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Harman Blennerhassett ( 1765 - 1831), Irish-American lawyer, son of an Irish country gentleman of English stock settled in Co. Kerry, was born on October 8, 1765. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and in 1790 was called to the Irish bar. After living for several years on the continent, he married in 1796 his niece, Margaret Agnew, daughter of Robert Agnew , the lieutenant-governor of the Isle of Man. Ostracised by their families for this step the couple decided to settle in America, where Blennerhassett in 1798 bought an island in the Ohio river about 2 miles below Parkersburg, West Virginia. Here in 1805Events January 11 Michigan Territory is created. February 15 Harmony Society officially formed March 1 Justice Samuel Chase acquitted of impeachment charges by the U. Senate April 27 United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (T he received a visit from Aaron BurrAlternate meaning: Rev. Aaron Burr, Sr. Aaron Burr, Jr. February 6, 1756 September 14, 1836) was an American politician and adventurer. He was a major formative member of the Democratic-Republican party in New York and a strong supporter of Governor Georg, in whose conspiracy he became interested, furnishing liberal funds for its support, and offering the use of his island as a rendezvous for the gathering of arms and supplies and the training of volunteers. When the conspiracy collapsed, the mansion and island were occupied and plundered by the Virginia militia. Blennerhassett fled, was twice arrested and remained a prisoner until after Burr's release.
The island was then abandoned, and Blennerhassett was in turn a cotton planter in MississippiMississippi ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Magnolia State Other U. States Capital Jackson Largest City Jackson Governor Haley Barbour Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 32nd 125,546 kmē121,606 kmē 3,940 kmē 3% Population Total ( 2000) Density, and a lawyerA lawyer or attorney at law is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and other legal agencies. Most countries today require professional law advisors in their judicial systems. Lawyers have m ( 1819Events January 17 Simon Bolivar proclaims the Republic of Colombia January 29 Sir Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore February 6 Formal treaty between Sultan Hussein of Johor and the British Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles originates Singapore F- 1822Events March 30 Florida becomes a United States territory. May 24 Battle of Pichincha: Simon Bolivar secures the independence of Quito. June 14 Charles Babbage proposes a Difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled "Note on the) in Montreal, Canada. After returning to Ireland, he died in the island of Guernsey on February 2, 1831. His wife, who had considerable literary talent and who published The Deserted Isle ( 1822) and The Widow of the Rock and Other Poems ( 1824), returned to the United States in 1840, and died soon afterward in New York City while attempting to obtain through Congress payment for property destroyed on the island.
(source: 1911 Columbia Encyclopedia)
Blennerhassett, Harman
Blennerhassett, Harman
