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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gerry, Elbridge 1744-1814 (search)
took part in the early strife before the Revolution, and in 1772 represented his native town in the State legislature. Gerry was the first to propose, in the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, a law for fitting out armed vessels and establishing a court of admiralty. He took a seat in the Continental Congress early in 1776, signed the Declaration of Independence, and remained in that body, with few intermissions, until 1785. He was an efficient member of finance committees in the Congress, and was president of the treasury board in 1780. A delegate in the convention that framed the national Constitution, he was one of those who refused to sign the instrument. He was a member of Congress from 1789 to 1793, and in 1797 was sent as one of the special envoys on a mission to France. He was elected governor of Massachusetts by the Democratic party in 1810, and in 1812 was chosen Vice-President of the United States. He died in Washington, D. C., while Vice-President, Nov. 23, 1814.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gregory, Francis Hoyt 1789-1866 (search)
Gregory, Francis Hoyt 1789-1866 Naval officer; born in Norwalk, Conn., Oct. 9, 1789; entered the United States navy as midshipman in 1809; was made lieutenant in 1814, and captain in 1828. He served under Chauncey on Lake Ontario; was made a prisoner and confined in England eighteen months. In the war with Mexico he commanded the frigate Raritan. His last sea service was in command of the African squadron. During the Civil War he superintended the construction of iron-clads. On July 16, 1862, Captain Gregory was made a rear-admiral on the retired list. During the War of 1812, supplies for the British were constantly ascending the St. Lawrence. Chauncey ordered Lieutenant Gregory to capture some of them. With a small force he lay in ambush among the Thousand Islands in the middle of June, 1814. They were discovered, and a British gunboat was sent to attack them. They did not wait for the assault, but boldly dashed upon and captured their antagonist. She carried an 18-poun
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Griffin, Cyrus 1749- (search)
Griffin, Cyrus 1749- Jurist; born in Virginia in 1749; was educated in England; was connected by marriage there with a noble family; and when the Revolution broke out he espoused the cause of the patriots. From 1778 to 1781, and in 1787-88, he was a member of the Continental Congress, and in the latter year its president. He was commissioner to the Creek nation in 1789, and from that year until his death in Yorktown, Va., Dec. 14, 1810, he was judge of the United States District Court in Virginia.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hamilton, Thomas 1789-1842 (search)
Hamilton, Thomas 1789-1842 Author; born in England in 1789; joined the British army; was commissioned captain of the 29th Regiment; served in the War of 1812, and later engaged in literary work. His publications include Men and manners in America (which met with little favor in the United States owing to its depreciation of American character), etc. He died in Pisa, Italy, Dec. 7, 1842. Hamilton, Thomas 1789-1842 Author; born in England in 1789; joined the British army; was commissioned captain of the 29th Regiment; served in the War of 1812, and later engaged in literary work. His publications include Men and manners in America (which met with little favor in the United States owing to its depreciation of American character), etc. He died in Pisa, Italy, Dec. 7, 1842.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hancock, John 1737- (search)
the Massachusetts militia, and took part in Sullivan's campaign in Rhode Island in August following. He was a member of the Massachusetts State convention in 1780, and governor of the State from 1780 to 1785, and from 1787 till his death in Quincy, Oct. 8, 1793. He was president of the State convention that adopted the national Constitution. Hancock's residence was in a fine stone mansion on Beacon street, fronting the Common. It was built by his uncle, Thomas Hancock. In the autumn of 1789 President Washington made a tour through portions of the New England States. He arrived at Boston on Saturday, Oct. 24. Hancock, who was then governor, had invited the President to lodge at his house in Boston, which the latter declined. After Washington's arrival, Hancock sent him an invitation to come and dine with him and his family informally that day at the close of the public reception ceremonies. It was accepted by Washington, with a full persuasion that the governor would call up
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hartley, Thomas 1748-1800 (search)
Hartley, Thomas 1748-1800 Military officer; born in Reading, Pa., Sept. 7, 1748; became a lawyer and practised in York, Pa.; served in the Continental army; was made colonel of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment in 1776, and two years later commanded the expedition which burned the settlements and killed many of the Indians who had taken part in the Wyoming massacre; was a member of Congress from Pennsylvania in 1789-1800. He died in York, Pa., Dec. 21, 1800.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hawes, Joel 1789-1867 (search)
Hawes, Joel 1789-1867 Clergyman; born in Medway, Mass., Dec. 22, 1789; graduated at Brown College in 1813; was pastor of the First Congregational Church in Hartford, Conn., for more than forty years. He published Tribute to the memory of the Pilgrims; Memoir of Normand Smith; Washington and Jay, etc. He died in Gilead. Conn., June 5, 1867.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hazard, Ebenezer 1744-1817 (search)
Hazard, Ebenezer 1744-1817 Author; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 15, 1744; son of Samuel Hazard; was the first postmastergeneral under the Confederation (1782-89), and left the place when the new government was organized under the national Constitution. He graduated at Princeton in 1762. Mr. Hazard published Historical collections, in 2 volumes, in 1792-94; also, Remarks on a report concerning Western Indians. He died in Philadelphia, June 13, 1817.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hopkinson, Francis 1737-1791 (search)
Hopkinson, Francis 1737-1791 Signer of the Declaration of Independence; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 21, 1737; graduated at Princeton in 1763, and in 1765 was admitted to the bar. His republican principles caused his removal from a lucrative office in New Jersey. He was a member of Congress in 1776-77, and was distinguished during the Revolution by political and satirical writings. His best known is The battle of the kegs. He was judge of admiralty for ten years —1779-89, and United States district judge from 1790 till his death. He died in Philadelphia May 9, 1791. In January, 1778, while the channel of the Delaware River was nearly free of ice, some Whigs at Bordentown, N. J., sent floating down the stream some torpedoes in the form of kegs filled with gunpowder, and so arranged with machinery that on rubbing against an object they would explode. It was hoped that some of these torpedoes might touch a British war-vessel, explode and sink her. One of them, touching a
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Howard, John eager 1752-1827 (search)
outhern Department. In Gates's defeat, near Camden, he participared, and he led the Continental infantry in the battle of the Cowpens, at one time holding in his hands the swords of seven surrendered British officers. For his conduct there Congress voted him a silver medal. It was the first occasion during the Revolutionary War in which the bayonet was effectively used. He was distinguished in the battles of Guildford, Hobkirk's Hill, and Eutaw Springs, and was severely wounded in the latter engagement After the war he married a daughter of Chief-Justice Chew, of Pennsylvania He was a member of Congress (1787-88), and governor of Maryland from 1789 to 1792. Colonel Howard was a member of the Maryland Senate in 1795, and United States Senator from 1796 to 1803. He was named by Washington for one of his brigadier-generals in 1798. When Baltimore was threatened in 1814, Howard placed himself at the head of aged men armed for its defence. He died in Baltimore county, Oct. 12, 1827.
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