History of Wheeling, (Ohio County) West Virginia United States of America

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Adelbert Rinaldo Buffington, soldier, was born at Wheeling, Va., Nov. 22, 1837. He was graduated at the United States military academy in 1861, and was assigned to duty as drill master of volunteers at Washington, D. C. He was on duty at the St. Louis arsenal as assistant ordnance officer and in mustering volunteers in Illinois and Missouri. He defended Pilot Knob, Mo.; was assistant adjutant-general of the 5th division, army of the west; organized a Missouri regiment from the men in the arsenal, of which he was made colonel, and afterwards had charge of the ordnance depot at Wheeling, W. Va. From September, 1863, to July, 1864, he was inspector of rifling seacoast cannon, and from July, 1864, to September, 1865, was in command of the New York arsenal. After the close of the war he was on leave of absence inspecting arms for the Egyptian government until April, 1866, when he was in charge of the ordnance depot at Baton Rouge, La., and then became chief of ordnance, department of the Gulf. After March, 1867, he was in command of the 5th military district, Texas and Louisiana, until 1868, when he commanded the Watertown arsenal. He was at the Detroit arsenal from December, 1870, to February, 1872; was superintendent of southern forts, February, 1872, to May, 1873; in charge at Indianapolis arsenal, 1878 to '75; promoted major of ordnance June 23, 1874, after which he had charge of the Allegheny and Watervliet arsenals until 1881, when he was promoted lieutenant-colonel and placed in charge of the national armory Oct. 3, 1882. He was in command at the Rock Island, Ill., arsenal in 1896. Colonel Buffington made numerous inventions in the line of ordnance attachments and improvements, including a magazine firearm, a rod bayonet, a rear sight with adjustment for fine shooting for military firearms, and carriages for light and heavy guns. He was the first to use gas furnaces for drop forging. He became chief of the ordnance department with the rank of brigadier-general, April 15, 1899, and resigned in 1901.

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

Daniel Dulany Addison, clergyman, was born in Wheeling, W. Va., March 11, 1863; son of Thomas Grafton and Maria Eliason (Addison) Addison, grandson of Daniel Dulany and Louise (Gordon) Addison, great-grandson of Thomas and Henrietta (Paca) Addison; grandnephew of Walter Dulany Addison, and a descendant of William Paca, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and of Col. John Addison, first ancestor in America, who was a cousin of Joseph Addison, English poet and essayist. He was prepared for college at Emerson institute, Washington, D.C., and was graduated at Union college in 1883, and at the Episcopal theological school, Cambridge, Mass., in 1886. He was assistant minister at Christ church, Springfield, Mass., 1886-'89; rector of St. Peter's church, Beverly, Mass., 1889-'95, and of All Saints church, Brookline, Mass., from 1895. He was married Feb. 20, 1889, to Julia de Wolf Gibb. His published books include: "New England Town in the Civil War" (1890); "Phillips Brooks" (1892); "Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters and Diary" (1894);"All Saints Church, Brookline" (1895); "The Life and times of Edward Bass, First Bishop of Massachusetts, 1726-1803" (1897); "The Clergy in American Life and Letters" (1899).

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

David Hummell Greer, clergyman, was born in Wheeling, Va., March 20, 1844; son of Jacob R. and Elizabeth Yellott (Armstrong) Greer, and grandson of the Rev. John Armstrong, an English clergyman who came to America early in the nineteenth century. He was graduated at Washington college, Pa., 1862, studied theology at Bexley Hall. Kenyon college, Gambier, Ohio, 1862-66; and was ordained deacon in 1866 and priest in 1868 by Bishop McIlvaine. He was rector of Christ church, Clarksburg, W. Va., 1866-68; Trinity church, Covington, Ky., 1868-71; Grace church, Providence, R.I., 1871-88; and St. Bartholomew's church, New York city, after 1888. He was elected coadjutor to the Rt. Rev. Thomas March Clark, bishop of Rhode Island, in 1897, but declined to leave his work at St. Bartholomew's. He established in 1882, while at Grace church, Providence, the St. Elizabeth's house for Incurables, and while at his New York parish, founded St. Bartholomew's parish house and various chapels and institutional establishments for the benefit of the poorer class of his parish. He was married, June 29, 1869, to Caroline A., daughter of Q. A. Keith of Lexington, Ky. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Kenyon college in 1880 and by Brown university in 1890. He is the author of: The Historic Christ (1890); From Things to God (1893); The Preacher and His Place (1895); Visions (1898), and contributions to periodicals.

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

Charles Andrews Dickey, clergyman, was born in Wheeling, Va., Dec. 25, 1838; son of John R. and Margaret (de Hass) Dickey; grandson of John Dickey of County Down, Ireland, and of Gen. Charles de Hass, an officer in the war of 1812, and a descendant of Gen. Charles de Hass, one of Washington's generals in the Revolution. He was graduated from Washington college in 1858, attended the United Presbyterian theological seminary, Allegheny, Pa., 1858-61, and was licensed in April, 1861, by the United Presbyterian presbytery of Wheeling. He was ordained in April, 1862, as pastor of the Fourth United Presbyterian church, Allegheny, Pa. In 1869 he removed to St. Louis, Mo., where he was pastor of the First Presbyterian church. In 1875 he took charge of the Calvary Presbyterian church in Philadelphia, resigning in 1893 to devote his time to his duties as president of the Presbyterian hospital, Philadelphia, to which office he was elected in 1883. Dr. Dickey was after 1893 one of the four pastern of the Bethany church, the largest Presbyterian organization in the country, with which was connected the Bethany Sunday school, organized in 1858 by John Wanamaker. eminent philanthropist and Sunday school worker of Philadelphia. He also had charge of Bethany college. He was married in 1863 to Katharine, daughter of James Donnell of Allegheny, Pa. The College of New Jersey conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in 1875.

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