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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2 | 5 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Browsing named entities in Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). You can also browse the collection for Edward Coles or search for Edward Coles in all documents.
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Coles , Edward 1786 -1868 (search)
Coles, Edward 1786-1868
Governor; born in Albemarle county, Va., Dec. 15, 1786; graduated at William and Mary College in 1807; went to Russia on a confidential diplomatic mission for the United States government in 1817.
He removed to Edwardsville, Ill., in 1819, and freed all the slaves which he had inherited, giving to the head of each family 160 acres of land.
He was governor of Illinois from 1823 to 1826, and during his term of office he prevented the slavery party from obtaining control of the State.
Later he settled in Philadelphia, Pa., and in 1856 read a History of the ordinance of 1787 before the Pennsylvania Historical Society.
He died in Philadelphia, Pa., July 7, 1868.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Timby , Theodore Ruggles 1822 - (search)
Timby, Theodore Ruggles 1822-
Inventor; born in Dover, N. Y., April 5, 1822.
He conceived the idea of a revolving turret for military purposes when he was a lad. At the age of nineteen he made a model, and at the beginning of 1843 filed his first caveat in the United States Patent Office.
He obtained other patents for improvements, and received for his invention the official sanction of the national government several years before the time when Captain Coles, of the British navy, claims to have invented the turret.
When the Civil War broke out, Mr. Timby perfected his invention and obtained a fifth patent —a broad one—for it was for a revolving tower for offensive or defensive warfare, whether used on land or water.
The constructors of monitors, after the affray with the Merrimac, recognized the validity of Mr. Timby's claim, and paid him a liberal sum for the right to use his invention.
He also invented the American turbine water-wheel and the method of firing ordnance by e