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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Chinese -American reciprocity. (search)
Godwin, Parke 1816-
Author; born in Paterson, N. J., Feb. 25, 1816; graduated at Princeton in 1834; one of the editors of the New York Evening post from 1836 to 1886.
Among his works are Pacific and constructive Democracy; A popular view of Fourier; Dictionary of biography; Political essays, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Griggs , John William 1849 - (search)
Griggs, John William 1849-
Lawyer; born in Newton, N. J., July 10, 1849; graduated at Lafayette College in 1868; admitted to the bar in 1871; and began practice in Paterson, N. J. In 1876-77 he was a member of the New Jersey House of Representatives, and in 1882-88 of the State Senate, of which he was president in 1886.
He was elected governor of New Jersey in November, 1895, and served till January, 1898, when he was appointed Attorney-General of the United States.
In March, 1901, he resigned this office to resume private practice.
His services during President McKinley's first administration and especially during the Spanish War period, were laborious, exacting, and highly appreciated by the President and his official advisers.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hobart , Garret Augustus 1844 - (search)
Hobart, Garret Augustus 1844-
Lawyer; born in Long Branch, N. J., June 3, 1844; was graduated at Rutgers College in 1863; admitted to the bar in 1866; and began practice in Paterson, N. J. In 1872 he was elected to the State Assembly; in 1873 was re-elected and chosen speaker; and in 1874 declined a renomination to the Assembly and was elected to the Senate, to which he was re-elected in 1879. In 1881 and 1882 he was president of the Senate.
In 1896 he was elected Vice-President of the Ua renomination to the Assembly and was elected to the Senate, to which he was re-elected in 1879. In 1881 and 1882 he was president of the Senate.
In 1896 he was elected Vice-President of the United States on the ticket with Mr. McKinley, and served till his death, in Paterson, N. J., Nov. 2, 1899.
He was connected with a large
Garret Augustus Hobart. number of financial concerns; was a man of exceptional personal magnetism, and ably supported President McKinley in the trying days of 1898.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jacobs , Benjamin Franklin 1834 - (search)
Jacobs, Benjamin Franklin 1834-
Philanthropist; born in Paterson, N. J., Sept. 18, 1834; received a liberal education; and engaged in business in Chicago in 1854.
At an early age he became deeply interested in Sunday-school work.
In 1856 he was superintendent of the First Baptist Mission Sunday-school of Chicago, and in 1864 director of the First Baptist Sunday Choir.
During the Civil War he was secretary of the northwestern branch of the United States Christian Commission.
He founded the Waif's Mission in Chicago, and with others organized the Immanuel Baptist Church there in 1881, becoming superintendent of its Sunday-school.
He originated the International Sunday-school lessons which are used now by all evangelical denominations, In 1872 he became a member of the international lesson committee.
For several years he has been chairman of the executive committee of the International Sunday-school Association.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nelson , William 1847 -1772 (search)
Nelson, William 1847-1772
Historian; born in Newark, N. J., Feb. 10, 1847; practised law in New Jersey since 1865; member of many historical and scientific societies Mr. Nelson is the editor of the New Jersey archives, and the author of The Indians of New Jersey; The Doremus family; History of Paterson, N. J., etc
Colonial governor; born in Yorktown, Va., in 1711; held a seat in the executive council of which he was later president.
He was governor of Virginia during the interval between the incumbency of Lord Botetourt and Lord Dunmore, and presided over the Supreme Court of Law of the Province.
He died in Yorktown, Va., Nov 19, 1772
Military officer; born in Maysville, Ky., in 1825; entered the United States navy in 1840; was at the siege of Vera Cruz in 1847; and afterwards served in the Mediterranean.
He was ordered into the military service in Kentucky by the government in 1861, with the rank of brigadier-general of volunteers; was successful in raising troops
Patch, Samuel 1807-
Diver; born in Rhode Island in 1807.
As an athlete he became known as a diver, making his first celebrated leap from the bridge over the Passaic River at Paterson, N. J. He met his death Nov. 13, 1829, in jumping from a bridge over the Genesee River at Rochester, N. Y., at a height of 125 feet above the water.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sumner , William Graham 1840 - (search)
Sumner, William Graham 1840-
Educator; born in Paterson, N. J., Oct. 30, 1840; graduated at Yale College in 1863 and then studied abroad; became Professor of Political and Social Science at Yale College in 1872.
He is the author of A history of American currency; What social classes owe to each other; Protectionism; Life of Andrew Jackson; Life of Alexander Hamilton; The financier and finances of the Revolution; A history of banking in the United States, etc.