A mayor is a person who runs a city’s main department and they are the leader of the city’s council. Daniel E. Somes was the first mayor of Biddeford, Maine. He was engaged in the manufacture of loom harnesses, reed twine, and varnishes. He was also engaged in the practice of patent law. He was a Republican to the thirty-sixth congress. He was a member of the peace convention of 1861 in Washington D.C. to make the effort to prevent the impending war. He was the president of the City Bank of Biddeford. Somes was born on May 20, 1815, in Meredith, New Hampshire, which is now known as Laconia. He died in Washington D.C., February 13, 1888 when he was 72. They buried him in Rock Creek Cementery. He came to Biddeford in 1858, because
Woodrow Wilson, our 23rd president, became involved in a war that he did not want any part of. Wilson wanted to remain neutral and have peace as in his first term of office. During World War I Wilson’s roles in the war became well known in all countries. Wilson wanted peace more than anything else. In seeking for peace Wilson asked Congress for the U.S. to enter World War I. which may not sound like a peace strategy but Wilson felt it was the only way to stop Germany and gain peace. Wilson wrote his speech for world peace, Fourteen Points, that he was probably most famous for. He attended and played an integral part in The Treaty of Versailles. He was the founder of the League of Nations, which he talked about in his Fourteen Points speech. .
Later he was elected to the House of Commons and associated himself with the conservative sect. He supported things such as complying with the Treaty of Paris. During the Constitutional Convention he remained in the background, but did play a very important role. He cast a tie breaking vote for the Great Compromise and also implied the threat that the South would not support the constitution unless it supported the Three-Fifths compromise. Although he constantly stated his support for the Three-Fifths Compromise he also implied that he would be willing to compromise with the North as long as they respected the basis of the Compromise. Although he did not sign the Constitution, His threats of a Southern walkout from the Convention and his unrelenting dedication to getting proper representation were some of the reasons that the Three-Fifths Compromise was
When the revolutionary war began Few sided with the Whig cause, which was the side of the war fighting for America’s freedom from British rule. Even though Few had little schooling as a child he proved leadership and won a lieutenant-colonelcy, a very high rank in the minutemen army. Few also began to take interest in politics and were elected Georgia provincial congress of 1776. He also was and the state executive, surveyor general, Indian commissioner, as well as served in the Continental Congress general. Few was also reelected to the Georgia assembly.
In the summer of 19 o four he became very ill and was diagnosed with Rheumatism. His ear was also damaged and was forced to use an ear horn when spoken to. He traveled to Chicago for a cancerous right eye, his weight dropped from two hundred pounds to one hundred thirty five pounds. In nineteen o four he began hemorrhaging and vomited a great amount of blood from his mouth, and then became unconscious. He never woke up and died on January 2, nineteen o four at Gainsville, Georgia.
As the leader of the ARU he organized a successful strike against the Chicago Pullman Palace Car. Because of his strong leadership skills he gained popularity. He ran for president five times losing all elections.
John Addams was a rich man who was respected by his neighbors and practically worshipped by Jane. Although he was not a member of any particular religious sect, he helped build the first Methodist Church in Cedarville, Ill., and the area’s first library was housed in the Addams’ home. A miller by trade, he invested in railroads, helped construct a school for area children and was a founder of the Second National Bank of Freeport. When he sought a Senate seat as a Whig in 1854, he easily won and was elected seven more times as a Republican.
General. He tried to continue with Johnston’s plan, but failed to stop the advance of Union troops. He
Due to falling political prospects and monetary problems his family moved from their home in Stratford to a home in Alexandria, Virginia on the Potomac River. That is where he was raised. He attended grammar school, did many outdoor activities along the river such as fishing and swimming. He had many ties to Revolutionary War heros because his father had served.
to pressure northern politicians to liberate Maryland so that he could add another state to the
He was one of our founding fathers of America. In 1751, Franklin was chosen to the Pennsylvania Assembly, causing the start of about 40 years as an open authority. At home from1762 to 1764, Franklin went all through the provinces, redesigning the American postal framework. He likewise constructed a new house on Market Street in Philadelphia, now remade and open to guests, which generally accommodated his family. From April 1775 to October 1776, Franklin served on the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety and in the Continental Congress. As a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Franklin ended up being a man of prudence and persistence, never rushing a choice. Franklin has earned his own respct for being an establishing father by making inexhaustible commitments to the genuine development of the United States of America. He was one of the primary people to propose a pioneer union. In 1776, he served on the five-man council to draft the Declaration of Independence and made numerous amendments in Thomas Jefferson's report. He was one of the first to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, and pushed for the unification of the American colonies as one nation against England. “After voting for independence in 1776, Franklin was elected commissioner to France, making him essentially the first U.S. ambassador to France. He set sail to negotiate a treaty for the country’s military and financial support.”
In 1828 Andrew Jackson was elected as President, as a favorite among the United States many view him as the Hero of New Orleans. He is to many the epitome of a gentleman and that he embodies the ideals of many Americans. He views himself as the President of all the people and likes the idea of having those who worked for the government to depend on him. Jackson however, was ignorant to many of the fields that would have been beneficial to him and the United States had he not been so unwilling to accept advice from experts. His lack of knowledge of the banking system was evident; however, he had Nicholas Biddle to thank for keeping the system afloat. Biddle brilliantly maintained the Bank of the United States which in turn ensured that many financial institutions were able to maintain their efficiency. Despite Jackson's efforts to destroy the bank because of the monopoly it allowed, this short-lived veto was reversed. Biddle's efficient means of running the bank ensured a stable economy for the United States.
Abraham Lincoln had just become the 16th president at the start of the American Civil War. He held ideas that were going to change America in many ways. He grew up in Kentucky as a kid but moved north at age 19. In his later years he became president without a vote of the south. Lincoln was not focused on slavery. Abraham Lincoln wanted the country to come together and agree on one economy (Goldston). If they did not agree and rebelled he said, “shall it be peace, or the sword.” (Abraham Lincoln)
Jefferson Davis (1808-89), first and only president of the Confederate States of America (1861-65). Davis was born on June 3, 1808, in Christian (now Todd) County, Kentucky, and educated at Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, and at the U.S. Military Academy. After his graduation in 1828, he saw frontier service until ill health forced his resignation from the army in 1835. He was a planter in Mississippi from 1835 to 1845, when he was elected to the U.S. Congress. In 1846 he resigned his seat in order to serve in the Mexican War and fought at Monterrey and Buena Vista, where he was wounded. He was U.S. senator from Mississippi from 1847 to 1851, secretary of war in the cabinet of President Franklin Pierce from 1853 to 1857, and again U.S. senator from 1857 to 1861. As a senator he often stated his support of slavery and of states' rights, and as a cabinet member he influenced Pierce to sign the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which favored the South and increased the bitterness of the struggle over slavery. In his second term as senator he became t...
The validity of President Andrew Jackson’s response to the Bank War issue has been contradicted by many, but his reasoning was supported by fact and inevitably beneficial to the country. Jackson’s primary involvement with the Second Bank of the United States arose during the suggested governmental re-chartering of the institution. It was during this period that the necessity and value of the Bank’s services were questioned.
A leader is described as a person who guides others and has authority and influence over others. They work to influence others into meeting certain goals. There is no right or wrong definition of a leader and there is no recipe that ensures effective leadership. Successful leaders have a good balance of vision, influence, and power. Leaders gain their authority from their ability to influence others to get the work done; because of this, anyone has the potential to be a leader. (Finkelman. 2012, p15)