The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown Biographical Soceity, 1904 - United States |
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... tion in 1814 .; was a member of the state house of representatives , 1815-23 ; a member of the state constitutional convention of 1820 , and speaker of the house in 1821. In December , 1822 , he was elected mayor of the city of Boston ...
... tion in 1814 .; was a member of the state house of representatives , 1815-23 ; a member of the state constitutional convention of 1820 , and speaker of the house in 1821. In December , 1822 , he was elected mayor of the city of Boston ...
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... tion in 1859 , and was a member of the Massa- chusetts Historical society , 1859-80 . He was a trustee of Dartmouth college , 1870-96 , and a visitor of Andover Theological seminary , 1892-96 . The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred ...
... tion in 1859 , and was a member of the Massa- chusetts Historical society , 1859-80 . He was a trustee of Dartmouth college , 1870-96 , and a visitor of Andover Theological seminary , 1892-96 . The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred ...
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... tion , and of the Society of the Cincinnati , three of his ancestors having served in the Revolution . He received from Middlebury the honorary de- grees D.D. , 1869 , and LL.D. , 1889. He statedly contributed to the Bibliotheca Sacra ...
... tion , and of the Society of the Cincinnati , three of his ancestors having served in the Revolution . He received from Middlebury the honorary de- grees D.D. , 1869 , and LL.D. , 1889. He statedly contributed to the Bibliotheca Sacra ...
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... tion of the order prohibiting the sale of the Bible in Greece . During the Russo - Turkish war he discovered a single port open in Russia to foreign commerce , and his report to the U.S. government led to sending a grain fleet from New ...
... tion of the order prohibiting the sale of the Bible in Greece . During the Russo - Turkish war he discovered a single port open in Russia to foreign commerce , and his report to the U.S. government led to sending a grain fleet from New ...
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... tion of shells , minerals and botanical specimens which she used in the preparation of her work , illustrating nature in living forms and in papers prepared for the use of students of nature in Hamilton college , and by the Long Island ...
... tion of shells , minerals and botanical specimens which she used in the preparation of her work , illustrating nature in living forms and in papers prepared for the use of students of nature in Hamilton college , and by the Long Island ...
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