History of Annapolis, (Anne Arundel County) Maryland United States of America

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John D. Godman, physician, was born in Annapolis, Md., Dec. 20, 1794; son of a Revolutionary soldier. In 1814 he fought as a common sailor at the bombardment of Fort McHenry In 1815 he began to study medicine and later removed to Baltimore to finish his studies at the University of Maryland. After his first course of lectures there he was appointed to take the place of the professor of anatomy, who was ill. After graduation in 1818 he practised for several years in Maryland and in Pennsylvania, and in 1821 removed to Cincinnati, Ohio. He was professor of anatomy at the medical college of Ohio, 1821-22; practised and lectured to a private class in Philadelphia, Pa., 1822-26, and was professor of anatomy and physiology in Rutgers medical college, New Brunswick, N.J., 1826-27. He resigned the last position on account of failing health and went to the West Indies, whence he returned to settle in Germantown, Pa. He was at one time associate editor of the Philadelphia Journal of Medical Sciences; contributed scientific articles to the Encyclop?dia Americana, to the American Quarterly Review, and to other scientific papers; translated Levasseur's Account of Lafayette's Progress through the United States (1824); and is the author of American Natural History (3 vols., 1823-28); Rambles of a Naturalist; Account of Irregularities of Structure and Morbid Anatomy; Contributions to Physiological and Pathological Anatomy, and other works. He died in Germantown, Pa., April 17, 1830.

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

Charles Constantine Pise, R. C., clergyman and author, was born in Annapolis, Md., Nov. 22, 1802. He was graduated at Georgetown college, D.C., and went to Rome to complete his theological studies, but his father's death recalled him to America, and he was graduated at Mount St. Mary's seminary, Emmittsburg, Md., teaching rhetoric and belles lettres while pursuing his studies. He was ordained priest in 1825, and served the church at Frederick, Md., and in the cathedral at Baltimore. While at Rome several years after he received the degree D.D., and was made a Knight of the Holy Roman Empire in recognition of his literary work in the United States. He served in St. Patrick's church, Washington, D.C., and as chaplain of the U.S. senate, being the only Roman Catholic to hold that office, up to 1903. He declined a professorship in Transylvania university obtained for him by Henry Clay, who was his personal friend. Bishop Dubois induced him to come to New York, where he was connected with St. Patrick's, St. Joseph's and St. Peter's churches, and about 1849 founded the Church of St. Charles Borromeo, Brooklyn, N.Y., where he remained till his death. He was associate editor of the Catholic Expositor; editor of the Metropolitan, and translated The Catholic Bride from the Italian (1848). He is the author of: Father Rowland (1829); Indian Cottage (1829); History of the Church from its Establishment to the Reformation (5 vols., 1830); The Pleasures of Religion and other Poems (1833); Hor? Vagabund? (1843); Alethia or Letters on the Truth of the Catholic Doctrines (1843); The Acts of the Apostles, a poem (1845); Zenosius, or the Pilgrim Convert (1845); Letters to Ada; Lives of St. Ignatius and his First Companions (1845); Notes on a Protestant Catechism, and Christianity and the Church (1850). He died in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 26, 1866.

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

James Booth Lockwood, explorer, was born at the U.S. Naval academy, Annapolis, Md., Oct. 9, 1852; son of Henry Hayes and Anna R. (Booth) Lockwood. He attended school at Bethlehem, Pa., and was a student at St. John's college, Annapolis, Md.; and became a farmer and surveyor. He was appointed 2d lieutenant in the 23d U.S. infantry, Oct. 1, 1873, and in addition to the usual duties as an officer was a surveyor, phonographer and telegrapher, serving in the west, 1873-80. In 1881 he volunteered for service with the Lady Franklin Bay expedition, being second in command under Lieut. A. W. Greely, and he landed with a party of twenty-six at Discovery Harbor, Aug. 12, 1881. He was entrusted with the principal field work and assisted in taking the magnetic observations. In March, 1882, he made a few days' trip across Robeson channel to Newman bay with a dog-sledge, and on April 3, 1882, started on his most important journey. He reached Cape Bryant on the North Greenland coast on May 1, 1882. At this point he sent hack all his party with the exception of Setgt. D. L. Brainard, and an Eskimo by the name of Christiansen, and from there proceeded north, reaching Cape Britannia after a five days' tramp. From there he travelled over an unknown country and discovered Lockwood Island and Cape Washington on May 13, 1882, which was 350 miles from the north pole and at that time the most northerly point reached by man. He returned to the party, arriving at Fort Conger, Discovery Harbor, June 17, 1882, having accomplished in sixty days a journey of over 1000 miles over the ice, the thermometer making 49? below zero much of the time. A second attempt in 1883 to reach a point still further north failed through the breaking up of the ice-pack over which they were journeying, and late in 1883 Lockwood and Brainard crossed Grinnell Land on a dog-sledge to a point fifty miles beyond that reached by Lieutenant Greeley on foot. The party spent the winter of 1883-84 at Camp Clay, Cape Sabine, which point they reached the last of September, 1883, and where they found that the relief ship Proteus had been crushed in July. The party had only six weeks' food Supply, and the men perished slowly of starvation, only six being alive when Corn. W. S. Schley came to their rescue with the Thetis and Bear, June 22, 1884, Lieutenant Lockwood having died April 9, 1884.

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

Benjamin Ogle, governor of Maryland, was born in Annapolis, Md., Feb. 7, 1746; son of Gov. Samuel and Ann (Tasker) Ogle, and grandson of Samuel Ogle of Northumberland county, England, and of Gov. Benjamin Tasker. He was educated in England; was a member of the council prior to the Revolution, and served on the committee of observation for Frederick county. He was the tenth governor of Maryland, 1798-1801, and on Feb. 11, 1800, issued a proclamation making the day of Washington's death "a day of mourning, humiliation and prayer," which custom continued to be observed by the succeeding governors of Maryland. He resided on the estate "Belair" in Prince George county, which descended to him through Gov. Benjamin Tasker. He was married first to Rebecca Stilley, and secondly to Henrietta Margaret, daughter of Henry and Mary (Thomas) Hill. He died at "Belair," Prince George county. Md., July 6, 1809.

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