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(November 15, 1731–April 25, 1800), was an English poet who pioneered the English Romantic movement. His works include: Table Talk; Truth; Expostulations; On Receipt of My Mother’s Picture; and The Castaway. His most renowned work, published in 1785, was The Task, which included his best-known poem, “The Diverting History of John Gilpin.” He also completed … Continue reading “COWPER,
WILLIAM”

(1732), named in honor of King George II, was founded by James Edward Oglethorpe (1696–1785), who was granted the colonial charter and served as its governor till he returned to England, 1743. The colony was conceived as a refuge for poor debtors from England and persecuted Protestants from Europe.698 One hundred settlers moved into the … Continue reading “GEORGIA,
COLONY OF”

(January 12, 1729–July 9, 1797), was an English orator, author and leader in Great Britain during the time of the Revolutionary War. On March 22, 1775, in his 2 Edmund Burke addressed Parliament, saying: Religion, always a principle of energy, in this new people is no way worn out or impaired; and their mode of … Continue reading “BURKE,
EDMUND”

(March 3, 1730–September 24, 1807), was a Chaplain in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He was noted for greatly assisting General George Washington by deciphering a letter of treason from Dr. Benjamin Church intended for the British Admiral at Newport, Rhode Island. A graduate of Harvard, 1754, Samuel West was a member of … Continue reading “WEST,
SAMUEL”

(October 1, 1730–February 28, 1781), was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a member of the Continental Congress, 1776; an associate justice on the Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1774–76; and a member of the Executive Council of New Jersey, 1768–76. His son Richard was a U.S. Senator, 1796–99; and a U.S. … Continue reading “STOCKTON,
RICHARD”

(November 29, 1727–May 12, 1795), was a founder of Rhode Island College (later Brown University) in 1763, the president of Yale College, and was the president of the first society for the abolition of slavery formed in Connecticut, in 1790. On May 8, 1783, as the president of Yale College, Ezra Stiles gave a major … Continue reading “STILES,
EZRA”

(October 27, 1728–February 14, 1779) was a British naval captain, navigator and explorer. In 1759 and again from 1763–67, he explored the coasts and seaways of Canada. He made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, 1768–71, 1772–75, 1776–79, sailing from the Antarctic to the Bering Strait, from the coasts of North America to New Zealand … Continue reading “COOK,
JAMES”

(August 7, 1726–November 6, 1790), was an American Revolutionary leader, scientist and successful colonial merchant. He graduated from Harvard, 1745; served in the Massachusetts General Court, 1753–56, and the Executive Council of Massachusetts, 1757–74. He was the president of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1779. In 1785, he was elected Governor of Massachusetts after John Hancock’s … Continue reading “BOWDOIN,
JAMES”

(September 28, 1726–November 28, 1808), was the president of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, following Joseph Warren’s death. He was a Major-General in the Provincial Militia; a member of the Navy board for the Eastern Department, a member of the Governor’s Council, 1792–94; and a presidential elector from Massachusetts, 1804. He was married to Mercy Otis … Continue reading “WARREN,
JAMES”

(October 7, 1727–November 14, 1819), was one of the signers of the United State Constitution. He was a distinguished lawyer, having received an honorary doctorate in civil law from Oxford, 1766. He was a delegate to the Stamp Act Convention, a Commissioner to England and a member of the Continental Congress. He served as a … Continue reading “JOHNSON,
WILLIAM SAMUEL”