History of Garrard County Kentucky United States of America

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Cary Harrison Fry, soldier, was born in Garrard county, Ky., Aug. 20, 1813; son of Dr. John and Judith (Harrison) Fry; grandson of Joshua and Peachy (Walker) Fry; great-grandson of John and???(Adams) Fry, and great, great-grandson of Col. Joshua and Mary (Micou) Hill Fry. He graduated from the U.S. military academy in 1834, and was assigned to duty at Fort Towson, Indian Territory, serving there until Oct. 31, 1836, when he resigned his commission and returned to civil life. He practised medicine in Louisville, Ky., 1845-46, and on June 9, 1846, joined the volunteer army, with the rank of major and served throughout the Mexican war. He was engaged on the march through Camargo, Mex., 1846-47; at the battle of Buena Vista, Feb. 22-23, 1847, and commanded his regiment from Feb. 23 to June 9, 1847, when it was disbanded. He returned to the practice of medicine at Danville, Ky., 1847-48, and at Louisville, Ky., 1848-53. On Feb. 7, 1853, he was reappointed in the U.S. army as paymaster with the rank of major, and served in New Mexico until the outbreak of the civil war. He was stationed at Washington, D.C., 1861-63, being acting paymaster-general from July 15 to Dec. 10, 1862, and chief paymaster of the pay district of Washington, D.C., from Feb. 4 to July 15, 1863, and at San Francisco, Cal., 1863-67. He was brevetted lieutenant-colonel March 13, 1865, for services during the war, and was promoted lieutenant-colonel on the staff of the paymaster-general, July 28, 1866. He served in charge of the pay district, Charleston, S.C., 1867-69; was brevetted colonel and brigadier-general, Oct. 15, 1867; was chief paymaster of the division of the Missouri, 1869-71: of the department of Missouri, 1871-72, and of the division of the Pacific, 1872-73. He died at San Francisco, Cal., March 5, 1873.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

John Norvell, senator, was born near Danville, Garrard county, Ky., Dec. 21, 1789; son of Lipsocomb Norvell, a Virginian and an officer in the Revolutionary war. On the advice of Thomas Jefferson he learned the trade of printer in Baltimore, Md., and at the same time studied law, and was admitted to the bar. He became a journalist and political supporter of James Monroe and Andrew Jackson. He edited an Anti-Federalist paper in Philadelphia, Pa., 1816-32, and in May, 1832, removed to Michigan Territory, having been appointed postmaster of Detroit by President Jackson. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention that met at Detroit, May 11, 1835, and was chairman of eight committees. He went to Washington with Lucius Lyon in 1836, and on June 15 secured from congress the northern boundary line so as to include the mineral wealth and territory of a large portion of the upper peninsula in exchange for a small strip of land on the southern boundary of the state including the territory occupied by Toledo, Ohio, to which exchange the second convention of assent, December, 1836, agreed. He was elected, with Lucius Lyon, U.S. senator from Michigan, and he drew the long term expiring March 3, 1841. He resumed practice in Detroit, Mich., represented Wayne county in the state legislature in 1842, and was U.S. district attorney of Michigan, 1845-49. He supported the Polk administration in the prosecution of the Mexican war, to sustain which he sent three sons, and six of his seven sons served in the Federal army during the civil war. He was appointed on March 21, 1837, one of the twelve original regents of the Michigan State university and served 1837-39. He died in Hamtramck, Mich., April 11, 1850.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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