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(c.1758–February 1817), was a pastor of a congregation in Orange County, North Carolina, 1790, and three small congregations in Logan County, Kentucky, 1796. His ministry contributed to the great revivals of 1797, 1798, and 1799, which preceded the Great Revival of 1800. In 1811, he pioneered churches in South Indiana. James McGready wrote A Short … Continue reading “MCGREADY,
JAMES”

(March 24, 1755–April 29, 1827), was an attorney, politician and a diplomat. He was one of the signers of the Constitution of the United States; a member of the Continental Congress; a diplomat; a U.S. Minister to England; and a U.S. Senator from New York. He also served as an aide to General Sullivan during … Continue reading “KING,
RUFUS”

(September 24, 1755–July 6, 1835), was the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President John Adams, and held that position for 34 years. He had been a captain in the Revolutionary War and had served with General George Washington during the freezing winter at Valley Forge in 1777–78. John Marshall was a … Continue reading “MARSHALL,
JOHN”

(1754), founded in New York City. Originally named Kings College in honor of King George II, it was renamed Columbia College, 1784, and Columbia University, 1896. It has grown to become one of the most influential universities in America. Its seal consisted of a seated woman and written above her head the Hebrew Tetragrammaton name … Continue reading “COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY”

(November 22, 1754–March 4, 1807), was an attorney, educator and politician, He was a signer of the Constitution of the United States, member of Congress and U.S. Senator. He graduated from Yale University and, in 1781, was offered the professorship of divinity there. He served as chaplain in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War … Continue reading “BALDWIN,
ABRAHAM”

(January 11, 1755–July 11, 1804), was a signer of the U.S. Constitution. He was known as the “Ratifier of the Constitution,” writing 51 of the 85 Federalist Papers. These were of immense significance in influencing the States to ratify the Constitution, which was much needed, as two-thirds of the States were required to approve it … Continue reading “HAMILTON,
ALEXANDER”

(November 16, 1753–May 3, 1816), was a physician, soldier and politician. He was one of the signers of the Constitution of the United States, a member of the Continental Congress, a state legislator, and the U.S. Secretary of War, who supervised the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He studied medicine under … Continue reading “MCHENRY,
JAMES”

(1754), was founded in New Hampshire by Reverend Eleazar Wheelock by a charter granted by George III. Its alumni included Daniel Webster, who defended the College’s Charter before the U.S. Supreme Court, 1819.1444 The Charter of Dartmouth College, 1754, stated: Whereas … the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock … educated a number of the children on the … Continue reading “DARTMOUTH
COLLEGE”

(May 14, 1752–January 11, 1817), was an American educator and author. He was the president of Yale, 1795–1817. He was the grandson of Jonathan Edwards, the New England minister and president of Princeton University. Timothy Dwight’s grandson, also named Timothy Dwight, was president of Yale from 1886 to 1898. During his presidency at Yale, Timothy … Continue reading “DWIGHT,
TIMOTHY”

(August 1752), was cast in England by an order of the Pennsylvania Assembly to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the colony’s existence. Founded in 1701, when William Penn wrote the Charter of Privileges, the colony’s Assembly declared a “Year of Jubilee” in 1751, and commissioned a bell to be put in the Philadelphia State House. … Continue reading “LIBERTY
BELL”