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322 ganizing the government of Virginia, he was made president. In October, 1861, he was elected a judge of the circuit court, and in 1863 governor of the newly constituted state of West Virginia. He was twice re-elected, but during his third term of office resigned, as he had been elected to the U. S. senate, in which he held a seat from 4 March, 1869, till 3 March, 1875.

BORGELLA, Jérôme-Maximilien, president of Hayti, b. in Port au Prince, 6 May, 1773; d. in September, 1842. His mother being a colored woman, Borgella could not legally use the name of his father, who was white ; but he obtained that right on the proclamation of equality, 4 April, 1792. After receiving some education he entered a carpenter's shop to learn that trade in 1786, and three years later joined the mulatto insurgents and fought against the negroes and the whites; but the negroes under Toussaint prevailed, and Borgella suffered persecution. When Napoleon I. sent troops to Hayti to put down the insurrection, Borgella served in the French army for some time, but returned to the revolutionary party and distinguished himself by his bravery and his generosity toward the vanquished, many of these being saved by him when Dessalines ordered the slaughter of the whites. He took an active and important part in the civil wars during the early period of the republic, of which he was appointed president by the assembly as successor of Rigauld, who died 18 Sept., 1811. Borgella afterward filled the highest offices in the army, in the chambers, and in several departments of the government, during Bover's administration.

'''BORGESS. Caspar H.''', R. C. bishop, b. in Ad- drup, Urand Duchy of Oldenburg, in 1826; d. in Kalamazoo. Mich., 3 May. 1890. In this country he pursued his classical and philosophical studies in Philadelphia and at St. Charles seminary, finished his theological course in St. Xavier's college, Cincinnati, and was ordained in 1848. He was stationed for ten years at Columbus, Ohio, and in 1859 appointed rector of St. Peter's cathedral, Cincinnati, where he remained until he was promoted to the see of Detroit. He was consecrated titular bishop of Caledonia in 1870, and succeeded to the bishopric of Detroit in 1871.

BORIE, Adolph Edward, merchant, b. in Philadelphia, 25 Nov., 1809 ; d. there. 5 Feb., 1880. He was a descendant, on the mother's side, of a family of refugees from Santo Domingo, of whom a large number settled in Philadelphia. In 1826 he was graduated at the Pennsylvania university, and went to Paris to complete his education. After spending several years abroad he returned to the United States and entered upon mercantile pursuits, was for many years a member of the firm of McKean, Borie & Co., and acquired a large fortune in the East India trade. In 1862, when the first union league of the country was formed in Philadelphia, Mr. Borie was one of its founders and its vice-president. He gave large sums toward the enlistment and care of soldiers during the civil war, but took no part in politics. On 5 March, 1869, he became a member of the cabinet appointed by President Grant, as secretary of the navy, which office he resigned, 22 June, 1869. He accompanied Gen. Grant, who was much attached to him, during a part of his tour around the world in 1877-'8.

BORJA, Ana, daughter of the duke de Gandia, and wife of count de Lemos, viceroy of Peru, b. about 1635; d. in Madrid, 23 Sept., 1706. She arrived at Lima with her husband 21 Nov., 1667. When the viceroy went to Puno on account of serious trouble, and riots occurred in Laicacota, in 1668, he did not transfer his powers to the Audieneia, as was customary, but to his wife, all the authorities consenting. She governed Peru till about the end of the year 1669, and soon after the death of the viceroy returned, to Spain.

BORJA Y ARAGON, Francisco (bor-ha), a descendant of the kings of Aragon, prince of Esquilache and viceroy of Peru, b. in Madrid in 1582; d. there, 26 Oct., 1658. He studied in Spain, and had won a good literary reputation and discharged high offices in the court of Philip III. when he was appointed viceroy of Peru in 1614. There he founded several colleges and made important changes in the organization of the university of San Marcos. He instituted the tribunal del consulado, a special court and corporation to regulate commercial affairs generally, increased the navy and the artillery, and gave a great impulse to mining in the province of Chucuito. On the death of Philip, Borja embarked to return to Spain, 31 Dec, 1621. His best-known works are "Napoles recuperada por el Rey Alfonso," a poem (1651); "Obras en Verso" (Antwerp, 1654); and "Oraciones y Meditaciones de la Vida de Jesucristo" (Brussels, 1661).

BORLAND, Solon, senator, b. in Virginia: d, in Texas, 31 Jan., 1864. He was educated in North Carolina, studied medicine, and settled as a physician in Little Rock, Ark. He served in the Mexican war as major in Yell's cavalry, and was taken prisoner with Maj. Gaines in January, 1847. He was discharged when his troop was disbanded in June of that year, but continued in the service as volunteer aide-de-camp to Gen. Worth during the remainder of the campaign, from the battle of El Molino to the capture of the city of Mexico on 14 Sept., 1847. After his return to Arkansas, Mr. Borland was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Ambrose H. Sevier, and subsequently elected by the legislature to serve through Mr. Sevier's unexpired term. After serving in the senate from 24 April, 1848, till 3 March, 1853, he was appointed minister to Nicaragua, being also accredited to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Salvador. He received his credentials, 18 April, 1853, and remained in Nicaragua till 17 April, 1854, when he returned home, and on 30 June resigned. At San Juan de Nicaragua, when he was returning to the United States, the authorities of the town attempted to arrest him in May, 1854, for interfering to prevent the arrest of a person charged with murder at Puntas Arenas. Pie took refuge in a hotel, and while he was engaged in protesting against arrest a man in the crowd threw a glass bottle and struck the envoy. This insult was the chief ground for the bombardment and destruction of Greytown, or San Juan de Nicaragua, by the sloop-of-war "Cyane," under Commander Hollins, on 13 July, 1854, under instructions from the U. S. government. President Pierce offered the post of governor of New Mexico to Mr. Borland after his return, but he declined the appointment and remained at Little Rock in the practice of his profession, taking no part in politics except occasionally to declare himself an adherent of the state-rights doctrines. In the spring of 1861, before the ordinance of secession, which was passed 6 May, he organized a body of troops, and, under the direction of Gov. Rector, on 24 April at midnight, took possession of the buildings at Fort Smith an hour after the withdrawal of Capt. Sturgis with the garrison. He raised the 3d Arkansas confederate cavalry and became colonel of that regiment, and was afterward a brisjadier-general in the same service.