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:

• DIX, DOROTHEA LYNDE (1802-1887)
• JOHN DIX

DIX  ., See also:

• ADAMS
• ADAMS, ANDREW LEITH (1827-1882)
• ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS (1807-1886)
• ADAMS, HENRY (1838— )
• ADAMS, HENRY CARTER (1852— )
• ADAMS, HERBERT (i858— )
• ADAMS, HERBERT BAXTER (1850—1901)
• ADAMS, JOHN (1735–1826)
• ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY (1767-1848)
• ADAMS, SAMUEL (1722-1803)
• ADAMS, THOMAS (d. c. 1655)
• ADAMS, WILLIAM (d. 162o)

ADAMS (1798-1879), See also:

• AMERICAN

American soldier and See also:

• POLITICAL

political See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• BOSCAWEN, EDWARD (1711-1761)

Boscawen, New See also:

• HAMPSHIRE (or COUNTY OF SOUTHAMPTON, abbreviated HANTS)

Hampshire, on the 24th of See also:

• JULY

July 1798 . He studied at See also:

• PHILLIPS
• PHILLIPS, ADELAIDE (1833-1882)
• PHILLIPS, EDWARD (163o-1696)
• PHILLIPS, JOHN (1800—1874)
• PHILLIPS, SAMUEL (1814—1854)
• PHILLIPS, STEPHEN (1868– )
• PHILLIPS, THOMAS (1770-1845)
• PHILLIPS, WENDELL (1811-1884)

Phillips See also:

• EXETER
• EXETER, EARL, MARQUESS AND DUKE OF

Exeter See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

Academy in 1810-1811 and at the See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College of See also:

• MONTREAL

Montreal in 1811-1812, and as a boy took See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

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

War of 18rx, becoming a second See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in 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 1814 . In July 1828, having attained the See also:

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

rank of See also:

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

captain, he resigned from the See also:

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

army, and for two years practised 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 at See also:

• COOPERSTOWN

Cooperstown, New See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York . In 1830-1833 he was See also:

• ADJUTANT (from Lat. adjutare, to aid)

adjutant-See also:

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

general of New York . He soon became prominent as one of the leaders of the Democratic party in the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state, and for many years was a member of the so-called " See also:

• ALBANY
• ALBANY, DUKES OF
• ALBANY, LOUISE MAXIMILIENNE CAROLINE, COUNTESS OF (1752-1824)

Albany Regency," a See also:

• GROUP

group of Democrats who between about 182o and 185o exercised a virtual See also:

• CONTROL (Fr. contrdle, older form contre rolle, from Med. Lat. contra-rotulus, a counter roll or copy of a document used to check the original; there is no instance in English of the use of " control " in this, its literal, meaning)

control over their party in New York, dictating nominations and appointments and distributing patronage . From 1833 to 1839 he was secretary of state and See also:

• SUPERINTENDENT

superintendent of See also:

• SCHOOLS

schools in New York, and in this capacity made valuable reports concerning the public schools of the state, and a See also:

• REPORT (O.Fr. report or raport, modern rapport, from O.Fr. reporter, mod. rap porter, Lat. reportare, to bring back, in poetical use only, of bringing back an account, news, &c.)

report (1836) which led to the publication of the Natural See also:

• HISTORY

History of the State of New York (1842-1866) . In 1842 he was a member of the New York See also:

• ASSEMBLY, UNLAWFUL

assembly . In 1841':1843 he was editor of The See also:

• NORTHERN

Northern See also:

• LIGHT

Light, a See also:

• LITERARY

literary and scientific See also:

• JOURNAL
• JOURNAL (through Fr. from late Lat. diurnalis, daily)

journal published in Albany . From 1845 to 1849 he was a See also:

• UNITED

United States senator from New York; and as chairman of the See also:

• COMMITTEE (from commute, an Anglo-Fr. past participle of commettre, Lat. committere, to entrust; the modern Fr. equivalent comite is derived from the Eng.)

committee on See also:

• COMMERCE
• COMMERCE (Lat. commercium, from, cum, together, and rnerx, merchandise)

commerce was author of the warehouse See also:

• BILL

bill passed by See also:

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

Congress in 1846 to relieve merchants from immediate See also:

• PAYMENT (Fr. paiement, from payer, to pay; Lat. pacare, to appease, pax, peace)

payment of duties on imported goods . In 1848 he was nominated for See also:

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

governor of New York by, the See also:

• FREE

Free See also:

• SOIL

Soil party, but was defeated by See also:

• HAMILTON
• HAMILTON (GRAND or ASHUANIPI)
• HAMILTON, ALEXANDER (1757-1804)
• HAMILTON, ANTHONY, or ANTOINE (1646-1720)
• HAMILTON, ELIZABETH (1758–1816)
• HAMILTON, EMMA, LADY (c. 1765-1815)
• HAMILTON, JAMES (1769-1831)
• HAMILTON, JAMES HAMILTON, 1ST DUKE OF (1606-1649)
• HAMILTON, JOHN (c. 1511–1571)
• HAMILTON, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• HAMILTON, PATRICK (1504-1528)
• HAMILTON, ROBERT (1743-1829)
• HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM
• HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM (1730-1803)
• HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM ROWAN (1805-1865)
• HAMILTON, THOMAS (1789-1842)
• HAMILTON, WILLIAM (1704-1754)
• HAMILTON, WILLIAM GERARD (1729-1796)

Hamilton See also:

• FISH (O. Eng. fist, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch visch, Ger. Fisch, Goth. fisks, cognate with the Lat. piscis)
• FISH, HAMILTON (1808-1893)

Fish . His See also:

• ACCEPTANCE (Lat. acceptare, frequentative form of accipere, to receive)

acceptance of the nomination, however, earned him the enmity of the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern Democrats, who prevented his See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment by See also:

• PIERCE, FRANKLIN (1804—1869)

Pierce as secretary of state and as See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister. to See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France in 1853 . In this See also:

• YEAR

year See also:

• DIX, DOROTHEA LYNDE (1802-1887)
• DIX, JOHN

Dix was for a few See also:

• WEEKS, EDWIN LORD (1849-1903)

weeks assistant U.S. treasurer in New York See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city .

In May 186o he became postmaster of New York city, and from See also:

• JANUARY

January until March 1861 he was secretary of the See also:

• TREASURY

treasury of the United States, in which capacity he issued (January 29, 1861) to a See also:

• REVENUE
• REVENUE (0. Fr. revenu, from revenir, to return)

revenue officer at New See also:

• ORLEANS
• ORLEANS, CHARLES, DUKE OF (1391-1465)
• ORLEANS, DUKES OF
• ORLEANS, FERDINAND PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES HENRY, DUKE OF (1810-1842)
• ORLEANS, HENRI, PRINCE
• ORLEANS, HENRIETTA, DUCHESS
• ORLEANS, JEAN BAPTISTE GASTON, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE JOSEPH
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ROBERT, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUKE OF (1725–1785)
• ORLEANS, LOUIS, DUKE OF (1372–1407)
• ORLEANS, PHILIP I
• ORLEANS, PHILIP II

Orleans a famous See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order containing. the words, " if any one attempts to haul down the American See also:

• FLAG (or " FLAGGE," a common Teutonic word in this sense, but apparently first recorded in English)

flag, shoot him on the spot." He rendered important services in hurrying forward troops in 186r, was appointed See also:

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

major-general of See also:

• VOLUNTEERS

volunteers in Julie 1861, and during the See also:

• CIVIL

Civil War commanded successively the See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of See also:

• MARYLAND

Maryland (July 1861–May 1862), Fortress See also:

• MONROE
• MONROE, JAMES (1758-1831)

Monroe (May 1862–July 1863), and the department of the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East (July 1863–July 1865) . He was minister to France from 1866 to 1869, and in 1872 was elected by the Republicans governor of New York, but was defeated two years later . He. had See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• ENERGY (from the Gr. ivipyela; iv, in, ipyov, work)

energy and administrative ability, 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 See also:

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

president of the See also:

• CHICAGO
• CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF

Chicago & See also:

• ROCK
• ROCK (O.Fr. rake, Sp. rota, Ital. rocca; possibly from a Lat. form rupica, from rupes, rock)
• ROCK, DANIEL (1799–187t)

Rock See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island and of the See also:

• MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi & See also:

• MISSOURI

Missouri See also:

• RAILWAYS

railways, first president of the See also:

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

Union Pacific in 1863–1868, and for a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short time in 1872 president of the See also:

• ERIE

Erie . He died in New York city on the 21st of See also:

• APRIL

April 1879 . Among his publications are A See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

Winter in See also:

• MADEIRA
• MADEIRA, or THE MADE1RAS

Madeira and a Summer in See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain and See also:

• FLORENCE
• FLORENCE (Ital. Firenze, Lat. Florentia)

Florence (185o), and Speeches and Occasional Addresses (1864) . He wrote excellent See also:

• ENGLISH

English versions of the See also:

• DIES, CHRISTOPH ALBERT (1755-1822)

Dies irae and the Stabat mater . His son, See also:

• MORGAN
• MORGAN, DANIEL (1736-1802)
• MORGAN, EDWIN DENNISON (1811-1883)
• MORGAN, JOHN HUNT (1825-1864)
• MORGAN, JOHN PIERPONT (1837–1913)
• MORGAN, LEWIS HENRY (1818-1881)
• MORGAN, SYDNEY, LADY (c. 1783-1859)
• MORGAN, THOMAS (d. 1743)

MORGAN DIX (1827-1808), graduated at See also:

• COLUMBIA

Columbia in 1848 and at the General Theological See also:

• SEMINARY (Lat. seminarium, from semen, seed)

Seminary in 1852, and was ordained See also:

• DEACON (Gr. S&& ovos, minister, servant)

deacon (1852) and See also:

• PRIEST (Ger. Priester, Fr. pretre)

priest (1853) in the See also:

• PROTESTANT

Protestant Episcopalian See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church . In 1855–1859 he was assistant minister, and in 1859–1862 assistant See also:

• RECTOR (Lat. for " ruler," " guide," &c., from regere, " rule ")

rector, of Trinity Church, New York city, of which he was rector from 1862 until his See also:

• DEATH

death . He published sermons and lectures; A History of the See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

Parish of Trinity Church, New York City (4 vols., 1898–1905); and a See also:

• BIOGRAPHY (from the Gr. (3ios, life, and yp&4 , writing)

biography of his See also:

• FATHER

father, See also:

• MEMOIRS

Memoirs of 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 Adams Dix (2 vols., New York, 1883) .