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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Floyd, John Buchanan 1807- (search)
Floyd, John Buchanan 1807- Statesman; born in Blacksburg, Va., June 1, 1807; was admitted to the bar in 1828; practised law in Helena, Ark.; and in 1839 settled in Washington county, in his native State. He served in the Virginia legislature several terms, and was governor of the State in 1850-53. His father, John, had been governor of Virginia. In 1857 President Buchanan appointed him Secretary of War. While in the cabinet, he was detected, by a committee of the House of Representatives, in the act of stripping the Northern arsenals of arms and ammunition and filling those of the South with those munitions of war. As early as Dec. 29, 1859, a year before, according to the report of the committee, he had ordered the transfer of 65,000 percussion muskets, 40,000 muskets altered to percussion, and 10,000 percussion rifles from the armory at Springfield, Mass., and the arsenals at Watervliet, N. Y., and Watertown, Mass., to the arsenals at Fayetteville, N. C., Charleston, S. C.,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Foster, Charles 1828- (search)
Foster, Charles 1828- Financier; born in Seneca county, O., April 12, 1828; was first elected to Congress as a Republican in 1870; elected governor of Ohio in 1879 and 1881; was appointed Secretary of the United States Treasury in February, 1891. He was concerned in a number of financial enterprises in which he acquired a large fortune, but in 1893 was obliged to make an assignment of his vast interests for the benefit of his creditors.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fry, Joseph 1711-1794 (search)
Fry, Joseph 1711-1794 Military officer; born in Andover, Mass., in April, 1711; was an ensign in the army that captured Louisburg in 1745, and a colonel in the British army at the capture of Fort William Henry by Montcalm in 1757. He escaped and reached Fort Edward. In 1775 Congress appointed him brigadier-general, but in the spring of 1776 he resigned on account of infirmity. He died in Fryeburg, Me., in 1794. Naval officer; born in Louisiana, about 1828: joined the navy in 1841; was promoted lieutenant in September, 1855; resigned when Louisiana seceded; was unable to secure a command in the Confederate navy, but was commissioned an officer in the army. In 1873 he became captain of the Virginius, known as a Cuban war steamer. His ship was captured by a Spanish war vessel, and he, with many of his crew, was shot as a pirate in Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 7, 1873. See filibuster.
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.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gilpin, Henry Dilwood 1801-1860 (search)
Gilpin, Henry Dilwood 1801-1860 Lawyer; born in Lancaster, England, April 14, 1801; graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1819; began law practice in Philadelphia in 1822; was Attorney-General of the United States in 1840-41. His publications include Reports of cases in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1828-36; Opinions of the Attorney-Generals of the United States, from the beginning of the government to 1841. He also edited The papers of James Madison. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 29, 1860.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gregory, Francis Hoyt 1789-1866 (search)
Gregory, Francis Hoyt 1789-1866 Naval officer; born in Norwalk, Conn., Oct. 9, 1789; entered the United States navy as midshipman in 1809; was made lieutenant in 1814, and captain in 1828. He served under Chauncey on Lake Ontario; was made a prisoner and confined in England eighteen months. In the war with Mexico he commanded the frigate Raritan. His last sea service was in command of the African squadron. During the Civil War he superintended the construction of iron-clads. On July 16, 1862, Captain Gregory was made a rear-admiral on the retired list. During the War of 1812, supplies for the British were constantly ascending the St. Lawrence. Chauncey ordered Lieutenant Gregory to capture some of them. With a small force he lay in ambush among the Thousand Islands in the middle of June, 1814. They were discovered, and a British gunboat was sent to attack them. They did not wait for the assault, but boldly dashed upon and captured their antagonist. She carried an 18-poun
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gwin, William McKendree 1805-1885 (search)
Gwin, William McKendree 1805-1885 Politician; born in Sumner county, Tenn., Oct. 9, 1805; acquired a classical education; and for a time studied law, and later entered the medical department at Transylvania University, where he took his degree in 1828. He went to Clinton, Miss., and practised there till 1833, when he was appointed United States marshal for the Mississippi district. In 1840 he was elected to Congress by the Democratic party. He refused a renomination, and was later appointed to superintend the construction of the new custom-house at New Orleans. In 1849 he removed to California, and in September served in the convention at Monterey called to draw up a constitution. In December he became a United States Senator, and during his term secured a survey of the Pacific coast, a mint in San Francisco, a navy-yard (Mare Island), and got a bill passed for the establishment of a line of steamers between San Francisco, Japan, and China. He was re-elected, but when the Ci
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hale, Sarah Josepha (Buell) 1788-1879 (search)
Hale, Sarah Josepha (Buell) 1788-1879 Author; born in Newport, N. H., Oct. 24, 1788; was educated by her mother; married David Hale in 1813; was left a widow in 1822, and engaged in literature as a means of support. In 1828-37 she conducted the Ladies' magazine in Boston. In the latter year this paper was united with Godey's Lady's book in Philadelphia, of which Mrs. Hale became editor. She was an early and influential advocate of higher education for women. In 1860 she suggested that Thanksgiving Day be instituted by the national government as a national holiday, and in 1864 President Lincoln established this holiday. She continued in active editorial work till 1877. Her writings include the poems, The light of home; Mary's Lamb; It snows, etc. Among her other works are Woman's record, or sketches of all distinguished women from the creation to the present day; Northwood; Sketches of American character; Traits of American life; Flora's interpreter; The Ladies' wreath; The
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hammond, William Alexander 1828- (search)
Hammond, William Alexander 1828- Surgeon; born in Annapolis, Md., Aug. 28, 1828; graduated at the University of the City of New York in 1848; was in the medical service of the regular army in 1849-60, when he was appointed Professor of Anatomy and Physiology at the University of Maryland. When the Civil War opened he re-entered the army, and in April, 1862, was commissioned surgeongeneral. In August, 1864, he was tried before a court-martial on a charge of official irregularities, and was dismissed from the army. This ban rested on him till 1878, when Congress passed a special bill directing the President to review the proceedings of the court-martial. As a result of this examination, he was honorably restored to his former rank in the army, and then placed on the retired list. Later, he became Professor of the Nervous System and Diseases of the Mind in the New York and Baltimore medical colleges. His professional writings include Military hygiene; Physiological essays; Sle
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Harrison, William Henry 1773-1812 (search)
e, in which post he was distinguished for prudence and bravery. Resigning his commission in 1814, he was employed in making treaties with the Indians for cessions of lands. From 1816 to 1819 he was member of Congress from Ohio, and from 1825 to 1828 was in the United States Senate, having previously served a term in the Ohio Senate. In 1828 President Adams sent him as minister to Colombia, South America, and on his return he made his residence in North Bend, O. In 1840 he was elected Preside1828 President Adams sent him as minister to Colombia, South America, and on his return he made his residence in North Bend, O. In 1840 he was elected President of the United States, receiving 234 votes out of 294 (see cabinet, President's). Just one month after he entered upon his duties, April 4, 1841, he died in the national capital. President Harrison's remains lie in a vault upon an eminence overlooking the Ohio River, at North Bend. While governor of the Indiana Territory, General Harrison, suspicious of the movements of Tecumseh (q. v.), and also of the Prophet (see Elkswatawa), invited them to an interview at Vincennes. Though requested
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