Richard Bassett Research Paper

On Friday, September 23, 2016, Justin Pratt was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison. Plus on top of the time remaining on, his murder sentence, which is expiring in May 2017 after pleading guilty to armed robbery. Pratt and his wife entered a man’s home and stole his medication at gunpoint. Justin Pratt felt horrible and embarrassed by his action and said “I’m sorry for what I’ve done, and want to change things”.

The legend of Sam Bass has grown way out of proportion in relation to his actual deeds. A book collector claims that he has over 200 titles that deal with Sam Bass in some way (Carmack 1B). One of Round Rock’s major streets bears his name as do several businesses. Texas history has often referred to him as “Texas’ Beloved Bandit” or “Robin Hood on a Fast Horse” (Centennial Commission). In actual fact, Sam was probably more inept than brave or noble, and he appears to have never realized that robbing trains and banks was anything more than an amusing diversion. For him it was mere sport, the reality that people often were injured, either physically or financially, appears to have never surfaced on his shallow conscience (Smith 34).

Robert Morris was considered a founding father of the united states who helped finance and the American Revolution. Throughout his lifetime, he signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. Robert was born on January 31st, 1734, in Liverpool, England and passed away on May 8th, 1806. When Robert was growing up, he was an only child and raised by his father, Robert Morris Sr. Robert Morris didn 't know his mother, elizabeth Margret, but his grandmother raised him. At the age of thirteen Robert decided to move to Maryland, where his father, who was a tobacco exporter. After he joined his dad, he decided to go to school in Philadelphia, only of for a little while. Then Morris

William Higginbotham had a wonderful life and a wonderful family. He was born on October 25, 1910 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and he grew up in Caledonia, New York. He was married three times. His three wives were Julie Ann (died when they were still married), Margret (died when they were still married), and Edna (was still alive when he died). He has two daughters and one son. Their names are Julie Schletter, Robin Clark, and the one son William, of Bellport. He has one brother and on sister. The brother’s name is John and the sister is Dorothy Osgood. He also has two grandchildren.

Pierce Butler was one of the most aristocratic delegates at the Constitutional Convention. He was born in in County Carlow, Ireland in the year 1744. His father was Sir Richard Butler, who was a member of Parliament and a baronet. He pursued a military career and became a major in “His Majesty 29th Regiment and during the colonial unrest was posted to Boston in 1768 to quell disturbance there” (A Biography of Pierce Butler 1744-1822). Later on he married the daughter of a wealthy South Carolinian; Mary Middleton. He then resigned his commission to take up the life of a planter in the Charleston area. Pierce and Mary had one daughter.

Anson Jones was an important part of the annexation of Texas. Without the help of Anson, it wouldn’t have been possible for Texas to be annexed to the U.S.

John Winthrop- was a wealthy Puritan lawyer and a prominent figure in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the first major settlement in New England after Plymouth Colony.

Hugh Williamson was born on December 15th, 1735 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. As a child, his father sent him off to get a liberal education; many family issues arose, such as, his parent’s careers and his mother, Mary Davison, captured by Blackbeard. As an adult, Hugh had many different jobs and moved from state to state. Hugh continued in the mercantile business with his brother, and also reentered private medical practice in North Carolina. In 1776 he was elected into the Continental Congress, and signed the Declaration of Independence. At 44 years old, he married Maria Apthorpe and had 2 children. In his later life, After his 2 sons and wife’s death, he gave up his profession as a physician, and continued writing philosophical publications in New York. On May 22nd, 1819 Hugh Williamson died in New York City.

In 1757, Lee began his first public service appointment as justice for the peace in his hometown of Westmoreland County. (Kent, “Richard Henry Lee 1732-1794”) Wishing to serve at a higher level, Lee sought a position in the House of Burgesses, which was the “[first] democratically elected legislative body” in America. (Gottlieb, “House of Burgesses”) Richard won a seat in the House and he quickly made enemies by exposing certain corrupt practices of other members, including House representatives stealing 100,000 pounds from the treasury. (Kent, “Richard Henry Lee 1732-1794”)

Caleb Logan Bratayley had a big smile and a heart of gold. The member of the Bratayley family was seen by viewers around the world as he performed on video for the masses to watch YouTube fans and pop culture junkies were devastated to hear that the promising entertainer has died. According to US Weekly on Monday, Caleb Logan passed away over the weekend from natural causes.

Roger Williams- Puritan leader who was exiled from Massachusetts and eventually went on to merge multiple colonies to create the colony of Rhode Island.

During the Revolution, Bassett captained a troop of Dover cavalry militia and served on the Delaware council of safety. Subsequently, he participated in Delaware's constitutional convention and sat in both the upper and lower houses of the legislature. In 1786 he represented his state in the Annapolis Convention.

There is a small white church located on a U.S. highway near the intersection of two Interstate highways in northern New Jersey. There, a Scottish flag flies over an easily missed gravestone in a small churchyard. This stone was erected by an American Founding Father over the burial plot of an officer in the British Army during the Revolution.

Glen Becker was born in a little town Western, 80 miles North of Campbell, in South Africa. He migrated from South Africa and came to Ohio on January 27, 1991, at age 46. He is now 72 years old. I choose to interview Mr. Becker because he came from a country that is much different from America. Glen Becker is an elder at my church and he lived in South Africa for a many years of his life.

Saul Bass, a graphic designer and a filmmaker, perhaps best known for his design of film poster and title sequences. He was born on 8th of May 1920 in The Bronx, New York. He graduated from James Monroe High School in the Bronx and studied part-time at the Art Students League in Manhattan until attending night classes with György Kepes at Brooklyn College. During 1940s he started working in Hollywood, designing print advertisements for films including Champion (1949), Death of a Salesman (1951) and The Moon Is Blue (1953), directed by Otto Preminger.