American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Noah Webster (October 16, 1758-May 28, 1843)

Noah Webster (October 16, 1758-May 28, 1843) was a statesman, educator and lexicographer. He was noted for compiling the Webster's Dictionary. "The Schoolmaster of the Nation," he published the first edition of his American Dictionary of the English Language in November of 1828, containing the greatest number of biblical definitions in any secular volume. Noah Webster had served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War; was elected to the Connecticut General Assembly for nine terms; the Legislature of Massachusetts for three terms; and served as a judge. His efforts contributed to the addition of Article I, Section 8, to the...

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Horatio Nelson (September 29, 1758-October 21, 1805)

Horatio Nelson (September 29, 1758-October 21, 1805) was a British Admiral. He defeated Napoleon's French fleet at the Battle of the Nile, August 1, 1798, and the combined Spanish and French fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805. Although he was victorious in one of the most decisive battles in naval history, Lord Nelson was fatally wounded. Carried below deck, his last words were: <Thank God I have done my duty.> 1758HN001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1758HN001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Horatio...

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James Monroe (April 28, 1758-July 4, 1831)

James Monroe (April 28, 1758-July 4, 1831) was the 5th President of the United States, 1817-25, having served in public office for fifty years. He acquired Florida from Spain, 1819; added Maine, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama and Mississippi to the Union, and proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine, 1823, which forbade European powers from interfering with the independent nations of the Western Hemisphere. He was Regent of University of Virginia, 1826-31; Secretary of State under James Madison, 1811-17; Secretary of War, 1814-15; Governor of Virginia, 1811; U.S. Minister to Great Britain and Spain, 1803-07; helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon, 1803, which...

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Fisher Ames (April 9, 1758-July 4, 1808)

Fisher Ames (April 9, 1758-July 4, 1808) was an American founder and politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1789-97, who help formulate the Bill of Rights in the First Session of the U.S. Congress. He graduated from Harvard, 1774, and became of member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1788, where he participated in the state's ratification of the U.S. Constitution. He was chosen a member of the Governor's Council, 1798, and served until 1800, the year he was honored by the Massachusetts Legislature to deliver the message upon the occasion of George Washington's death. In 1804,...

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Georgia Act (January 11, 1758)

Georgia Act (January 11, 1758) passed in the Assembly: <For constituting the several Divisions and Districts of this Province into Parishes, and for establishing Religious Worship therein, according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England...[Each clergyman of the Established Church of England to receive from the government a salary of £25 per annum.]> 1758GA001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1758GA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Georgia Act, January 11, 1758, passed in the Assembly.

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