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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dutton , Clarence Edward ,1841 - (search)
Dutton, Clarence Edward, 1841-
Military officer; born in Wallingford, Conn., May 15, 1841; graduated at Yale College in 1860; served in the National army in 1862-64 and took part in several important engagements; was appointed a second lieutenant of ordnance, U. S. A., Jan. 20, 1864; and was promoted major May 1, 1890.
After the close of the Civil War lie was assigned to duty with the United States Geological Survey.
His publications include Geology of the high Plateaus of Utah; Hawaiian volcanoes; The Charleston earthquake of 1886; Tertiary history of the Grand Cañon District; Mount Taylor and the Zuñi plateau, et
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Eagan , Charles Patrick ,1841 - (search)
Eagan, Charles Patrick, 1841-
Military officer; born in Ireland in January, 1841; served through the Civil War in the 1st Washington Territory Infantry; was commissioned 2d lieutenant 9th United States Infantry in 1866; and became brigadiergeneral and commissary-general May 3, 1898.
During the American-Spanish War he was in charge of the commissary department of the army, and in January, 1899, was tried by court-martial for criticising General Miles during an investigation into the character of supplies furnished to the army during the war; was suspended from rank and duty for six years on Feb. 9; and was restored and immediately retired Dec. 6, 1900.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Edward vii. , Albert Edward ,1841 - (search)
Edward vii., Albert Edward, 1841-
King of Great Britain and Emperor of India; born in Buckingham Palace, Nov. 9, 1841; eldest son of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort; created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester a month after his birth; educated by private tutors, at Christ Church, Oxford, and at Cambridge.
In 1860, under the guidance of the Duke of Newcastle, he visited the United States, where he received an enthusiastic welcome.
President Buchanan and his official family extended to him a grand entertainment at the national capital, and the cities which he visited vied with one another in paying him high honors.
The courtesies so generously extended to him laid the foundation for the strong friendship which he always afterwards manifested for Americans.
After this trip he travelled in Germany, Italy, and the Holy Land.
In 1863 he married the Princess Alexandra, daughter of Christian IV., King of Denmark, and after his marriage he made prolonged tours in many foreign c
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Elkins , Stephen Benton ,1841 - (search)
Elkins, Stephen Benton, 1841-
Legislator; born in Perry county, Ohio, Sept. 26, 1841; graduated at the Missouri University in 1860; admitted to the bar in 1863; captain in the 77th Missouri Regiment 1862-63; removed to New Mexico in 1864, where he engaged in mining; elected member of the Territorial legislature in 1864; became attorney-general of the Territory in 1868; United States district attorney in 1870; representative in Congress in 1873-77; Secretary of War in 1891-93; and elected United States Senator from West Virginia in 1895.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ellis , John Willis ,1820 -1861 (search)
Ellis, John Willis, 1820-1861
Governor; born in Rowan county, N. C., Nov. 25, 1820; graduated at the University of North Carolina in 1841, and admitted to the bar in 1842.
He was governor of North Carolina in 1858-61.
In the name of his State he occupied Fort Macon, the works at Wilmington, and the United States arsenal at Fayetteville, Jan. 2, 1861.
In April of the same year he ordered the seizure of the United States mint at Charlotte.
He died in Raleigh, N. C., in 1861.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ely , Alfred ,1815 -1892 (search)
Ely, Alfred, 1815-1892
Lawyer; born in Lyme, Conn., Feb. 18, 1815; settled in Rochester, N. Y., in 1835; admitted to the bar in 1841; member of Congress in 1859-63.
He was taken prisoner by the Confederates while visiting the battle-field of Bull Run in July, 1861, and confined in Libby prison for six months; was then exchanged for Charles J. Faulkner, the minister to France, who had been arrested for disloyalty.
While in Libby prison he kept a journal, which was later published as the Journal of Alfred Ely, a prisoner of War in Richmond.
He died in Rochester, N. Y., May 18, 1892.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ericsson , John ,1803 -1889 (search)
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
Ewing, Thomas,
Statesman; born near West Liberty, Va., Dec. 28, 1789.
While still a child his father removed to Ohio, where he settled on the Muskingum River.
Thomas was educated at the Ohio University; admitted to the bar in 1816; and elected United States Senator from Ohio as a Whig and a follower of Henry Clay in 1831.
In 1841 he was appointed Secretary of the Treasury; in 1849 Secretary of the Interior; and in 1850 was again elected to the United States Senate, succeeding Thomas Corwin.
During this term he opposed the Fugitive Slave Law bill and also advocated the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.
In 1851 he resumed law practice in Lancaster, O., where he died Oct. 26, 1871.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Farragut , David Glasgow 1870 (search)