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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cabinet, President's (search)
ch 5, 1889 Hilary A. Herbert arch 6, 1893 John D. Long March 5, 1897 March 5, 1901 Secretaries of the Interior. Thomas Ewing March 8, 1849 Alexander H. H. Stewart Sept.12, 1850 Robert McClelland March 7, 1853 Jacob Thompson March 6, 1857 Caleb B. Smith March 5, 1861 John P. Usher Jan. 8, 1863 James Harlan May 15, 1865 Orville H. Browning July 27, 1866 Jacob D. Cox March 5, 1869 Columbus Delano Nov. 1, 1870 Zachariah Chandler Oct. 19, 1875 Carl Schurz March12, 1877 Samuel J. KirkwoodMarch 5, 1881 Henry M. Teller April 6, 1882 L. Q. C. Lamar March 6, 1885 William F. Vilas Jan. 16, 1888 John W. Noble March 5, 1889 Hoke SmithMarch 6, 1893 David R. Francis Aug.24, 1896 Cornelius N. Bliss March 5, 1897 Ethan A. Hitchcock Dec. 21, 1898 March 5, 1901 Postmasters-General. Samuel OsgoodSept.26, 1789 Timothy PickeringAug. 12, 1791 Joseph Habersham Feb.25, 1795 Gideon Granger Nov.28, 1801 Return J. Meigs, Jr March17, 1814 John McLean June 26, 1823 Will
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Iowa (search)
stward of the Mississippi River, with a population of nearly 700,000 and a loyal governor (Samuel J. Kirkwood), was quick to perceive the needs of the national government in its struggle with its enemice1846 Stephen Hempstead.Dec., 1850 James W. GrimesDec., 1854 Ralph P. LoweDec., 1858 Samuel J. Kirkwood Jan., 1860 William M. StoneJan., 1864 Samuel MerrillJan., 1868 C. C. CarpenterJan., 1872 Samuel J. Kirkwood. Jan., 1876 Joshua G. NewboldactingJan., 1876 John H. Gear.assumes officeJan. 1878 Buren R. Sherman Jan. 1882 William LarrabeeJan. 1886 Horace BoiesJan. 1890 Frank D. Jackso 1859 James Harlan 34th to 38th 1856 to 1865 James W. Grimes 36th to 40th 1859 to 1869 Samuel J. Kirkwood39th 1865 to 1867 James Harlan40th to 43d 1867 to 1873 James B. Howell41st 1869 to 1871 George G. Wright42d to 44th 1871 to 1877 William B. Allison43d — 1873 to — Samuel J. Kirkwood45th to 46th 1877 to 1881 James W. McDill47th 1881 to 1883 James F. Wilson48th to 54th1883 to 1895 Joh
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kirkwood, Samuel Jordan 1813-1894 (search)
Kirkwood, Samuel Jordan 1813-1894 Lawyer; born in Harford county, Md., Dec. 20, 1813; removed to Ohio in 1835, and was admitted to the bar of that State in 1843. He removed to Iowa in 1855; was elected governor in 1859 and 1861; United States Senator in 1866; governor again in 1875; and United States Senator again in 1876, serving until 1881, when he was appointed Secretary of the Interior; retired to private life in 1882. He died in Iowa City, Ia., Sept. 1, 1894.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sanders's Creek, battle of. (search)
they did not know how to use them. The veterans, led by Webster, fell upon these raw troops with crushing force, and they threw down their muskets and fled to the woods for shelter. Then Webster attacked the Maryland Continentals, who fought gallantly until they were outflanked, when they also gave way. They were twice rallied, but finally retreated, when the brunt of the battle fell upon the Maryland and Delaware troops, led by De Kalb, assisted by General Gist, Colonel Howard, and Captain Kirkwood. They had almost won the victory, when Cornwallis sent some fresh troops that turned the tide. In this View at Sanders's Creek. sharp battle De Kalb was mortally wounded. Gates's whole army was utterly routed and dispersed. For many miles the roads were strewed with dead militia, killed in their flight by Tories; and, having made no provision for retreat, Gates was the most expert fugitive in running away. He abandoned his army, and, in an ignoble flight to Hillsboro he rode abou
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
nnual pension of $5,000 each granted to widows of James A. Garfield, James K. Polk, and John Tyler, by act of......March 31, 1882 President Arthur vetoes bill restricting Chinese immigration for twenty years......April 4, 1882 Secretary of the Interior Kirkwood resigns......April, 1882 Secretary of the Navy Hunt resigns......April, 1882 Congress appropriates $10,000 for a monument at the grave of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, Va.......April 18, 1882 Ralph Waldo Emerson, born 18 days) adjourns......Aug. 28, 1894 Ten towns in Minnesota, six in Wisconsin, and three in Michigan totally destroyed by forest fires......August, 1894 Gen. N. P. Banks, born Jan. 30, 1816, dies at Waltham, Mass.......Sept. 1, 1894 Samuel J. Kirkwood, United States exSenator, ex-Secretary of the Interior, and war governor of Iowa, dies at Des Moines, aged eighty-one......Sept. 1, 1894 Maj.-Gen. George Stoneman, ex-governor of California, born Aug. 8, 1822, dies at Buffalo, N. Y......