Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography: Lodge-PickensJames Grant Wilson, John Fiske Appleton, 1888 |
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... afterward continued in connection with theology at Princeton seminary , where he obtained a scholarship in 1852. After graduation in 1855 he offered his services to the Presbyterian board of missions , was ordained an evangelist in New ...
... afterward continued in connection with theology at Princeton seminary , where he obtained a scholarship in 1852. After graduation in 1855 he offered his services to the Presbyterian board of missions , was ordained an evangelist in New ...
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... afterward from politics , and gradually with- drew from the pursuit of his profession , but main- tained his interest in current events . As an advo- cate he stood at the head of the bar in his adopted state . Judge David Davis has said ...
... afterward from politics , and gradually with- drew from the pursuit of his profession , but main- tained his interest in current events . As an advo- cate he stood at the head of the bar in his adopted state . Judge David Davis has said ...
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... afterward removed to Brooklyn , N. Y. He was the author of " A Hundred Boston Orators " ( Boston , 1852 ) . 66 ... afterward he was ordered to Texas , where he re- mained till August , 1856 , and was promoted to the rank of colonel on 30 ...
... afterward removed to Brooklyn , N. Y. He was the author of " A Hundred Boston Orators " ( Boston , 1852 ) . 66 ... afterward he was ordered to Texas , where he re- mained till August , 1856 , and was promoted to the rank of colonel on 30 ...
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... afterward in a volume English from entering Canada . In 1758 he con- entitled " The Hudson , from the Wilderness to the tributed more than any other person to the defeat Sea " ( New York , 1866 ) . From the papers , letters , of the ...
... afterward in a volume English from entering Canada . In 1758 he con- entitled " The Hudson , from the Wilderness to the tributed more than any other person to the defeat Sea " ( New York , 1866 ) . From the papers , letters , of the ...
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... afterward , when he had put into Porto Mayo to rest and refit , was attacked by the inhabitants , and forced to retreat with loss . After this Lowther was for some time very successful , but afterward he attacked a vessel that beat him ...
... afterward , when he had put into Porto Mayo to rest and refit , was attacked by the inhabitants , and forced to retreat with loss . After this Lowther was for some time very successful , but afterward he attacked a vessel that beat him ...
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