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Ashmun Creek
Ashmun is a surname that may refer to: * Eli P. Ashmun (1770–1819), Massachusetts State Representative 1803–04, Massachusetts State Senator 1808–10, Massachusetts Governor's Councilman 1816, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1816–18. Father of George Ashmun * George Ashmun (1804–1870), Massachusetts State Representative 1833–37, Massachusetts State Senator 1838–40, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1845–51, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1860. Son of Eli P. Ashmun * George Parish Ashmun, doctor and state senator in Ohio who served in the Union Army and served as mayor of Hudson, Ohio * Jehudi Ashmun (April 21, 1794 – August 25, 1828), religious leader and social reformer in New England *Margaret Ashmun (July 10, 1875 – March 15, 1940), writer from Wisconsin * Eli P. Ashmun (June 24, 1770 – May 10, 1819), United States Senator from Massachusetts See also *Ashmun Institute, predecessor of Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) * Ashmun Street in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli P
Eli most commonly refers to: * Eli (name), a given name, nickname and surname * Eli (biblical figure) Eli or ELI may also refer to: Film * ''Eli'' (2015 film), a Tamil film * ''Eli'' (2019 film), an American horror film Music * ''Eli'' (Jan Akkerman album) (1976) * ''Eli'' (Supernaut album) (2006) Places * Alni, Ardabil Province, Iran, also known as Elī * Eli, Mateh Binyamin, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank * Éile or Éli, a medieval kingdom in Ireland * Eli, Kentucky, United States * Eli, Nebraska, United States * Eli, West Virginia, United States Other uses * ''Eli'' (opera), an opera by Walter Steffens * ELI (programming language) * Earth Learning Idea * English language institute * Environmental Law Institute, an American environmental law policy organization * European Law Institute * European Legislation Identifier * Extreme Light Infrastructure, a proposed high energy laser research facility of the European Union * Eli, someone from Yale University, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Ashmun
George Ashmun (December 25, 1804 – July 16, 1870) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Ashmun was born in Blandford, Massachusetts to Eli P. Ashmun and Lucy Hooker. He graduated from Yale in 1823 and was married to Martha E. Hall in 1828. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1833 to 1837, and the Massachusetts Senate from 1838 to 1840. In 1841, he returned to the Massachusetts House where he served as Speaker. Ashmun was elected to the U.S. Congress from the Sixth District of Massachusetts in 1844, held office from 1845 to 1851 and was a member of the committees on the judiciary, Indian affairs, and rules. He opposed the Mexican–American War, and was a strong supporter of Daniel Webster. And the birth of the Republican Party After leaving Congress, Ashmun moved to Springfield, Massachusetts where he spent the rest of his life practicing law in the firm Chapman & Ashmun, founded with Reuben A. Chapman. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Parish Ashmun
George Parish Ashmun (1818–1873) was a medical doctor who served in the Union Army. He was a mayor and a state senator in Ohio. Biography Ashmun was born May 22, 1818, in St. Lawrence County, New York, and in 1833 he moved with his family to Tallmadge, Ohio. While here he acquired his education and qualification as a doctor. Over his career he worked as a doctor in Coston, Hudson and Akron. He was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1857 and represented Summit County, Ohio, and Portage County, Ohio. He served on the Committee on Benevolent Public Institutions. He also served on the standing committee of Public Printing. He entered into military service after the Battle of Pittsburg Landing The Battle of Shiloh (also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing) was fought on April 6–7, 1862, in the American Civil War. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater. The battlefield i ... and he was appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jehudi Ashmun
Jehudi Ashmun (April 21, 1794 – August 25, 1828) was an American religious leader and social reformer from New England who became involved in the American Colonization Society. It founded the colony of Liberia in West Africa as a place to resettle free people of color from the United States. Ashmun emigrated to Monrovia, Liberia in 1822, where he served as the United States government's agent (de facto governor) for two different terms: one from August 1822 until April 1824, and another from August 1824 until March 1828. Suffering ill health, he returned to the United States and died later that year. Early life and education Born in Champlain, New York, in 1794, Ashmun first studied at Middlebury College in Vermont. During his senior year, he studied at the University of Vermont. After graduation, he was ordained in Maine as a minister. Marriage and family Ashmun married in 1818 and his wife accompanied him to Bangor, Maine, where he took his first position. Career Ashmun w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Ashmun
Margaret Eliza Ashmun (July 10, 1875 – March 15, 1940) was an American writer from Rural, Wisconsin. She trained as a teacher and taught for a few years then concentrated on her writing. She edited collections of short stories and writing textbooks, and wrote dozens of poems, essays, and stories that were published in the popular magazines and newspapers of her day. She was the author of more than 18 novels for both adults and young readers, especially girls. Life Margaret Ashmun was born in Rural, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Claude “Sam” Ashmun and Rachel Jane Smith. Jehudi Ashmun was Margaret's great uncle. Margaret was a graduate of Stevens Point College and received her bachelor's degree at the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1904, and her M.A. in 1908. She was the head of the English Department at Stout Institute, Menomonie, Wisconsin, 1904–06, and a member of the Department of English at the University of Wisconsin 1907-12. In 1912 she went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
Lincoln University (LU) is a public state-related historically black university (HBCU) near Oxford, Pennsylvania. Founded as the private Ashmun Institute in 1854, it has been a public institution since 1972 and was the United States' first degree-granting HBCU. Its main campus is located on 422 acres near the town of Oxford in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The university has a second location in the University City area of Philadelphia. Lincoln University provides undergraduate and graduate coursework to approximately 2,000 students. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. While a majority of its students are African Americans, the university has a long history of accepting students of other races and nationalities. Women have received degrees since 1953, and made up 66% of undergraduate enrollment in 2019. History In 1854, John Miller Dickey, a Presbyterian minister, and his wife, Sarah Emlen Cresson, a Quaker, founded Ashmun Institute, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashmun Street
Ashmun Street is a main thoroughfare of Monrovia, Liberia. It crosses the city in a north-west to south-easterly direction in alignment with the coast but several hundred yards away. It houses some of the most important buildings in the city including the Liberian National Museum which was previously the Old Court of Law of Liberia. Retrieved on May 4, 2008 See also *Trans-African Highway network
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