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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cabinet, President's (search)
Sept. 9, 1846 William B. Preston March 8, 1849 William A. Graham July 22, 1850 John P. Kennedy July 22, 1852 James C. DobbinMarch 7, 1853 Isaac Toucey March 6, 1857 Gideon Welles March 5, 1861 Adolph E. Borie March 5, 1869 George M. Robeson June 25, 1869 Richard W. Thompson March12, 1877 Nathan Goff, JrJan. 6, 1881 William H. Hunt March 5, 1881 William E. Chandler April 1, 1882 William C. Whitney March 6, 1885 Benjamin F. TracyMarch 5, 1889 Hilary A. Herbert arch 6, 1893 John D. Long March 5, 1897 March 5, 1901 Secretaries of the Interior. Thomas Ewing March 8, 1849 Alexander H. H. Stewart Sept.12, 1850 Robert McClelland March 7, 1853 Jacob Thompson March 6, 1857 Caleb B. Smith March 5, 1861 John P. Usher Jan. 8, 1863 James Harlan May 15, 1865 Orville H. Browning July 27, 1866 Jacob D. Cox March 5, 1869 Columbus Delano Nov. 1, 1870 Zachariah Chandler Oct. 19, 1875 Carl Schurz March12, 1877 Samuel J. KirkwoodMarch 5, 1881 Henry M. Teller April 6, 1
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Long, John Davis 1838- (search)
Long, John Davis 1838- Lawyer; born in Buckfield, Me., Oct. 27, 1838; graduated at Harvard College in 1857; taught school John Davis long. till 1859; was admitted to the bar in 1861; settled in Boston; and afterwards removed to Hingham. In 1875-78 he was a member of the State legislature; and in the last two years of this period was speaker of the House. He was elected governor in 1879, 1880, and 1881 and was a Representative in Congress in 1883-89. At the beginning of President McKinlr of the State legislature; and in the last two years of this period was speaker of the House. He was elected governor in 1879, 1880, and 1881 and was a Representative in Congress in 1883-89. At the beginning of President McKinley's first administration Mr. Long was appointed Secretary of the Navy, a post to which he was reappointed by the President at the beginning of his second administration, March 5, 1901. He has published The Republican party (1892), and a translation of Vergil's Aeneid.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Massachusetts, (search)
Henry J. GardnerRepublican.1855 to 1858 Nathaniel P. BanksRepublican.1858 to 1861 governors under the State Constitution— Continued. Name.Party.Term. John A. AndrewsRepublican.1861 to 1866 Alexander H. BullockRepublican.1866 to 1869 William ClaflinRepublican.1869 to 1872 William B. WashburnRepublican.1872 to May, 1874 Thomas TalbotRepublican.May to Dec., 1874 William GastonDemocrat.1875 to 1876 Alexander H. RiceRepublican.1876 to 1879 Thomas TalbotRepublican.1879 to 1880 John D. LongRepublican.1880 to 1884 Benjamin F. ButlerDem. & Ind.1883 to 1884 George D. RobinsonRepublican.1884 to 1887 Oliver AmesRepublican.1887 to 1890 John Q. A. BrackettRepublican.1890 to 1891 William E. RussellDemocrat.1891 to 1892 William E. RussellDemocrat.1892 to 1894 Fred. T. GreenhalgeRepublican.1894 to 1895 Fred. T. GreenhalgeRepublican.1895 to 1896 Fred. T. GreenhalgeRepublican1896 to 1897 Roger WolcottRepublican.1898 to 1899 Roger WolcottRepublican.1899 to 1900 Roger WolcottR
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wake Island, (search)
facing seaward, and, having called all to witness that the island was not in the possession of any other nation, Commander Taussig ordered the American flag to be raised by Ensign Wettengell. Upon reaching the truck the flag was saluted by twenty-one guns from the Bennington. After the salute the flag was nailed to the masthead with battens, and a brass plate with the following inscription was screwed to the base of the flag-staff: United States of America. William McKinley, President; John D. Long, Secretary of the Navy; Commander Edward D. Taussig, U. S. N., commanding the United States steamship Bennington, this 17th day of January, 1899, took possession of the atoll known as Wake Island, for the United States of America. Wake Island is supposed to be the Desierta—that is, the desert, and La Mira, take care —of the charts of the Spanish galleon taken by Anson in 1743. It was discovered in 1796 by the Prince William Henry, and is found on the chart that accompanies Perouse's v