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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Emmet , Thomas Addis , 1763 -1827 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Engineering. (search)
Ewing, Thomas,
Statesman; born near West Liberty, Va., Dec. 28, 1789.
While still a child his father removed to Ohio, where he settled on the Muskingum River.
Thomas was educated at the Ohio University; admitted to the bar in 1816; and elected United States Senator from Ohio as a Whig and a follower of Henry Clay in 1831.
In 1841 he was appointed Secretary of the Treasury; in 1849 Secretary of the Interior; and in 1850 was again elected to the United States Senate, succeeding Thomas Corwin.
During this term he opposed the Fugitive Slave Law bill and also advocated the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.
In 1851 he resumed law practice in Lancaster, O., where he died Oct. 26, 1871.
Lynch, Thomas 1749-
Signer of the Declaration of Independence; born in Prince George parish, S. C., Aug. 5, 1749; was of Austrian descent.
His father, also Thomas, a wealthy patriot, was a member of the Continental Congress from 1774 till his death, in 1776, The son was educated in England, and returned home in 1772, when he settled upon a plantation on the Santee River and married.
He was elected to fill the seat of his sick father in Congress near the close of 1775, when he voted for and signed the Declaration of Independence.
His own ill-health compelled him to leave Congress in the fall of 1776.
Near the close of 1779 he embarked for St. Eustatius, with the intention of proceeding to Europe, but the vessel and all on board were never heard of afterwards.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Marshall , John , Ll.d. 1755 - (search)
Marshall, John, Ll.d. 1755-
Jurist; born in Germantown, Fauquier co., Va., Sept. 24, 1755.
His father (Thomas) led a regiment, that bore the brunt of battle with Cornwallis near the banks of the Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777.
In early youth John obtained a limited classical education, and at the breaking out of the Revolutionary War he entered the military service as lieutenant.
He had formerly led some Virginia militia against Dunmore's troops in the battle of Great Bridge.
He, too, was in the battle at the Brandywine; also at Germantown and Monmouth.
He left the military service in 1781, and began the practice of law, in which he soon attained eminence.
He was in the Virginia convention that ratified the national Constitution, where he distinguished himself by his eloquence and
John Marshall. logic.
He became also a conspicuous member of the Virginia Assembly. President Washington offered Marshall the post of Attorney-General, but he declined.
On the return of Monroe fr
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)