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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Amidas , Philip , 1550 -1618 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cincinnati , Society of the (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), First republic in America . (search)
First republic in America.
See New Orleans. Fish, Hamilton, statesman; son of Col. Nicholas Fish; born in New York
Hamilton Fish. City, Aug. 3, 1808; graduated at Columbia College in 1827; admitted to the bar in 1830; and was elected to Congress in 1842.
In 1848 he was chosen governor
Nicholas Fish. of the State of New York, and in 1851 became a member of the United States Senate, acting with the Republican party after its formation in 1856.
He was a firm supporter of the government during the Civil War, and in March, 1869, was called to the cabinet of President Grant as Secretary of State, and remained in that post eight years, during which time he assisted materially in settling various disputes with Great Britain, of which the Alabama claims controversy was the most important.
He was presidentgeneral of the Society of the Cincinnati, and for many years president of the New York Historical Society.
He died in New York City. Sept. 7, 1893.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johnson , Eastman 1824 - (search)
Johnson, Eastman 1824-
Artist; born in Lovell, Me., July 29, 1824; was educated in the public schools of Augusta, Me.; studied in the Royal Academy of Dusseldorf for two years, and was elected an academician of the National Academy of Design in 1860.
He has painted many notable pictures, including The Kentucky home; Husking bee; The stage coach; Pension agent; Prisoner of State, etc. His portraits include Two men, ex-Presidents Arthur, Cleveland, and Harrison, Commodore Vanderbilt, W. H. Vanderbilt, Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adams, John D. Rockefeller, Mrs. Dolly Madison, Mrs. August Belmont, Mrs. Hamilton Fish, and many others.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Joint high commission . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mora , Antonio Maximo 1818 -1897 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Navigation acts. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Presidential administrations. (search)