Charles Willings Biography Essay

“Robert Smalls was an enslaved African American who, during and after the American Civil War, gained freedom and became a ship’s pilot, sea-captain, and politician.” (Wikipedia). People wonder whether Wikipedia is actually a reliable source or not. Others just assume it is because there is a lot of information about the topic they looked up. The Wikipedia article on Robert Smalls is one example of explaining whether it is a reliable source of information or not, and why. Also, this research helps understand what exactly is a reliable source of information.

His parents gave him a business to run, but he shortly bankrupted it. He took the bar exam, passed, and became a lawyer. He lived from May 29, 1736, to June 6, 1799. He was elected to Virginia House of Burgesses in 1765, admitted to the Bar of the General Court in Virginia in 1769, elected to the Continental Congress in 1774, Virginia Militia Leader in 1775 and Governor of Virginia, 1776-1778, 1784.

public service. First to the Virginia state legislature in 1784, and then as governor from

Henry Laurens also known as the father of John Laurens, had been the ambassador to the Netherlands but was sadly captured by some of the British on his trip where he was supposed to return home as well. When they had finally exchanged him for General Cornwallis in the lateness of 1781, the senior Laurens or John Laurens father, continued to head towards the Netherlands and also decided to continue loan negotiations.Lots of historians in the past years have began to question the relationship of Henry Laurens and Thomas Paine compared to Robert Morris as the Superintendent of Finance and his work or business colleague, Thomas Willing. The latter became the first president of the Bank of North America in January 1782. Laurens and Paine had accused Morris of war profiteering in 1779, and Willing had voted against the Declaration of

2. He was a governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony who resolved to use the colony as a refuge for persecuted Puritans and as an instrument of building a “wilderness Zion” in America.

Settlers that came to America, specifically Charles Town, always had hope but their futures were never certain. The Spanish were the first Europeans to explore South Carolina. More land meant more riches and power, which is exactly what they were looking for. Unfortunately they ran into some problems such as unfavorable weather, sickness, low food supplies, and rancor from the natives therefore, the Spanish departed. About four decades later, Jean Ribault brought a group of French Huguenots to South Carolina in search of religious freedom. Along with the French, the Spanish made several attempts, but didn’t succeed. In 1621, a grant was given to Sir Robert Heath by King Charles I of England to try and settle the area below the Virginia colony. The first attempt failed and he lost the grant, but later Charles II rewarded eight men with the ownership of the land called Carolina. These eight men were called the Lords Proprietors. In 1670, a settlement was founded at

Charles W. Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 16, 1817.] His parents were Benjamin and Susannah Goodhue Adams. Benjamin was related to President of the United States John Adams.In 1819, the Adams family moved to New Albany, Indiana, where Charles was a clerk in a mercantile house between 1830 and 1835. Adams moved to Helena, Arkansas in 1835 and became a cashier in a mercantile house. In 1837, he became cashier of the Real Estate Bank of Arkansas. After studying law at night, he became a lawyer in 1839. In the early 1840s, Adams slaveholder.entered into a law partnership with William K. Sebastian, who became a United States Senator in 1848.Adams was a judge from 1852 to 1854.He also became a large cotton planter and

After graduation, James had got elected to the Orange County Committee of Safety and later joined the Virginia militia as a colonel. Though James didn’t enjoy the life as a colonel and decided to become a politician and found out that he was a much better writer than he was a fighter. After much research, James believed that America needed a stronger federal government.  In 1787 James represented

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804 in Salem Massachusetts and died on May 19, 1964 in Plymouth New Hampshire. Mr. Hawthorne was injured when he was young and during that time he became fascinated with literature and writing, eventually he went to college and made friends many of whom are famous classic writers. After graduation he returned home and wrote many of his famous book, The Hollows of the Three Hills, An Old Woman's Tale, My Kinsman, and many more. During this time Hawthorne worked for the Boston Custom House, where he met his first wife. They eventually got married, moved to Massachusetts, and had three children. Due to financial reasons they moved back to Salem and he got a job at the Salem Custom House, soon he was let go due to the election of a new president named Zachary Taylor. During this time he started writing again, this is when he wrote The Scarlet Letter.

This Biography is made by Mcgill and, Sarah Ann. Stating that this was all the way from early life to death. It says that he was in the military during the revolution and later was noticed by president george washington and was given the name vice president. Although he had done some good and some bad one of the positive things he had done was fight for the rights of voting by doing that he had given the power to the states causing them to give them the power to decide what they can do and what they can not do. Although he had thought of some propositions for the constitutional convention he had. Although he had a very rough childhood with no parents. He actually did pretty good for a man like him. Soon he had become a great man for the city of new york but it wasn't the first time because it was hard for him to see that. He was a great vice president as for what people like him should do things that he did after he had learned his lesson but that was after.

Robert Morris was the only one to stay in Philadelphia when the rest of congress fled. The British were close to capturing Philadelphia and congress needed somebody to stay behind and figure out the money situation. Washington’s men weren’t being paid and supplies were running low, and as the overseer of the states’ wealth, Morris was left in charge of dealing with the

Morris had a private tutor as a child for his school Huguenot in New Rochelle. He was a very bright kid he ended up attending King's college which is now Columbia University at the age of twelve years old and graduated in 1768. After three years he was admitted to the bar in 1771 at the age of nineteen. Although he was very interested in politics, he was frightened at the moment because he believed it would bring mob rule. A political interference which was involved in the

Painting landscapes was very important during the 19th century. Thomas Cole was one of the most important figures in landscape painting in the United States. He went to many places searching for nature, which he painted to show the unmatchable beauty nature creates. His works of art helped people see and take pride in their great land, which was called America. Cole’s works were often made people feel like they needed to go out in nature and discover the inspiring world of mother earth.

Throughout history, there have been great leaders, some for the good of humanity, and some for the not-so good of humanity. The one element all leaders have in common is in some way, have changed the course of history. The one great leader I have found to be interesting and envision of a great leader is William Bradford, an original passenger on the Mayflower, and the first ever governor elected on what is to become, American Soil.

Charles Dickens is one of the most influential writers in history and was “born in Landport, now part of Portsmouth, on February 7th, 1812”(Priestly 5). Despite being the successful writer that he was in life, Dickens had very humble beginnings and because his Father, John Huffman Dickens, “lacked the money to support his family adequetly” , Dickens lived in poverty through out most of his childhood (Collins). Matters only got worse, however, when Dickens’s Father had to “spen[d] time in prison for debt” causing Dickens to have to “work in a London factory pasting labels on bottles of shoe polish” (Collins). It was a horrible experience for him, but it also helped him to no doubt feel pity for the poor, which is