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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kentucky, (search)
to 1837 C. A. Wickliffe1837 to 1840 Robert P. Letcher1840 to 1844 William Owsley1844 to 1848 John J. Crittenden1848 to 1850 John L. Helm1850 to 1851 Lazarus W. Powell1851 to 1855 Charles S. Morehead1855 to 1859 Beriah Magoffin1859 to 1861 J. F. Robinson1861 to 1863 Thomas E. Bramulette1863 to 1867 John L. Helm1867 John W. Stevenson1868 to 1871 Preston H. Leslie1871 to 1875 James B. McCreary1875 to 1879 Luke P. Blackburn1879 to 1883 J. Proctor Knott1883 to 1887 Simon B. Buckner1887 to 1891 J. Y. Brown1891 to 1895 William O. Bradley1896 to 1900 William S. Taylor1900 William Goebel1900 J. C. W. Beckham1900 to — United States Senators. Name.No. of Congress.Term. John Brown2d to 9th1792 to 1805 John Edwards2d to 4th1792 to 1795 Humphrey Marshall4th to 7th1795 to 1801 John Breckinridge7th to 9th1801 to 1805 John Adair9th1805 to 1806 Henry Clay9th1806 to 1807 John B. Thurston9th to 11th1806 to 1809 John Pope10th to 13th1807 to 1813 Henry Clay11th1810 to 181
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kerr, William Jasper 1863- (search)
Kerr, William Jasper 1863- Educator; born in Richmond, Utah, Nov. 17, 1863; took the normal course at the University of Utah in 1882-84, and studied at Cornell University in 1890-91, and during the summers of 1891-93. He was instructor in geology, physiology, and physics in Brigham Young College in 1887-88, and instructor in mathematics till 1892, when he became Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy in the University of Utah, where he remained till 1894, when he was elected president of Brigham Young College.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kline, Jacob 1840- (search)
Kline, Jacob 1840- Military officer; born in Pennsylvania, Nov. 5, 1840; entered the regular army from civil life; was commissioned first lieutenant of the 16th Infantry in 1861; promoted captain in 1864; major of the 24th Infantry in 1887; lieutenantcolonel of the 9th Infantry in 1892; and colonel of the 21st Infantry, April 30, 1897. During the Civil War he was brevetted captain, April 7, 1862, for gallantry at Shiloh, and major, Sept. 1, 1864, for gallantry in the Atlanta campaign. On May 27, 1898, he was appointed a brigadier-general of volunteers for the war with Spain, and on March 15, 1899, was honorably discharged from that service.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Klondike, (search)
of gold there, but as they did not suppose it existed in large quantities, they did not make the fact known, as they feared that the entrance of miners would interfere with the trade of their company. In 1873 the existence of gold in paying quantities was reported, in a region then supposed to be wholly within British Columbia. Miners penetrated farther towards the Yukon in 1882, and were successful in placer mining along the Stewart and other rivers. The first rush for the region began in 1887, when the Forty-Mile Creek was discovered and coarse gold found there. In the next year mining was started on the Forty-Mile Creek, and by 1897 nearly all of the available gold had been taken out. The first reports of the wealth of the Klondike region proper were made by Indians. The first white man to enter the region was George W. Carmack, who staked the first claim on Bonanza Creek, in August, 1896. Here $14,200 were secured in eight days by three men. On July 14, 1897, a steamer from t
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Knowlton, Frank Hall 1860- (search)
Knowlton, Frank Hall 1860- Botanist; born in Brandon, Vt., Sept. 2, 1860; graduated at Middlebury College, Vermont, and appointed an aid in the United States National Museum in 1884; became assistant curator of botany in 1887; and assistant paleontologist of the United States Geological Survey in 1889. In 1887-96 he was Professor of Botany in Columbia University. He wrote the botanical definitions for the Century dictionary and later had charge of the department of botany in the Standard nited States Geological Survey in 1889. In 1887-96 he was Professor of Botany in Columbia University. He wrote the botanical definitions for the Century dictionary and later had charge of the department of botany in the Standard dictionary, writing about 25,000 definitions for the last work. He is the author of Fossil Wood and lignite of the Potomac Formation; Fossil Flora of Alaska; Catalogue of the Cretaceous and Tertiary plants of North America, etc.; and is the editor of The plant world.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus 1825-1893 (search)
e was elected to the United States Senate, and there strongly opposed both the debasement and the inflation of the currency. His views upon this question were widely repudiated in his State, whose legislature formally called on him to change his views or resign his seat. Although he refused to obey his legislature in either respect, he was re-elected to the Senate in 1882 by a much larger majority than he received six years before. In 1885 he was appointed Secretary of the Interior, and in 1887 an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He died in Vineville, Ga., Jan. 23, 1893. On Feb. 15, 1878, he addressed the president of the Senate as follows: Mr. President, having already expressed my deliberate opinion at some length upon this very important measure now under consideration, I shall not trespass upon the attention of the Senate further. I have, however, one other duty to perform; a very painful one, I admit, but one which is none the less clear.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lanman, James Henry 1812-1887 (search)
Lanman, James Henry 1812-1887 Author; born in Norwich, Conn., Dec. 4, 1812; became a lawyer and after several years' practice in Norwich and New London, Conn., and Baltimore, Md., he settled in New York City and engaged in literary work. Later he became interested in the State of Michigan. His publications include History of Michigan, Civil and topographical, which was afterwards published under the title of History of Michigan from its earliest Colonization to the present time, etc. He died in Middletown, Conn., Jan. 10, 1887.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Libraries, free public (search)
ary is no longer merely an aggregate of books, each passive within rigid limits; but that it is an active agent having under its control material which is kept plastic and which it moulds into incredibly varied shapes to suit incredibly varied needs. The experience of the Boston Public Library shows that in the case of books each increase of facilities creates an increased demand. The trustees of 1852 boasted that they were providing for as many as fifty readers at a time; the trustees of 1887 thought themselves venturesome in providing for 500 readers at a time; and within a month after the new building was opened it was forced to accommodate over 700 at a time. Every week over 30,000 persons enter the Central Library building, and every year 1,200,000 volumes are drawn for home use by the 65,000 card-holders. Yet these figures represent still but a portion of the persons to be reached and the work to be done. Nor can facilities for distribution keep pace with the need. For
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Liliuokalani, Lydia Kamekeha 1838- (search)
Liliuokalani, Lydia Kamekeha 1838- ExQueen of the Hawaiian Islands; born in Honolulu, Dec. 2, 1838; married John O. Dominis, a native of the United States (died Aug. 26, 1891); became vice-regent when King Kalakaua left Hawaii on his trip to the United States; and after his death in San Francisco she was proclaimed Queen, Jan. 29, 1891. On Jan. 30, 1892, she was dethroned because of her efforts to restore absolute monarchy and abolish the constitution of 1887. Although President Cleveland favored her restoration to the throne, all her endeavors in that direction were futile, and a provisional government was set up. A little later she came to the United States, and remained here till August, 1898, when she returned to Hawaii. The islands had then been annexed to the United States. In March, 1900, an attempt was made in the United States Senate to grant her a lump sum of $20,000 and an annual pension Lydia Kamekeha Liliokalani. of $10,000 for the rest of her life as a compensa
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lummis, Charles Fletcher 1859- (search)
Lummis, Charles Fletcher 1859- Author; born in Lynn, Mass., March 1, 1859; was educated at Harvard College; walked from Cincinnati to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1884. This trip of 3,507 miles was made purely for pleasure and was accomplished in 143 days. He was editor of the Los Angeles Daily times, 1885-87. He lived for a number of years in an Indian village in New Mexico, became familiar with the manners and customs of the natives, and has travelled extensively in the Southwest, Mexico, and South America. In 1894 he established in Los Angeles The land of sunshine, a monthly periodical. Among his publications are The land of Poco Tiempo; The Spanish pioneers; The man who married the Moon; The gold Fish of the Grand Chimu; A New Mexico David, etc.
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