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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hamilton , Andrew 1686 -1703 (search)
Hamilton, Andrew 1686-1703
Governor; born in Scotland; sent to East Jersey by its proprietaries in 1686; became acting governor in 1687; returned to England in 1689; appointed governor of East Jersey in 1692; deposed in 1697, and reappointed in 1699.
William Penn made him deputy governor of Pennsylvania in 1701.
Hamilton obtained the first patent from the crown for a postal service in 1694.
He died in Burlington, N. J., April 20, 1703.
Lawyer; born in Scotland, about 1676; acquired much distinction by his defence of the liberty of the press on the trial of Zenger in New York.
He filled many public stations in Pennsylvania, including that of speaker of the Assembly, which he resigned in 1739 in consequence of physical infirmity.
He died in Philadelphia Aug. 4, 1741.
See Zenger, John Peter.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Janney , Samuel MacPHERSONherson 1801 -1880 (search)
Janney, Samuel MacPHERSONherson 1801-1880
Author; born in Loudon county, Va., Jan. 11, 1801; became a Quaker preacher; was appointed a superintendent of Indian affairs in 1869.
His publications include An Historical sketch of the Christian Church during the Middle ages; Life of William Penn; History of the religious Society of friends from its rise to the year 1828, etc. He died in Loudon county, Va., April 30, 1880.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lafayette , Marie Jean Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier , Marquis de 1757 - (search)
Logan, James 1674-
Statesman; born in Lurgan, Ireland, Oct. 20, 1674; was an accomplished scholar and linguist.
In 1699 he accepted the invitation of William Penn to become the secretary of his province of Pennsylvania; and when the proprietor returned to England in 1701, he left Logan intrusted with important executive offices, which he filled with zeal, ability, and good judgment.
He was chief-justice of the province.
On the death of Gordon (1736), so long the faithful guardian of the proprietor's rights, Logan, as president of the council, administered the government for two years. Logan was always the friend of the Indians.
At his death, near Philadelphia, Oct. 31, 1751, he left his valuable library of 2,000 volumes to the city of Philadelphia.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Markham , William 1635 -1704 (search)
Markham, William 1635-1704
Colonial governor; born in England about 1635.
When William Penn, who was his first cousin, secured the charter for Pennsylvania, he appointed him deputy, with power to found courts, dispose of lands, fix boundaries, etc., with the one exception of calling a legislative assembly.
He sailed by way of Boston to New York, where, after showing his credentials, the acting governor notified the officials on the Delaware of the transfer of authority.
He reached Upland (now Chester), Aug. 3, 1681.
Not long after, with a number of surveyors, he chose the site for the city of Philadelphia.
In 1691, when the territory which constitutes the present State of Delaware was separated from Pennsylvania, Markham was made deputy governor over it; and in 1694-99 was lieutenant-governor of Pennsylvania, vacating the office on the arrival of a proprietary governor.
He died in Philadelphia, Pa., June 12, 1704.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mennonites. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Owen , Griffith 1684 -1717 (search)
Owen, Griffith 1684-1717
Pioneer; born in Wales, where he was educated as a physician.
In 1684 he induced William Penn to set apart 40,000 acres in Pennsylvania for a Welsh settlement, the land to be sold to Welsh-speaking persons only.
Griffith and his family led the settlers to this tract of land, which he called Merion.
He died in Philadelphia in 1717.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pastorius , Francis Daniel -1681 (search)
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Penn, John 1741-1788
A signer of the Declaration of Independence; born in Caroline county, Va., May 17, 1741; studied law with Edmund Pendleton; was an eloquent and effective speaker; and possessed a high order of talent.
In 1774 he settled in Greenville county, N. C., and was a delegate in the Continental Congress from there in 1775-76 and 1778-80. Mr. Penn was placed in charge of public affairs in North Carolina when Cornwallis invaded the State in 1781.
He died in North Carolina in September, 1788.
The American Penn, born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 29, 1700; son of William Penn by his second wife; was the only male descendant of the founder who remained a Quaker.
He died in England in October, 1746.