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STRONG, WILLIAM

(May 6, 1808–August 19, 1895), was an Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870–80. He had previously served his country as a U.S. Representative, 1847–51, and as a justice on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1857–68. He was president of the American Sunday School Union, 1883–95, and president of the American Tract Society, 1873–95. Justice … Continue reading “STRONG,
WILLIAM”

SMITH, SAMUEL FRANCIS

(October 21, 1808–November 16, 1895), was an American poet and clergyman. In 1832, he wrote the patriotic hymn, My Country ’Tis Of Thee. He graduated from Harvard University in the same class as the poet Oliver Wendell Holmes, and continued through seminary, becoming a Baptist minister and professor of modern languages at Waterville College. He … Continue reading “SMITH,
SAMUEL FRANCIS”

GARIBALDI, GIUSEPPE

(July 4, 1807–June 2, 1882), was an Italian general and nationalist leader. He freed Italy from foreign rule and saw Rome once again become it capital. Of the Bible, General Garibaldi said: This is the cannon that will make Italy free.2255 In his Autobiography, General Giuseppe Garibaldi wrote: I am a Christian, and I speak … Continue reading “GARIBALDI,
GIUSEPPE”

LEE, ROBERT EDWARD

(January 19, 1807–October 12, 1870), was a Confederate General during the Civil War. He was the son of the Revolutionary leader, “Light-Horse Harry” Lee, and the son-in-law of George Washington’s adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis. Robert E. Lee and his wife, Mary Ann Randolph, inherited the 1,100 acre Washington estate directly across the Potomac … Continue reading “LEE,
ROBERT EDWARD”

TOCQUEVILLE, CHARLES ALEXIS HENRI MAURICE CLèREL DE

(July 29, 1805–April 16, 1859), was a French statesman, historian and social philosopher. He arrived in New York, May 11, 1831, with Gustave de Beaumont, and began a nine month tour of the country for the purpose of observing the American prison system, the people and American institutions. His two-part work, which was published in … Continue reading “TOCQUEVILLE,
CHARLES ALEXIS HENRI MAURICE CLèREL DE”