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Browsing named entities in Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). You can also browse the collection for 1882 AD or search for 1882 AD in all documents.
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Coan, Titus 1801-1882
Missionary; born in Killingsworth, Conn., Feb. 1, 1801; graduated at Auburn Theological Seminary in 1833.
With his wife and six others he sailed for Hawaii, Dec. 5, 1834, and reached Honolulu in July, 1835.
His labors met with great success.
In 1838-40 he made over 7,000 converts, and his subsequent efforts increased this number to 13,000.
His publications include Life in Hawaii, etc. He died in Hilo, Hawaii, Dec. 1, 1882.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cobb , Jonathan Holmes 1799 -1882 (search)
Cobb, Jonathan Holmes 1799-1882
Manufacturer; born in Sharon, Mass., July 8, 1799; graduated at Harvard College in 1817; and was one of the first to introduce the manufacture of silk in the United States.
In 1831 he published Manual of the Mulberry-tree and the culture of silk. Two years later Congress ordered 2,000 copies of this work for public distribution to promote the cultivation of mulberry-trees.
In 1835 Mr. Cobb became superintendent of the first silk-manufacturing company organized in New England.
He died in Dedham, Mass., March 12, 1882.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Colquitt , Alfred Holt 1824 - (search)
Colquitt, Alfred Holt 1824-
Statesman; born in Walton county, Ga., April 20, 1824; graduated at Princeton in 1844; admitted to the bar in 1845; served throughout the Mexican War as staff officer; in 1852 was elected to Congress; in 1859 was a member of the State legislature.
He favored the secession of Georgia and entered the Confederate army, in which he rose to the rank of majorgeneral.
In 1876 he was elected governor of the State, and in 1882 United States Senator.
He died March 26, 1884.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Conger , Edwin Hurd 1843 - (search)
Conger, Edwin Hurd 1843-
Diplomatist; born in Knox county, Ill., March 7, 1843; graduated at Lombard University, Galesburg, Ill., in 1862; served in the 102d Illinois Regiment in the Civil War from 1862-65; and was brevetted major.
After the war he entered the Albany Law School, where he graduated in 1866; practised law in Galesburg, Ill.; and after 1868 was enagaged in banking and stockraising in Iowa.
He was State treasurer
Edwin Hurd Conger. of Iowa in 1882-85; member of Congress in 1885-91; and minister to Brazil in 1891-95, being reappointed to the latter post in 1897.
On Jan. 12, 1898, he was transferred to China, and served in Peking during the critical days of the Boxer uprising in 1900, and the subsequent negotiations for peace and the restoration of order in that country.
See China.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Conkling , Roscoe 1829 -1888 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Conrad , Joseph 1830 -1891 (search)
Conrad, Joseph 1830-1891
Military officer; born in Wied-Selters, Germany, May 17, 1830; graduated at the Hesse-Darmstadt Military Academy in 1848; settled in Missouri; and joined the National army at the beginning of the Civil War in the 3d Missouri Infantry.
He was present at many important actions during the war; was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers at its close; joined the regular army in 1866; and was retired with the rank of colonel in 1882.
He died in Fort Randall, S. D., Dec. 4, 1891.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cox , Samuel Sullivan 1824 -1889 (search)
Cox, Samuel Sullivan 1824-1889
Statesman; born in Zanesville, O., Sept. 30, 1824: graduated at Brown University in 1846: became editor of the Statesman of Columbus, O., in 1853; was a Democratic Representative in Congress from Ohio in 1857-65; and from New York in 1868-82.
During his service in Congress he secured an increase of salary for the letter-carriers throughout the country, and also an annual vacation without loss of pay. In 1885-86 he was United States minister to Turkey, and on his return was again elected to Congress.
He was a pleasing speaker, writer, and lecturer.
Chief among his many publications are Puritanism in politics; Eight years in Congress; Free land and free trade; Three decades of federal legislation; and The diplomat in Turkey.
He died in New York City, Sept. 10, 1889.
Crosby, Peirce
Naval officer; born near Chester, Pa., Jan. 16, 1823; entered the navy as midshipman in 1844; was engaged in the war with Mexico; and was very active as commander on the coast of North Carolina during portions of the Civil War. He was specially brave and skilful in the capture of the forts at Cape Hatteras, at the passage of the forts on the lower Mississippi in the spring of 1862, and at Vicksburg in June and July the same year.
He was in command of the Metacomet during the operations which led to the capture of Mobile in 1865.
In 1882 he was promoted to rearadmiral, and in the following year was retired.
He died near Washington, D. C., June 15, 1899.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dennison , William 1815 -1882 (search)
Dennison, William 1815-1882
War governor; born in Cincinnati, O., Nov. 23, 1815; was educated at the Miami University, and graduated in 1835.
Admitted to the bar in 1840, he became an eminent practi, tioner.
In 1848-50 he was a member of the Ohio legislature; and he took an active part in financial and railroad matters.
Mr. Dennison was one of the founders of the Republican party in 1856.
In 1860 he was chosen governor of Ohio, which office he held two years, during which time he performed most important official service in putting troops into the field for the Union army.
From October, 1864, to July, 1866, he was Postmaster-
William Dennison. General, when he withdrew from the cabinet of President Johnson.
He died in Columbus, O., June 15, 1882.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Eagle , Henry ,1801 -1882 (search)
Eagle, Henry, 1801-1882
Naval officer; born in New York City, April 7, 1801; entered the navy in 1818; and had command of the bomb-vessel aetna and also a part of the Gulf fleet during the Mexican War. At the beginning of the Civil War he carried important messages from Brooklyn to Washington.
While in command of the Monticello he was engaged in the first naval engagement of the war, silencing the guns of Sewell's Point battery, Va., May 19, 1861.
He was promoted commodore in 1862; retired in January, 1863.
He died in November, 1882.