Endicott, John – Enochs, William H
Endicott, John
governor, was born in 1588, in England. He became governor of the Massachusetts colony in 1644. He died March 15, 1665, in Boston, Mass.
Endicott, William Crownin- Shield
lawyer, jurist, was born Nov. 19, 1827, in Salem, Mass. In 1873 he was appointed associate justice of the supreme judicial court of Massachusetts, which office he held until 1882, when he resigned. He was the democratic candidate for governor of that state in 1884, and was defeated; and in 1885 was appointed secretary of war in the cabinet of President Cleveland.
Endress, Christian
clergyman, author, was born March 12, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a lutheran clergyman of Lancaster, Pa., who published in German The Kingdom of Heaven not Susceptible of Union with Temporal Monarchy and Aristocracy. He died Sept. 30, 1827, in Lancaster, Pa.
Engelhard, Joseph Adolphus
soldier, journalist, was born Sept. 27, 1832, in Monticello, Miss. He entered the confederate army as captain and quartermaster in 1861, and in 1862 was promoted to be major and quartermaster of Branch's brigade. He became the editor of the Wilmington Journal in 1865, and was afterward elected secretary of state, which office he held till his death.
He died Feb. 17, 1879, in Raleigh, N. C.
Engelhardt, Francis Ernest
chemist, was born June 23, 1835, in Hanover. In 1886 he became chemist to the Genesee Salt company, and is one of the experts for the state board of health.
Engelmann, George
physician, botanist, was born Feb. 2, 1809, in Germany. He made a specialty of botany; and a list of his botanical papers number about one hundred titles. His botanical collection was given to Shaw's Botanical garden; and his gift led to the founding of the Shaw School of Botany as a department of the Washington university of St. Louis, Mo. He died Feb. 11, 1884, in St. Louis, Mo.
Engelmann, George Julius
physycian, author, was born July 2, 1847, in St. Louis, Mo. He is a St. Louis physician, founder of the Polyclinic School of Medicine in that city, and the author of Labor among Primitive Peoples, or the Development of Obstetric Science.
England, John
bishop, author, was born Sept. 23, 1786, in Ireland. He was a Roman catholic prelate who was appointed bishop of Charleston in 1820, and came to America in that year. He is the author of Letters on Slavery. He died April 11, 1842, in Charleston, S. C.
Engle, Frederick
naval officer, was born in 1799 in Delaware county, Pa.
In 1814 he entered the navy as a midshipman and was retired in 1866 as rear admiral. Prior to his death he was governor of the navál asylum. He died Feb. 12, 1868, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Engle, Perry
physician, journalist, legislator, was born July 16, 1841, in Benton Ridge, Ohio. He served as a member of the Ohio state senate; and was president of the National Liberty league.
Engles, William Morrison
clergyman, author, was born Oct. 12, 1797, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a presbyterian minister of Philadelphia, for many years editor of The Presbyterian, and author of Records of the Presbyterian Church; English Martyrology; Sick-Room Devotion; Bible Dictionary: Sailor's Companion; and Soldier's Pocket Book. He died Nov. 27, 1867.
English, Charles J
journalist, clergyman, was born Jan. 30, 1855, in Nodana county, Mo. Since 1886 he has been a clergyman of the methodist episcopal church, and now fills a pastorate in Colfax, Iowa. He has filled various offices in the Iowa State Epworth league, and served one year as its president.
English, Earl
naval officer, was born Feb. 18, 1824, in Crosswick, N. J.
He was commissioned captain in 1871, commodore in 1880, and rear admiral in 1884, at which time he resigned the office of chief of the bureau of equipment and recruiting, which he had held for six years. He then took command of the European station, and was retired in 1886.
English, George Bethune
adventurer, author, was born March 7, 1787, in Cambridge, Mass. He was a versatile adventurer who wrote The Grounds of Christianity Examined, which was answered by Edward Everett, and this brought a rejoinder from English entitled Five Smooth Stones Out of the Brook. He published also Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar.
He died Sept. 20, 1828, in Washington, D. C.
English, James Edward
manufacturer, merchant, congressman, governor, was born March 13, 1812, in New Haven, Conn. In 1855 he was a member of the legislature of Connecticut; in 1856 was elected to the state senate, and declined a re-election. He was elected a representative from his native state to the thirty-seventh congress, and re-elected to the thirty-eighth congress. He was elected governor of Connecticut in 1867, 1868, and 1870; and in 1875 was appointed a senator in congress to fill a vacancy.
English, Josiah Giberton
soldier, clergyman, poet, was born in November, 1838, in Williamstown, N. Y. He served as a union soldier during the civil war. He has filled a pastorate in Xenia, Ohio; and is the author of a law textbook entitled The Origin and End of Civil Government; a novel; and a volume of poems.
English, Robert Brecken- Ridge
lawyer, state legislator, was born Dec. 30, 1853, in Jersey county, Ill. He is a successful lawyer of Hardin, Ill.; and in 1897 was elected a member of the Illinois state legislature.
English, Thomas Dunn
lawyer, physician, congressman, journalist, author, poet, was born June 29, 1819, in Philadelphia, Pa. For several years he practiced medicine; and in 1842 was admitted to the bar. In 1844 he edited a daily paper in New York; and since that time has principally been engaged in journalism and authorship in Newark, N. J. In 1863-64 he served in the New Jersey legislature; and was subsequently elected to the fifty-second and fifty-third congresses as a democrat. His principal novels are Walter Wolf; Ambrose Fecit; and Jacob Schuyler's Millions. His poems have been published in volumes known as American Ballads; Boys' Book of Battle Lyrics; and Select Poems; and also a collection of his fairy tales called Once Upon a Time. His song of Ben Bolt, written in 1843, has achieved world-wide renown; and his patriotic ballad of 1860-64 attracted much attention.
English, Warren B
soldier, state senator, congressman, was born May 1, 1846, in Charlestown, Va. He served in the confederate army. He afterward moved to Oakland, Cal.; and in 1877 was elected a member of the board of supervisors of Contra Costa county, and served four years. He was elected state senator in 1882; in 1884 was a delegate to the national democratic convention in Chicago; and subsequently was elected to the fifty-third congress as a democrat.
English, William E
business man, legislator, author, is a son of William H.
English, statesman and historian, and was born Nov. 3, 1854, in Lexington, Ind. Since his childhood he has resided in Indianapolis, Ind., where he controls large financial interests, being the owner of English's Opera-house, English's hotel, English's block and numerous other buildings. In 1878 he was elected a representative in the Indiana state legislature; and in 1882 was elected a representative in the United States congress. He was a delegate to the national democratic conventions of 1892 and 1896. He is park commissioner of the city of Indianapolis. He is the author of The History of Early Masonry in Indiana, and various other works.
WILLIAM H., lawyer, ENGLISH, statesman, historian, financier, was born Aug. 27, 1822, in Lexington, Ind. He was secretary of the Indiana constitutional convention in 1850; speaker of the Indiana house of representatives in 1851; member of the cona United States gress during 1852-60; and in 1880 was the democratic nominee for vice-president of the United States.
For fourteen years he was president of the First National bank of Indianapolis; was president of the Indiana Historical society; and the author of the noted work entitled Conquest of the Northwest and History of Indiana. He died Feb. 7, 1896, in Indianapolis, Ind. was
Enloe, Benjamin Augustine
lawyer, journalist, congressman, born Jan. 18, 1848, in Clarksburg, Tenn.
He was elected a member of the house of representatives of the general assembly of the state, at the age of twenty-one years; and re-elected under the new constitution of 1870. He was president of the Tennessee Press association in 1883-84; and edited the Jackson Tribune and Sun from 1874 till 1886. He was elected to the fiftieth, fifty-first, fifty-second and fiftythird congresses as a democrat.
Enneking, John Joseph
artist, was born Oct. 4, 1841, in Minster, Ohio.
Among his notable works are November Twilight; Winter Twilight; Summer Twilight; Cloudy Day in Summer; The Coming Storm; and Indian Summer.
Enochs, William H
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born March 29, 1842, in Middleburg, Ohio. He served through the civil war as private, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, lieutenantcolonel, colonel, and brevet brigadier-general. He was elected to the fifty-second and fifty-third congresses as a republican.
He died July 13, 1893, in Ironton, Ohio.