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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Abbot , Benjamin , -1849 (search)
Abbot, Benjamin, -1849
Educator; born, 1762.
He was graduated at Harvard in 1788. Phillips Academy, Exeter, N. H., was conducted by him until 1838.
Among his pupils were George Bancroft, Lewis Cass, Edward Everett, John G. Palfry, Jared Sparks, and Daniel Webster.
He died in Exeter, N. H., Oct. 25, 1849.
Cass, Lewis 1782-1866
Statesman; born in Exeter, N. H., Oct. 9, 1782; entered upon the practice of law about 1802, in Zanesville, O., and at the age of twenty-five was a member of the legislature.
He was colonel of an Ohio regiment, under General Hull, in 1812, and was with the troops surrendered at Detroit (q. v.). In March, ident Jackson.
From 1836 to 1842 he was United States minister to France, and from 1845 to 1848 United States Senator.
He received the Democratic nomination
Lewis Cass.
for President in 1848, but was defeated, and was again in the United States Senate from 1851 to 1857, when President Buchanan called him to his cabinet as Secretary of State; but when the President refused to reinforce the garrison at Fort Sumter, he resigned.
General Cass favored the compromise of 1850, and also favored a compromise with the disunionists until they became Confederates, when he favored the supporters of the Union.
He was author of a work entitled France: its King, C
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Douglas , Stephen Arnold , 1813 -1861 (search)
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), Harrison , William Henry 1773 -1812 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hull , William 1753 -1825 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kossuth , Lajos (Louis) 1802 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), McLaughlin , Andrew Cunningham 1861 - (search)
McLaughlin, Andrew Cunningham 1861-
Educator; born in Beardstown, III., Feb. 14, 1861; graduated at the University of Michigan in 1882, and from its law department in 1885: instructor of Latin in the University of Michigan in 1886-87, and of History in 1887-88; assistant professor in 1888-91; and Professor of American History since 1891.
He has edited Cooley's principles of constitutional law (3d and revised edition) ; and American Historical review; and is author of History of higher education in Michigan; Lewis Cass (in American Statesmen Series); Civil government of Michigan; The history of the American nation, etc.