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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Everett , Edward , 1794 -1865 (search)
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
Statesman; born in Dorchester, Mass., April 11, 1794; brother of the preceding; graduated at Harvard in 1811; and was ordained pastor of the Brattle Street (Boston) Unitarian Church in February, 1814.
He was chosen Professor of Greek in Harvard University in 1815, and took the chair on his return from Europe in 1819. Mr. Everett was in Congress from 1825 to 1835; governor of Massachusetts from 1836 to 1840; minister to England from 1841 to 1845; president of Harvard from 1846 to 1849; and succeeded Daniel Webster as Secretary of State in November, 1852.
He was in the United States Senate from March, 1853, until May, 1854, when he retired to private life on account of feeble health.
He took great interest in the efforts of the women of the United States to raise money to purchase Mount Vernon.
He wrote and spoke much, and by his efforts procured a large amount of money, and the estate was purchased.
He was nominated for the Vice-Presidency of the Un
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Forrest , Edwin 1806 -1872 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Forsyth , James W. 1835 - (search)
Forsyth, James W. 1835-
Military officer; born in Ohio in 1835; graduated at West Point in 1856; promoted first lieutenant in 1861 and brigadier-general in 1865.
He served in the Maryland, Richmond, and Shenandoah campaigns.
He wrote Report of an expedition up the Yellowstone River in 1875.
Forsyth, James W. 1835-
Military officer; born in Ohio in 1835; graduated at West Point in 1856; promoted first lieutenant in 1861 and brigadier-general in 1865.
He served in the Maryland, Richmond, and Shenandoah campaigns.
He wrote Report of an expedition up the Yellowstone River in 1875.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), France , early relations with. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fremont , John Charles 1813 -1890 (search)
Fremont, John Charles 1813-1890
Explorer; born in Savannah, Ga., Jan. 21, 1813; graduated at Charleston College in 1830.
His father was a Frenchman, and his mother a Virginian.
He was instructor in mathematics in the United States navy from 1833 to 1835.
Engaged in surveying the Cherokee country in the winter of 1837-38, he began his famous explorations, first in the country between the Missouri River and the British possessions.
He had been appointed second lieutenant of topographical engineers in July.
In 1841 he married a daughter of Senator Thomas H. Benton, and in May, 1842, he began, under the authority of the government, the exploration of an overland route to the Pacific Ocean.
He ascended the highest peak of the Wind River Mountains, which was afterwards named Fremont's Peak.
He explored the Great Salt Lake region in 1843, and penetrated to the Pacific near the mouth of the Columbia River.
In 1845 he explored the Sierra Nevada in California, and in 1846 became inv
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fuller , Sarah Margaret , Marchioness D'ossoli 1810 - (search)
Fuller, Sarah Margaret, Marchioness D'ossoli 1810-
Author; born in Cambridge, Mass., May 23, 1810; at the age of seventeen read French, Italian, Spanish, and German fluently; became a teacher in Boston in 1835; and, two years later, in Providence, R. I. She formed classes for young ladies in Boston for training in conversation, and the next year (1840) became editor of the Dial, the organ of the Transcendentalists (q. v.), to which she contributed articles on the social condition of women.
In 1844 she became literary editor of the New York Tribune.
Miss Fuller travelled in Europe, and, visiting Italy in 1847, she married the Marquis d'ossoli.
In 1850, returning to her native country with her husband and child, the vessel was wrecked on the southern coast of Long Island, and all three were drowned, July 16, 1850.
Her writings are held in the highest estimation, and have made a deep impression upon features of social life in America.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gansevoort , Henry Sandford 1835 - (search)
Gansevoort, Henry Sandford 1835-
Military officer; born in Albany, N. Y., Dec. 15, 1835; grandson of Gen. Peter Gansevoort; entered the regular artillery service, April, 1861, and fought gallantly during the Peninsular campaign of 1862, and in several battles afterwards.
He first became lieutenant-colonel and then colonel of the 13th N. Y. Volunteer Cavalry, with which he performed gallant service in Virginia.
In 1865 he was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers for faithful and meritorious services, and became captain of artillery in the regular army.
His health failed, and when returning from the Bahama Islands he died, April 12, 1871.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gayarre , Charles Etienne Arthur 1805 -1895 (search)
Gayarre, Charles Etienne Arthur 1805-1895
Historian; born in New Orleans, La., Jan. 9, 1805; studied law in Philadelphia; admitted to the New Orleans bar in 1830; served his State in various capacities until 1835, when he was elected to the United States Senate, but was unable to take his seat on account of ill health.
He was abroad eight years, and on his return was again sent to the State legislature; subsequently appointed secretary of state.
Among his works are Louisiana as a French colony; Louisiana under the Spanish domination; Louisiana: its Colonization, History and romance; A complete history of Louisiana, etc. He died in New Orleans, La., Feb. 11, 1895.