Nelson, John 1791-1860
Jurist; born in Fredericktown, Md., June 1, 1791; graduated at William and Mary College in 1811; [365] admitted to the bar in 1813; elected to Congress in 1820; appointed United States minister to Naples in 1831; Attorney-General of the United States in 1843. He died in Baltimore, Md., Jan. 8, 1860.
Patriot; born in Massachusetts about 1660; commanded the men who captured Governor Andros in 1689, born Later the French took him prisoner while he was on a voyage to Nova Scotia, and sent him to Quebec. On Aug. 26, 1692, he sent a letter to the Massachusetts court, exposing the plans of the French, for which he was arrested, sent to France, and imprisoned for ten years. He died in Massachusetts, Dec. 4, 1721.