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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nicholson , Sir Francis 1687 - (search)
Nicholson, Sir Francis 1687-
Colonial governor; born in England; was lieutenantgovernor of New York under Andros, and acting governor in 1687-89.
In 1694-99 he was governor of Maryland; in 1690-92 and 1699-1705, governor of Virginia.
In 1710 he commanded the forces that captured Port Royal, Nova Scotia.
Then he went to England, taking with him five Iroquois chiefs (who were presented to Queen Anne), to urge another attempt to conquer Canada.
He commanded an unsuccessful expedition to th1699-1705, governor of Virginia.
In 1710 he commanded the forces that captured Port Royal, Nova Scotia.
Then he went to England, taking with him five Iroquois chiefs (who were presented to Queen Anne), to urge another attempt to conquer Canada.
He commanded an unsuccessful expedition to that end the next year.
In 1712-17 he was governor of Nova Scotia, and in 1720 was knighted.
In 1721-25 he was governor of South Carolina, and on his return to England in the latter year he was made lieutenant-general.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nivelles , Charles ÉTienne de 1665 - (search)
Nivelles, Charles ÉTienne de 1665-
Military officer; born in Dauphine, France, about 1665; served for several years in Canada; and then went to Louisiana.
In 1699 he was one of the founders of Biloxi, the first French colony in Louisiana; in 1705 when yellow fever occurred there he kept the colonists from dispersing.
Later when the women rebelled against the diet of Indian corn he aided in putting down the rebellion, which was dubbed the petticoat insurrection.
He was drowned in the great flood of 1711.
Tarrytown,
A village in Westchester county, N. Y., where the Hudson River expands and is locally known as Tappan Sea.
It was the scene of the capture of Major John Andre by Paulding, Williams, and Van Wart; and contains the home and burial-place of Washington Irving; the Philipse manor-house, erected in 1682; a Dutch church, erected prior to 1699; and a monument to the Revolutionary soldiers of the vicinity, dedicated in 1894.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Tonti , Henri , Chevalier de 1650 - (search)
Tonti, Henri, Chevalier de 1650-
Explorer; born in Gaeta, Italy, about 1650; son of Lorenzo Tonti; inventor of the Tontine system of association; entered the French army in his youth, and in the French naval service he lost a hand.
In 1678 he accompanied La Salle to Canada, and assisted him in his Western explorations, building a fort on the site of Peoria, Ill., in 1680.
He descended the Mississippi to its mouth with La Salle in 1682.
In 1684 he went to the mouth of the Mississippi to meet La Salle, and attempted a settlement of Europeans in Arkansas.
In 1685 he incited a force of Western Indians to attack the Senecas.
Again he went down to the Gulf to meet La Salle, and was again disappointed; and in 1699 he went down to meet Iberville, and remained in the Gulf region, dying in Fort St. Louis, Mobile, in September, 1704.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Walker , Henderson 1660 - (search)
Walker, Henderson 1660-
Colonial governor; born in North Carolina in 1660; became a judge of the Supreme Court and president of the council; was governor of North Carolina in 1699-1704.
Referring to his administration George Bancroft writes: While England was engaged in worldwide wars, here the inhabitants multiplied and spread in the enjoyment of peace and liberty.
He died near Edenton, N. C., April 14, 1704.
His tombstone is marked with the epitaph North Carolina, during his administration, enjoyed tranquillity.
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 32 : (search)
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