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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Blount , James H. , 1837 - (search)
Blount, James H., 1837-
Legislator; born in Macon, Ga., Sept. 12. 1837.
He was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1872, and held his seat till 1893, when he declined a renomination.
At the conclusion of his last term the House suspended its proceedings that his associates might formally testify their appreciation of his worth.
In his last term he was chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, a post that gave him a wide knowledge of American relations with other countries.
In March, 1893, President Cleveland appointed him a special commissioner to visit Honolulu and report on the conditions which led to the overthrow of the kingdom of Hawaii and the establishment of an American protectorate over the islands.
The first result of his investigations was an order to remove the American flag from the government house, and for the withdrawal of American marines from Honolulu.
These actions created much excitement in the United States, and led to the resignation of Minister S
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Confederate States of America (search)
Curry, Daniel -1887
Clergyman; born near Peekskill, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1809; graduated at Wesleyan College in 1837; accepted a professorship at the female college of Macon, Ga., in 1839; was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1841, and held several charges in Georgia.
When the denomination was divided into the Northern and Southern branches he settled in New York State, where he filled a number of important appointments.
He was editor of the Christian advocate in 1864-76; the National repository in 1876-80; and the Methodist review in 1884-87.
His publications include New York: a Historical sketch; Platform papers; Lifestory of Bishop D. W. Clark, etc. He died in New York City, Aug. 17, 1887.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Davis , Jefferson , 1808 -1889 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Heckman , Charles Adam 1822 -1896 (search)
Heckman, Charles Adam 1822-1896
Military officer; born in Easton, Pa., Dec. 3, 1822; received an academic education; served through the Mexican and Civil wars; promoted brigadiergeneral of volunteers in November, 1862.
On May 16, 1864, after he had repulsed a superior force of the enemy five times, he was captured, with his brigade, at Drury's Bluff, Va.; was a prisoner at Libby, Macon, Ga., and at Charleston, where he was one of the officers exposed to the fire of the National guns.
He died in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 14, 1896.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hoyt , Henry Martyn 1830 -1892 (search)
Hoyt, Henry Martyn 1830-1892
Governor; born in Kingston, Pa., June 8, 1830; graduated at Williams College in 1849; became a lawyer in 1853; served in the Civil War; promoted lieutenant-colonel; was taken prisoner in January, 1863, while making a night assault on Fort Johnson, and was imprisoned at Macon, Ga. At the close of the war he was brevetted brigadier-general; was governor of Pennsylvania in 1878-83.
He was the author of Controversy between Connecticut and Pennsylvania; and Protection vs. Free trade.
He died in Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 1, 1892.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kilpatrick , Hugh Judson (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lamar , Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus 1825 -1893 (search)
Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus 1825-1893
Jurist; born in Putnam county, Ga., Sept. 1, 1825; graduated at Emory College in 1845; and was admitted to the bar in Macon.
In 1847 he went to Oxford, Miss., where he began practice.
Later, he was made Professor of Mathematics in the State University, and also became an editorial writer on the Southern review.
After a short service in these posts, he returned to Georgia, and in 1853-55 was a member of the legislature.
He then returned to Mississippi, where, in 1857 and 1859, he was elected to Congress.
He resigned his seat in 1860, and was elected a delegate to the Mississippi secession convention.
In 1861 he joined the Confederate army; in 1863-64 was a representative of the Confederacy in Europe, where he procured financial aid, but was unsuccessful in securing the recognition of the Southern Confederacy.
After the war he became Professor, first of Political Economy and Social Science, in the Mississippi State University, and