1. Lt. Col. Revolutionary War Hero Benjamin Thompson was a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War, serving as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Loyalist forces. He was a key figure in the war effort, leading troops in several battles and providing strategic advice to the British commanders. ...
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Benjamin Harrison V, distinct from the future U.S. President bearing the same name, entered the world on April 5, 1726, in Charles City County, Virginia. Born as the eldest of ten children to Benjamin Harrison IV and Anne Carter, his roots run deep in American history. The Harrison famil...
(1745–1813) physician, Revolutionary patriot, educator; born in Byberry, Pa. After studying medicine in Philadelphia, he completed his studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland (1768). He set up his practice in Philadelphia and taught chemistry at the medical college there; in 1770 he...
Benjamin Harrison. During his four years in that post, Tracy accelerated the naval expansion program begun by his predecessor, William C. Whitney, authorizing construction of new battleships and cruisers that were to figure prominently in the war with Spain and promoting reorganization and reform ...
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