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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lowell , John 1769 -1840 (search)
Lowell, John 1769-1840
Author; born in Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 6, 1769; graduated at Harvard College in 1786; became a prolific writer, and published about twenty-five pamphlets.
He was a strong political partisan, but would never take office, and he wrote severely against the supporters of the War of 1812-15.
With his extraordinary colloquial powers and elegant and logical pen, he wielded great influence in Massachusetts. Mr. Lowell was a founder of the Massachusetts General Hospital, the Boston Athenaeum, the Savings Bank, and the Hospital Life Insurance Company.
For many years he was president of the Massachusetts Agricultural Society.
He died in Boston, March 12, 1840.
Lawyer; born in Newburyport, Mass., June 17, 1743; graduated at Harvard College in 1760; admitted to the bar in 1762, and settled in Boston in 1777.
He held a seat in the convention which drew up the constitution of Massachusetts in 1780, and was a member of the committee which drafted that document
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mason , George 1725 -1792 (search)
Mason, George 1725-1792
Statesman; born in Fairfax county, Va., in 1725; was a firm patriot and able statesman.
In 1769 he drew up the non-importation resolutions which Washington presented to the Virginia Assembly, and which were unanimously adopted.
He also wrote a powerful tract against the claim of the British Parliament to tax the colonies without their consent.
At a meeting of the inhabitants of Fairfax, July 18, 1774, he offered twenty-four resolutions reviewing the whole ground of the pending controversy; recommended a general congress; and urged the non-intercourse policy.
In 1775 he was a member of the Virginia committee of safety; and in 1776 he drafted the Declaration of Rights and State constitution of Virginia, which he drafted the Declaration of Rights and State constitution of Virginia, which were adopted unanimously.
In 1777 he was elected to the Continental Congress, and in 1787 he was a leading member of the convention which framed the national Constitution
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Miller , Samuel 1769 -1850 (search)
Miller, Samuel 1769-1850
Ll.D., theologian; born in Dover, Del., Oct. 31, 1769; graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1789; minister of a Presbyterian church in New York City from 1793 to 1813, and was noted as a political and theological writer.
From 1813 to 1849 he was Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Government in the Theological Seminary at Princeton.
His published works are quite numerous.
Dr. Miller was an early member of the American Philosophical Society.
He died in Princeton, N. J., Jan. 7, 1850.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mitchell , Nahum 1769 -1853 (search)
Mitchell, Nahum 1769-1853
Jurist: born in East Bridgewater, Mass., Feb. 12, 1769; graduated at Harvard College in 1789: admitted to the bar in 1792; member of Congress in 1803-5, and attained prominence as a jurist in his native State.
He published a History of the early settlements of Bridgewater, a valuable contribution to the history of New England.
He died in East Bridgewater, Mass., Aug. 1, 1853.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nelson , Robert 1743 -1818 (search)
Nelson, Robert 1743-1818
Patriot; born in Yorktown, Va., in 1743; graduated at William and Mary College in 1769; was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and was captured by the British in June, 17 81.
His patriotism led him to sacrifice all of his property in behalf of his country.
In 1813 he accepted the chair of law in William and Mary College.
He died in Malvern Hill, Va., Aug. 4, 1818.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nichols , Francis 1737 -1812 (search)
Nichols, Francis 1737-1812
Military officer; born in Crieve Hill, Enniskillen, Ireland, in 1737; came to America in 1769; entered the Revolutionary army in Pennsylvania in June, 1775; was taken prisoner at Quebec, Dec. 31, 1775, but declined to surrender his sword to any one but an officer, and then only after a promise that it should be returned when he should be freed.
In August, 1776, this promise was fulfilled, and his sword was restored, with all the American officers present to bear witness.
He later became a brigadier-general.
He died in Pottsville, Pa., Feb. 13, 1812.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), North Carolina, State of (search)