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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Drake , Samuel Gardner , 1798 -1875 (search)
Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875
Antiquarian; born in Pittsfield, N. H., Oct. 11, 1798; received a common-school education, and taught in a district school for several years.
Settling in Boston, he there established the first antiquarian book-store in the United States, in 1828.
He was one of the founders of the New England Historical Genealogical Society, of which he was at one time president, and in 1847 began the publication of the New England Genealogical register, continuing it many years as editor and publisher, making large contributions of biography to its pages.
Mr. Drake resided in London about two years (1858-60). He prepared many valuable books on biographical and historical subjects.
His Book of the Indians is a standard work on Indian history and biography.
He prepared an excellent.
illustrated History of Boston, and his illustrative annotations of very old American books and pamphlets are of exceeding value.
He died in Boston, June 14, 1875.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Eads , James Buchanan , 1820 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Edward vii. , Albert Edward , 1841 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fenton , Reuben Eaton 1819 -1885 (search)
Fenton, Reuben Eaton 1819-1885
Statesman; born in Carroll, Chautauqua co., N. Y., July 4, 1819; was educated at Pleasant Hill and Fredonia academies, in his native county; and was admitted to the bar in 1841.
Finding the practice of law uncongenial, he entered business, and acquired a moderate fortune.
Meanwhile, he became interested in politics, and in 1843-51 served as supervisor of Carroll.
In 1852 he was elected to Congress by the Democrats, and there opposed the further extension of slavery.
This action resulted in his defeat, in 1854, for a second term, and he united with the Republican party, by whom, in 1856, he was elected to Congress, where he remained till 1864, when he resigned to become governor of New York, in which office he served two terms.
In 1869-75 he was in the United States Senate, and in 1878 was chairman of the United States commission to the International Monetary Conference in Paris.
He died in Jamestown, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1885.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Finances, United States . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fulton , Justin Dewey 1828 - (search)
Fulton, Justin Dewey 1828-
Clergyman; born in Earlville, N. Y., March 1, 1828; graduated at the University of Rochester in 1851, and then studied at the theological seminary there.
In 1863-73 he was pastor of Tremont Temple, Boston; in 1873-75 of the Hanson Place Baptist Church, in Brooklyn; later he founded the Centennial Baptist Church in Brooklyn, and was its pastor for several years.
He then gave up church work and devoted himself to writing and speaking against the Roman Catholic Church.
His publications include The Roman Catholic element in American history; Woman as God made her; Show your colors; Rome in America; Charles H. Spurgeon our ally, etc. He died in Somerville, Mass., April 16, 1901.
Gale, Levin 1824-1875
Lawyer; born in Cecil county, Md., in 1824; was admitted to the bar and began practice at Elkton, Md. He published A list of English statutes supposed to be applicable to the several States of the Union.
He died in Baltimore, Md., April 28, 1875.
Giauque, Florien
Author; born near Berlin, O., May 11, 1843; served in the Civil War in 1862-65; graduated at Kenyon College in 1869; admitted to the bar in 1875.
His publications include Revised statutes of Ohio; Present value tables; Naturalization and election laws of the United States; Ohio election laws, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gillmore , James Clarkson 1854 - (search)
Gillmore, James Clarkson 1854-
Naval officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 10, 1854; graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1875; promoted lieutenant in 1891.
He was ordered to Manila, Jan. 14, 1899, where he was assigned to the Yorktown.
In April of that year he was captured with seven others while scouting at Baler, Luzon.
After spending over eighteen months in captivity and suffering great privations the party was rescued in the mountains near Cagayan (q. v.) by Col. Luther R. Hare, in December, 1899.