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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Howe, William 1729- (search)
n battle on Long Island, Aug. 27, 1776, and for this he was soon after knighted. He took possession of New York City, Sept. 15, and was defeated in battle at White Plains (q. v.), Oct. 28. On Nov. 16 he captured Fort Washington, on Manhattan Island, and in July, 1777, sailed in the fleet of his brother, Admiral Howe, for Chesapeake Bay. Marching for Philadelphia, he defeated Washington in battle on Brandywine Creek, Sept. 11, 1777, and entered Philadelphia on Sept. 26. Howe repulsed an attack made by Washington, Oct. 4, at Germantown, and spent the ensuing winter in Philadelphia. In May, 1778, he was succeeded by Sir Henry Clinton, and returned to England. Sir William was made lieutenant-general of ordnance in 1782, and in 1786 colonel of dragoons and full general. In 1795 he was appointed governor of Berwick, and on the death of his brother, in 1799, succeeded to his Irish viscounty. Howe was governor of Plymouth and a privy-councillor at the time of his death, July 12, 1814.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Shillaber, Benjamin Penhallow 1814-1890 (search)
Shillaber, Benjamin Penhallow 1814-1890 Author (popularly known as Mrs. Partington); born in Portsmouth, N. H., July 12, 1814; educated at Exeter Academy; learned the printer's trade in Dover, N. H., removed to Boston in 1840; and was connected with the Boston Post till 1850; editor of the Pathfinder, and, with Charles G. Halpine, of The carpet bag; returned to the Post in 1853, and remained till 1856, when he became an editor on The Saturday evening gazette, with which he remained ten years. He was author of Rhymes with reasons and without; Life sayings of Mrs. Partington; Partingtonian Patchwork, etc. He died in Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 25, 1890.