Guiteau was born in Freeport, Illinois, the fourth of six children of Jane August (née Howe) and Luther Wilson Guiteau,[1] whose family was of French Huguenot ancestry.[2] He moved with his family to Ulao, Wisconsin (now Grafton, Wisconsin) in 1850 and lived there until 1855,[3] when his mother died. Soon after, Guiteau and his father moved back to Freeport.[4] He inherited $1,000 from his grandfather as a young man and went to Ann Arbor, Michigan, in order to attend the University of Michigan. Due to inadequate academic preparation, he failed the entrance examinations. Despite cramming in French and algebra at Ann Arbor High School, during which time he received numerous letters from his father concerning his progress, he quit and in June 1860[5] joined the utopian religious sect known as the Oneida Community, in Oneida, New York, with which Guiteau's father already had close affiliations. …show more content…
Despite the "group marriage" aspects of that sect, he was generally rejected during his five years there, and was nicknamed "Charles Gitout".[6] He left the community twice.
After leaving, he went to Hoboken, New Jersey, and attempted to start a newspaper based on the Oneida religion called The Daily Theocrat.[5] This failed and he returned to Oneida, only to leave again and file lawsuits against the community's founder, John Humphrey Noyes.[7] Guiteau's father, embarrassed, wrote letters in support of Noyes, who had considered Guiteau irresponsible and
insane.[8]
Percy Lavon Julian was born in Montgomery, Alabama as the first child of James Sumner Julian and Elizabeth Lena Julian. Percy was raised by parents who deeply valued education. His mother, Elizabeth, was a school teacher. Percy’s father, James, was a mail railroad clerk for the U.S. Postal System.
George Lois (1931- ) is a writer, art director, graphic designer and advertising legend. Lois is historically significant because of his memorable, historical and risk taking designs in the form of magazine covers that showcased in MOMA, and advertising campaigns for top brands that put companies on top.
Musgrove was born in Coweta Town, Georgia, on the Ockmulgee River, to an Indian mother related to two leaders of the Creek, Chigelli and Brims, and a white trader father around the year 1700; Musgrove’s birth name was Coosaponakeesa.
On November 10, 1848, his parents migrated to America. When they arrived they settled in New York where they married. His Parents were loving, caring and wise.(www.marxists.org)
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois had a poor but relatively happy New England childhood. While still in high school he began his long writing career by serving as a correspondent for newspapers in New York and in Springfield, Massachusetts.
George Roger Clark was known as the "Conqueror of the Old Northwest" during the American Revolutionary War. George Clark had became a huge help to capturing British and Indian territory, Northwest of the Thirteen Colonies. Clark was a military leader for the American colonists in the American Revolutionary War, helping the Americans be successful in the Northwest, and was known for conquering most of the Northwest Territory for the thirteen colonies. (“George Rogers Clark” 1)
No matter how far Gaines got away from Demopolis or St. Stephens, he would always be called upon to serve in dealings with the Choctaw Indians. William Ward, the federal agent with the Choctaw Indian tribe contacted Gaines about another treaty conference that would be held in Macon, Mississippi. William Ward wanted Gaines and his partner Glover to set up camp near the treaty and supply the food and other supplies for the guest. The treaty conference lasted five days with the Choctaw tribe being divided over the surrender of their land and the removal process. The three head district chiefs and one hundred and sixty eight members of the tribe signed the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek on September 27, 1830. After the signing of the treaty, Gaines received another title, which was the superintendent for the removal and subsistence of Indians.
What is/are the social problem(s) that the author is discussing in this book? Why did it/they develop?
immigrants. He was born in the Wax-haws region which is on the border of North and South
John Wayne Gacy was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 17 1942. Gacy had an uneventful childhood up until the age of eleven. While out playing he had been struck on the head by a swing. Subsequently he suffered fainting fits for many years.
No black school was available locally so he was forced to move. He said "Good-bye" to his adopted parents, Susan and Moses, and headed to Newton County in southwest Missouri. Here is where the path of his education began. He studied in a one-room schoolhouse and worked on a farm to pay for it. He ended up, shortly after, moving with another family to Fort Scott in Kansas. In Kansas, he worked as a baker in a kitchen while he attended the High School. He paid for his schooling with the money he earned from winning bake-off contests. From there he moved all over bouncing from school to school. "College entrance was a struggle again because of racial barriers."2 At the age of thirty he gained acceptance to Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.
Thesis statement: Martin Luther was responsible for the break-up of the Catholic Church Martin Luther was a representative during the 16th century of a desire widespread of the renewal and reform of the Catholic Church. He launched the Protestant reform a continuation of the medieval religious search. From the Middle ages, the church faced many problems such as the Babylonian Captivity and the Great Schism that hurt the prestige of the church. Most of the clergy lived in great luxury while most people were poor and they set an immoral example. The clergy had low education and many of them didn’t attend their offices.
Huey long was born near Winnfield, Louisiana on August 30th, 1893. He was the seventh of nine children. His parents were Caledonia Tison Long and Huey Pierce Long Sr.. Huey’s father was a livestock farmer. At this time he lived in one of the poorest parishes in Louisiana, Winn Parish. Most of the families there were living in poverty. These people had little education and relied on each other to
James Oglethorpe, 88, passed away from a brief illness. James was born on December 22, 1696, to Eleanor and Theophilus Oglethorpe, in London, England. His childhood still remains a mystery, but in 1714, he was admitted into Corpus Christi College at Oxford University. He dropped out and went to a military academy in France. He never graduated college, but he was awarded the special M.A. in 1731. In 1729 his friend was jailed because of his debts. He was thrown into a cell with a prisoner who had smallpox. His friend later died from this disease. This even caused Oglethorpe to start a campaign to reform England’s prisons. After this, he became known as Britain’s most active humanitarian. In 1732, King George II created a charter to colonize
France. He was a descendent of a very old French family. As a boy, Maupassant