History of Highland County Ohio United States of America

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Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, senator, was born in Highland county, Ohio, Oct. 6, 1862: son of Thomas H. and Francis E. (Parkinson) Beveridge, and grandson of John Beveridge. He removed to Illinois with his parents; became a plowboy, teamster and logger, and was graduated at De Pauw university in 1885, having paid his own expenses. He studied law under Senator McDonald 1886-87; was admitted to the bar in 1887, and engaged in practice in Indianapolis, Ind. He was married Nov. 24, 1887, to Katherine Maud Langsdale of Greencastle, Ind. He entered politics in 1884; became a prominent political speaker, and was elected to the U.S. senate from Indiana as a Republican for the term 1899-1905.

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

Henry Harrison Chase Dunwoody, meteorologist, was born in Highland county, Ohio, Oct. 23, 1842; son of William and Sarah (Murphy) Dunwoody, and grandson of Robert and Susan (Rhiem) Dunwoody, and of William and Mildred (Pursell) Murphy. He was graduated from the U.S. military academy in 1866, and served on garrison duty in Delaware, Maryland and Kansas, 1866-69. He was recorder of the tactics board at St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 4, 1869, to January, 1871; was in garrison at Fort McHenry, Mo., in 1871, and on signal duty at Fort Whipple, Va., March to August, 1872. He was weather forecaster at the chief signal office, Washington, D.C., 1872-91, and the weather service of the various states was established upon his recommendation. Upon the reorganization of the signal corps and transfer of the weather bureau to the department of agriculture, by a special provision of the law he was continued with the weather bureau. He was promoted major in the signal corps upon its reorganization in 1890, after a competitive examination, he being recommended first on the list, which included all officers who had previously served with the signal corps. He was subsequently promoted lieutenant-colonel in the signal corps, and was relieved from duty with the weather bureau at his own request, in May, 1898, for the purpose of entering active service with the signal corps during the war with Spain. He was appointed colonel of the volunteer signal corps, which, under his direction, was organized, equipped and placed in the field in thirty days. In July, 1898, he was promoted colonel and assistant chief signal officer of the army. While conducting his meteorological work, he took a course of law at Columbia college, and was graduated LL.B. in 1876. He is the author of numerous papers on meteorology and kindred subjects.

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

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