A nom de plume of the Rev Edward Bradley, author of Verdant Green. (1827-1889.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cutler's PoetryCuthbert A B C D E F G…
(Encyclopedia) Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820–57, American physician and arctic explorer, b. Philadelphia. Seeking adventure after medical school, Kane entered naval service and before he was 30 had seen…
Senate Years of Service: 1835-1843
Party: Jacksonian; Democrat CUTHBERT Alfred , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga.,
December 23, 1785; instructed by private tutors…
Elisha Graves Otis
Born: 1811
Birthplace: Halifax, Vt.
Improvement in hoisting apparatus—Otis built the first modern passenger elevator which used his invention of a safety device which…
POWELL Cuthbert , a Representative from Virginia;
born in Alexandria, Va., March 4, 1775;
completed preparatory studies;
studied law;
was admitted to the bar and practiced in Alexandria;
mayor…
WHITTLESEY Elisha , a Representative from Ohio; born in Washington, Conn., October 19,
1783; in early youth moved with his parents to Salisbury, Conn.; attended the
common schools at Danbury;…
EMBREE Elisha , a Representative from Indiana; born in Lincoln County, Ky.,
September 28, 1801; moved to Indiana in 1811 with his father, who settled in
Knox (now Gibson) County, near where…
CUTHBERT John Alfred , a Representative from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., June 3, 1788;
was graduated from Princeton College in 1805; studied law; was admitted to the
bar in 1809 and commenced…
POTTER, Elisha Reynolds, (father of Elisha Reynolds Potter [1811-1882]), a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Little Rest (now Kingston), R.I., November 5, 1764; learned the blacksmith’s…
PHELPS Elisha , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Simsbury, Hartford County, Conn., November 16, 1779; was graduated from Yale College in 1800 and from Litchfield (Conn.) Law School; was…
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