Named Entity Results, 1843 AD

Jay, William 1789-1858 Jurist; born in New York City, June 16, 1789; son of John Jay; graduated at Yale in 1807; appointed judge of the court of common pleas in 1818; reappointed under the new constitution in 1822; served till 1843, when he was superseded on account of his antislavery views. He is the author of Life of John Jay; A view of the action of the federal government in behalf of slavery; War and peace, in which he suggested that international disputes should be settled by arbitration; The Mexican War, etc. He died in Bedford, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1858.

of American Israelites in the United States, The Anglo-Jewish Association in England, the Israelitische Alliance in Austria, and the Deutsche Gemeindebund in Germany. At one point it was hoped that the B nai B rith, established in this country in 1843, by Isidor Busch, Julius Bien, and others, would form such a union of Jews, where the theological differences would be eliminated. But though this order, which has 315 lodges in the United States and Canada, has established itself in such countriomnenced to make itself felt here. Merzbacher in New York, Isaac M. Wise in Albany and Cincinnati, S. Hirsch in Philadelphia, David Einhorn in Baltimore, are only a few of the names of those who fought in the thick of the fight. About the year 1843 the first real Reform congregations were established, the Temple Emanuel in New York and Har Sinai in Baltimore. It cannot be my purpose here to trace the history of the movement in this country; suffice it to say that the untrammelled freedom wh

ident of the United States; born in Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 29, 1808. He learned the trade of a tailor, and taught himself to read. After working as a journeyman in South Carolina, he went to Greenville, Tenn., taking with him his mother, who was dependent on him. There he worked at his trade, married, and was taught by his wife to write; became alderman and mayor; a member of the legislature (1832-33 and 1839); presidential elector (1840); State Senator in 1841; and member of Congress from 1843 to 1853. From 1853 to 1857 he was governor of Tennessee, and from 1857 to 1863 United States Senator. In 1862 he was appointed military governor of Tennessee, and in 1864 was elected Vice-President of the United States. On the death of President Lincoin he succeeded to the office, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. On the morning of the death of Mr. Lincoln, April 15, 1865, the cabinet officers, excepting Mr. Seward, who was suffering from a murderous assault, addresse

Johnson, Helen Kendrick 1843- Author; born in Hamilton, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1843; daughter of Asahel C. Kendrick, the Greek scholar and author; was educated at the Oread Institute, Worcester, Mass. She has edited Our familiar songs, and those who made them; The American woman's journal, etc. Her original works are The Roddy books; Raleigh Westgate; and Woman and the republic. She has contributed many articles to periodicals, and is specially known as an opponent of woman suffrage.

Julio, E. B. D. Fabrino -1879 Artist; born on the island of St. Helena in 1843; educated in Paris; came to the United States about 1861, and after living in the North a number of years settled in New Orleans, where he engaged in portrait-painting. He is principally known through his painting, The last meeting of Lee and Jackson. He died in Georgia, Sept. 15, 1879.

Kane, Elisha Kent 1820- Explorer; born in Philadelphia, Feb. 20, 1820; was educated at the universities of Virginia and Pennsylvania, taking his medical degree in 1843. Ill-health led to his entering the navy, and he sailed as physician to the embassy to China in 1843. He travelled extensively in Asia and Europe, traversed Greece on foot, explored western Africa to some extent, was in the war with Mex- Elisha Kent Kane. ico, and in May, 1850, sailed as surgeon and naturalist under Lieu1843. He travelled extensively in Asia and Europe, traversed Greece on foot, explored western Africa to some extent, was in the war with Mex- Elisha Kent Kane. ico, and in May, 1850, sailed as surgeon and naturalist under Lieut. Edwin J. De Haven, in search of Sir John Franklin. Sir John, an English navigator, had sailed on a voyage of discovery and exploration with two vessels, in May, 1845. Years passed by, and no tidings of him or his companions came. Expeditions were sent from England in search of him. Public interest in the fate of Sir John was excited in Europe and the United States, and in May. 1850, Henry Grinnell, a merchant of New York, fitted out two ships, the Advance and Rescue, and placed them in char

Kinney, Jonathan Kendrick 1843- Lawyer; born in Royalton, Vt., Oct. 26, 1843; received a common school education; served in the Civil War; became a lawyer in 1875. He is the author of A digest of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Kirkwood, Samuel Jordan 1813-1894 Lawyer; born in Harford county, Md., Dec. 20, 1813; removed to Ohio in 1835, and was admitted to the bar of that State in 1843. He removed to Iowa in 1855; was elected governor in 1859 and 1861; United States Senator in 1866; governor again in 1875; and United States Senator again in 1876, serving until 1881, when he was appointed Secretary of the Interior; retired to private life in 1882. He died in Iowa City, Ia., Sept. 1, 1894.

Know-nothing party, A secret political party organized in 1853 for the purpose mainly of opposing foreign citizenship. As early as 1835 an attempt was made to originate some such movement in New York City, where a foreign population had already gained much strength. This movement, however, ended in failure before the election for mayor in 1837. The feeling, however, was again revived in 1843, after the Democrats, who had been successful in the election, gave the largest share of offices to foreign-born citizens. In the following year the same native feeling was extended through New Jersey and to Philadelphia, where several riots occurred between native and Irish citizens. This agitation resulted in natives holding the majority of offices for several years. In 1852, however, when the seetional contest as to the extension of slave territory became so strong, and when the Democratic party was receiving reinforcements from immigrants, the old opposition to foreigners again app

Lamson, Charles Marion 1843- Clergyman; born in North Hadley, Mass., May 16, 1843; graduated at Amherst College and at Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass.; and after holding several pastorates was elected president of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1897, succeeding Richard S. Storrs, D. D. He is a member of the American Antiquarian Society.