The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown Biographical Soceity, 1904 - United States |
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... organized the police force and the fire depart- ment . During his administration the Faneuil Hall Market was erected and the corner - stone of Bunker Hill monument was laid by General Lafayette , with Daniel Webster as orator , June TS ...
... organized the police force and the fire depart- ment . During his administration the Faneuil Hall Market was erected and the corner - stone of Bunker Hill monument was laid by General Lafayette , with Daniel Webster as orator , June TS ...
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... organized the institution for girls founded by Bishop Otey at Columbia , Tenn . , besides inter- esting himself in general educational advance- ment throughout the state . The Rev. Thomas Frank Gailor ( q.v. ) was elected his coadjutor ...
... organized the institution for girls founded by Bishop Otey at Columbia , Tenn . , besides inter- esting himself in general educational advance- ment throughout the state . The Rev. Thomas Frank Gailor ( q.v. ) was elected his coadjutor ...
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... organized the system of torpedo protection for southern harbors ; was made chief of the torpedo service , June 17 , 1864 , and demonstrated that weak maritime nations could be protected against the most powerful . He was married to Mary ...
... organized the system of torpedo protection for southern harbors ; was made chief of the torpedo service , June 17 , 1864 , and demonstrated that weak maritime nations could be protected against the most powerful . He was married to Mary ...
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... organized , equipped and sent into the field eleven regi- ments of volunteers and mustered in sixteen regi- ments during his governorship . He was U.S. minister to Italy , 1861-62 ; first assistant post- master - general , 1862-66 , and ...
... organized , equipped and sent into the field eleven regi- ments of volunteers and mustered in sixteen regi- ments during his governorship . He was U.S. minister to Italy , 1861-62 ; first assistant post- master - general , 1862-66 , and ...
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... organizing the public school system of Tennessee ; was superin- tendent of public instruction for Greene county ; assisted Dr. Sears in the distribution of the Peabody school fund and in establishing schools for freedmen under the U.S. ...
... organizing the public school system of Tennessee ; was superin- tendent of public instruction for Greene county ; assisted Dr. Sears in the distribution of the Peabody school fund and in establishing schools for freedmen under the U.S. ...
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