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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), French, Daniel Chester 1850- (search)
French, Daniel Chester 1850- Sculptor; born in Exeter, N. H., April 20, 1850; educated in Boston, Mass., and in Florence, Italy; had a studio in Washington, D. C., in 1876-78, and then established himself in Florence. His bestknown works are The minute-man of Concord, in Concord, N. H.; a life-size statue of General Cass, in the Capitol in Washington; Dr. Gallaudet and his first deaf-mute pupil; the Millmore Memorial; the colossal Statue of the republic, at the World's Columbian Exposition; and the Garfield Memorial, in Philadelphia, Pa. In April, 1901, he was chosen by the Lawton Monument Association, of Indianapolis, Ind., to make a memorial to Gen. Henry W. Lawton (q. v.), who was killed in the battle of San Mateo, Philippine Islands, Dec. 19, 1899.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Keifer, Joseph Warren 1836- (search)
Keifer, Joseph Warren 1836- Lawyer; born in Clark county, O., Jan. 30, 1836; educated at Antioch College; was admitted to the bar and began practice in Springfield, O. In the Civil War he served in the Union army, rising from the rank of major to colonel and brevet brigadier-general and major-general. At the close of the war he declined the appointment of lieutenant-colonel of the 26th United States Infantry. In 1868-69 he was a State Senator: in 1877-83 a Republican Representative in Congress; and in 1881-83 speaker of the House. During the war with Spain President McKinley appointed him a major-general of volunteers. Since 1873 he has been president of a national bank. In April, 1901, he published Slavery and four years of War.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Morgan, John Pierpont 1837- (search)
and as syndicate managers. In 1895 the firm agreed to supply the United States government with 3,500,000 ounces of standard gold coin at the rate of $17.80 per ounce, for thirty-year 4-per-cent. bonds, and later in the year, when the financial situation again became alarming, the firm organized a syndicate which took $37,911,350 of a new government loan. The greatest achievement of the firm, and the largest financial enterprise ever undertaken by a single individual, was consummated in April, 1901, when an amended certificate of incorporation of the newly formed United States Steel Corporation was filed in Trenton, N. J. This combination represented a merging of the Carnegie Steel Works and a number of the other great steel concerns of the country, with a capital stock of $1,100,000,000, and a working cash capital of $200,000,000. Mr. Morgan has long been noted for his active and large benevolence. His gifts include $500,000 to the New York Trade Schools, in 1892; $1,000,000 to er
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 4., Medford Historical Society. (search)
ey, Miss Hetty F. Wait, Miss Eliza M. Gill, David H. Brown, Gilbert Hodges, Fred'k H. Kidder. Heraldry. Benj. P. Hollis, Chairman. F. H. C. Woolley, Wm. F. Kingman, Chas. B. Dunham, Dr. J. Hedenburg. Library and Collections. Miss A. W. Lincoln, Chairman. Miss M. E. Sargent, Miss Ella A. Leighton, Miss Katharine H. Stone, Abijah Thompson, Benj. F. Fenton, Geo. S. Delano, Wm. Cushing Wait, H. M. Begien, Francis A. Wait. Membership list. Corrected to April, 1901. Albree, John, Jr. Alden, Miss E. L. Allen, Edward F. Allen, Oscar H. Deceased.Andrews, Gustavus F. Archibald, Warren M. Atherton, Miss Lily B. Atwood, Miss Louise. Ayers, Fred E. Ayres, Miss Alice E. Baer, John Willis. Balcom, Edward H. Barker, William S., Jr. Barker, Abner H. Barker, J. Herbert. Barrett, Miss Mary C. Batchelder, George L. Baxter, Hon. Charles S. Bedell, Daniel. Begien, Henry M. Bemis, Miss Fannie E. D
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 10., John Fuller Libby. (search)
e left Rockland and settled in West Medford, beginning with John E. Hanley a law business in Boston, under the name of Hanley & Libby, which was continued until 1897, when he opened an office of his own. He served as mayor's clerk in the city of Medford from 1897 to 1900, and represented the 12th Middlesex District in the General Court in the years 1898 and 1899. In his second term he was elected without opposition, receiving one thousand and thirty-nine votes, to ten for all others. In April, 1901, he was appointed by Govenor W. Murray Crane, as special justice of the First District Court of Eastern Middlesex, and in February, 1906, he was appointed city solicitor of Medford. Both these positions he held until the day of his death. He likewise served the city as chairman of the board of water and sewer commissioners. Mr. Libby was married on October 16, 1890, to Gracia Dana Gay, of Waldoboro, Maine. They have one daughter, Gracia Frances Libby, born November 13, 1904. Mr. Lib