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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gallitzin, Prince Demetrius Augustine 1770-1841 (search)
where his father was Russian ambassador. He belonged to one of the oldest and richest families among the Russian nobles. In 1792 he came to the United States for the purpose of travel, but determined to become a Roman Catholic priest. He entered the St. Sulpice Seminary in Baltimore, and was ordained a priest March 18, 1795, being the first priest who had both received holy orders and been ordained in the United States. He was sent on missions, but was recalled in consequence of his impetuosity and over-zeal. In 1799 he was appointed pastor at Maguire's settlement. He purchased 20,000 acres in the present Cambria county, Pa., which he divided into farms and offered to settlers on easy terms. Although constantly hampered by lack of money to carry out the grand schemes he contemplated, his colony took root and soon sent out branches. He had adopted the name of Schmettau, which was anglicized into Smith, but in 1811 he resumed his own name. He died in Loretto, Pa., May 6, 1841.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Maguire, Matthew 1850- (search)
Maguire, Matthew 1850- Socialist; born in New York in 1850; became a machinist; and has been active in organizing trade unions. He affiliated with the Greenback party, and later on with the Socialist Labor party. He was the candidate of his party for Vice-President of the United States in 1896, and for governor of New Jersey in 1898.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Molly Maguires, the (search)
Molly Maguires, the There are several stories related in regard to the origin of the name of the Molly Maguires, all of which seem to come from one parent tradition. One which has gained somewhat general currency is that an old woman named Maguire was murdered in Ireland, many years ago, at the hands of a land agent, who, in company with his followers, seized on her property for rent. The sons of the woman and their friends formed a society, to which the name of the deceased was given. Another story runs that the society was formed under the auspices of an old woman, Maguire by name, and that the first meetings were held at her house. Still another is to the effect that there was a sort of Amazon of that name, who not only planned deviltry, but also was foremost in assisting to execute it. It is, however, believed by many who have given the origin and history of the organization careful attention that the best-authenticated explanation of the name is that the members were
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Presidential elections. (search)
WeaverIowaPeop1,041,02822James G. FieldVaPeop22 John BidwellCal.Pro264,133James B. CranfillTexPro Simon WingMass.Soc. L.21,164Charles H. MatchettN. Y.Soc. L. 1896. William McKinley*O.Rep7,104,779601,854271Garret A. Hobart*N. J.Rep271 William J. BryanNeb.Dem6,502,925176Arthur SewallMeDem176 William J. BryanNeb.PeopThomas E. WatsonGaPeop Joshua LeveringMd.Pro132,007Hale JohnsonIll.Pro John M. PalmerIll.N. Dem133,148Simon B. BucknerKyN. Dem Charles H. MatchettN. Y.Soc. L.36,274Matthew MaguireN. J.Soc. L. Charles E. BentleyNebNat. (j)13,969James H. SouthgateN. C.Nat. (j) 1900. William McKinley*O.Rep7,206,677832,280292Theodore Roosevelt*N. Y.Rep292 William J. BryanNeb.Dem. P.6,374,397155Adlai E. StevensonIll.Dem. P.155 John G. WoolleyIll.Pro208,555Henry B. MetcalfO.Pro Wharton BarkerPa.M. P. (m)50,337Ignatius DonnellyMinnM. P. (m) Eugene V. DebsInd.Soc. D.84,003Job HarrimanCalSoc. D. Joseph F. MalloneyMass.Soc. L.39,537Valentine RemmelPaSoc. L. J. F. R. Leona