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Denton, Daniel,
Author; in 1670 he published in London A brief description of New York, which in 1845 was republished with notes in New York.
It is believed that this was the first printed English history of New York and New Jersey.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), De Peyster , John Watts , 1821 - (search)
De Peyster, John Watts, 1821-
Military historian; born in New York City, March 9, 1821; elected colonel New York militia in 1845; appointed adjutant-general New York, 1855; is author of The Dutch at the North Pole; The Dutch in Maine; Decisive conflicts of the late Civil War; Personal and military history of Gen. Philip Kearny, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), De Smet , Peter John , 1801 -1872 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dix , John Adams , 1798 -1879 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dobbin , James Cochrane , 1814 -1857 (search)
Dobbin, James Cochrane, 1814-1857
Statesman; born in Fayetteville, N. C., in 1814; graduated at the University of North Carolina in 1832; elected to Congress in 1845; and in 1848 to the State legislature, of which he became speaker in 1850.
In 1853 President Pierce appointed him Secretary of the Navy.
He died in Fayetteville, Aug. 4, 1857.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dodge , Henry , 1782 -1867 (search)
Dodge, Henry, 1782-1867
Military officer; born in Vincennes, Ind., Oct. 12, 1782; commanded a company of volunteers in the War of 1812-15, and rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel of mounted infantry in 1814.
He fought the Indians from 1832 to 1834, when he made peace on the frontiers, and in 1835 commanded an expedition to the Rocky Mountains.
He was governor of Wisconsin and superintendent of Indian affairs from 1836 to 1841; a delegate in Congress from 1841 to 1845; and United States Senator from 1849 to 1857.
He died in Burlington, Ia., June 19, 1867.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Edgar , Henry Cornelius , 1811 -1884 (search)
Edgar, Henry Cornelius, 1811-1884
Clergyman; born in Rahway, N. J., April 11, 1811; graduated at Princeton College in 1831; became a merchant; was licensed to preach by the Presbyterian Church in 1845.
During the Civil War he spoke was forcibly against slavery.
His published orations and sermons include Three lectures on slavery; Four discourses occasioned by the death of Lincoln; An Exposition of the last nine wars; Christianity our nation's wisest policy; A discourse occasioned by the death of President Garfield, etc. He died in Easton, Pa., Dec. 23, 1884.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Edmonds , John worth , 1799 -1874 (search)
Edmonds, John worth, 1799-1874
Lawyer; born in Hudson, N. Y., March 13, 1799; graduated at Union College in 1816; admitted to the bar in 1819; elected to the New York Assembly in 1831, and the New York Senate in 1832; became a circuit judge in 1845, and was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1852.
He was the author of Spiritualism; Letters and tracts on spiritualism, besides a number of law books.
He died in New York City, April 5, 1874.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Electricity. (search)