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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Eustis, James Biddle, 1834-1899 (search)
stis, James Biddle, 1834-1899 Diplomatist; born in New Orleans, La., Aug. 27, 1834; was educated in Brookline, Mass., and in the Harvard Law School; was admitted to the bar in 1856, and practised in New Orleans till the beginning of the Civil War, when he entered the Confederate army; served as judge-advocate on the staff of General Magruder till 1862, and then on the staff of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. When the war closed he entered the State legislature, where he served in each House. In 1876 he was elected to the United States Senate to fill a vacancy, and after the expiration of the term took a trip through Europe. Returning to the United States, he was made Professor of Civil Law in the University of Louisiana. In 1884 he was again elected to the United States Senate, and became a member of the James Biddle Eustis. committee on foreign relations. He was appointed minister to France in March, 1893, and had charge of the negotiations which finally secured the release of John
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Expositions, industrial. (search)
ity. The United States stands alone in maintaining four permanent expositions: one in the former Art Palace of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, now known as the Field Columbian Museum; another in the former Memorial Hall of the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia; and two, known as Commercial Museums, in Philadelphia. The following is a list of the principal industrial expositions of the world, to nearly all of which the United States has been a large contributor: London, 1851; Cork, 1852; New York, New Brunswick, Madras, and Dublin, each 1853; Munich, 1854; Paris, 1855; Edinburgh and Manchester, each 1857; London, 1862; Paris, 1867; Vienna, 1873; Philadelphia, 1876; Paris, 1878; Atlanta, 1881; Louisville, 1883; New Orleans, 1884-85; Paris, 1889; Chicago, 1893; Atlanta, 1895; Nashville, 1897; Omaha, 1898; Omaha and Philadelphia, each 1899; Paris, 1900; Buffalo and Glasgow, each 1901. For details of the most noteworthy of these expositions, see their respective titles.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Eyma, Louis Xavier 1816-1876 (search)
Eyma, Louis Xavier 1816-1876 Author; born in Martinique, W. I., Oct. 16, 1816; was sent by the French government on several missions to the United States and the West Indies; spent a number of years in studying the institutions of America; and published a number of books on the subject, among them The women of the New world; The two Americas; The Indians and the negroes; The American republic, its institutions, etc. He died in Paris, France, March 29, 1876.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fernow, Berthold 1837- (search)
Fernow, Berthold 1837- Historian; born in Prussian Poland, Nov. 28, 1837; came to the United States in 1860; served in the National army in 1862-64; was New York State archivist in 1876-89; and was also one of the editors and translators of Documents relating to the colonial history of New York; Records of New Amsterdam; and New York in the Revolution. He has also published Albany, and its place in the history of the United States; The Ohio Valley in colonial days; and contributions to the Narrative and critical history of America.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Foster, John Watson 1836- (search)
Mexico in 1873-80, and to Russia in 1880-81. John Watson Foster. On his return to the United States he engaged in the practice of international law in Washington, representing foreign legations before arbitration boards, commissions, etc. In 1883-85 he was minister to Spain; and in 1891 was a special commissioner to negotiate reciprocity treaties with Spain, Germany, Brazil, and the West Indies. He was appointed United States Secretary of State in 1892 and served till 1893, when he became the agent for the United States before the Bering Sea arbitration tribunal at Paris. In 1895, on the invitation of the Emperor of China, he participated in the peace negotiations with Japan; in 1897 he was a special United States commissioner to Great Britain and Russia, and in 1898 was a member of the Anglo-American commission (q. v.). He is the author of A century of American diplomacy, a brief review of the foreign relations of the United States from 1776 to 1876. See Bering sea arbitration.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), French, Daniel Chester 1850- (search)
French, Daniel Chester 1850- Sculptor; born in Exeter, N. H., April 20, 1850; educated in Boston, Mass., and in Florence, Italy; had a studio in Washington, D. C., in 1876-78, and then established himself in Florence. His bestknown works are The minute-man of Concord, in Concord, N. H.; a life-size statue of General Cass, in the Capitol in Washington; Dr. Gallaudet and his first deaf-mute pupil; the Millmore Memorial; the colossal Statue of the republic, at the World's Columbian Exposition; and the Garfield Memorial, in Philadelphia, Pa. In April, 1901, he was chosen by the Lawton Monument Association, of Indianapolis, Ind., to make a memorial to Gen. Henry W. Lawton (q. v.), who was killed in the battle of San Mateo, Philippine Islands, Dec. 19, 1899.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), French, Mansfield 1810-1876 (search)
French, Mansfield 1810-1876 Clergyman; born in Manchester, Vt., Feb. 21, 1810; settled in New York City in 1858, where he became an earnest abolitionist. In 1862 he examined the conditions of the negroes at Port Royal, and on his return to New York held a great meeting at Cooper Institute, Feb. 10, 1862, which resulted in the establishment of the National Freedman's Relief Association with himself as general agent. In March, 1863, with a corps of teachers, he returned to Port Royal and taught the negroes methods of farming. He rendered important service to the government by organizing an expedition which during one period of the Civil War intercepted telegraphic messages from the Confederate armies and forwarded them to Washington. He died at Pearsall's, L. I., March 15, 1876.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Garland, Augustus Hill -1899 (search)
Garland, Augustus Hill -1899 Born in Tipton county, Tenn., June 11, 1832; was admitted to the bar of Arkansas in 1853, to which State his parents had removed when he was a child. He opposed the secession of his State, but accepted the same and was sent as delegate to the Provisional Congress at Montgomery, Ala., in 1861. He was also elected to the first Confederate Congress, and afterwards to the Confederate Senate. In 1867 he was elected United States Senator, but was not allowed to take his seat; in 1876 was again elected in place of Powell Clayton, and was admitted. He remained in the Senate until March, 1885, when he resigned to take the post of Attorney-General of the United States, offered him by President Cleveland. He resumed practice in 1889, and died in court, in Washington, D. C., Jan. 26, 1899.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Garlington, Ernest A. 1853- (search)
Garlington, Ernest A. 1853- Military officer; born in Newberry Court-house, S. C., Feb. 20, 1853; graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1876; commanded the Greeley Relief Expedition in 1883 (see Arctic exploration) ; was inspector-general of a cavalry division in Cuba in 1898, and participated in the siege of Santiago. His publications include Historical sketches of the 7th cavalry Regiment; Cavalry outposts, Advance and rear Guards; Reconnoissance, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gilmore, Patrick Sarsfield -1892 (search)
rnside in North Carolina, and later, while in New Orleans, General Banks placed him in charge of all the bands in the Department of the Gulf. After the war he returned to Boston and resumed his profession. In 1869 he organized a great peace jubilee in Boston, in which over 20,000 people, 2,000 musicians, and the best military bands of Europe took part. He conducted a similar grand musical event in 1872. In 1873 he removed to New York, and became bandmaster of the 22d Regiment. During 1873-76 he gave more than 600 concerts in what was known as Gilmore's Garden. In the latter year his band was employed to play at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Later he took the band to Europe, where he gave concerts in all the principal cities. Two days before his death he was appointed musical director of the World's Columbian Exposition. Among his most popular compositions are Good news from home; When Johnny comes marching home; and The voice of the departing soul, or death at the