Biographical Memoirs of Gratiot County, Michigan: Compendium of Biography of Celebrated AmericansJ.H. Beers, 1906 - 218 pages |
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... James K .. 106 Smith , Fred E. 80 Smith , George 69 Young , George P ..... 172 • Smith , Gordis • 285 Miller , Robert S. Smith , J. L. 294 Zimmerman , William H ..... 228 . PAGE Abbott , Lyman Adams , Charles Kendall . 143 INDEX .
... James K .. 106 Smith , Fred E. 80 Smith , George 69 Young , George P ..... 172 • Smith , Gordis • 285 Miller , Robert S. Smith , J. L. 294 Zimmerman , William H ..... 228 . PAGE Abbott , Lyman Adams , Charles Kendall . 143 INDEX .
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... young Win- ton leaped over the precipice , while the spec- tators at the foot of the hill remained spell- bound with horror . When he was able to regain his feet he looked up and found to his temporary relief that the wagon , with all ...
... young Win- ton leaped over the precipice , while the spec- tators at the foot of the hill remained spell- bound with horror . When he was able to regain his feet he looked up and found to his temporary relief that the wagon , with all ...
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... young men of spirit joined the Hungarian " volunteers , " so- called Howayds , in the struggle for inde- pendence and self - government . After the failure of the rebellion , in which he bravely participated as second lieutenant , he ...
... young men of spirit joined the Hungarian " volunteers , " so- called Howayds , in the struggle for inde- pendence and self - government . After the failure of the rebellion , in which he bravely participated as second lieutenant , he ...
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... young lawyers were at different times stu- dents in Mr. Giddings ' office , two of whom were associated with him in business after their admission to the Bar . Since his admission to the Bar Mr. Gid- dings has been a member of the ...
... young lawyers were at different times stu- dents in Mr. Giddings ' office , two of whom were associated with him in business after their admission to the Bar . Since his admission to the Bar Mr. Gid- dings has been a member of the ...
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... young officer in that struggle , is a splendid representative of Gratiot county , both politically and in every other particu- lar . He was born August 27 , 1843 , at Wa - 1861 , was made captain ; his company was bash , Indiana , the ...
... young officer in that struggle , is a splendid representative of Gratiot county , both politically and in every other particu- lar . He was born August 27 , 1843 , at Wa - 1861 , was made captain ; his company was bash , Indiana , the ...
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Page 136 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it.
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Page 216 - ... elected alcalde of Marysville, in 1850, and in the autumn of the same year was elected to the state legislature. In 1857 he was elected judge of the supreme court of the state, and two years afterwards became its chief justice. In 1863 he was appointed by President Lincoln as associate justice of the supreme court of the United States. During his incumbency, in 1873, he was appointed by the governor of California one of a commission to examine the codes of the state and for the preparation of...
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Page 52 - ... outbreak of the Mexican war. During the latter he saw service as a staff officer and was breveted captain, major and lieutenant-colonel for gallantry at Monterey, National Bridge and Chapultepec. Resigning his commission in 1833 he took up farming in California, which he followed until 1861. During this time he acted as superintendent of military roads in Oregon. At the outbreak of the Rebellion Hooker tendered his services to the government, and, May 17, 1861, was appointed brigadier-general...
Page 116 - The first emanation from his mind was the invention of a screw for the propulsion 01 water craft, but on application for a patent, found that he was forestalled but a short time by John Ericsson. Subsequently he invented a machine for sowing wheat in drills, which was used to a great extent throughout the west. He then studied medicine, and in 1847-8 attended lectures at the Indiana Medical College at Laporte, and in 1848-9 at the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati. He later discovered a method of...