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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Platt, Zephaniah 1740- (search)
Platt, Zephaniah 1740- Legislator; born in Dutchess county, N. Y., in 1740; preached law; delegate from New York to the Continental Congress, 1784-86; judge of the circuit court for many years; founder of Plattsburg, N. Y., where he died Sept. 12, 1807.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stalwarts and half-breeds, (search)
esident Grant; the former to those leaders who supported the machine ; the latter to their opponents. The former were lead by Senator Roscoe Conkling, of New York, who, with other leaders, had acquired control of the distribution of appointive offices under the national government. The Stalwarts proposed General Grant for a third term in 1880, but the convention nominated General Garfield instead. Soon after the inauguration of the President-elect, Senator Conkling quarrelled with the President, and, with his associate from New York, Senator Platt, resigned from the Senate, on the ground that the New York Senators should have been consulted by the President prior to his appointment of influential federal officers in New York State. The two Senators applied to the State legislature for reelection and were beaten. With the assassination of President Garfield and the withdrawal of Senator Conkling from public life the Stalwart faction in the party came to an end. Stamp act, the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
New York, Vice-President. Postmaster-General James presents to President the protest of himself, Vice-President Arthur, and United States Senators Conkling and Platt, of New York, against the removal of General Merritt from the collectorship at New York, and appointment of Mr. Robertson, without consulting said Senators......Maas A. Brady......April 20, 1881 Vinnie Ream-Hoxie's bronze statue of Admiral Farragut unveiled at Washington, D. C.......April 25, 1881 Senators Conkling and Platt of New York resign......May 16, 1881 Special session of Senate adjourns sine die......May 20, 1881 Arctic steamer Jeannette, crushed in the ice in lat. 77° Nirteen circumpolar stations for scientific purposes in accordance with European plans......July 7, 1881 Warner Miller, of New York, elected to Senate to succeed Platt......July 16, 1881 Elbridge G. Lapham, of New York, elected to Senate to succeed Conkling......July 22, 1881 Nathan Clifford, United States Supreme Court jud
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
r Henry H. Gorringe, U. S. N., which sailed from Alexandria, June 12, reaching New York, July 20, 1880. Total height, 90 feet; height of shaft, 69 feet; weight of shaft in pounds, 443,000. Total expense of removal and erection, $103,732, paid by William H. Vanderbilt. This obelisk is supposed to have been made 1591-1565 B. C. at Heliopolis; removed to Alexandria 22 B. C.] Alfred B. Street, poet, born at Poughkeepsie, 1811, dies at Albany......1881 United States Senators Conkling and Platt resign......May 16, 1881 Warner Miller and Elbridge G. Lapham elected......July 17, 1881 Thurlow Weed, politician and journalist, dies at New York City, aged eighty-five......Nov. 22, 1882 Grover Cleveland, Democrat, elected governor......November, 1882 Edwin D. Morgan, born 1811; dies at New York City......Feb. 14, 1883 Commission of statistics of labor established by law......May 4, 1883 East River suspension bridge, connecting New York and Brooklyn, opened......May 24, 1