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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Furman , Gabriel 1800 -1834 (search)
Furman, Gabriel 1800-1834
Lawyer; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1800; transmitted extensive antiquarian researches, but his only published work is Notes, Geographical and Historical, relative to the town of Brooklyn.
He died in Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 11, 1834.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Garibaldi , Giuseppe 1807 -1882 (search)
Garibaldi, Giuseppe 1807-1882
Patriot; born at Nice, Italy, July 4, 1807; because of his political opinions was driven into exile in 1834, and went to South America, where he was employed in the service first of the republic of Rio Grande do Sul, and subsequently in that of Uruguay, in 1836-48.
Returning to Italy, he entered the service of the Roman republic in 1849, and supreme command was given to him and to General Roselli.
The grand defence of Rome against French intervention in 1849 was due principally to his tact and bravery.
After this cause became hopeless, in 1850, he came to the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen, and where for about three years he followed the occupation of a soap-boiler on Staten Island.
In 1854 he returned to Italy, and purchased the northern part of Caprera, where he remained until 1859, when he organized and commanded an independent corps, known as the Hunters
Giuseppe Garibaldi. of the Alps, in the Sardinian service during
Gaston, William 1778-
Jurist; born at Newbern, N. C., Sept. 19, 1778; graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1796, and was admitted to the bar in 1798, when he soon became the leading lawyer in his State.
Serving in his State legislature, he was elected to Congress in 1814, and remained in that body until 1817.
The laws and judicial organization of his State bear marks of his wisdom.
He was judge of the Supreme Court of North Carolina from 1834 till his death, in Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 23, 1844. Judge Gaston was an advocate of free suffrage for colored men.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Genest , or Genet , Edmond Charles 1765 -1834 (search)
Genest, or Genet, Edmond Charles 1765-1834
Diplomatist; born in Versailles, France, Jan. 8, 1765.
His literary talent was early developed.
At the age of twelve years he received from the King of
Edmond Charles Genest. Sweden a gold medal for a translation of the history of Eric XIV.
into Swedish, with notes by himself.
He was a brother of the celebrated Madame Campan, and was brought up in the French Court; yet he was a republican.
Attached to the embassies of Berlin, Vienna, London, and St. Petersburg, he maintained his republican bias, and on his return from the Russian Court (1792) was appointed minister to the United States.
He had already been made adjutant-general of the armies of France and minister to Holland by the revolutionists, and employed in revolutionizing Geneva and annexing it to France.
He arrived at Charleston, S. C., April 9, 1793.
He was received with open arms by the Republican, or Democratic, party.
He was disposed to treat the United States gover
Gibbons, James 1834-
Clergyman; born in Baltimore, Md., July 23, 1834; removed to Ireland with his parents at an early age, and there received his preliminary education, and in 1848 returned with his parents to the United States, settling in New Orleans.
In 1855 he entered St. Charles College, Maryland, and in 1857 was transferred to St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore.
He was ordained a priest June 30, 1861; was made an assistant in
Cardinal Gibbons. St. Patrick's Cathedral, Baltimore; and soon after was appointed pastor of St. Bridget's Church, in Canton, a suburb of Baltimore.
Subsequently he was private secretary to Archbishop Spalding, and chancellor of the diocese.
In October, 1866, he was appointed assistant chancellor to the Second Plenary Council of the American Roman Catholic Church, which met in Baltimore, and in 1868 became vicar-apostolic of North Carolina, with the title of bishop.
On May 20, 1877, he was appointed coadjutor archbishop of Baltimore, and on Oct. 3
Godwin, Parke 1816-
Author; born in Paterson, N. J., Feb. 25, 1816; graduated at Princeton in 1834; one of the editors of the New York Evening post from 1836 to 1886.
Among his works are Pacific and constructive Democracy; A popular view of Fourier; Dictionary of biography; Political essays, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Greeley , Horace 1811 -1872 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Greenleaf , Moses 1778 -1834 (search)
Greenleaf, Moses 1778-1834
Author; born in Newburyport, Mass., in 1778.
He was the author of Statistical view of the District of Maine, and Survey of the State of Maine.
He died in Williamsburg, Me., March 20, 1834.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hale , John Parker 1806 -1873 (search)
Hale, John Parker 1806-1873
Politician; born in Rochester, N. Ht., March 31, 1806: graduated at Bowdoin College in 1827; studied in his native town, and was there admitted to the bar in 1830.
He was appointed United States district attorney in 1834 and reappointed in 1838, but was removed, June 17, 1841, by President Tyler on party grounds.
In 1842 he was elected to Congress; and in 1847-53 was a United States Senator.
He was counsel, in 1851, in the trials which resulted from the forcible rescue of the fugitive slave Shadrach from the custody of the United States marshal in Boston.
He was nominated by the Free-soil party for President of the United States, with George W. Julian for Vice-President, in 1852, and received 157,680 votes.
In 1855 he was returned to the United States Senate for the four years of the unexpired term of Mr. Atherton, deceased, and in 1859 was re-elected for a full term.
He was United States minister to Spain in 1865-69.
He died in Dover, N. H., N