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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 27 3 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4 12 0 Browse Search
Mrs. John A. Logan, Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography 9 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 6 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cabinet, President's (search)
h 7, 1861 William Pitt Fessenden July 1, 1864 Hugh McCullochMarch 7, 1865 George S. Boutwell March 11, 1869 William A. Richardson March 17, 1873 Benjamin H. Bristow June 4, 1874 Lot M. Morrill July 7, 1876 John Sherman March 8, 1877 William Windom March 5, 1881 Charles J. Folger Oct. 27, 1881 Walter Q. Gresham Sept.24, 1884 Hugh McCulloch Oct. 28, 1884 Daniel Manning March 6, 1886 Charles S. Fairchild April 1, 1887 William Windom March 5, 1889 Charles Foster Feb. 21, 1891 William Windom March 5, 1889 Charles Foster Feb. 21, 1891 John G. Carlisle March.6, 1893 Lyman J. Gage March 5, 1897 March 5, 1901 Secretaries of War. Henry Knox Sept. 12, 1789 Timothy Pickering Jan. 2, 1795 James McHenryJan. 27, 1796 Samuel Dexter May 13, 1800 Roger Griswold Feb. 3, 1801 Henry Dearborn March 5, 1801 William Eustis March 7, 1809 John Armstrong Jan. 13, 1813 James Monroe Sept.27, 1814 William H. Crawford Aug. 1, 1815 George Graham Ad interim John C. Calhoun Oct. 8, 1817 James Barbour March 7, 1825 Peter B. P
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Minnesota, (search)
. 2, 1875 Lucius F. Hubbard, RepelectedNov. 1881 Andrew R. McGill, RepelectedNov. 2, 1886 William R. Merriam, Repelected Nov. 1888 William R. Merriam, Repterm beginsJan. 1891 Knute Nelson, Repterm begins Jan. 1893 Knute Nelson, Repterm begins Jan. 1, 1895 David M. Clough term begins Jan. 24, 1895 John Lindterm begins Jan. 1, 1899 Samuel R. Van Sant.term beginsJan. 1, 1901 United States Senators Name. No. of Congress. Term. James M. Rice 35th to 37th 1858 to 1863 William W. Phelps 35th 1858 to 1859 Morton S. Wilkinson 36th to 38th 1859 to 1865 Alexander Ramsey 38th 1863 Daniel S. Norton 39th to 41st 1865 to 1870 William Windom 41st to 45th 1870 to 1881 Ozora P. Stearns 41st to 43d 1871 to 1875 Samuel J. R. McMillan 44th to 49th 1875 to 1887 Dwight M. Sabin 47th to 49th 1881 to 1887 Cushman K. Davis 50th to 56th 1887 to 1900 William D. Washburn 51st to 54th 1889 to 1895 Knute Nelson 54th to — 1895 to — Moses E. Clapp 56th to — 1900 to — Mills at Minn
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nettleton, Alured Bayard 1838- (search)
Nettleton, Alured Bayard 1838- Journalist; born in Berlin, O., Nov. 14, 1838; was educated at Oberlin College; entered the Union army as a private in the 2d Ohio Cavalry at the beginning of the Civil War; and was promoted colonel and brevet-brigadier-general. During the war he took part in seventy-two battles and minor actions. In 1890-93 was assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury; and for some time after the death of Secretary Windom was acting Secretary
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Presidential administrations. (search)
an, Treasury. Congress, House Democratic; Randall, speaker; Senate, 1877-79, Republican; 1879-81, Democratic. 1881-85; Garfield; Arthur, Vice-Presi- dent (succeeded as President Sept. 19, 1881), Republican; Blaine, later Frelinghuysen, State; Windom and others, Treasury; Lincoln, War. Congress, 1881-83, Senate tie, House Republican; Keifer, speaker; 1883-85, Senate Republican, House Democratic; Carlisle, speaker. 1885-89: Cleveland; Hendricks, Vice-President, Democrat; Bayard, State; Manning, Fairchild, Treasury; Whitney, Navy. Congress, Senate Republican, House Democratic; Carlisle, speaker. 1889-93: Harrison; Morton, Vice-President, Republican; Blaine, State; Windom, at first, Treasury; Tracy, Navy. Congress, Senate Republican, House, 1889-91, Republican; Reed, speaker; 1891-93, Democratic; Crisp, speaker. 1893-97: Cleveland; Stevenson, Vice-President, Democrat; Gresham, then Olney, State; Carlisle, Treasury; Lamont, War; Olney, then Harmon, Attorney-General; Bissell,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
5, 1881 Special session of Senate convenes......Oct. 10, 1881 One hundredth aniversary of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis celebrated at Yorktown, Va.......Oct. 19, 1881 Special session of Senate adjourns......Oct. 25, 1881 Secretary of Treasury Windom resigns......Nov. 14, 1881 Resignation of Attorney-General McVeagh accepted......Nov. 14, 1881 Trial of Charles J. Guiteau for murder begins at Washington......Nov. 14, 1881 Forty-seventh Congress, first session, opens......De cloture resolution displaced in Senate by bill for apportionment of representation, by 35 to 34......Jan. 26, 1891 Over 100 miners killed by an explosion of fire-damp in the coke-mines near Mount Pleasant, Pa.......Jan. 27, 1891 Secretary of Treasury Windom, born 1827, dies suddenly of heart disease at a banquet at Delmonico's, New York City......Jan. 29, 1891 Act apportioning representatives in Congress, 356 after March 3, 1893, approved......Feb. 7, 1891 Strike involving 10,000 mi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Minnesota, (search)
invalid, as impairing the obligation of contracts; the legislature provides for the settlement of State railroad bonds at 50 cents on the dollar......1881 William Windom, Secretary of the Treasury......March 5, 1881 State normal school located by law at Moorhead......1885 State public school for dependent children at Owaion, created in 1878......1887 Soldiers' home opened at Minnehaha Falls......November, 1887 State normal school at Moorhead opened......Aug. 29, 1888 William Windom again Secretary of Treasury......March, 1889 Secret (Australian) ballot law, established in cities of over 10,000 inhabitants, by act......1889 State reholiday......1889 Nearly 100 lives lost by a tornado on Lake Pepin......July 13, 1890 State insane hospital at Fergus Falls opened......July 29, 1890 William Windom, Secretary of Treasury, dies suddenly after responding to a toast at a banquet given by the New York board of trade at Delmonico's, evening of......Jan. 29, 1
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
ailroad......Aug. 8, 1890 Boundary-line with Pennsylvania agreed upon by commissioners, March 26, 1886, approved by Congress......Aug. 19, 1890 Single-tax convention meets in New York City, Sept. 2, and adopts a platform......Sept. 3, 1890 Strike on the New York Central Railroad declared off......Sept. 17, 1890 Governor Hill is elected United States Senator from New York, receiving eightyone votes on joint ballot, to seventy-nine for Evarts......Jan. 21, 1891 Secretary of the Treasury, William Windom, born 1827, dies suddenly at a banquet at Delmonico's, New York......Jan. 29, 1891 Board of regents of the University adopt a plan for university extension under a university extension council of five representatives of colleges to be appointed annually......Feb. 11, 1891 Gen. William T. Sherman, born 1820, dies at New York......Feb. 14, 1891 Ex-Gov. Lucius Robinson dies at Elmira, aged eighty-one......March 23, 1891 Ground broken for Grant monument in New York.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Windom, William 1827- (search)
Windom, William 1827- Financier; born in Belmont county, O., May 10, 1827; studied law, settled in Minnesota, and was in Congress in 1859-69, and the United States Senate in 1870-81. He attained prominence on the Republican side, especially in financial matters. Three times, in 1880, 1884, and 1888, his name was presented to Republican national conventions for the Presidential nomination. Senator Windom was a member of President Garfield's cabinet, holding the treasury portfolio. Retiring after Garfield's death, he was chosen again to the Senate, where he remained until 1883. With the return of the Republicans under President Harrison in 1889, Wsident Harrison in 1889, Windom was called to take his former cabinet office. He was in the middle of his term when, on Jan. 29, 1891, he was an invited guest at the annual banquet of the board of trade in New York; at this dinner the Secretary dropped dead just after finishing an impressive address on his favorite topic—financ