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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Electoral commission. (search)
he entire commission to be presided over by the associate justice longest in commission. After much debate, the bill passed both Houses. It became a law, by the signature of the President, Jan. 29, 1877. The next day the two Houses each selected five of its members to serve on the Electoral Commission, the Senate members being George F. Edmunds (Vt.), Oliver P. Morton (Ind.), Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (N. J.), Thomas F. Bayard (Del.), and Allen G. Thurman (O.), and the House members, Henry B. Payne (O.), Eppa Hunton (Va.), Josiah G. Abbott (Mass.), James A. Garfield (O.), and George F. Hoar (Mass.). Senator Francis Kernan (N. Y.) was afterwards substituted for Senator Thurman, who had become ill. Judges Clifford, Miller, Field, and Strong, of the Supreme Court, were named in the bill, and these chose as the fifth member of associate justices Joseph P. Bradley. The Electoral Commission assembled in the hall of the House of Representatives, Feb. 1, 1877. The legality of returns f
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Harrison, William Henry 1773-1812 (search)
Indians with terror by a display of power. Harrison divided the army. One detachment of mounted dragoons, under Colonel Simrall, laid waste (Sept. 19, 1812) the Little Turtle's town on the Eel River, excepting the buildings erected by the United States for the then deceased chief on account of his friendship since the treaty of Greenville in 1794. Another detachment, under Col. S. Wells, was sent, Sept. 16, to destroy a Pottawattomie town on the Elkhart River, 60 miles distant; while Colonel Payne, with another detachment, laid in ashes a Miami village in the forks of the Wabash, and several other towns lower down that stream, with their corn-fields and gardens. General Winchester arrived at Harrison's camp on Sept. 18, when the latter resigned his command to that superior in rank. The troops almost mutinied, for they revered Harrison. The latter returned to St. Mary to collect the mounted men from Kentucky, to march on towards Detroit. At Piqua he received a letter from the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Ohio, (search)
miah Morrow13th to 16th1813 to 1819 Benjamin Ruggles 14th to 23d1815 to 1833 William A. Trimble16th to17th1819 to 1821 Ethan Allen Brown17th to 19th1822 to 1825 William Henry Harrison.19th to 20th1825 to 1828 Jacob Burnett20th to 23d1828 to 1831 Thomas Ewing22d to 25th1831 to 1837 Thomas Morris23d to 26th1833 to 1839 William Allen25th to 31st1837 to 1849 Benjamin Tappan26th to 29th1839 to 1845 Thomas Corwin29th to 31st1845 to 1850 Thomas Ewing31st1850 Salmon P. Chase31st to 34th1849 to 1855 Benjamin F. Wade32d to 41st1851 to 1869 George E. Pugh34th to 37th1855 to 1861 Salmon P. Chase37th1861 John Sherman37th to 45th1861 to 1877 Allen G. Thurman41st to 47th1869 to1880 Stanley Matthews45th to 46th1877 to 1879 George H. Pendleton46th to 49th1879 to 1885 James A. Garfield47th1880 John Sherman47th to 54th1881 to 1897 Henry B. Payne49th to 52d1885 to 1891 Calvin C. Brice52d to 55th1891 to 1896 Joseph B. Foraker55th to ——1897 to —— Marcus A. Hanna55th to —
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
in February, 1877, with four associate justices of the Supreme Court from the first, third, eighth, and ninth circuits, together with a fifth associate justice selected by the other four; the commission not to be dissolved when organized, and no withdrawal of members permitted except by death or physical disability; approved......Jan. 29, 1877 Senate elects as members George F. Edmunds, Oliver P. Morton, Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Allen G. Thurman, Thomas F. Bayard; the House elects Henry B. Payne, Eppa Hunton, Josiah G. Abbot, James A. Garfield, George F. Hoar; the justices of the Supreme Court designated are Nathan Clifford, Samuel F. Miller, Stephen J. Field, and William Strong, and select Joseph R. Bradley as the fifth; in all eight Republicans, seven Democrats......Jan. 30, 1877 Three certificates from Florida referred to the electoral commission, and the vote awarded to the Republicans by 8 to 7......Feb. 9, 1877 Prof. A. Graham Bell exhibits his telephone at Salem, Ma