born March 23, 1823, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Jan. 15, 1885, Mankato, Minn. U.S. politician. He founded the St. Joseph Valley Register, which became one of Indiana's most influential newspapers during his editorship (1845-63). He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1854-69), where he served as speaker (1863-69) and a leader of the Radical Republicans. His vice presidency under Pres. Ulysses S. Grant (1869-73) was marred by his implication in the Crédit Mobilier scandal (1872)
born Nov. 11, 1733, Albany, N.Y. died Nov. 18, 1804, Albany, N.Y., U.S. American Revolutionary officer. He served in the French and Indian War and helped settle colonial war claims with Britain (1761-63). He served in the New York legislature (1768-75) and in the Continental Congress (1775-77, 1778-80). In the American Revolution he was commissioned one of four major generals in the Continental Army. As commander of the northern department, he was unable, because of illness, to undertake his planned invasion of Canada. His later defeat at the Battle of Ticonderoga led to his replacement by Horatio Gates. He subsequently served as one of New York's first U.S. senators (1789-91, 1797-98)
schuyler
الواصلة
Schuy·ler
التركية النطق
skaylır
النطق
/ˈskīlər/ /ˈskaɪlɜr/
علم أصول الكلمات
[ 'skI-l&r ] (biographical name.) Dutch surname "scholar, student", brought to America by seventeenth century Dutch immigrants.