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(March 11, 1785–April 4, 1861), was a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1829–61. He had served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1813–16; a justice on the Supreme Court of Ohio, 1816–22; and the U.S. Postmaster General, 1823–29. On November 4, 1852, in a letter from Chapel Wood, John McLean wrote to the American … Continue reading “MCLEAN,
JOHN”

(November 24, 1784–July 9, 1850), was the 12th President of the United States, 1849–50, famed as a national military hero; Major General during Mexican War, 1846–48; fought General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at Buena Vista, 1847; fought at Monterrey, Resaca de la Palma, Palo Alto, Matamoros, 1846; commanded Army of Occupation on Mexican border, … Continue reading “TAYLOR,
ZACHARY”

(December 5, 1782–July 24, 1862), was the 8th President of the United States, 1837–41; Vice-President under Andrew Jackson, 1832–36; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1831–32; Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson, 1829–31; Governor of New York, 1828–29; U.S. Senator, 1821–28; Attorney General of New York, 1815–21; Regent of the University of New York, 1815; New … Continue reading “BUREN,
MARTIN VAN”

(November 8, 1783), issued A Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer, signed by Governor John Hancock, to celebrate the victorious conclusion of the Revolutionary War: John Hancock, Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts A Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving: Whereas … these United States are not only happily rescued from the … Continue reading “MASSACHUSETTS,
COMMONWEALTH (STATE) OF”

(December 5, 1783–October 6, 1853), was the Royall Professor of Law at Harvard. He succeeded Justice Joseph Story as the Dane Professor of Law. To the efforts of Story and Greenleaf is to be ascribed the rise of the Harvard Law School to its eminent position among the legal schools of the United States.1841 Greenleaf … Continue reading “GREENLEAF,
SIMON”

(October 9, 1782–June 17, 1866), was an American soldier, lawyer, politician and diplomat. After serving in the War of 1812, he became the Governor-General of the Territory of Michigan, where he made treaties with the Indians, organized townships and built roads. He was a U.S. Senator, 1845–48, 1849–57; Secretary of State under President James Buchanan, … Continue reading “CASS,
LEWIS”

(January 18, 1782–October 24, 1852), was an American politician and diplomat. His political career spanned almost four decades. Considered one of the greatest orators in American history, he served as Secretary of State for President William Henry Harrison, President John Tyler and President Millard Fillmore; was elected U.S. Senator, 1827; elected U.S. Representative, 1822; practiced … Continue reading “WEBSTER,
DANIEL”

(March 18, 1782–March 31, 1850), was U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from South Carolina. He was the Secretary of War under President James Monroe; Secretary of State under President John Tyler; and Vice-President under both Presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. He was a prominent supporter of “states rights,” and in 1850, the year … Continue reading “CALHOUN,
JOHN CALDWELL”

(March 1, 1781), formally began operating under the Articles of Confederation, as the thirteenth state, Maryland, finally granted ratification. The Articles of Confederation, which were proposed in the Continental Congress, November 15, 1777; and signed July 9, 1778; constituted the government in America prior to the writing of the United States Constitution, 1787: Preamble. Whereas … Continue reading “CONFEDERATION,
CONGRESS OF THE”

(August 23, 1781–January 1, 1856), was a U.S. Senator, 1824–29, 1841–52; served in the War of 1812; was a Georgia State Senator, 1822–23; and was attorney general under President Jackson, 1829–31. He stated: I have an abiding confidence that the God of our fathers will be the God of their children—that He will be our … Continue reading “BERRIEN,
JOHN MACPHERSON”