Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. 3: Grinnell-Lockwood (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Wilson, James Grant

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ISBN 10: 1333944292 ISBN 13: 9781333944292

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Excerpt from Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. 3: Grinnell-Lockwood

Groome J allies Black, statesman, b. In Elk ton, Cecil co Md., 4 April, 1838. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1861, joined the Democratic party, and was a member of the con vention that framed the present constitution of Maryland, was a member of the house of dele gates in 1871 and 1873, and. On the election of Gov. Whyte to the U. S. Senate in 1874, became governor for the remainder of the term. He then returned to Elkton, and engaged in the practice of law until 1879, when he became U. S. Senator, re taining his seat until 1885.

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Griscori, John, educator, b. In Hancock's Bridge, Salem co.. N. J., 27 Sept. 1774; d. In Bur lingtou, N. J., 20 Feb, 1852. His education was acquired at the Friends' academy in Philadelphia. And later he was given charge of the Friends' monthly - meeting school, in Philadelphia, with which he continued for thirteen years. In 1800 he removed to New York, where he was actively en gaged in t'aching for twenty-live years. He was one of the first. To teach chemistry, and gave public lectures on this subject to his classes early in 1806. \vhen the medical department of Queen's (now Rutgers) college was established in 1812, he was appointed to the chair of chemistry and natural history. Which he held until 1828. His colleague. Dr. John W. Francis, said of him that for thirty years Dr. Griscom was the acknowledged head of all teachers of chemistry among us in New York. He was the projector ot' the New York high-school. An institution on the lam taster or monitorial sys tem of Instruction, which had great success from 1825 till 1831, under his supervis'ion. For many years Dr. Criscom's lectures were given in the New York Institution, which had been built in 1795 for an almshouse. Halleck, in his Fanny, thus alludes to the building and its occupants.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1333944292
• ISBN 13: 9781333944292
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 808