Bird, Robert Montgomery – Bishop, Richard M
Bird, Robert Montgomery
author, was born in 1803, in Newcastle, Del.
His Nick of the Wood was his most popular work. His two Mexican stories, Calavar: a Knight of the Conquest; and The Infidel, or the Fall of Mexico, were commended by the historian Prescott. His other works include Peter Pilgrim, a collection of tales and sketches, notable as containing almost the earliest description of the Mammoth Cave; Sheppard Lee; The Hawks of Hawk Hollow; Adventures of Robin Day; and three successful dramas, The Broker of Bogota; Oraoosa; and The Gladiator. He died Jan. 22, 1854, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Birdsall, Ausburn
congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress, from that state, from 1847 to 1849; and was subsequently appointed naval storekeeper in New York city.
Birdsall, James
congressman. He was a representative in congress, from New York, from 1815 to 1817; and was a member of the assembly of that state in 1837.
Birdsall, Samuel
congressman.
He was a representative in congress, from New York, from 1837 to 1839.
BIRDSALL, WILLIAM RANDALL, physician, author, was born Jan. 1, 1852, in Greene, N. Y. He was graduated in medicine at the university of Michigan in 1876, entered upon practice in New York city, subsequently studied neurology in Europe, and after his return was engaged as a clinical teacher on nervous diseases.
Besides articles in medical journals and cyclopedias, he has written Electro-Therapeutics and Electro-Diagnosis.
Birdsell, John C
manufacturer, was born March 31, 1815, in Westchester county, N. Y. He was actively engaged in devising new improvements on the machinery for threshing and hulling clover.
Birdseye, George
author, poet, was born Nov. 21, 1844, in New York city. The first volume of poems from his pen was entitled Woman and the War; and in 1892 appeared Vanities in Verse.
He is the author of numerous popular songs, and a regular contributor to current publications.
Birdseye, Victory
state senator, congressman. He was a representative in congress, from New York, from 1815 to 1817, and again from 1841 to 1843; a delegate to the state constitutional convention of 1821; and a state senator in 1821 and 1829, as well as member of the assembly for three years. He died Sept. 16, 1853.
Birge, Edward Asahel
educator, zoologist, was born Sept. 7, 1851, in Troy, N. Y. He received the degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Williams college; and the degree of Ph.D. from Howard university.
He is a successful educator and writer on crustacea and life of fresh water lakes.
He is professor of zoology in the university of Wisconsin, and dean of the college of letters and science of the same institution. was
Birge, Henry Warner
soldier, born Aug. 25, 1825, in Hartford, Conn. Before the surrender of this stronghold General Birge volunteered to organize and lead a volunteer battalion to carry the confederate works by assault. His services were recognized by the brevet of major-general of volunteers, and by a vote of thanks from the legislature of his native state. He died June 1, 1888, in New York city.
Birkbeck, Morris
traveler, author, purchased 16,000 acres of land in Illinois, founded the town of New Albion, and resided there. When the state was organized in 1818 he opposed the introduction of slavery into it. He was the author of Notes on a Journey Through France; and Notes on a Journey in America, in which he gave sanguine accounts of Illinois; and of Letters from Illinois. He was drowned while returning from a visit to Robert Owen at New Harmony, Ind. He died in 1825.
Birkmire, William Harvey
architect, engineer, author, was born June 25, 1860, at Falls of Schuylkill, Philadelphia, Pa. He was educated in the public and private schools of Philadelphia, studied architecture four years with Samuel Sloan, architect and author, and at the same time graduated from the Philadelphia Academy of Music. In 1885 he removed to New York to take charge of the construction department of the Jackson. architectural iron works; and in 1892 of the J. B. and J. M. Cornell iron works, the largest architectural iron works in America; and during this time he made the practical steel details for large commercial buildings and the Astor hotels. During 1894-98 he was architect and engineer for John T. Williams on the Central bank building, the Silk exchange building, Lord's court building, and many other prominent buildings in New York city. He is the author of The Planning and Construction of High Office Buildings; Skeleton Construction in Buildings; Architectural Iron and Steel; The Planning and Construction of American Theaters; and other works.
Birney, David Bill
soldier, was born May 29, 1825, in Huntsville, Ala.
He enlisted in the U. S. army during the civil war; was first made brigadier-general of volunteers and afterward promoted major-general of volunteers. He died Oct. 18, 1864, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Birney, James
state senator, governor, was born June 7, 1817, in Danville, Ky. He was a state senator in Michigan in 1859, and was lieutenantgovernor of the state and acting governor in 1861-63. He was appointed by President Grant, in 1876, minister at the Hague, and held that office until 1882.
Birney, James Gillespie
statesman, author, was born Feb. 4, 1792, in Danville, Ky. He was a statesman famous for his opposition to slavery, and the author of Ten Letters on Slavery and Colonization; Addresses and Speeches; and American Churches the Bulwarks of American Slavery, are among his writings. He died Nov. 25, 1857, in Perth Amboy, N. J.
Birney, William
soldier, lawyer, author, was born May 28, 1819, near Huntsville, Ala. He received his education at the Greene academy, Centre college, Miami university, and Yale college. During the war he served as a private, captain, major, lieutenant colonel and colonel in the New Jersey volunteers; and was brigadier-general and brevet major-general in the United States volunteers. He is a successful lawyer of Columbia, Washington, D. C., and the author of several books.
Bisbee, Frederick A
clergyman, author, poet, was born Feb. 28, 1855, in Nunda, N. Y. He is a distinguished clergyman of the universalist church of Philadelphia, Pa.; the editor of The Christian Leader; and the author of a number of excellent short stories and poems.
Bisbee, Horatio
JR., soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born May 1, 1839, in Canton, Maine. He entered the union army in 1861 as a private and rose to the rank of colonel. He located at Jacksonville, Fla., and commenced the practice of law there in 1865; was United States district attorney from 1869 to 1873; and was for a short time attorney-general of the state. He was elected a representative from Florida to the forty-fifth, fortysixth, forty-seventh and forty-eighth congresses.
Bishop, James
merchant, congressman, was born in New Brunswick, N. J. He was bred a merchant; and served in tue legislature of his native state; and was a representative in congress from that state from 1855 to 1057.
Bishop, James Remsen
educator, was born Sept. 17, 1860, in New Brunswick, N. J. He undertook the difficult task of building up the preparatory school founded by Henry E. Marquand in Princeton. Success beyond all expectations rewarded his novel methods of school government and instruction. He was chosen principal in 1896 of the Walnut Hills high school in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bishop, Joel Prentiss
jurist, author, was born in 1814 in Volney, N. Y.
He is an eminent jurist of Boston, and the author of Commentaries on Criminal Law; Marriage and Divorce; 'The Law of Married Women; Thoughts for the Times; First Book of the Law; Directions and Forms; Criminal Procedure; Statutory Crimes; Prosecution and Defense; and The Written Laws.
Bishop, Levi
lawyer, author, poet, was born Oct. 15, 1815, in Russell, Mass.
He was elected justice of the peace in 1842, and from 1846 till 1858 was president of the Detroit board of education. The largest school building in Detroit now bears his name, and he was a regent of the state university from 1857 till 1863.
He was much interested in the early history of the west, organized the Detroit Pioneer society in 1871, and was its president till his death. He lectured occasionally on literary topics, and published The Dignity of Labor, a poem; and Teuchsa Grondie, a poem in twenty-eight cantos, devoted to the Indian lore of Detroit river in 1870. He died Dec. 23, 1881, in Detroit, Mich.
Bishop, Nathaniel Holmes
author, was born in 1837 in Massachusetts.
He is a writer of entertaining travels, and the author of A Thousand Miles' Walk Across South America; The Voyage of the Paper Canoe; and Four Months in a Sneak Box.
Bishop, Phanuel
state senator, congressman. From 1787 to 1791 he was a member of the Massachusetts state senate; and in 1792, 1793, 1797, and 1798, a representative in the state legislature. He was a representative in congress from Massachusetts from 1799 to 1807.
Bishop, Richard M
merchant, governor, was born Nov. 4, 1812, in Fleming county, Ky. In 1848 he removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, and engaged in the wholesale grocery business; was remarkably successful, and amassed a fortune. In 1857 he was elected a member of the city council of Cincinnati, and in 1858 became president of the council; and in 1859 was elected mayor of the city for a term of two years. In 1873 he was a member of the Ohio state constitutional convention; and in 1877 was elected governor of Chio.