See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN See also:

• JORDAN (the down-comer; Arab. esh-Sheri'a, the watering-place)
• JORDAN, CAMILLE (1771—1821)
• JORDAN, DOROTHEA (1762—1816)
• JORDAN, THOMAS (1612 ?–1685)
• JORDAN, WILHELM (1819–1904)

JORDAN See also:

• JOHN JORDAN CRITTENDEN (1787-1863)

CRITTENDEN (1787-1863)  , See also:

• AMERICAN

American statesman, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• VERSAILLES

Versailles, See also:

• KENTUCKY

Kentucky, on the loth of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1787 . After graduating at the See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College of See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William and See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary in 1807, he began the practice of See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law in his native See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state . He served for three months, in 1810, as See also:

• ATTORNEY (from O. Fr. atorne, a person appointed to act for another, from atourner, legal Lat. attornare, attorn, literally to turn over to another or commit business to another)

attorney-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general of See also:

• ILLINOIS

Illinois Territory, but soon returned to Kentucky, and during the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of 1812 he was for a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time on the See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff of General See also:

• ISAAC (Hebrew for " he laughs," on explanatory references to the name, see ABRAHAM)

Isaac See also:

• SHELBY, ISAAC (1750-1826)

Shelby . In 1811-1817 he served in the state See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of Representatives, being See also:

• SPEAKER

speaker in 1815-1816, and in 1817-1819 was a See also:

• UNITED

United States senator . Settling in See also:

• FRANKFORT

Frankfort, he soon took high See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank as a criminal lawyer, was in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1825 and 1829-1832, acting as speaker in the latter See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period, and from 1827 to 1829 was United States See also:

• DISTRICT

district-attorney . He was removed by See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

President See also:

• JACKSON
• JACKSON, ANDREW (1767-1845)
• JACKSON, CYRIL (1746-1819)
• JACKSON, FREDERICK GEORGE (186o– )
• JACKSON, HELEN MARIA (1831–1885)
• JACKSON, MASON (c. 1820-1903)
• JACKSON, THOMAS (1579-1640)
• JACKSON, THOMAS JONATHAN (1824-1863)
• JACKSON, WILLIAM (1730-1803)

Jackson, to whom he was radically opposed . In 1835, as a Whig, he was again elected to the United States See also:

• SENATE (Lat. senatus, from root sen-, as in senex, old; the root is the Sanskrit sana, cf. Gr. 'vos; the same element appears in senor, seigneur, seneschal)

Senate, and was re-elected in 1841, but resigned to enter the See also:

• CABINET

cabinet of President W . H . See also:

• HARRISON
• HARRISON, BENJAMIN
• HARRISON, FREDERIC (1831— )
• HARRISON, JOHN (1693—1776)
• HARRISON, THOMAS (16o6-166o)
• HARRISON, THOMAS ALEXANDER (1853– )
• HARRISON, WILLIAM (1534–1593)
• HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY (1773–1841)

Harrison as attorney-general, continuing after President See also:

• TYLER
• TYLER, JOHN (1790—1862)
• TYLER, MOSES COIT (1835—1900)
• TYLER, WAT [or WALTER] (d. 1381)

Tyler's See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession and serving from See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March until September . He was again a member of the United States Senate from 1842 to 1848, and in 1848-185o was See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of Kentucky . He was an ardent and outspoken supporter of See also:

• CLAY (from O. Eng. claeg, a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Klei)
• CLAY, CASSIUS MARCELLUS (1810-1903)
• CLAY, CHARLES (1801–1893)
• CLAY, FREDERIC (1838–1889)
• CLAY, HENRY (1777–1852)

Clay's See also:

• COMPROMISE (pronounced compromize; through Fr. from Lat. compromittere)

compromise See also:

• MEASURES

measures, and in 1850 he entered President See also:

• FILLMORE, MILLARD (1800-1874)

Fillmore's cabinet as attorney-general, serving throughout the See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration . From 1855 to 1861 he was once more a member of the United States Senate .

During these years he was perhaps the foremost See also:

• CHAMPION (Fr. champion, Late Lat. campio from campus; a field or open space, i.e. one " who takes the field " or fights; cf. Ger. Kampf, battle, and Kampfer, fighter)

champion of See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

Union in the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South, and strenuously opposed the See also:

• KANSAS (known as the Sunflower State ")

Kansas-See also:

• NEBRASKA

Nebraska See also:

• BILL

Bill, which he declared prophetically would unite the various elements of opposition in the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North, and render the See also:

• BREACH (Mid. Eng. breche, derived from the common Teutonic root brec, which appears in " break," Ger. brechen, &c.)

breach between the sections irreparable . Nevertheless he laboured unceasingly in the cause of compromise, gave his strong support to the See also:

• BELL
• BELL, ALEXANDER MELVILLE (1819—1905)
• BELL, ANDREW (1753—1832)
• BELL, GEORGE JOSEPH (1770-1843)
• BELL, HENRY (1767-1830)
• BELL, HENRY GLASSFORD (1803-1874)
• BELL, JACOB (1810-1859)
• BELL, JOHN (1691-178o)
• BELL, JOHN (1763-1820)
• BELL, JOHN (1797-1869)
• BELL, ROBERT (1800-1867)
• BELL, SIR CHARLES (1774—1842)

Bell and See also:

• EVERETT
• EVERETT, ALEXANDER HILL (1790-1847)
• EVERETT, CHARLES CARROLL (1829-1900)
• EVERETT, EDWARD (1794–1865)

Everett See also:

• TICKET (O. Fr. esliquet, also estiquette, mod. etiquette, from Ger. sleeken, to stick up)

ticket in 186o, and in 1860-1861 proposed and vainly contended for the See also:

• ADOPTION (Lat. adoptio, for adoptalio, from adoptare, to choose for oneself)

adoption by See also:

• CONGRESS (Lat. congressus, coming together, from congredi; cum, with, and gradus, step)

congress of the compromise measures which See also:

• BEAR
• BEAR, BLACK
• BEAR, BROWN
• BEAR, GRIZZLY
• BEAR, ISABELLINE
• BEAR, WHITE

bear his name . When war became inevitable he threw himself zealously into the Union cause, and See also:

• LENT (0. Eng. lenclen, " spring," M. Eng. lenten, lente, lent; cf. Dut. lente, Ger. Lenz, " spring," 0. H. Ger. lenzin, lengizin, lenzo, probably from the same root as " long " and referring to " the lengthening days ")

lent his See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence to keep Kentucky in the Union . In 1861-1863 he was a member of the See also:

• NATIONAL

national House of Representatives, where, while advocating the See also:

• PROSECUTION

prosecution of the war, he opposed such See also:

• RADICAL (Lat. radix, a root)

radical measures as the See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of See also:

• VIRGINIA
• VIRGINIA, or VERGINIA
• VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF

Virginia, the enlistment of slaves and the See also:

• CONSCRIPTION (from Lat. con-, together, and scribere, to write)

Conscription Acts . He died at Frankfort, Kentucky, on the 26th of See also:

• JULY

July 1863 . See the See also:

• LIFE

Life of J . J . See also:

• CRITTENDEN, JOHN JORDAN (1787-1863)

Crittenden, by his daughter Mrs See also:

• CHAPMAN (from O. Eng. ceap, and Mid. Eng. ,heap, to barter, cf. " Cheapside " in London, and Ger. Kaufmann)
• CHAPMAN, GEORGE (? 1559–1634)

Chapman Coleman (2 vols., See also:

• PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, 1871) . His son, See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

GEORGE BIBB CRITTENDEN (1812-1880), soldier, was born in Russellville, Kentucky, on the 20th of March 1812, and graduated at See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Point in 1832, but resigned his See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission in 1833 . He re-entered the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army as a See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain of mounted rifles in the Mexican War, served with distinction, and was breveted See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major for bravery at Contreras and Churubusco . After the war he remained in the army, and in 1856 attained the rank of See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel . In See also:

• JUNE

June 1861 he resigned, and entered the service of the Confederacy .

He was commissioned major-general and given a command in south-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east Kentucky and See also:

• TENNESSEE

Tennessee, but after the defeat of his forces by General George H . See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas at See also:

• MILL
• MILL (O. Eng. mylen, later myln, or miln, adapted from the late Lat. molina, cf. Fr. moulin, from Lat. mola, a mill, molere, to grind; from the same root, mol, is derived " meal;" the word appears in other Teutonic languages, cf. Du. molen, Ger. muhle)
• MILL, JAMES (1773-1836)
• MILL, JOHN (c. 1645–1707)
• MILL, JOHN STUART (1806-1873)

Mill Springs (See also:

• JANUARY

January 9, 1862), he was censured and gave up his command . He served subsequently as a volunteer aide on the staff of Gen . See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John S . See also:

• WILLIAMS
• WILLIAMS, JOHN (1582-1650)
• WILLIAMS, JOHN (1796-1839)
• WILLIAMS, ROGER (c. 1604–1684)
• WILLIAMS, ROWLAND (1817-1870)
• WILLIAMS, SIR WILLIAM FENWICK

Williams . From 1867 to 1871 he was state librarian of Kentucky . He died at See also:

• DANVILLE

Danville, Kentucky, on the 27th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1880 . Another son, THOMAS See also:

• LEONIDAS

LEONIDAS CRITTENDEN (1815-1893), soldier, was also born at Russellville, Kentucky . He studied law, and practised with his See also:

• FATHER

father, and in 1842 became See also:

• COMMON

common-See also:

• WEALTH

wealth's attorney . He served in the Mexican War as a lieutenant-colonel of Kentucky See also:

• VOLUNTEERS

volunteers, and was an aide on Gen . Zachary See also:

• TAYLOR
• TAYLOR, ANN (1782-1866)
• TAYLOR, BAYARD (1825–1878)
• TAYLOR, BROOK (1685–1731)
• TAYLOR, ISAAC (1787-1865)
• TAYLOR, ISAAC (1829-1901)
• TAYLOR, JEREMY (1613-1667)
• TAYLOR, JOHN (158o-1653)
• TAYLOR, JOHN (1704-1766)
• TAYLOR, JOSEPH (c. 1586-c. 1653)
• TAYLOR, MICHAEL ANGELO (1757–1834)
• TAYLOR, NATHANIEL WILLIAM (1786-1858)
• TAYLOR, PHILIP MEADOWS (1808–1876)
• TAYLOR, ROWLAND (d. 1555)
• TAYLOR, SIR HENRY (1800-1886)
• TAYLOR, THOMAS (1758-1835)
• TAYLOR, TOM (1817-1880)
• TAYLOR, WILLIAM (1765-1836)
• TAYLOR, ZACHARY (1784-1850)

Taylor's staff at the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of Buena Vista . From 1849 to 1853 he was United States See also:

• CONSUL
• CONSUL (in Gr. generally ihraros,ashortened form of errpavgybs 8hraeos, i.e. praetor maximus)

consul at See also:

• LIVERPOOL
• LIVERPOOL, EARLS
• LIVERPOOL, EARLS OF

Liverpool, See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England .

Like his father, he was a strong Union See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man, and in September 1861 he was commissioned by President See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln a brigadier-general of volunteers . He commanded a division at See also:

• SHILOH
• SHILOH, BATTLE OF

Shiloh, for gallantry in which battle he was promoted major-general in July 1862 . He was in command of a See also:

• CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a late spelling of tors, from Lat. corpus, a body; cf. " corpse ")

corps in the army of the See also:

• OHIO

Ohio under Gen . D . C . See also:

• BUELL, DON CARLOS (1818-1898)

Buell, and took See also:

• PART

part in the battles of See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

Stone Riverand Chickamauga . Subsequently he served in the Virginia See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign of 1864 . He resigned his commission in See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1864, but in July 1866 entered the See also:

• REGULAR

regular army with the rank of colonel of See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry, receiving the See also:

• BREVET (a diminutive of the Fr. bref)

brevet of brigadier-general in r867, served on the frontier and in several See also:

• INDIAN

Indian See also:

• WARS

wars, and retired in 1881 . He died on the 23rd of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1893 .