PARKER, Amasa Junius, a Representative from New York; born in Sharon, Litchfield County, Conn., June 2, 1807; moved with his parents to Hudson, N.Y., in 1816; taught by private tutors and…
McDONALD, Edward Francis, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Ireland September 21, 1844; immigrated to the United States when six years of age with his parents, who settled in Newark, N…
BAGLEY, John Holroyd, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., November 26, 1832; attended the common schools; went to California in 1851 and engaged in…
POND, Benjamin, a Representative from New York; born in Stockbridge, Mass., in 1768; attended the common schools; moved to Poultney, Vt., and thence to that part of the town of Crown Point (…
(Encyclopedia) Fort Garry, two trading posts of the Hudson's Bay Company, built on the present-day site of Winnipeg, Man., Canada, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. The first,…
(Encyclopedia) Dease, Peter WarrenDease, Peter Warrendēs [key], 1788–1863, Canadian explorer. He was in the North West Company before its merger with the Hudson's Bay Company and later was a Hudson's…
(Encyclopedia) Baffin, William, c.1584–1622, British arctic explorer. He was pilot on two expeditions (1615–16) sent out to search for the Northwest Passage under command of Robert Bylot, who was…
(Encyclopedia) Simpson, Sir George, 1792?–1860, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada (1821–56), b. Scotland. In 1820 he was sent by the Hudson's Bay Company to Canada, where he took charge…
PAINE, Halbert Eleazer, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio, February 4, 1826; attended the common schools; was graduated from the Western Reserve College,…
