for many years was associated in practice with James Renwick.
He served in the Union army during the war, and after its close he refused several public ollices, retired from busincss and applied himself to works of benevolence.
In 1881 he and his wife established the New York Trade Schools, on a plan entirely original, at a cost of $250,000. J. Pierpont Morgan made the success of this institution permanent by giving it an endowment of $500,000 in 1892.
He died in Lenox, Mass., July 18, 1893.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Babbitt , Isaac , 1799 -1862 (search)
Babbitt, Isaac, 1799-1862
Inventor; born in Taunton, Mass., July 26, 1799.
About 1831 he made, in Taunton, the first Britannia-ware manufactured in the United States, and in 1839 he invented the anti-friction metal which bears his name.
Congress gave him $20,000 for his invention; and he took out patents in England (1844) and Russia (1847). He died in Somerville, Mass., May 26, 1862.