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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Siebert , Wilbur Henry 1866 - (search)
Siebert, Wilbur Henry 1866-
Educator; born in Columbus, O., Aug. 30, 1866; graduated at the Ohio State University in 1888, and studied in Germany in 1890-91; was appointed associate Professor of European History at the Ohio State University in 1898.
He is the author of The underground Railroad from slavery to freedom; Hand-book of Ohio government, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Spahr , Charles Barzillai 1860 - (search)
Spahr, Charles Barzillai 1860-
Journalist; born in Columbus, O., July 20, 1860; graduated at Amherst College in 1881, and studied in Europe in 1884-85; became associate editor of The outlook in 1886.
He is the author of Present distribution of wealth; America's working people; and papers on The taxation of labor; The single tax; and Giffen's case against bimetallism.
Swayne, wager 1834-
Military officer; born in Columbus, O., Nov. 10, 1834; son of Judge Noah H. Swayne; graduated at Yale College in 1856; became a lawyer; and was a useful officer in the Civil War (1861-65), entering the army as major of the 43d Ohio Infantry, serving at the battles of Iuka and Corinth and in the Atlanta campaign, losing a leg at Salkahatchie.
In June, 1865, he was promoted major-general of volunteers, and was afterwards assistant commissioner of refugees, freedmen, and abandoned lands.
He was commissioned colonel of the 45th Infantry in 1866, and retired in 1870.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Thurman , Allen Granbery 1813 -1895 (search)
Thurman, Allen Granbery 1813-1895
Statesman; born in Lynchburg, Va., Nov. 13, 1813; practised law in Chillicothe, O., and became eminent at the bar; was a life-long Democrat.
In 1845-47 he represented Ohio in the national House of Representatives, and in 1851-55 was a judge of the State Supreme Court.
In 1867 he was the candidate for governor in opposition to Rutherford B. Hayes, and the campaign was close and exciting, though Hayes won. During two terms, 1869 to 1881, Thurman was a member of the United States Senate, where he served on the judiciary committee and on the electoral commission of 1877, and was a leader of the party and an authority on constitutional questions.
He had been a candidate for the Presidential nomination, and in 1888 he accepted the second place on the ticket with Grover Cleveland.
In the election Cleveland and Thurman were defeated by Harrison and Morton.
Senator Thurman died in Columbus, O., Dec. 12, 1895.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)