Harman, Henry Martyn – Harper, William M
Harman, Henry Martyn
educator, clergyman, author, was born in 1822 in Maryland. He is a methodist clergyman, and a professor in Dickinson college, Carlisle, Pa., since 1870. He is the author of Journey to Egypt and the Holy Land; and Introduction to Study of the Scriptures. near
Harman, John William
educator, lawyer, was born April 1, 1869, Macksville, W. Va. He commenced life as a schoolteacher; studied law in the West Virginia university; and now practices his profession with success in Petersburg, W. Va.
Harmanson, John H
mechanic, agriculturist, state senator, was born in January, 1803, in Norfolk, Va. He served in the Louisiana state senate in 1844; was elected to the national house of representatives in 1845, and re-elected in 1847 and 1849. He died Oct. 25, 1850, in New Orleans. an
Harmar, Josiah
soldier, was born in 1753 in Philadelphia, Pa. He was brevetted brigadier-general by congress in 1787; and general-in-chief of the army in 1789. He commanded an expedition against the Miami Indians in 1790, and partially defeated them. He resigned in 1792; was adjutant-general of Pennsylvania from 1793 to 1799; and furnished the troops for Wayne's campaign in 1793 and 1794. He died Aug. 20, 1813, in Philadelphia.
Harmer, Alfred C
manufacturer, congressman, was born Aug. 8, 1825, in Germantown, Pa. He was elected a member of the city councils of Philadelphia in 1856, and served four years. He was elected recorder of deeds for Philadelphia in 1860, and served three years.
He was a delegate to the national convention at Chicago; and was elected to the forty-secondand forty-third congresses.
He was again a representative from Pennsylvania to the forty-fifth, fortysixth, forty-seventh, forty-eighth, fortyninth, fiftieth, fifty-first, fifty-second, fifty-third, fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth congresses as a republican. Having served a quarter of a century, the longest consecutive service, he is known as the Father of the House.
Harmon, Abner W
poet. He is a successful writer of Old Orchard, Maine; and has contributed a number of poems to current literature.
Harmon, Judson
lawyer, jurist, attorney general of the United States, was born Feb. 3, 1846, in Hamilton county, Ohio. In 1876 he was elected judge of the common pleas court, but was unseated four months later, after a contest. Two years later he was elected judge of the superior court of Cincinnati, and was reelected in 1883. In 1887 he resigned to resume the practice of law; and was appointed attorney general by President Cleveland and entered upon the duties of his office in 1895.
Harmony, David B
naval officer, was born Sept. 3, 1832, in Easton, Pa. In 1885 he attained the rank of commodore.
Harnden, William Frederick
expressman, was born Aug. 23, 1813, in Reading, Mass. Early in 1839 he originated the express system of transportation for merchandise or parcels. He died Jan. 14, 1845, in Boston, Mass.
Harnett, Cornelius
congressman, was born April 20, 1723, in North Carolina. He was a delegate from North Carolina to the continental congress from 1777 to 1780, and signed the articles of confederation. He died April 20, 1781, in Wilmington, N. C.
Harney, George Edward
architect, was born in 1840 in Lynn, Mass.
Among the notable structures he has designed are the Commercial Union building and the Mercantile library of New York city.
Harney, John Milton
journalist, author, poet, was born March 9, 1789, in Sussex county, Del. He was a Savannah journalist who became a Dominican monk.
He published Crystallina, a fairy tale in verse, and his other poems appeared posthumously in periodicals. He died Jan. 15, 1825, in Bardstown, Ky.
Harney, William Selby
soldier, was born Aug. 27, 1800, near Haysboro, Tenn. In 1865 he was brevetted majorgeneral for long and faithful service. He died May 9, 1889, in Orlando, Fla.
Harney, William Wallace
journalist, poet, was born June 20, 1831, in Bloomington, Ind. He is a journalist and verse writer of Florida whose poems have appeared in magazines and anthologies, but have not been gathered into book form.
Harper, Alexander
congressman, was born in Ireland. He was elected a representative in congress from 1837 to 1839, from 1843 to 1847, and again from 1851 to 1853.
Harper, Edward Bascom
insurance president, was born Sept. 14, 1842, in Dover, Del. In 1875 he was manager of John Hancock Insurance company of Boston; and in 1882 became president of the Mutual Reserve Fund Life association. He died July 2, 1895.
Harper, Frances Ellen Wat- Kins
lecturer, author, poet, was born in September, 1825, in Baltimore, Md. She is well known as an anti-slavery lecturer, and is a director in the Association for the Advancement of Woman of Philadelphia, Pa. She is the author of Iola Leroy, which presents a vivid and truthful view of scenes in the south before, during and after the war. She is also the author of numerous meritorious poems, which have been a valuable acquisition to current literature.
Harper, Francis J
congressman.
He was elected a member of congress from Pennsylvania, but died before taking his seat. He died March 18, 1837.
Harper, George Washington
educator, college president, was born Aug. 21, 1832, in Franklin, Ohio. Since 1868 he has been president of the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery. In 1875 he was elected president of the National Historical society of Cincinnati.
Harper, Ida Husted
journalist, was born in Fairfield, Ind. She has been managing editor of the Terre Haute Daily News; editorial writer for the Indianapolis News; and department editor and correspondent for a number of newspapers and magazines. was
Harper, James
congressman, born in 1779 in Ireland. He was elected a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1833 to 1837. He died March 31, 1872, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Harper, James
publisher, was born April 13, 1795, in Newton, N. Y. He was the founder of the printing and publishing firm of Harper and Brothers. His firm attained prominence as the largest publishers of original works in America. He died March 27, 1869, in New York city.
Harper, James C
farmer, merchant, congressman, was born Dec. 6, 1819, in Cumberland county, Pa. He was elected to the North Carolina legislature in 1865, 1866 and 1868; and was barred by the fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States, but his disabilities were removed by congress in 1869. He was elected to the forty-second congress, serving on the committee on the Pacific railroad.
Harper, Jesse
politician, orator. He was the first man to suggest the name of Abraham Lincoln for the presidency of the United States. He is a successful journalist and orator of Danville, Ill.
Harper, John
was born Jan. 22, 1797, in Newton, L. I. He was financial manager of the firm of Harper and Brothers, and on the death of his brother became senior member of the firm. He died April 22, 1875, in New York city.
Harper, John A
congressman. He was a representative in congress from New Hampshire from 1811 to 1813.
Harper, Joseph Henry
publisher, was born June 23, 1850, in New York city. He became a partner in Harper and Brothers in 1877, and was placed in charge of the literary and periodical department.
Harper, Joseph Morrill
physician, lawyer, banker, congressman, was born June 21, 1787, in Limerick, Maine.
He was a representative in congress from New Hampshire from 1831 to 1835. In 1858 he was president of the Mechanics' bank, Concord; and for a short time, in 1831, officiated as acting-governor of New Hampshire. He died Jan. 14, 1865, in Canterbury, N. H.
Harper, Olive
author, was born in the Wyoming valley, Pa. She is the author of The Lotus of the Nile; A Drift of Sand; Becky; and The Tame Turk.
Harper, Robert Goodloe
soldier, lawyer, United States senator, author, was born in 1765 near Fredericksburg, Va.
He was a leading representative in congress from South Carolina, from 1794 to 1801. He subsequently removed to Baltimore, Md.; and was a senator in congress from that state during the years 1815-16. He served with credit in the war of 1812, attaining the rank of majorgeneral. His Select Works appeared in 1814. He died Jan. 15, 1825, in Baltimore, Md.
Harper, Samuel A
lawyer, politician, was born Jan. 9, 1855, in Hazel Green, Wis. During 1890-94 he was United States attorney for the western district of Wisconsin; and during 1894- 98 was president of the Wisconsin State Republican league at Madison, Wis.
Harper, William
soldier, lawyer, jurist, United States senator, was born Jan. 17, 1790, in Antigua, S. C. He became one of the board of trustees of the South Carolina college in 1813; adopted the profession of the law; served in the state legislature; and was elected speaker of the lower house. He was a senator in congress from South Carolina during the year 1826; was appointed chancellor of that state in 1835; and in 1830 was elected a judge of the court of appeals. He spent a few years in Missouri from 1818 to 1823, and while there was made chancellor of the state. He died Oct. 10, 1847, in South Carolina.
Harper, William M
journalist, state senator, was born Jan. 21, 1850, in Pittsburg, Pa. He is a successful journalist; and in 1897 was elected to the state senate of the Ohio general assembly.