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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Carleton , Sir Guy , Lord Dorchester 1724 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Chittenden , Thomas 1730 -1797 (search)
Chittenden, Thomas 1730-1797
First governor of Vermont; born in East Guilford, Conn., Jan. 6, 1730.
He held local offices in his native State before 1774, when he emigrated to the New Hampshire Grants, and settled at Williston.
During the Revolution he was an active participant in the councils of his State, and was a leader in the convention which (Jan. 16, 1777) dedared Vermont an independent State.
He was also a leader in the convention (July, 1777) which formed a constitution for that State, and president of the council of safety vested with governmental powers.
He was elected governor of Vermont in 1778, and, with the exception of one year, filled that office until his death, during which time the controversy between New York and Vermont was settled and the latter admitted as a State of the Union.
He died in Williston, Vt., Aug. 24, 1797.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fitch , Thomas 1699 -1777 (search)
Fitch, Thomas 1699-1777
Colonial governor; born in Norwalk, Conn., in June, 1699; graduated at Yale in 1721; elected governor of Connecticut in 1754; and was in office twelve years. In 1765 he took the oath as prescribed in the Stamp Act, although his action was opposed to the sentiment of almost the entire community.
In 1766 he retired to private life in consequence of the election of William Pitkin as governor of the colony.
He died in Norwalk, in July, 1777.
Fraser, Simon 1729-
Military officer; born in Scotland, in 1729; served with distinction in Germany, and was appointed a brigadier-general in the British army by Governor Carleton, Sept. 6, 1776.
He gained a victory over the Americans at Hubbardton in July, 1777, and was shot by one of Morgan's riflemen in the first battle on Bemis's Heights, Sept. 19, 1777, and died on Oct. 7, following.
Long, Pierce 1739-
Legislator; born in Portsmouth, N. H., in 1739; was a member of the Provincial Congress of New Hampshire in 1775, and became colonel of a regiment, which he commanded in the retreat from Ticonderoga in July, 1777.
He defeated a pursuing British force at Fort Anne, and was serving as a volunteer at the time of the surrender of Burgoyne.
Colonel Long was in Congress from 1784 to 1786; a State councillor from 1786 to 1789; and collector of the port of Portsmouth at the time of his death, April 3, 1789.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Manley , John Mars 1733 -1793 (search)
Manley, John Mars 1733-1793
Naval officer; born in Torquay, England, in 1733; became a seaman in early life; settled in Marblehead; commanded a vessel in the merchant service before the Revolutionary War, and was commissioned captain in the naval service by Washington in the fall of 1775.
He soon captured in Boston Harbor, with the schooner Lee, three valuable prizes laden with heavy guns, mortars, and intrenching tools, much wanted by the patriots besieging Boston.
In August, 1776, Congress commissioned him captain, and placed him in command of the frigate Hancock, thirty-two guns, in which he captured the British man-of-war Fox.
the Hancock was captured in July, 1777, and Manley was a prisoner during nearly the whole of the war. In September, 1782, he commanded the frigate Hague, and cruised in the West Indies.
He died in Boston, Mass., Feb. 12, 1793.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Thayer , Simeon 1737 -1800 (search)
Thayer, Simeon 1737-1800
Military officer; born in Mendon, Mass., April 30, 1737; he served with the Rhode Island troops in the French and Indian War, and in 1757 in the Massachusetts line, under Colonel Frye and Rogers the Ranger.
He was taken prisoner in 1757 at Fort William Henry.
He accompanied Arnold in his famous expedition to Quebec (1775), and was made prisoner; but was exchanged in July, 1777, and was prominent in the defence of Red Bank and Fort Mifflin, where he was major.
He was wounded in the battle of Monmouth; served in New Jersey in 1780, and in 1781 retired from the service.
He left a Journal of the invasion of Canada in 1775, which was published in 1867.
He died in Cumberland, R. I., Oct. 14, 1800.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Van Rensselaer , Henry Killian (search)
Van Rensselaer, Henry Killian
Military officer: born near Albany, N. Y., in 1744; commanded a regiment in the Revolutionary War, and was wounded in the battle of Saratoga.
He was afterwards a general of militia.
In July, 1777, at about the time of the retreat of the American army from Ticonderoga before Burgoyne, he was attacked by a large British force near Fort Anne.
He made stout resistance; but, hearing of the evacuation of Ticonderoga, he fell back towards Fort Edward.
In that encounter he received a bullet in his thigh, which was not extracted until after his death, in Greenbush, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1816.