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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Warren , Sir Peter 1702 -1752 (search)
Warren, Sir Peter 1702-1752
Naval officer; born in Ireland, in 1702; entered the British navy in 1727, and was commodore in 1745, when he commanded an expedition against Louisburg, joining the land forces from Massachusetts under General Pepperell.
He took possession of Louisburg on June 17.
Afterwards he was made a rear-admiral, and, in 1747, defeated the French in an action off Cape Finisterre, capturing the greater part of their fleet.
Admiral Warren married the eldest daughter of Stephen De Lancey, of New York, and became the owner of a large tract of land in the Mohawk region, in charge of which he placed his nephew, William Johnson, afterwards Sir William. Sir Peter died in Ireland, July 29, 1752.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wheeler , Benjamin Ide 1854 - (search)
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide 1854-
Educator; born in Randolph, Mass., July 15, 1854; graduated at Brown University in 1875; held an instructorship at Brown in 1879-81; and at Harvard College in 1885-86; accepted the chair of Comparative Philology at Cornell University in 1886, and that of Greek in the same institution in 1896; became president of the University of California in July, 1899.
He is the author of The Greek Noun-accent; Analogy in language; Introduction to the history of language; Organization of higher education in the United States; Life of Alexander the Great, etc.; was the editor of the department of philology in Johnson's universal Cyclopaedia, and of the same department in MacMILLANillan's dictionary of Philosophy and psychology.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), William Henry , Fort, capture of (search)
William Henry, Fort, capture of
Montcalm left Ticonderoga towards the close of July, 1757, with nearly 9,000 men, of whom about 2,000 were Indians, and moved against Fort William Henry, built by Sir William Johnson, at the head of Lake George.
It was garrisoned by about 3,000 troops, under Colonel Munro, a brave English officer, who felt strong in his position because of the close proximity of 4,000 English troops, under General Webb, at Fort Edward, only 15 miles distant. Webb was Munro (Aug. 1) the surrender of the post and garrison, the colonel refused, and sent an express to General Webb for aid. For six days Montcalm continued the siege, and daily expresses were sent to Webb asking aid, but none was furnished.
One day General Johnson, with a corps of provincials and Putnam's Rangers, had marched a few miles in that direction, when they were recalled, and Webb sent a letter to Munro advising him to surrender.
This letter was intercepted, and Montcalm sent it to Munro, wi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Williams , Ephraim 1715 - (search)
Williams, Ephraim 1715-
Military officer; born in Newtown, Mass., Feb. 24, 1715; was a mariner in early life, and made several voyages to Europe.
From 1740 to 1748 he served against the French, in Canada, as captain of a provincial company.
He joined the New York forces under Gen. William Johnson, in 1755, and, falling in an Indian ambush, was killed near Lake George, Sept. 8, 1755.
Before joining in this expedition he made his will, bequeathing his property to a township west of Fort Massachusetts, on the condition that it should be called Williamstown, the money to be used for the establishment and maintenance of a free school.
The school was opened in 1791, and was incorporated a college in 1793, under the title of Williams College (q. v.).
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wilson , James F. 1828 -1895 (search)
Wilson, James F. 1828-1895
lawyer; born in Newark, O., Oct. 19, 1828; admitted to
James F. Wilson. the bar in 1852; and began practice in Fairfield, Ia., in 1853.
He was elected to the State constitutional convention in 1856; served in both branches of the State legislature; elected to Congress to fill a vacancy in 1861, and served till 1869, during which time he was chairman of the judiciary committee and one of the managers of the impeachment of President Johnson.
He was appointed a Pacific Railroad commissioner in 1869; and was United States Senator from Iowa in 1883-95.
He died in Fairfield, Ia., April 22, 1895.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Worcester , Joseph Emerson 1784 -1865 (search)
Worcester, Joseph Emerson 1784-1865
Lexicographer; born in Bedford, N. H., Aug. 24, 1784; graduated at Yale College in 1811.
While teaching school at Salem he wrote A Geographical dictionary, or universal Gazetteer, ancient and modern, published in 1817.
In 1818 he issued a Gazetteer of the United States.
This was followed by several elementary works on geography and history.
In 1828 he issued Johnson's English dictionary, as improved by Todd and abridged by Chalmers, with Walker's pronouncing dictionary combined, to which is added Walker's Key. Dr. Worcester is best known by his series of dictionaries.
For a complete list of his works see Allibone's Critical dictionary of English Literature, and British and American authors.
He died in Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 27, 1865.