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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), U. S. S. Constitution , or old Ironsides, (search)
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Parnell , Charles Stewart 1846 -1891 (search)
Parnell, Charles Stewart 1846-1891
Irish leader, born in Avondale, Ireland, in 1846; entered Parliament in 1975; and died in Brighton, England, Oct. 2, 1891.
His father, John Henry Parnell, visited the United States in 1824 and married Delia Tudor Stewart, daughter of Admiral Charles Stewart, Old Ironsides.
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Stewart, Charles 1778-1869
Naval officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 28, 1778; was the youngest of eight children, and lost his father when he was two years old. At the age of thirteen he entered the merchant service as a cabin-boy, and rose rapidly to be commander of an Indiaman.
In 1798 he was commissioned a lieutenant in the navy, making his first cruise with Captain Barney.
In 1800 he was ap-
Charles Stewart, aged eighty-six. pointed to the command of the schooner Experiment, and fought and captured the French schooner Deux Amis Sept. 1.
Soon afterwards he captured the Diana (Sept. 14), besides recapturing a number of American vessels which had been taken by French privateers.
In the war with Tripoli, Stewart was distinguished for skill and bravery, and was Decatur's favorite.
In May, 1804, he was made master-commandant and placed in command of the frigate Essex.
He was promoted to captain in 1806, and was employed in superintending the construction of gunboats
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