History of Meadville, (Crawford County) Pennsylvania United States of America

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Charles Homer Haskins, educator, was born in Meadville, Pa., Dec. 21, 1870; son of George W. and Rachel (McClintock) Haskins and of English and Scotch ancestry. He attended the preparatory school of Allegheny college, Meadville, and was graduated from Johns Hopkins university A B., in 1887, remaining as a graduate student, 1887-90; as instructor in history, 1889-90, and gaining the degree Ph.D. in 1890. He studied subsequently at the universities of Paris and Berlin. He removed to the University of Wisconsin where was instructor in history, 1890-91; assistant professor of history, 1891-92; and was made professor of institutional history in 1892. He lectured on history at Harvard university, 1899-1900. He was elected a member of the American historical association. He is the author of various monographs and articles on historical subjects published in the American Historical Review.

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

Henry Shippen Huidekoper, soldier, was born in Meadville, Pa., July 17, 1839; son of Edgar and Frances (Shippen) Huidekoper and grandson of Harm Jan, emigrant from Holland in 1796, and Rebecca (Calhoun) Huidekoper. He was graduated at Harvard in 1862, receiving Isis A.M. degree in 1872. He served in the civil war as captain in the 150th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, and was promoted lieutenant-colonel and colonel, respectively. While in command of his regiment in rise first army corps at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, he was wounded twice, and lost his right arm. He returned to service in September, 1863, but; prostrated by his wounds was obliged to resign from the army at Culpeper, Va., in 1864. He was appointed major-general in the national guard of Pennsylvania by Governor Geary in 1870, and as such was active in the labor riots in 1877, under Governor Hartranft, solving at Scranton a question between the military and the civil powers with such tact and firmness as to establish himself strongly in the confidence of the governor and the people. Upon the re-organization of the national guard with Governor Hartranft as the major-general, General Huidekoper was appointed the senior brigadier-general. He was postmaster at Philadelphia, Pa., 1880 85, and was accredited by postoffice officials with having originated and carried through the ounce weight for letters instead of the former half-ounce. He was married in 1864, to Eamma G., daughter of Thomas W. Evans, of Philadelphia. He is the author of Manual of Service (1879), a military text-book.

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

Joseph Camp Griffith Kennedy, statistician, was born in Meadville, Pa., April 1, 1813; son of Dr. Samuel Kennedy. His maternal grandfather, Andrew Ellicott , surveyed and planned the national capital in 1791. His father was a surgeon in the Revolutionary war, on the staff of General Waahington. Joseph was educated at Allegheny oollege, studied law and was admitted to the bar. He established and was editor of the Crawford, Pa., Messenger and the Venango, Pa., Intelligencer. His public career began in 1849, when he was appointed by President Taylor secretary of the U.S. census board. He drafted the bill that created the census bureau, and was its superintendent iu 1850 and 1860. He visited Europe in 1851, with a view of securing a uniform cheap postage, and also on business connected with the census. He was active in organizing the first statistical congress, which met in Brussels in 1853; was secretary of the International exhibition at London in 1851; a member of the statistical congresses of 1855 and 1860; commissioner to the world's fair held at London in 1862, and examiner of national banks, 1865-66. During the latter part of his life he practised law and was a real estate agent in Washington, D.C. A gold medal was presented to him by King Christian IX. of Denmark in recognition of his valuable services as a statistician. Mr. Kennedy was a member of numerous American, French, Belgian and German scientific societies. Allegheny college conferred on him the honorary degree of A.M. in 1852 and that of LL.D. in 1867, and he endowed that institution with four perpetual scholarships for the benefit of disabled young soldiers and orphans of soldiers. He is the author of books and reports on national statistics and other subjects, published both by the government and privately. He died in Washington, D.C., July 13, 1887.

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

Frederic Huidekoper, educator, was born in Meadville, Pa., April 7, 1817; son of Harm Jan and Rebecca (Calhoun) Huidekoper. His father (1776-1854) was agent of the Holland Land company and founder of the Unitarian society and theological school, Meadville, Pa., 1844. Frederic entered Harvard in 1884, as a sophomore, but was obliged to give up his studies from failing eyesight. He worked on a farm, 1835-89; travelled in Europe, 1839-41; studied theology, 1841-43; was professor of New Testament history in Meadville theological school, 1848-45; of ecclesiastical history, 1845-47; was treasurer and librarian of the school, and custodian of the Joshua Brookes fund. He published: Belief of the First Three Centuries concerning Christ's Mission to the Underworld (1854); Indaism at Rome B.C. 76 to A.D. 140 (1876) ; Indirect Testimony of History to the Genuineness of the Gospels (1879), and numerous contributions to periodical literature.

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