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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gray, George 1725- (search)
ted Treason resolutions. He died near Philadelphia in 1800. Lawyer; born in New Castle, Del., May 4, 1840; graduated at Princeton College in 1859; studied law at the Harvard Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1863. He practised at New Castle in 1863-69, and afterwards at Wilmington. In 1879-85 he was attorney-general of Delaware; and when Senator Thomas F. Bayard was appointed Secretary of State he was elected to fill the unexpired term in the United States Senate, and was re-elected in 1887 and in 1893. He was a member of the committees on foreign relations, judiciary, and patents. In the Presidential campaign of 1896 he was affiliated with the National (gold-standard) Democratic party. In 1898 he was first appointed a member of the Anglo-American commission (q. v.), and soon afterwards one of the commissioners to negotiate peace between the United States and Spain. On Oct. 17, 1900, he was appointed one of the American members of The Hague Arbitration Commission.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), West Virginia, state of (search)
e Woods jury law of 1872-73......1881 Act passed establishing a State board of health......June 11, 1881 West Virginia normal and classical academy at Buckhannon opened......1882 West Virginia Immigration and Development Association organized at Wheeling......Feb. 29, 1888 Returns of election for governor in November, 1888, were: Nathan Goff, Republican, 78,714; A. B. Fleming, Democrat, 78,604. Fleming contests for fraudulent returns, and is declared elected by a party vote of the legislature, 43 to 40......Feb. 4, 1890 Hatfield-McCoy feud ended by a marriage......March 21, 1891 First State board of agriculture meets at Charleston......May 4, 1891 Stephen B. Elkins qualifies as United States Secretary of War......Dec. 24, 1891 Coal miners went on strike July 2, 1897 [Ended by compromise, Sept. 11.] Ex-Senator W. T. Willey dies at Morgantown......May 2, 1900 Ex-Postmaster-General William L. Wilson dies at Lexington, Va......Oct. 17, 1900 Wisconsin
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wilson, William Lyne 1843- (search)
Wilson, William Lyne 1843- Educator; born in Jefferson county, Va.. May 3, 1843; graduated at Columbian College in 1860; served in the Civil War as a private in the 12th Virginia Cavalry; was Professor of Ancient Languages in Columbian College in 1865-71; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1867, and later began practice in Charlestown, W. Va. He was president of the University of West Virginia in 1882-83; member of Congress in 1882-94; became chairman of the committee on ways and means in 1893, and in this capacity introduced the tariff bill that bears his name, which was adopted in 1894. He was Postmaster-General in 1895-97, and in the latter year became president of Washington and Lee University. He died in Lexington, Va., Oct. 17, 1900.