History of Hagerstown, (Washington County) Maryland United States of America

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Richardson Clover, naval officer, was born at St. James college, Hagerstown, Md., July 11, 1846; son of the Rev. Dr. Lewis P. and Sarah Ann (Ackerman) Clover; grandson of Matthew V. B. Ackerman, who was the nephew and adopted son and heir of Matthew Van Benschoten, who was a grandson of Tuenis Elias Van Benschoten, who came from Holland and settled in Dutchess county, N.Y., about 1640. On his father's side he was the great-great-great grandson of Peter Clover who came from England early in the eighteenth century and settled in Morris county, N .J. Richardson was appointed a midshipman in the navy in July, 1863, and was graduated at Annapolis in June, 1867, when he was ordered to the Susquehanna, in the West Indies. He was promoted ensign Dec. 18, 1868, and assigned to the flagship Albany of the North Atlantic station, serving 1868-69; was at the naval observatory, 1869-70; promoted master, March 21, 1870; lieutenant, March 21, 1871; was on board the Ticonderoga, South Atlantic station, 1871-74; on the Hassler coast survey, Pacific coast, 1874-77; on board the Wyoming as navigator on European station, 1878-81; was chief of party engaged in surveying Long Island Sound, 1882-83; had charge of survey of southeast Alaska, 1884-86; was navigator on board U.S.S. Pensacola, North Atlantic station, 1887; and was executive officer on board the Dolphin, 1888-89, making a cruise around the world. He was promoted lieutenant-commander, May 19, 1891. He was hydrographer to the navy, 1889-93; was executive officer of the Chicago on the European station, 1894-96; was in command of the Dolphin, North Atlantic station, 1896-97; was promoted commander, 1897, and was chief of the office of naval intelligence and a member of the war and strategy boards at the time of the declaration of war with Spain, 1898, and at his urgent request was detached and assigned to active duty afloat, on May 2, 1898, in command of the U.S.S. Bancroft. He was present at the landing of the army at Baiquiri and took part in the bombardment of Siboney. Was engaged in blockade of Havana, and in the active operations on the south side of Cuba in the vicinity of Isle of Pines. At the close of the war he was reassigned to duty as chief of the office of naval intelligence and as a member of the board of construction. In May, 1886, he was married to Mary Eudora, only child of Gen. John F. Miller, U.S. senator from California.

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

Richard Henry Alvey, jurist, was born at St Mary's county, Md., March 26, 1826; son of George N. and Harriet (Wicklin) Alvey; grandson of John Alvey; and a descendant of John Alvey, a Revolutionary soldier in the Maryland line. He was educated in the schools of St. Mary's county, Md., and was clerk in the office of the Charles county clerk, 1844-'50. Meanwhile he had studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1849. He engaged in the practice of law at Hagerstown, Md., 1850-'67. He was a Pierce and King presidential elector in 1852; a member of the Maryland state constitutional convention in 1867; chief judge of the 4th judicial circuit and a judge of the Maryland court of appeals, 1867-'83; chief justice of the Maryland court of appeals, 1883-'93; and chief justice of the court of appeals of the District of Columbia from 1893. He was appointed by President Cleveland in January, 1896, one of the Venezuela boundary commission.

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

John Michael Krebs, educator, was born in Hagerstown, Md., May 6, 1804; son of William and Ann (Adamson) Krebs. He was graduated from Dickinson college in 1827; taught at the Dickinson college grammar school, 1827-29, and studied theology under the Rev. George Duffield, of Carlisle, and at Princeton Theological seminary in 1829. He was licensed by the presbytery of Carlisle in 1829, and ordained and installed pastor of the Rutgers Street church in New York city in 1830, where he ministered until 1867. He was permanent clerk of the general assembly, 1837-45; clerk of the presbytery and synod of New York in 1841, and was moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in 1845. He was a member of the Board of Foreign Missions from its organization and served as its president for several years. He was a director of the Princeton Theological seminary, 1841-67, and president of the institution, 1865-67. He was married to Sarah Harris, daughter of Andrew Holmes, of Carlisle, Pa., Oct. 7, 1830, and after her death to Ellen Dewitt, daughter of John Chambers, of Newburg, N.Y. He received the degree of D.D. from Dickinson college in 1841. He is the author of: The Private, Domestic and Social Life of Jesus Christ, a Model for Youth (1849); The Presbyterian Psalmist (1852), and publisbed sermons. He died in New York city, Sept. 30, 1867.

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

John Ross Key, painter, was born in Hagerstown, Md., July 16, 1837; son of John Ross and Virginia (Ringgold) Key; grandson of Francis Scott and Mary Tayloe (Lloyd) Key, and of Gen. Samuel and ? (Hay) Ringgold. He was educated at Washington, D.C., and studied art in Munich and Paris, 1874-76. On his return to, America he opened a studio in Boston, Mass., and in 1883 removed to Chicago, Ill. He exhibited at the Centennial exhibition, Philadelphia, in 1876 "The Golden Gate, San Francisco," which received a medal. He also exhibited his "Cloudy Morning, Mr. Lafayette," at the National Academy of Design in 1878. He painted a series of pictures depicting scenes at the World's Fair, Chicago, Ill., which attracted much attention and which were exhibited in the art gallery of the Illinois state building at the Trans-Mississippi exposition, Omaha, Neb., in 1898. Among his paintings not named above are: Marblehead Beach; Ochre Point, Newport; A Morning Stroll, and numerous studies.

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