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506 Shortly after his arrival in Philadelphia he pub- lished "The Political Register" and the "Ameri- can Register." Subsequently he became editor of the "Richmond Recorder," and violently denounced the administrations of Washington and Adams. He was at first a supporter of Jefferson, but be- came his opponent. "The Prospect before Us" and "Sketches of American History" are among his literary productions.

CALLENDER, John, historian, b. in Boston, Mass., in 1700; d. in Newport, R. 1., 26 Jan., 1748. He was graduated at Harvard in 1723, and in 1727 was licensed to preach by the 1st Baptist church in Boston, of which his grandfather, Ellis Callender, and his uncle, Elisha Callender, had been pastors. From August, 1728, till February, 1730, he had charge of the Baptist church in Swansey, Mass.. and on 13 Oct., 1731, was settled over the 1st Baptist church in Newport, R. I., where he remained until his death. Soon after re- moving to Newport he joined a literary and philo- sophical society, which had been formed there in 1730, it is supposed at Berkeley's suggestion. This society was incorporated in 1847 as the "Company of the Redwood Library." On 24 March, 1738, the centennial anniversary of the purchase of Aquidneck island, Mr. Callender de- livered an address entitled " An Historical Dis- course on the Civil and Religious Affairs of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Planta- tions, from the First Settlement to the end of the First Century " (1739). This was for over a cen- tury the only history of Rhode Island, and it was reprinted by the State historical society, with notes, by Rev. Romeo Elton, D. D., and a memoir of the author (Providence, 1838). Mr. Callender also pub- lished several sermons and made a collection of papers relating to the history of Baptists in America, afterward used by Rev. Isaac Backus.

CALLIERES BONNEVUE, Louis Hector, Chevalier de (deh-kal-leair'), governor of French Canada, b. in Torigni, France, in 1039 ; d. in Quebec, 20 May, 1703. He entered the army when quite young, and in 1064 obtained a captaincy in the regiment of Navarre. He went to Canada as a member of the Montreal company, and in 1684 was appointed governor of that city. In 1087 he led the advance of Uenonville's array, which had invaded the Seneca covmtry in western New York ; but, considering it impossible to retain Canada without the possession of New York, he laid be- fore his government a plan for its reduction, and went to France in 1089 to urge the project. His administration of the government of Montreal was so distinguished for judgment, capacity, and brav- ery, that in 1099 he was appointed governor-gen- eral of Canada. The ascendency acquired by Pron- tenac he maintained unimpaired, founded Detroit, secured the western tribes by negotiation, checked the Iroquois, and supported the friendly Abenaquis. He was succeeded in his office by Vaudreuil.

CALMES, Marquis, soldier, b. in 1755 ; d. in Woodford co., Ky., 27 Feb., 1834. He was a cap- tain in the revolution, and was distinguished at the battle of Monmouth. He became brigadier-gen- eral of Kentucky volunteers, 31 Aug., 1813, served under Gen. Harrison, and commanded a brigade at the battle of the Thames.

CALTHROP, Samuel Robert, clergyman, b. at Swine.shead Abbey, Lincolnshire, England, 9 Oct., 1829. He was educated at St. Paul's school, London, where he remained ten years, and at Trinity college, Cambridge, became a Unitarian clergyman, removed to the United States, and settled in Syracuse, N. Y. He has given much attention to scientific studies, and invented and modelled a railroad train and engine designed to minimize the atmospheric resistance. He has pub- lished a lecture on " Physical Education " and an " Essay on Religion and Science," presented at the Unitarian conference in Saratoga, N. Y., in 1880.

CALVERLEY, Charles, sculptor, b. in Albany, N. Y., 1 Nov., 1833. He was educated in his native city, removed to New York in 1808, was chosen an associate of the national academy in 1872, and academician in 1875. Among his works are " The Little Companions"; "Little Ida," a medallion; and bronze busts, heroic size, of John Brown (1873) ; Horace Greeley, on his monument at Green- wood (1876) ; and Elias Howe, also at Greenwood (1884). He sent a bas-relief of Peter Cooper and his John Brown to the centennial exhibition of 1876. The latter is now the property of the union league club.

CALVERT. See Baltimore, Lord.

CALVERT, Benedict, governor of Maryland, 1727-'32 ; d. 1 June, 1732, on his passage to Eng- land. — Edward Henry, brother of Benedict, and president of the council, b. in 1702; d. in Annapo- lis, 24 April, 1730. His wife was a daughter of the earl of Lichfield, and sister of the wife of Edward Young the poet.

CALVERT, George Henry, author, b. in Prince George co., Jld., 2 Jan., 1803 ; d. in New- port, R. I., 24 May, 1889. He was a great-grand- son of Lord Baltimore. After graduation at Har- vard in 1823 he studied at Gottingen, and on his return lived for some years in the vicinity of Bal- timore. In 1843 he removed to Newport, R. I., where he afterward resided. In 1853, after the revival of the city charter, he was chosen mayor of Newport. His literary career began shortly after his return from Germany, when he became editor of the Baltimore "American," which journal he conducted for several years. He was an original thinker of a philosophic cast of mind, and master of a pure and scliolarly style in prose and poetry. He contributed largely to periodicals. His pula- lished books are " Illustrations of Phrenology " (Baltimore, 1832); "A Volume from the Life of Herbert Barclay " (1833) ; " Don Carlos," a metrical version from the German (1836) ; " Count Julian," a tragedy (1840) ; " Cabiro " (cantos 1 and 2, 1840 ; 3 and 4, 1864) ; " Correspondence between Schiller and Goethe," translation (New York, 1845); " Scenes and Thoughts in Europe " (two series, 1846 and 1852) ; " Poems" (1847) ; "The Battle of Lake Erie," an oration (1853) ; " Comedies " and " Social Science " (1856) ; " Joan of Arc " (Cam- bridge, 1860) ; " The Gentleman " and " Anyta and other Poems" (1863); "Arnold and Andre," an historical drama (Boston, 1864) ; " Ellen," a poem (1869); "Goethe, his Life and Works" (1872); "Brief Essays and Brevities" (1874); "Essays ^sthetical " (1875) : " Wordsworth ; A Biographic Esthetic Study " (Boston, 1875).

CALVERT, Leonard, governor of Maryland, b. about 1606 ; d. 9 June, 1647. He was brother of Cecil, second Lord Baltimore, and sent by him to found the Maryland colony and act as its governor. The expedition, consisting of two small vessels, the "Ark" and the "Dove," with about 200 men, sailed from Cowes on 22 Nov., 1633. After encountering some rough weather they reached Point Comfort, Va., on 24 Feb., 1634, and on 25 March landed on an island in the Potomac, which they named St. .Clement's, and there mass was celebrated by the two Jesuit priests that accompanied the expedition. Two days later they founded a city, of which scarcely a trace remains,