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Henry Dunning Moore
Henry Dunning Moore (April 13, 1817 – August 11, 1887) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Henry D. Moore was born in Goshen, New York. He moved with his parents to New York City in 1828. He attended the public schools and engaged in the tailoring business. He moved to Philadelphia in 1844 and engaged in the mahogany and marble business. Political career Moore was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1852. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 1856. He was a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention. He was elected the 26th and 28th Treasurer of Pennsylvania for Governor Curtin's administration and served from 1861 to 1863 and 1864 to 1865. He was appointed collector of the port of Philadelphia on March 30, 1869, and served until March 26, 1871, when he resigned. Russia He traveled in Europe and resided in St. Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a mid-19th century political party in the United States. Alongside the Democratic Party, it was one of two major parties from the late 1830s until the early 1850s and part of the Second Party System. As well as four Whig presidents (William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Millard Fillmore), other prominent members included Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Rufus Choate, William Seward, John J. Crittenden, and John Quincy Adams (whose presidency ended prior to the formation of the Whig Party). The Whig base of support was amongst entrepreneurs, professionals, Protestant Christians (particularly Evangelicals), the urban middle class, and nativists. It had much less backing from poor farmers and unskilled workers. The party was hostile towards the ideology of " manifest destiny", territorial expansion into Texas and the Southwest, and the Mexican–American War. It disliked presidential power, as exhibited by Andrew Jackson and James K. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. Europe is commonly considered to be Boundaries between the continents#Asia and Europe, separated from Asia by the Drainage divide, watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural (river), Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the waterway of the Bosporus, Bosporus Strait. "Europe" (pp. 68–69); "Asia" (pp. 90–91): "A commonly accepted division between Asia and Europe ... is formed by the Ural Mountains, Ural River, Caspian Sea, Caucasus Mountains, and the Black Sea with its outlets, the Bosporus and Dardanelles." Europe covers approx. , or 2% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface (6.8% of Earth's land area), making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1817 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Sailing through the Sandwich Islands, Otto von Kotzebue discovers New Year Island. * January 19 – An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, starts crossing the Andes from Argentina, to liberate Chile and then Peru. * January 20 – Ram Mohan Roy and David Hare found Hindu College, Calcutta, offering instructions in English on Western subjects, including other European languages. * February 12 – Battle of Chacabuco: Argentine and Chilean soldiers of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata defeat the Spanish royalist troops in what is now Chile, marking the turning point in the war against European rule of South America. * March 3 ** On his last day in office, U.S. President James Madison vetoes John C. Calhoun's Bonus Bill as unconstitutional after it has passed both houses of the U.S. Congress. ** The U.S. Congress passes a law to split the Mississippi Territory, after Mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William H
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William V
William V may refer to: * William V, Duke of Aquitaine (969–1030) * William V of Montpellier (1075–1121) * William V, Marquess of Montferrat (1191) * William V, Count of Nevers (before 11751181) * William V, Duke of Jülich (1299–1361) * William V, Count of Holland (1330–1389) * William V of Jülich-Berg (1516–1592) * William V, Duke of Bavaria (1548–1626) * William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1602–1637) *William V, Prince of Orange William V (Willem Batavus; 8 March 1748 – 9 April 1806) was Prince of Orange and the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic. He went into exile to London in 1795. He was furthermore ruler of the Principality of Orange-Nassau until his death in ... (1748–1806) See also * * Guillaume V (other), lists people named with the French equivalent of ''William V'' * King William (other) * Prince William (other) ** Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1981), possible future regnal name ** Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Treasurer
The treasurer of Pennsylvania is the head of the Pennsylvania Treasury Department, an independent department of the commonwealth's government. The treasurer is elected every four years. Treasurers are limited to two consecutive terms. Pennsylvania Treasury Department As the name "Treasury" suggests, the department's paramount responsibility is safeguarding and managing the state's financial assets, but Pennsylvania's constitution and statutes place additional specific responsibilities on the office. Taxes and other sources of revenue collected by the state are deposited with the Treasury. The department uses that money to make payments on behalf of state government, including payroll for state employees and charges incurred by government agencies. Before issuing payments, Treasury's Bureau of Fiscal Review must carefully examine invoices to make certain the charges are lawful and correct. While managing cash flow to ensure that enough money is on hand to meet financial obl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Slifer
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 high energy laser research facility of the European Union * Eli, someone from Yale University, after Elihu Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robbins (congressman)
John Robbins (1808April 27, 1880) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1849 to 1853, Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1853 to 1855, and Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district from 1875 to 1877. Early life and education John Robbins was born in Bustleton, Pennsylvania, (now a part of Philadelphia), and raised on his father's farm. He was a student at the Gunmere Academy in Burlington, New Jersey. Business career He moved to Philadelphia in 1836 and engaged in the manufacture of steel. He served as a director of the Kensington National Bank and as president from 1863 to 1864. Political career He served as a member of the board of education and as a member and president of the board of commissioners of the district of Kensington, Pennsylvania. Robbins was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first, Thirty-second congresses, representing the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Brown (congressman)
Charles Brown (September 23, 1797 – September 4, 1883) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1841 to 1843 and Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1847 to 1849. He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1830 to 1833 and as a Pennsylvania State Senator for the 2nd district from 1838 to 1841. Early life Charles Brown was born in Philadelphia. In early boyhood moved with his father to Cumberland County, New Jersey, and resided near Bridgeton, New Jersey. He was an officer in the State militia from 1817 to 1819. He served as town clerk of Dover Township, New Jersey (now Toms River Township), in 1819, and taught school at Dividing Creek, New Jersey, in 1820 and 1821. He returned to Philadelphia in 1823 and engaged in the cordwood business. Pennsylvania state service He was appointed a director of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockledge, Pennsylvania
Rockledge is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,638 as of the 2020 census. Rockledge is surrounded by Abington Township and the city of Philadelphia, and shares a ZIP code with Jenkintown. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Transportation As of 2007 there were of public roads in Rockledge, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the borough. Pennsylvania Route 232 is the only numbered highway serving the town. It traverses the borough on a northwest-southeast alignment along Huntingdon Pike. SEPTA provides City Bus service to Rockledge along Route 24, which runs between the Frankford Transportation Center in Northeast Philadelphia and Southampton, and Route 28, which runs between the Fern Rock Transportation Center in North Philadelphia and the Torresdale and Cottman Avenues Loop in Northea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawnview Memorial Park
Lawnview Memorial Park, also referred to as Lawnview Cemetery, is a cemetery located at 500 Huntingdon Pike in Rockledge, Pennsylvania. It is in size and is managed by the Odd Fellows Cemetery Company of Philadelphia. It contains the reburial of tens of thousands of bodies from Monument Cemetery and the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Philadelphia after they were closed in the 1950s. History In 1904, the cemetery was established in Rockledge, Pennsylvania. In 1914, a stone chapel was built to provide non-denominational services for funerals. In 1956, Monument Cemetery in Philadelphia was closed and the property sold to Temple University and the Philadelphia Board of Education. The University contacted 748 families about the cemetery closure. Approximately 28,000 bodies were reinterred to Lawnview Memorial Park with only 300 grave markers included in the move for families members that were located. Most of the reinterments were placed in a mass grave. The original headstones were not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monument Cemetery
Monument Cemetery was a rural cemetery located at the current day intersection of Broad Street (Philadelphia), Broad and Berks Street in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1837 to 1956. It was the second rural cemetery in Philadelphia after Laurel Hill Cemetery. It was approximately 20 acres in size and contained 28,000 burials. It had a grand gothic gatehouse and a 67-foot high obelisk monument to George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette designed by John Sartain at the center of the cemetery. By the 1950s, the cemetery had fallen into disrepair and was sold to Temple University and the Philadelphia Board of Education. Approximately 28,000 bodies were reinterred to Lawnview Memorial Park but only 300 with their original tombstones. Many of the remaining headstones, and the monument, were used as riprap during the construction of the Betsy Ross Bridge and can be seen on the shores of the Delaware River at low tide. The land is now part of the campus of Temple Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
