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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of West Virgina, (search)
e proceedings in the matter, and established a new commonwealth. On July 20, 1863, West Virginia was admitted into the Union as a State, by act of Congress, which had been approved by the President, Dec. 31, 1862. A State seal, with an appropriate device, was adopted, inscribed, State of West Virginia. Montani Semper Liber (mountaineers are always free), and the new commonwealth took its place as the thirty-fifth State of the Union, covering an area of 23,000 square miles. Populalation in 1890, 762,794; in 1900, 958,800. See United States, West Virginia, in vol. IX.; Virginia. State governors. Arthur I. Boremaninaugurated1863 William E. Stevensoninaugurated1869 John J. Jacobinaugurated1871 Henry M. Matthewsinaugurated1877 Jacob B. Jacksoninaugurated1881 E. Willis Wilsoninaugurated1885 A. B. Fleminginaugurated1890 William A. MacCorkleinaugurated1893 George W. Atkinsoninaugurated1897 Albert B. Whiteinaugurated1901 United States Senators. Name.No. of Congress.Term.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Whitney, William Dwight 1827- (search)
Whitney, William Dwight 1827- Philologist; born in Northampton, Mass., Feb. 9, 1827; graduated at Williams College in 1845; studied in Europe till 1853; was Profesor of Sanskrit in Yale University from 1854 till his death, in New Haven, June 7, 1894. In 1857-84 he was corresponding secretary of the American Oriental Society, and in 1884-90, its president. He contributed articles on Oriental philology to Appleton's American Cyclopaedia; and was editor-in-chief of The century dictionary.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wilcox, Cadmus Marcellus 1826-1890 (search)
Wilcox, Cadmus Marcellus 1826-1890 Military officer; born in Wayne county, N. C., May 29, 1826; graduated at the United States Military Academy and commissioned second lieutenant of infantry in 1846; served in the war with Mexico; in the Confederate service during the Civil War; took part in the second battle of Bull Run, and in those of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Salem Heights, and Gettysburg; promoted major-general in 1863; and had command of a division in the Mine Run campaign. He was author of Rifles and rifle practice, and History of the Mexican War. He died in Washington, D. C., Dec. 2, 1890.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wilson, Woodrow 1856- (search)
Wilson, Woodrow 1856- Educator; born in Staunton, Va., Dec. 28, 1856; graduated at Princeton College in 1879; studied law at the University of Virginia, and took a special course at Johns Hopkins in 1883-85; was Professor of History and Political Economy at Bryn Mawr College in 1885-88, and at Wesleyan University in 1888-90. In the latter year he accepted the chair of Jurisprudence and Politics at Princeton College. His publications include Congressional government, a study in American politics; The State: elements of Historical and practical politics; Division and reunion, 1829-89; George Washington; A short history of the people of the United States; Colonies and nation, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Women, Advancement of (search)
for a license as an attorney-at-law......1869 [The Superior Court of Illinois refused, and the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the decision. Women now admitted to the practice of law in Illinois by statute.] American Woman's Suffrage Association formed by Lucy Stone Blackwell......1869 First convention held at Case Hall, Cleveland, O......Nov. 24, 1869 [Unites with the National Woman's Suffrage Association, forming the National American Woman's Suffrage Association, 1890.] Marilla M. Ricker, of Dover, N. H., attempts to vote; her vote refused for nonregistration, although her name had been offered for registry......March, 1870 Mrs. Ada H. Kepley, of Effingham, Ill., the first graduate from a law school, Union College of Law, Chicago......June 30, 1870 Women admitted into the department of medicine and surgery in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor......1871 Illinois enacts that no person shall be precluded or debarred from any occupation, prof
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Woodburn, James Albert 1856- (search)
Woodburn, James Albert 1856- Author; born in Bloomington, Ind., Nov. 30, 1856; graduated at Indiana University in 1876; Professor of American History in the Indiana University in 1890. Among his works are Historical significance of the Missouri compromise; Causes of the American Revolution; The Monroe doctrine; a review of Lecky's view of the American Revolution, with bibliography, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Worcester, Dean Conant 1866- (search)
Worcester, Dean Conant 1866- Zoologist; born in Thetford, Vt., Oct. 1, 1866; graduated at the University of Michigan in 1889; accompanied the Steere Scientific Expedition to the Philippine Islands in 1887-88; conducted a scientific expedition with a single companion to the same islands in 1890-93; and became Professor of Zoology and curator of the Zoological Museum at the University of Michigan in 1895. He was appointed one of the Unit- John Lorimer Worden. ed States commissioners to the Philippines in January, 1899. His publications include The Philippine Islands and their people; and articles on the mammals and birds of the Philippines.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Wyoming, (search)
s borders was made in 1834 at Fort Laramie. The first agricultural settlers were a company of Mormons, in 1853. When the territory was created, in 1868, it had only 3,000 white State seal of Wyoming. inhabitants. It was admitted as a State in 1890, with a land area of 97,575 square miles. The Constitution provides that men and women shall have equal right to vote. The capital, and largest city, is Cheyenne, also the county seat of Laramie county. Population in 1890, 60,705; in 1900, 92,51890, 60,705; in 1900, 92,521. See United States, Wyoming, in vol. IX. Territorial governors. John A. Campbellassumes office1869 John M. Thayerassumes office1875 John M. Hoytassumes office1879 William Haleassumes office1883 F. E. Warrenassumes office1885 Thomas Moonlightassumes officeJan. 24, 1887 F. E. Warrenassumes office1889 State governors. F. E. WarreninauguratedOct. 14, 1890 Amos W. Barber(acting)1892 John E. Osborneinaugurated1893 William A. Richards1895 De Forest Richards1899 United States S
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Zalinski, Edmund Louis Gray 1849- (search)
les in 1864, and served till the close of the war, being promoted second lieutenant of volunteers in 1865 for gallantry at the battle of Hatcher's Run. In February, 1866, he was appointed a second lieutenant in the 5th United States Artillery; was promoted first lieutenant in January, 1867, and captain in December, 1887; was Professor of Military Science in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1872-76; graduated at the United States Artillery School at Fort Monroe, Va., and at the School of Submarine Mining at Willett's Point, N. Y., in 1880; invented and was engaged in developing and perfecting the pneumatic dynamite torpedo gun bearing his name in 1883-89; travelled in Europe to obtain military information in 1889-90; was on garrison duty in San Francisco, Cal., in 1892; and was retired Feb. 3, 1894. Captain Zalinski invented an intrenching tool, a ramrod bayonet, a telescopic sight for artillery, and a system of range and position finding for sea-coast and artillery firing.
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