Timothy Pickering
Pickering, Timothy, Ll.d., 1745-1829; B. Mass.; Graduated At Harvard In 1763, And Was Admitted To The Bar In 1768. In 1774 He Drew Up And Presented To Gen. Gage The Memorial Of The Citizens Of Salem In Regard To The Boston Port Bill.' He Belonged To The Committee Of Correspondence, ...
Titling Pipit
Pipit, Titling, Or Titlark, Anaus, A Genus Of Birds Included By Linnaeus Among Larks (alauda); But Now Regarded As Forming Even A Distinct Family, Anthidce, Which Is Ranked Among The Denti Rostres, Whilst The Lark Family (alaudida) Is Ranked Among The Conirostres. The Bill Is More Slender Than In Larks; ...
Tueodore Parker
Parker, Tueodore, An American Clergyman And Scholar, Was Born At Lexington, Massachusetts, Aug. 24, 1810. His Grandfather Was Capt. Of A Militia Company At The Battle Of Lexington, His Father A Farmer And Mechanic, And His Own Boyhood Was Spent At The District School, On The Farm, And In The ...
Tuoiias Dd Percy
Percy, Tuoiias. D.d., An Eminent Poetical Collector, Antiquary, And Scholar, Was B. At Bridgenorth, Shropshire, In 1728; Was Educated At Christchurch. Oxford; And Having Entered The Church, Rose To He Bishop Of Dromore, In Ireland, 1782. He Died In 1811. This Amiable And Accomplished Prelate, The Friend Of Johnson, Goldsmith, ...
University Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, 'university Of, In Philadelphia, Was Chartered In 1755 And Is The Sixth In The Order Of Succession Of American Colleges. It Is The Outgrowth And Successor Of The College Of Philadelphia, Which Was Founded Chiefly Through The Influence Of Dr. Benjamin Franklin And Dr. William Smith. The Latter Was ...
Vimielm Fredrick Palmblad
Palmblad, Vimielm Fredrick, A Swedish Writer Of Considerable Merit, And One Of The Most. Earliest And Most Zealous Promoters Of The Literature Of His Native Country, Was B. In 1788 At Liljested, In East Gotland, Where His Father Held A Post Under The Government. While Still A Student At Upsala, ...
Vincent De Paul
Paul, Vincent De, One Of The Most Eminent Saints Of The Modern Catholic Church, Was Lava Of Humble Parentage At Ranquines, In The Diocese Of Dax, In The Year 1576. The Indications Of Ability Which He Exhibited Led To His Being Sent To School At Toulouse. He Became An Ecclesiastical ...
Wendell Phillips
Phillips, Wendell, B. Boston, Nov. 29, 1811; Son Of Boston's First Mayor. He Graduated From Harvard In 1831, And From The Cambridge Law-sehool In 1833; Was Admitted To The State Bar, And Practiced Until 1839, When He Retired Front Professional Work On Account Of His Unwillingness To He Bound By ...
William Gifford Palgrave
Palgrave, William Gifford, B. England,- 1826; Son Of Sir Francis Palgrave, An English Author, Educated At The Charterhouse; Obtained A Scholarship At Trinity College, Oxford. He Served Iu The Indian Army, And In 1847 Was Commissioned 2d Lieut. In The 8th Bombay Native Infantry. In 1853 Lie Resigned His Commission, ...
William Penn
Penn, William, A Celebrated English Quaker And Philanthropist, The Founder Of The Colony Of Pennsylvania, Was The Son Of Sir William Penn, An Eminent English .admiral, And Was Born At London, Oct. 14, 1644. His Early Years Were Spent Partly In Essex And Partly In Ireland, Where His Father Had ...
William Pitt
Pitt, William, The Second Son Of The Earl Of Chatham And Of Lady Hester Grenville, Daughter Of The Countess Temple, Was Born On May 28, 1759. His Genius And Ambition Displayed Themselves With An Almost Unexampled Precocity. "the Fineness Of William's Mind," His Mother Writes Of Him, When He Was ...