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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Clinton , Charles 1690 -1773 (search)
Clinton, Charles 1690-1773
Immigrant; born in Longford, Ireland, in 1690.
With a number of relatives and friends, he sailed from Ireland for America in May, 1729.
His destination was Philadelphia; but the captain of the vessel, with a view to their destruction by starvation, so as to obtain their property, landed them on barren Cape Cod, after receiving large sums of money as commutation for their lives.
Clinton and his family and friends made their way to Ulster county, about 60 miles up the Hudson and 8 miles from it, in 1731, and there formed a settlement, he pursuing the occupation of farmer and surveyor.
He was justice of the peace, county judge, and lieutenant-colonel of Ulster county, to which he gave its name.
Two of his four sons were generals in the war for independence, and his youngest (George) was governor of the State of New York and Vice-President of the United States.
He died in Ulster (now Orange) county, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1773.
West, Nathaniel 1794-
Clergyman; born in Ulster, Ireland, in September, 1794; studied theology; ordained in 1820; and labored for many years as a missionary.
He came to the United States in 1834, and held pastorates in Meadville, Northeast, Pittsburg, McKeesport, and Philadelphia, Pa., and in Monroe, Mich. At the beginning of the Civil War he was appointed chaplain of the Satterlee United States General Hospital in Philadelphia, where he served till his death, which took place Sept. 2, 1864.
He wrote The fugitive slave-law, and History of the United States army General Hospital, West Philadelphia.