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	JAMES RENWICK
		JAMES RENWICK was born February 15, 1662, at Moniaive, in the parish of Glencairn, Dumfriesshire.
		Renwick himself had many a hairbreadth escape, yet none of his meetings was ever surprised by the emissaries of Government; and persecution had no other effect upon him than to strengthen his conviction that the work he was engaged in was the Lord's.
		James Renwick." The first letter is dated July 1682, and the last is that written to Sir Robert Hamilton on the morning of his execution.
	www.reformed.org /misc/James_Renwick.html (6457 words)

	Reverend James Renwick - The Martyr
		JAMES RENWICK was born in the parish of Glencairn in Nithsdale, Feb. 15, 1662.
		James, who died young; for which when his mother was pouring forth her motherly grief, her husband used to comfort her with declaring, that he was well satisfied to have children, whether they lived or died, young or old, providing they might be heirs of glory.
		James was born, she took it as an answer of prayer, and reputed herself under manifold engagements to dedicate him to the Lord, who satisfied her with very early evidences of his accepting that return of his own gift, and confirmed the same with very remarkable appearances of his gracious dealings with the child.
	www.next1000.com /family/EC/renwick.james.html (1012 words)

	James Renwick
		James was graduated at Columbia in 1807, standing first in his class, and in 1813 became instructor in natural and experimental philosophy and chemistry in that college.
		Professor Renwick printed privately for the use of his classes "First Principles in Chemistry" (1838), and "Outlines of Geology" (1838), and a synopsis of his lectures on "Chemistry Applied to the Arts," taken down by one of his class, was printed.
		Renwick was associated with his father in the preparation of " Life of John Jay" (New York, 1841).--Another son, James, architect, born in Bloomingdale (now part of New York city), 3 November, 1818, was graduated at Columbia in 1836.
	www.famousamericans.net /jamesrenwick (1926 words)

	The Life of Mr. James Renwick
		Renwick was employed proclaiming it, but had no hand in the penning {506} thereof, otherwise it might have been more considerately worded than what it was; for, though he approved of the matter of it, yet he always acknowledged there were some expressions therein somewhat unadvised.
		Renwick was somewhat averse to it, fearing the sad effects it might produce; but, considering the necessity of the case would admit of no delay, he consented and concurred in the publication thereof.
		Renwick with a sad and troubled {512} heart observed, he was often heard to say, though he had peace in his end and aim by it, yet he wished from his heart that declaration had never been published.
	www.truecovenanter.com /bio/howie_bios_renwick_james.html (6117 words)

	Introduction - Memoir of the Family of Clinton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		James Clinton, the father of Dewitt, was a brave and useful military officer in the war of 1756 and in that of the revolution; while a third of the name of George, the son of James and brother of Dewitt, represented the City of New-York in the Congress of the United States.
		James Clinton had attained, at the close of the French war in 1761, the rank of captain, and was successively promoted through the intermediate stations to the command of the second regiment of the Ulster county Militia, which he held at the commencement of the struggle for independence.
		James Clinton, in the interval between the close of the French war and the beginning of that of the revolution, married Miss Mary Dewitt, a descendant of a family from Holland.
	www.history.rochester.edu /canal/bib/renwick/Chap01.html (2142 words)

	James Renwick - LoveToKnow 1911
		JAMES RENWICK (1662-1688), Scottish covenanting leader, was born at Moniaive in Dumfriesshire on the 15th of February 1662, being the son of a weaver, Andrew Renwick.
		Unlike some of his associates, Renwick refused to join the rising under the earl of Argyll in 1685; in 1687, when the declarations of indulgence allowed some liberty of worship to the Presbyterians, he and his followers, often called Renwickites, continued to hold meetings in the fields, which were still illegal.
		Renwick was the last of the convenanting martyrs.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /James_Renwick (306 words)

	Gleanings of the Covenant - No. 17. James Renwick
		James Renwick, the last of the Martyrs in the cause of religion and liberty, was executed in Edinburgh in his 26th year.
		Renwick, seeing all resistance useless, and indeed forbidding his followers, who were not unprovided for the occasion, to fire upon the military, marched onwards, in silence, towards Edinburgh.
		Renwick for ever!" This was taken as a hint by the prisoners, who, in an instant, had mixed with the mob; or sunk, as it were, through the earth, into dark passages and cellars.
	www.electricscotland.com /bordertales/vol1story145-17.htm (2081 words)

	RENWICK, James
		In 1846 he began the designs for the Smithsonian Institution (1844–55) in Washington, D.C., a many-turreted Romanesque building generally called “the Castle.” Saint Patrick's Cathedral (begun 1858, dedicated 1879) in New York City, a fusion of French and English Gothic styles, is his best-known building.
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	James Renwick, Jr. - Architect of the Smithsonian Building
		Renwick entered Columbia College at the age of twelve and graduated in 1836.
		Renwick was not trained as an architect but instead learned the skills from his father, and through a broad cultural education that included architectural history.
		Renwick went on to design what is considered his finest achievement, St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.
	www.si.edu /archives/documents/renwickdrawing.htm (314 words)

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		James Renwick, son of Andrew, was born February 9, 1819, in Greene County, Ohio, and when a small boy came to White County, Indiana, with his parents, where he was reared to manhood and completed his schooling.
		Renwick was elected county commissioner in 1867 and served in that capacity for one term, was a republican in politics, and stood high in the estimation of his fellow-citizens.
		Renwick was a member of what was known as the Seceder Church, but later identified himself with the United Presbyterian Church, in which he was ordained an elder in 1844, being later commissioner to the General Assembly and a moderator of that body.
	www.brookston.lib.in.us /WhiteCo/biographies-R.htm (16838 words)

	James Alexander Renwick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Renwick's campaign team, led by future Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis, developed an innovative techinique of going door to door three times during the campaign to identify the party's likeliest voters, and then "pulling the vote" on election day.
		Renwick's challenge, though unsuccessful, opened the way for Stephen Lewis to run for the party's leadership in 1970, when MacDonald was persuaded that he could not withstand another leadership challenge and decided to retire.
		Renwick was re-elected in 1971, 1975, 1977 and 1981, and remained a Member of Provincial Parliament until his death.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Alexander_Renwick (573 words)

	Roosevelt Island Historical Society
		The end wings were designed in character with the original central block; the south wing, the work of architects York and Sawyer, was built in 1903-04, and the north wing was added by Renwick, Aspinwall and Owen, successors to the firm of James Renwick Jr., in 1904-05.
		Renwick designed many buildings in New York city, among them three which are now designed New York City Landmarks; Grace Church, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and the william E. Doge villa (now the Greyston Conference Center in the Bronx.
		for several years, Renwick was Supervising Architect for the Commission of Charities and Correction and designed the Workhouse, the Lighthouse, as well as the Charity and Smallpox Hospitals, on Roosevelt Island; the Inebriate and Lunatic Asylums on Ward's Island; and the main building of the Children's Hospital on Randal's Island.
	www.rihs.us /landmarks/renwick.html (1200 words)

	St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York
		James Renwick, was an American architect born in New York City in 1818.
		Renwick received his first major commission at the age of twenty-five, when he was chosen to design Grace Church in New York City in 1843.
		Renwick and fellow architect William Rodrique, who married Archbishop Hughes' sister Margaret, were given a contract, dated March 5, 1859, which provided the architects with $2500 a year for the next eight years.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/medny/stpat1.html (1194 words)

	Renwick James - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Renwick, James (1818-1895), American architect, born in New York.
		The Gothic Revival in the United States, inspired by that in Britain, was at its most vigorous between about 1825 and 1860.
		The original Smithsonian Institution Building, completed in 1855 and popularly known as the Castle, was designed by the architect James Renwick, Jr....
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Renwick_James.html (106 words)

	SGCB \| THE LIFE & LETTERS OF JAMES RENWICK: The Last of the Scottish Martyrs
		In 1688, the fugitive preacher James Renwick was captured an executed at the scaffold in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, the last Covenanter to suffer a public execution.
		Renwick was apprehended on 1st February 1688 on one of his secret visits to Edinburgh.
		On the scaffold Renwick attempted to address the crowd, but all the time the soldiers beat their drums in order to drown out his words.
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	James Renwick (martyr) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Reverend James Renwick (February 15, 1662–February 17, 1688) was a Scottish minister, the last of the Covenanter martyrs.
		Born in Moniaive, Nithsdale, in 1662, the young James was seen to have an affinity for the church from a very early age.
		Renwick was thereupon sentenced to die by hanging, which sentence was carried out on February 17, 1688, in Grassmarket Square, Edinburgh.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Renwick_(martyr) (530 words)

	Renwick/Ramsey Farm Cultural History
		James Cameron Smith, Renwick's brother, married Mary Jane Cathcart Smith and had nine children, all of whom attended Indiana University.
		It was James and Mary Jane who purchased the land which became Smith Farm, Ramsey Farm, and now Renwick.
		Among the nine children of Mary Jane Cathcart Smith and her husband James Cameron Smith was daughter Clara.
	www.renwickbloomington.com /aboutrenwick/history.html (857 words)

	Renwick Gallery
		The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, a National Historic Landmark, was erected between 1859 and 1861 by William Wilson Corcoran (1798-1888), Washington banker and philanthropist, as an art gallery for his private collection of paintings and sculpture.
		The building was designed by James Renwick, Jr., a prominent New York architect who designed St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York and the Smithsonian Building (The Castle) in Washington.
		The Renwick is open every day of the year, except December 25th, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/wash/dc27.htm (333 words)

	SAAM :: Renwick Gallery
		The Renwick Gallery is the nation's premier venue for viewing contemporary American craft.
		At first glance Wendell Castle's Ghost Clock appears to be a grandfather clock hidden by a large white sheet tied with a rope.
		The 1,200-pound gates, made specifically for the Renwick, took Paley and his assistant seven months to construct and earned him the 1974–75 Design in Steel award for craftsmanship from the American Iron and Steel Institute.
	americanart.si.edu /renwick/highlights.cfm (472 words)

	Abroad in New York - January 20, 2006 - The New York Sun
		Renwick entered Columbia when he was only 12 and later married Anna Aspinwall, one of the richest heiresses in America.
		Renwick often is classed as a Gothic revivalist.
		Renwick's vertically elongated Romanesque facade is a superb piece of side-street church architecture, despite the loss over the years of many of its ornamental flourishes, such as its many finials.
	www.nysun.com /article/26202 (677 words)

	Mark Twain's home at 21 Fifth Avenue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The original owner and builder has been regarded as worthy of honorable mention, and the name of JAMES RENWICK is recorded in bronze beneath the portraits of America's two eminent men of letters.
		JAMES RENWICK'S mother was the "Blue Eyed Lassie" who inspired the poet BURNS to write two or three songs in her praise, as he knew her in Scotland prior to her marriage to the American, WILLIAM RENWICK.
		JAMES RENWICK was his traveling companion on several occasions in Europe.
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	Renwick Gallery Marks a Milestone (TCR 5/97) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Works featured in "The Renwick at 25" were acquired by gift and by purchase, including some acquired with funds from the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program.
		Other significant acquisitions were made possible by the James Renwick Alliance, an unaffiliated nonprofit organization, founded in 1982 to encourage support for the gallery and interest in American crafts.
		In addition to acquisition and exhibition programs, the Renwick offers fellowships for scholarly research in the modern craft movement, publishes books and organizes educational programs, such as lectures, symposia, craft demonstrations and films.
	www.craftsreport.com /may97/renwickmilestone.html (212 words)

	Genealogy Sea to Sea - pafn02 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It is possible that when the Book "The Wrights of Bedeque" was written, that the two were confused and the infant was really James, not William.
		When William and Lottie and their family travelled to the west (early 1900's) all contact with the relatives in the East was eventually lost and not regained until connection was made through the internet in 1997.
		James Renwick Spence, called Ren was born in Spence Settlement, N. and died in Alberta.
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	Alfred University professor to receive ‘Distinguished Educator Award’
		The James Renwick Alliance will present its Board of Governors’ Distinguished Educator Award to Wayne Higby, professor of ceramic art in the School of Art and Design at Alfred University, at a fl tie gala in Washington, DC, April 26.
		The James Renwick Alliance is an art advocacy group of collectors, curators and critics associated with the Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
		In addition to the award from the James Renwick Alliance, Higby was awarded a State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1993, and was designated as a "master teacher’ by the University of Hartford.
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	Craig Nutt - Renwick Gallery Acquisition
		The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American Art has added a work by Kingston Springs, Tennessee woodworker Craig Nutt to its permanent collection.
		The Renwick Gallery houses one of the nations preeminent collections of objects made by American craft artists.
		In addition to the Renwick Gallery, Nutt's work is in numerous public collections, including the Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile Museums of Art in Alabama, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, and the Columbus Museum in Georgia.
	www.craignutt.com /press/renwick.htm (289 words)

	Reverend James Renwick, The (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The following incident relates to the Reverend James Renwick, and the author and historian John Nicholson suggests that they must probably have taken part in the area around Kirkmabreck, in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in November 1686.
		It was known locally that a conventicle was to be held by the Reverend Renwick in an unnamed place among the wild mountains of Galloway.
		When all was quiet in the inn, however, Mr Renwick took leave of the landlord, and withdrew in the cold, dark, stillness of the night.
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	The Renwick Gallery Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary with a New Permanent Installation
		WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum celebrates the museum's 30th anniversary - as well as the 20th anniversary of its support group, the James Renwick Alliance (JRA) - with a new installation of its permanent collection.
		Created specifically for the Renwick Gallery and inspired by an 1808-1809 sideboard, this elegant wooden piece displays imagery of two eagles representing freedom and American politics.
		The Renwick is on Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW.
	www.antiquesandthearts.com /GH0-03-05-2002-10-32-53 (508 words)

	James Renwick Alliance 1999 Masters of the Medium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		James Renwick Alliance 1999 Masters of the Medium
		The ballots were cast; the votes were counted; and the winners have been determined.
		The James Renwick Alliance is pleased to announce the 1999 winners of the Masters of the Medium award:
	www.jra.org /craftart/awards/1999/99masters.htm (195 words)

	Renwick Gallery: Washington DC A Travel Guide for our Nation
		The Renwick Gallery was built by William Wilson Corcoran as an art gallery for his private collection.
		In 1965, the Secretary of the Smithsonian requested that the building be turned over to the Smithsonian for use as a gallery of art, crafts and design.
		Restoration of the building for the Smithsonian began in 1967, and the building reopened as the Renwick Gallery in 1972.
	washington.dukegill.com /renwick.htm (131 words)

	Things to do in and around Moniaive
		Across the street from the Green Tea House is the James Paterson Museum (left), which is dedicated to the life and work of the artist James Paterson, one of the founder members of the Glasgow Boys movement, who settled in Moniaive in 1884.
		In 1662, Moniaive was the birthplace of James Renwick, the man who was to go on to become the last covenanter to be executed for his beliefs.
		Just outside Moniaive, near the place where he was born, now stands the Renwick Monument (above right), dedicated to the memory of him and the other Covenanters.
	www.craigdarrocharms.co.uk /thingstodo.htm (661 words)

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