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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bayard , Thomas Francis 1828 -1898 (search)
Bayard, Thomas Francis, 1828-1898
Diplomatist; born in Wilmington, Del., Oct. 29, 1828; grandson of James A. Bayard; was admitted to the bar at Wilmington in 1851, and served as United States District Attorney.
From 1869 to 1885 he was United States Senator from Delaware, and foremost among the leaders of the Democratic side.
He was a member of the Electoral Commission in 1877, and was for a while president pro tem. of the Senate.
In 1880 and 1884 Senator Bayard's prominence in the party brought his name before the National Democratic Convention, but he failed of securing the prize, though receiving many votes.
President Cleveland called him in 1885 to the office of Secretary of State, where he remained until 1889, and in President Cleveland's second administration he was first minister and then ambassador (q. v.) to Great Britain.
He died in Dedham, Mass., Sept. 28, 1898.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bogardus , James 1800 -1874 (search)
Bogardus, James, 1800-1874
Inventor; born in Catskill, N. V., March 14, 1800: was apprenticed to a watch-maker in 1814, and became skilled as a die-sinker and engraver.
His genius as an inventor was first seen when he made an eight-day, three-wheeled chronometer clock, which was awarded the highest premium at the first fair of the American Institute.
In 1828 he produced the ring flier for cotton spinning; in 1831 devised an engraving machine.
He also made the transfer machine for the production of banknote plates from separate dies.
In 1832 he devised the first dry gas-meter, and in 1836 made it applicable to all current fluids by giving a rotary motion to the machinery.
In 1839 the British government offered a prize to any one who should submit the best plan of manufacturing postage-stamps, and from 2,600 designs that of Mr. Bogardus was selected.
In 1847 he built a five-story factory in New York City entirely of east-iron, which was the first of its kind in the United Sta
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Brown , Jacob 1775 -1828 (search)
Brown, Jacob, 1775-1828
Military officer; born in Bucks county, Pa., May 9, 1775, of Quaker parentage.
He taught school at Crosswicks.
N. J., for three years, and passed two
Medal presented to General Brown by Congress. years in surveying lands in Ohio.
In 1798 he opened a select school in the city of New York, and studied law. Some of his newspaper essays attracted the notice of
General Brown's monument. Gen. Alexander Hamilton, to whom he became secretary while that officer was acting general-in-chief of the army raised to fight the French.
On leaving that service he went to northern New York, purchased lands on the banks of the Black River, not many miles from Sackett's Harbor, and founded the flourishing settlement of Brownsville, where he erected the first building within 30 miles of Lake Ontario.
There he became county judge; colonel of the militia in 1809; brigadier-general in 1810; and, in 1812, received the appointment of commander of the frontier from Oswego to
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Brown , John Carter 1797 - (search)
Brown, John Carter, 1797-
Merchant; born in Providence, R. I., Aug. 28, 1797; second son of Nicholas Brown, 2d, the patron of Brown University, at which he was graduated in 1816.
He engaged largely in the business of manufactures and merchandise.
He travelled much in the United States, and resided in Europe, at different times, for several years.
In 1828 he was chosen a trustee, and in 1842 a fellow, of Brown University, and so remained until his death in Providence, June 10, 1874, bestowing many munificent gifts upon that institution.
Together they amounted to $70,000. In his will he made liberal provision for a new library building, which has since been erected.
His entire benefactions to the university amounted to nearly $160,000. Mr. Brown never took any prominent part in public affairs: but he was an active friend of the bondsmen.
and did much, in his quiet way, in aid of the cause of freedom in the struggle in Kansas, giving money liberally for the promotion of emigrat
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Buckland , Cyrus 1799 -1891 (search)
Buckland, Cyrus, 1799-1891
Inventor; born in Springfield, Mass., Aug. 10, 1799.
After aiding in constructing the machinery for the first cotton mills, in Chicopee Falls, he became the pattern-maker of the United States armory, at Springfield, Mass., in 1828.
He remained there for twenty-eight years, much of the time as master-mechanic.
He remodelled old weapons, made new ones, and designed a lathe for the manufacture of gun-stocks.
His inventions also included machinery and tools for the manufacture of fire-arms, for rifling muskets, etc. Many of these inventions were adopted by foreign countries.
When ill-health forced him to resign Congress voted him $10.000, as he had received no compensation for his inventions while at the armory.
He died in Springfield, Feb. 26, 1891.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Calhoun , John Caldwell 1782 -1850 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Callis , John B. 1828 -1898 (search)
Callis, John B. 1828-1898
Military officer; born in Fayetteville, N. C., Jan. 3, 1828; went to Wisconsin in 1840; entered the army as captain in the 7th Wisconsin Volunteers when the Civil War broke out; brevetted brigadier-general in March, 1864; sent to Huntsville, Ala., as assistant commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau; resigned and elected to Congress in 1868.
During his term of office he presented the resolution on which the Ku Klux Klan (q. v.) bill was passed.
He died in Lancaster, Wis., Sept. 23, 1898.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Case , Augustus Ludlow 1813 - (search)
Case, Augustus Ludlow 1813-
Naval officer; born in Newburg, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1813; joined the navy in 1828; served in the Gulf of Mexico during the Mexican War, and took part in the engagements of Vera Cruz, Alvarado, and Tabasco.
In 1861-63 he was fleet-captain of the North Atlantic blockading squadron, and was present at the capture of Forts Clark and Hatteras. Early in 1863 he was assigned to the Iroquois, and in that year directed the blockade of New Inlet, N. C. He became rear-admiral May 24, 1872.
During the Virginius trouble with Spain in 1874 he was commander of the combined North Atlantic, South Atlantic, and European fleets at Key West.
He died Feb. 17, 1893.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Chamberlain , Joshua Lawrence 1828 - (search)
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence 1828-
Military officer and educator: born in Bangor, Me., Sept. 8, 1828; graduated at Bowdoin College in 1852.
He attended a military academy in his boyhood.
He was a professor in his alma mater from 1855 to 1862, when he was appointed lieutenantcolonel of a Maine regiment, and rose to brigadier-general of volunteers in the summer of 1864.
He was severely wounded in the siege of Petersburg, and again at Quaker Road in March, 1865.
In the final operations ending in Lee's surrender he commanded a division of the 5th Corps. General Chamberlain was a most active and efficient officer, and was in twenty-four pitched battles.
He was six times wounded—three times severely.
He was designated to receive the formal surrender of the weapons and colors of Lee's army, and was brevetted major-general in 1865.
He resumed his professional duties in the college in 1865; was governor of Maine in 1866-71; president of Bowdoin College in 1871-83; and afterwards en