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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kelly , James Edward 1855 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kerr , William Jasper 1863 - (search)
Kerr, William Jasper 1863-
Educator; born in Richmond, Utah, Nov. 17, 1863; took the normal course at the University of Utah in 1882-84, and studied at Cornell University in 1890-91, and during the summers of 1891-93.
He was instructor in geology, physiology, and physics in Brigham Young College in 1887-88, and instructor in mathematics till 1892, when he became Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy in the University of Utah, where he remained till 1894, when he was elected president of Brigham Young College.
King, Charles 1844-
Author; born in Albany, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1844; graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1866, and commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st Artillery; promoted to first lieutenant in 1870; transferred to the 5th Cavalry in 1871; promoted captain in 1879; and in the same year resigned his commission.
He was inspector-general of the Wisconsin National Guard in 1882-89; commissioned colonel of the 4th Regiment in 1890; and made adjutant-general in 1895.
Early in 1898 he was appointed a brigadier-general of volunteers for the war with Spain; served in the Philippines; and resigned Aug. 2, 1899.
For many years he has been known best as Captain King, the author.
His publications, which have attained wide celebrity, include Famous and decisive battles; Between the lines; Under fire; The General's double; A Trooper Galahad; Found in the Philippines, etc.
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.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kossuth , Lajos (Louis) 1802 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lamar , Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus 1825 -1893 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lanman , Charles 1819 -1895 (search)
Lanman, Charles 1819-1895
Author; born in Monroe, Mich., June 14, 1819; received an academical education; spent ten years in a business house in New York City; and in 1845 became editor of the Gazette of Monroe.
He was editor of the Cincinnati Chronicle in 1846; of the Express in New York in 1847.
He was chosen librarian of the War Department in 1849, and librarian of copyrights in 1850.
He next became private secretary to Daniel Webster.
In 1855-57 he was librarian of the Department of the Interior, and in 1871-82 was secretary of the Japanese legation at Washington.
He was the first man to explore the Saguenay region in Canada, and among the first to explore the mountains of North Carolina.
His works include Essays for summer hours; Letters from a landscape painter; A Tour to the River Saguenay; Private life of Daniel Webster; Resources of America, etc. He also compiled several works for the Japanese government.
He died in Washington, D. C., March 4, 1895.
Larsen, Laur 1833-
Educator; born in Christiansand, Norway, Aug. 10, 1833; graduated at the University of Christiania in 1850, and at its theological department in 1855, and entered the ministry of the Lutheran Church.
He was minister in Pierce county, Wis., in 1857-59; Norwegian Professor of Concordia College and Seminary, St. Louis, in 1859-61; president of the Norwegian Lutheran College since 1861; vice-president of the Norwegian Lutheran Synod in 1876-93; vice-president of the Synodical Conference in 1879-82, and acting president part of the time; and editor of the church paper of the Norwegian Lutheran Synod in 1868-69.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Library of Congress. (search)