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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Van Rensselaer , Solomon 1774 -1852 (search)
Van Rensselaer, Solomon 1774-1852
Military officer; born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1774; was a son of Henry Killian Van Rensselaer; entered the military service as cornet of cavalry in 1792, and in the battle of Fallen Timbers, fought by
Solomon Van Rensselaer. Wayne, Aug. 20, 1794, was shot through the lungs.
From 1801 to 1810 he was adjutant-general of New York militia.
He was lieutenant-colonel of New York volunteers in 1812, and commanded the troops that attacked those of the British at Queenston, Oct. 13 of that year.
At the landing-place he received four wounds, and had to be carried back to Lewiston.
From 1819 to 1822 he was a member of Congress, and from 1822 until 1839 postmaster at Albany.
He published a Narrative of the affair at Queenston (1836). He died in Albany, N. Y., April 23, 1852.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Vaughan , Sir John 1738 - (search)
Vaughan, Sir John 1738-
Military officer; born in England in 1738; came to America as colonel of the 40th Regiment, and served on the staff of Sir Henry Clinton as brigadier-general and major-general.
In January, 1777, he was made majorgeneral in the British army.
In the battle of Long Island he led the grenadiers, and was wounded at the landing on New York Island afterwards.
He participated in the capture of forts Clinton and Montgomery, in the Hudson Highlands, and, proceeding up the river in a squadron of light vessels, he burned Kingston and devastated other places on the shores.
In May, 1779, he captured Stony and Verplanck's points on the Hudson, and returned to England in the fall, becoming commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands.
With Rodney, he took Eustatia in 1781.
He was a representative of Berwick, in Parliament, from 1774 until his death in Martinique, June 30, 1795.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Vergennes , Charles Gravier , Count de 1717 -1787 (search)
Vergennes, Charles Gravier, Count de 1717-1787
Statesman; born in Dijon, France, Dec. 28, 1717.
In 1740 he was sent to Lisbon in a diplomatic capacity; in 1750 was minister at the court of the elector of Treves; and from 1755 to 1768 was French ambassador to Turkey.
When Louis XVI.
succeeded to the throne (1774), Vergennes was minister in Sweden.
The King recalled him, and made him minister for foreign affairs in July.
He was the minister with whom the American diplomatists had intercourse during the entire Revolutionary War.
When he was informed of the proclamation of King George and that it had been determined by the British ministry to burn the town of Boston and desolate the country, he exclaimed, prophetically: The cabinet of the King of England may wish to make North America a desert, but there all its power will be stranded; if ever the English troops quit the borders of the sea, it will be easy to prevent their return.
Vergennes could not persuade himself that th
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Walton , George 1740 -1804 (search)
Walton, George 1740-1804
Signer of the Declaration of Independence; born in Frederick county, Va., in 1740; was early apprenticed to a carpenter, who would not allow him a candle to read by; but he found a substitute in pine knots.
He was admitted to the bar in Georgia in 1774, and was one of four persons who called a meeting at Savannah (July 27, 1774) to consult upon measures for the defence of the liberties of their country.
Mr. Walton was one of the committee who prepared a petition to the King; also patriotic resolutions adopted on that occasion.
From February, 1776, to October, 1781, he was a delegate in Congress from Georgia, and warmly favored the resolution for independence.
As colonel of militia, he assisted in defending Savannah in December, 1778, where he was dangerously wounded, made prisoner, and kept so until September, 1779.
In 1779 and 1789 he was chosen governor of Georgia; in 1783 was appointed chief-justice of the State; and in 1795-96 was United States S
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ward , Samuel 1725 -1776 (search)
Ward, Samuel 1725-1776
Patriot; born in Newport, R. I., May 27, 1725; was already a man of note when the Revolution occurred.
He had acquired a competence in business, and had served in the Assembly of Rhode Island.
In 1761 he was made chief-justice, and was twice governor (in 1762 and from 1765 to 1767). He was one of the founders of the Rhode Island College (now Brown University). A firm and persistent patriot, he was regarded as a safe leader and had great influence, and, with Stephen Hopkins, was sent a delegate from Rhode Island to the first Continental Congress in 1774.
He was also a member of the second Congress in 1775, in which he usually presided when in committee of the whole.
He died in Philadelphia, Pa., March 26, 1776.
Watts, Stephen -1788
Lawyer; born about 1743: graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1762; admitted to the bar in Philadelphia in 1769; removed to Louisiana in 1774; later became recorder of deeds of the English settlements on the Mississippi.
He wrote an essay on Reciprocal advantage of a perpetual Union between Great Britain and her American colonies, which was published in 1766.
He died in Louisiana in 1788.
Weld, Isaac 1774-1856
Traveller; born in Dublin, Ireland, March 15, 1774; was an extensive traveller on the North American continent, making most of his journeys on foot, horseback, or in a canoe.
He was the author of Travels through the States of North America and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797.
He died in County Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 4, 1856.