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  Benjamin HUNTINGTON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
HUNTINGTON, Benjamin, delegate, was born in Norwich, Conn., April 19, 1736; son of Daniel and Rachel (Wolcott) Huntington; grandson of Deacon Simon and Sarah (Clark) Huntington, and great grandson of Simon and Margaret (Beret) Huntington, the immigrants and firstly in America.
Benjamin was graduated at Yale in 1761, was admitted to the bar and practised law in Norwich, Conn. He was appointed a member of the convention held at New Haven for the regulation of the army, by the recommendation of Washington in 1778.
He was a delegate from Connecticut to the Continental congress, 1780-84 and 1787-88; mayor of Norwich, 1784-96; a representative in the 1st U.S. congress, 1789-91; state senator, 1781-90 and 1791-93, and judge of the superior court of the state, 1793-98.
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  Notable Backuses
HUNTINGTON, Benjamin, delegate, was born in Norwich, Conn., April 19, 1736; son of Daniel and Rachel (Wolcott) Huntington; grandson of Deacon Simon and Sarah (Clark) Huntington, and great grandson of Simon and Margaret (Beret) Huntington, the immigrants and firstly in America.
Benjamin was graduated at Yale in 1761, was admitted to the bar and practised law in Norwich, Conn. He was appointed a member of the convention held at New Haven for the regulation of the army, by the recommendation of Washington in 1778.
HUNTINGTON, Joshua, clergyman, was born in Norwich, Conn., Jan. 31, 1786; son of Gen. Jedidiah and Ann (Moore) Huntington and grandson of Gen. Jabez and Elizabeth (Backus) Huntington.
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 Benjamin Huntington
--His son, Benjamin Huntington, born in 1777; died 3 August, 1850, was a broker of New York City, married the daughter of General Jedediah Huntington.
--Their son, Jedediah Vincent Huntington, author, born in New York City, 30 January, 1815; died in Paris, France, 10 March, 1862, was graduated at New York University in 1835, and in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1838.
Huntington translated Franchere's "Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in 1811-'14" (1854); and Segur's "Short and Familiar Answers to Objections against Religion" (1854).
www.famousamericans.net /benjaminhuntington   (1060 words)

  
 Oneida County New York Biographies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Benjamin Huntington, one of his descendants and the grandfather of the subject of this memoir, was born in Norwich, Conn., April 19, 1736, graduated from Yale in 1761, and soon became a prominent lawyer in his native town.
Huntington was elected president of the Rome Savings Bank to succeed the late Hervey Brayton and held that position until he resigned in 1878.
Huntington always manifested a deep interest in educational matters and was especially prominent in establishing the Rome Academy, of which he was long a trustee.
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 Account of a Declaration; Biographies
Benjamin Franklin, born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1706, may by his life alone be the most profound statement of what an American strives to be.
Benjamin Franklin: Businessman, Writer, Publisher, Scientist, Diplomat, Legislator, and Social activist, was one of the earliest and strongest advocates for the abolition of Slavery, and for the protection of the rights of American aboriginal peoples.
Benjamin Harrison was born in Berkeley Virginia in 1726.
www.leftjustified.com /leftjust/lib/sc/ht/decl/gbiof-h.html   (4247 words)

  
 Benjamin Scribner
He and Hannah then moved to Huntington, Long Island where Benjamin, Jr., John, Hannah, Ruth and Joseph were born in Huntington and Lidia, Elizabeth, and Abigail were born after their return to live in Norwalk.
They were not happy living in Huntington, and were given a land grant as an inducement to stay, 23 Jun 1684, shortly after the birth of their son John.
The marriage took place at Huntington where Abraham's father, Benjamin (born in 1682), a weaver by trade, and his wife, Abigail, were living before they moved to Norfolk." It gives some very interesting background for this part of the family that went from Pound Ridge, first to the Western Reserve nr.
www.scribnerfamilies.org /Report-BenjaminScribner.htm   (4372 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Huntingdon to Huntington
Huntington, Elisha Mills (1806-1862) — of Terre Haute,
Descendant of Samuel Huntington; brother of Nathaniel Huntington.
Uncle of Samuel H. Huntington; ancestor of Elisha Mills Huntington.
politicalgraveyard.com /bio/huntington.html   (502 words)

  
 Samuel Huntington
Samuel Huntington was one of the several maverick public servants of his era, devoting nearly all of his life to public office.
Self-taught, he gained admittance to the Bar of Connecticut at the age of 23, and was soon thereafter appointed King's attorney to the town of Norwich.
Huntington was a moderate, with a distinctly upper-class bent, but he became active with the Sons of Liberty in his state in 1774.
www.ushistory.org /declaration/signers/huntington.htm   (216 words)

  
 Thomas Holcombe of Connecticut - Person Page 206
     Joshua Huntington was the son of Simon Huntington III and Lydia Gager.
     Jabez Huntington was the son of Joshua Huntington and Hannah Perkins.
     Jedediah Huntington was the son of Jabez Huntington and Elizabeth Backus.
www.holcombegenealogy.com /data/p206.htm   (1396 words)

  
 Benjamin Huntington -- 1.3.9.6
BENJAMIN HUNTINGTON, born in Norwich, CT. April 19, 1736, graduated at Yale, in 1761.
He entered, soon after leaving college, upon the practice of law in his native town, and rose rapidly to the front rank of his profession.
Sketch taken from 1863 Huntington Family Memoir, published by the Huntington Family Association.
www.huntington.tierranet.com /bios/ben.htm   (712 words)

  
 Benjamin Huntington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benjamin Huntington (April 19, 1736 – October 16, 1800) was an American lawyer and politician from Norwich, Connecticut.
Huntington's biographic sketch at the U.S. Congress website
This article about a Connecticut politician is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benjamin_Huntington   (85 words)

  
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Some correspondence of Francis D. and William Channing was removed from this purchase to the Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection; the purchase does not seem to have a common provenance, and was probably dismantled for autograph value long before its arrival here.
The 1804 letter from Benjamin Lincoln was donated by Alan Y. Roberts in 1997.
Benjamin Huntington to W.E., 3p ALS reproduction from State Archives, 5/8/1790.
www.rihs.org /mssinv/Mss407.htm   (1885 words)

  
 Jefferson, The Works, vol. 3 (Notes on Virginia I, Correspondence 1780-1782) ToC: The Online Library of Liberty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
TO THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA (BENJAMIN HARRISON):  April, 13 1782.
TO THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA (BENJAMIN HARRISON):  Sep. 22.
Whether, on a revision of the allowance, it may or may not be found greater than is necessary, is a question for them alone to decide.
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 FSIA Faculty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Benjamin Huntington has studied Feng Shui for over fifteen years in various schools of Feng Shui including; Pyramid, Black Hat, Nine Star Ki and Modern.
Benjamin was the first NY state certified FSIA practitioner and teacher.
Benjamin has made several appearances on television including ABC news, spoken at National and International Feng Shui conferences and has written for many magazines on Feng Shui.
www.windwater.com /faculty.html   (719 words)

  
 Tureaud Reference page
Benjamin F. Tureaud, grandson of Emanuel Bringier and the son of Judge Augustin Dominique Tureaud, was a sugarcane planter of Ascension Parish and St. James Parish, La. He operated a plantation store and conducted business under the name of Benjamin Tureaud and Co.
Tezcuco was built in 1860 by Benjamin Tureaud, who maried his cousin Elizabeth AglaŠ Bringier, the daughter of Michel Doradou Bringier.
TUREAUD Ethel Huntington Tureaud at John's Community Hospital, Taylor, Texas on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 1:20 A.M. Beloved wife of the late Robert L. Tureaud, Jr.
www.tureaud.com /reference.htm   (1137 words)

  
 Jefferson ToC: The Online Library of Liberty
TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES (BENJAMIN HARRISON): December 11 1780.
TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES (BENJAMIN HARRISON): Dec. 29.
TO THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA (BENJAMIN HARRISON): Sep. 22.
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 The Huntington Library
It was for precisely this reason that he was vilified by 19 th -century Romantics such as Shelley and Blake, who sought to remove poetry and art from under the umbrella of science, substituting mysteries and emotions for laws and reason.
The 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) is the occasion for an unprecedented display of one of the Huntington Library’s greatest treasures: the handwritten manuscript of Franklin’s renowned Autobiography.
“The Cottage Door,” completed by Gainsborough in 1780 and acquired by Henry Huntington in 1922, combines landscape with a sympathetic evocation of the life of the virtuous poor in rural England, and is considered one of his most important paintings.
www.huntington.org /Information/EventsCal.html   (2256 words)

  
 Feng Shui Institute International - FSII Board members
Benjamin Huntington, Allied ASID, FSII, FSIA Faculty Member
Benjamin Huntington, a well recognized Feng Shui practitioner, has studied Feng Shui for close to fifteen years in various schools including; Pyramid School, Black Hat, Nine Star Ki and Contemporary styles.
He is also a NY state certified Interior Designer and runs a successful New York based residential Interior Design practice.
www.fengshui-ii.com /boardbios/huntington.htm   (243 words)

  
 Slake Archive - When She's Bad
But this self-made woman is about to come undone-because trouble just moved in right next door.
Benjamin Huntington III is her new neighbor, and he's much too close for comfort.
His home renovations and opera CDs are wrecking her sleep, and his slyly seductive ways are driving her mad with desire.
www.slake.com /rnd/book.asp?bid=9943   (354 words)

  
 Porter-Phelps-Huntington Family Papers: Finding Aid
Alice Mason Huntington and children (Elizabeth, George, Arria, and Mary)
James L. Huntington and friends at Putnam Camp in 1905
James L. Huntington and friends in costume at the house
www.amherst.edu /~library/archives/findingaids/pph/contents5.html   (159 words)

  
 Find in a Library: The Huntington letters, in the possession of Julia Chester Wells ...
Find in a Library: The Huntington letters, in the possession of Julia Chester Wells...
The Huntington letters, in the possession of Julia Chester Wells...
WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries.
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 Feng Shui Course In New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)


In this workshop, Benjamin Huntington will introduce you to the
book of changes, starting with the history of this venerable book
and how it came to us in its present form.
Once the roots of this
book are uncovered Benjamin will then train you, using hands on
techniques, in the art of the ancient method of consultation using
the "yarrow stalks" as well as using the coins.
Working with actual
examples you will learn how to find your own understanding of the
hexagrams and how to apply this understanding to you life.
www.phil.uni-sb.de /pipermail/linux-m68k/2002-July/001174.html   (131 words)

  
 Feng Shui Institute International - Feng Shui consultants
Introduction to Nine Star Ki-Part II: August 6th with Benjamin Huntington
Introduction to Nine Star Ki-Part III: August 13th with Benjamin Huntington
Benjamin will provide a recap of Parts I and II and show you how to use the complete numbers to determine all aspects of a person's character.
www.fengshui-ii.org   (592 words)

  
 (Sally HUNT - Jacob HUNTINGTON )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Benjamin HUNTINGTON (26 Feb 1809 - 17 Mar 1895)
Daniel Lindley HUNTINGTON (9 Sep 1818 - 23 Oct 1823)
Jacob HUNTINGTON (30 Apr 1773 - 9 Sep 1819)
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 Liberty Ships, Master List of Names: B
Benjamin Huntington HO 107 13 6 4-Jul-42 11-Sep-42 30-Sep-42
Benjamin Peixotto BF 2673 2405 12 31-Jul-44 04-Sep-44 27-Sep-44
Benjamin R Curtis CA 664 89 6 30-Sep-42 3-Nov-42 21-Nov-42
www.fiu.edu /~thompsop/liberty/liberty_listB.html   (789 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Boroughs - New bldg. counts on feng shui   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Developers for the Beacon Tower, seen here in an artist's rendering, are turning to feng shui guru Benjamin Huntington to provide the building with 'good energy' for its inhabitants.
"We want to make this building as friendly and comfortable and tranquil as we can," said feng shui guru Benjamin Huntington, who was hired by the Beacon Tower developers.
He advised the use of stone kitchen countertops for "a sense of grounding...
www.nydailynews.com /boroughs/story/308001p-263545c.html   (479 words)

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