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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), McLane, Robert Milligan 1815-1898 (search)
McLane, Robert Milligan 1815-1898 Diplomatist; born in Wilmington, Del., June 23, 1815; a son of Louis McLane; graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1837, and assigned to the 1st Artillery. In 1841-43 he studied the dike and drainage systems of Italy and Holland. Returning to the United States, he resigned from the army; began practising law in Maryland; and was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1844, 1846, and 1848. In 1853 President Pierce appointed him United States commissioner to China, with plenipotentiary powers. After accomplishing his mission he returned to the United States. In 1859 he was appointed United States minister to Mexico, where he negotiated a treaty for the protection of American citizens. He again held a seat in Congress in 1878-82, and soon after the expiration of his last term was elected governor of Maryland. In 1885-89 he was United States minister to France. He died in Paris, France, April 16, 1898.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Maryland, State of. (search)
el martin1831 George Howard1831 to 1832 James Thomas1833 to 1835 Thomas W. Veazey1836 to 1838 William Grayson1839 to 1841 Francis Thomas1842 to 1844 Thomas G. Pratt1845 to 1847 Philip F. Thomas1848 to 1850 Enoch L. Lowe1851 to 1855 Thomas W. Ligon1856 to 1857 Thomas H. Hicks1858 to 1861 Augustus W. Bradford1862 to 1864 Thomas Swann1865 to 1867 Oden Bowie1868 to 1871 W. P. Whyte1872 to 1874 James B. Groome1875 John lee Carroll1876 to 1879 William T. Hamilton1880 to 1883 Robert M. McLane1884 to 1887 Elihu E. Jackson1888 to 1891 Frank Brown1892 to 1896 Lloyd Lowndes1896 to 1900 John W. Smith1900 to — United States Senators Name.No. of Congress.Term. Charles Carroll1st to 2d1789 to 1793 John Henry1st to 5th1789 to 1797 Richard Potts2d to 4th1793 to 1796 John Eager Howard4th to 7th1796 to 1803 James Lloyd5th to 6th1798 to 1800 William Hindman6th to 7th1800 to 1803 Robert Wright7th to 9th1801 to 1806 Samuel Smith8th to 13th1803 to 1815 Philip Reed9th to 12
Brig.-Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.1, Maryland (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 2: Maryland's First patriotic movement in 1861. (search)
issouri was better off, for Jackson and Price on the one side and Frank Blair on the other were positive men, and promptly ranged the people of the State in arms, for their respective sides. Maryland had sons who were educated soldiers. Robert Milligan McLane came of soldier blood. His grandfather, Allan McLane, had been the comrade of Light Horse Harry in the campaign of Valley Forge and had led the Delaware Legion, as Lee had the Virginians. McLane graduated at West Point, served with distlegislature was prompt to range itself on the side of peace and Union. It met on the 26th of April. On the 27th it issued an address disclaiming all idea, intention or authority to pass any ordinance of secession. It appointed Otho Scott, Robert M. McLane and William J. Ross commissioners to confer with the President of the United States and see what arrangements could be made to preserve the peace of the State. On May 6th these commissioners reported that they had had an interview with the