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Johnson, Hale 1847-
Lawyer; born in Montgomery county, Ind., Aug. 21, 1847; admitted to the bar of Illinois in 1875; has been actively identified with the Prohibition party for twenty years, and has been its candidate for governor of the State of Illinois and for Vice-President in 1896.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jones , Marcus Eugene 1852 - (search)
Jones, Marcus Eugene 1852-
Scientist; born in Jefferson, O., April 25, 1852; graduated at Iowa College, in 1875; instructor there in 1876-77; Professor of Natural Science in Colorado College in 1879-80; the same in Salt Lake City in 1880-81.
He was appointed a special expert in the United States Treasury Department in 1889, and was geologist for the Rio Grande Valley Railroad in 1890-93.
Subsequently he established himself as an expert in botany, geology, and mining.
He is author of Excursion Botanique; Salt Lake City; Ferns of the West; Some phases of mining in Utah; Botany of the Great plateau; and Geology of Utah.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jordan , David Starr 1851 - (search)
Jordan, David Starr 1851-
Educator; born in Gainesville, N. Y., Jan. 19, 1851; graduated at Cornell University in 1872; and at the Indiana Medical College in 1875.
He was Professor of Biology in Butler University, Indiana, in 1875-79; held the same chair in Indiana University in 1879-85; and was president there in 1885-91.
In the latter year he was elected president of the Leland Stanford, Jr., University.
Since 1877 he has held several appointments under the United States government i1875-79; held the same chair in Indiana University in 1879-85; and was president there in 1885-91.
In the latter year he was elected president of the Leland Stanford, Jr., University.
Since 1877 he has held several appointments under the United States government in connection with the fisheries and the fur-seal industry.
He is author of A manual of Vertebrate animals of Northern United States; Science sketches; Fisheries of North and Middle America; Factors of organic evolution; Matka and Kotik; Care and culture of men; The innumerable Company; and many papers on ichthyology.
Judson, Edward 1844-
Clergyman; born in Maulmain, Burma, Dec. 27, 1844; son of Adoniram Judson.
He was brought to the United States in 1850; studied in Hamilton and Madison (now Colgate) universities; graduated at Brown University in 1865.
In 1867-74 he was Professor of Latin and Modern Languages in Madison University; in 1874-75 travelled in foreign countries; and, returning to the United States, was pastor of the North Baptist Church in Orange, N. J., till 1881, when he resigned to take up mission work in New York.
He became pastor of the Berean Baptist Church, in a down-town district, and afterwards built the Judson Memorial on Washington Square. In 1897 he was appointed instructor in Pastoral Theology at Colgate Theological Seminary.
He has published a Life of Adoniram Judson.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Julien , Alexis Anastay 1840 - (search)
Julien, Alexis Anastay 1840-
Geologist; born in New York, Feb. 13, 1840; graduated at Union College in 1859, and the following year went as chemist to the guano island of Sombrero, where he studied geology and natural history.
While there he also collected birds and shells and made meteorological observations for the Smithsonian Institution.
Returning to New York in 1864, he soon after became assistant in charge of the quantitative laboratory in the newly founded Columbia School of Mines.
In 1885-97 he had charge of the department of biology in the same institution, and in the latter year became instructor in geology.
In 1875-78 he was connected with the North Carolina Geological Survey.
He is a fellow of the American Geological Society, the Geological Society of America, the American Society of Naturalists, and other organizations, and a past vice-president of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kelley , James Douglas Jerrold 1847 - (search)
Kelley, James Douglas Jerrold 1847-
Naval officer; born in New York City, Dec. 25, 1847; graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1868; promoted ensign in 1869; master in 1870; lieutenant in 1872; lieutenant-commander in 1893; and commander in 1899.
For a prize essay written in 1881 he received a gold medal from the United States Naval Institute.
During the war with Spain (1898) he was chairman of the board on auxiliary vessels; and in 1900-1 was on duty in Chinese waters.
He is widely known by his numerous writings on naval subjects.
His publications include The question of ships; Our Navy; A desperate chance; American yachts; The ship's Company; The story of coast defence; American men-oa — War; The Navy of the United States, 1875–;99,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Key , David McKendree 1824 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kinney , Jonathan Kendrick 1843 - (search)
Kinney, Jonathan Kendrick 1843-
Lawyer; born in Royalton, Vt., Oct. 26, 1843; received a common school education; served in the Civil War; became a lawyer in 1875.
He is the author of A digest of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kirkwood , Samuel Jordan 1813 -1894 (search)
Kirkwood, Samuel Jordan 1813-1894
Lawyer; born in Harford county, Md., Dec. 20, 1813; removed to Ohio in 1835, and was admitted to the bar of that State in 1843.
He removed to Iowa in 1855; was elected governor in 1859 and 1861; United States Senator in 1866; governor again in 1875; and United States Senator again in 1876, serving until 1881, when he was appointed Secretary of the Interior; retired to private life in 1882.
He died in Iowa City, Ia., Sept. 1, 1894.