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 HARNEY

HARPER

HARNEY, John Hopkins, educator, was born in Bourbon ounty, Ky., Eeb. 20, 1806. He was left an orphan when quite young and was adopted by Judge Benjamin Mills, his father's cousin, and la\v partner of Heniy Clay. He was gradu- ated at Miami university, A.B., 1827; A.M., 1831. Before entering at Miami he had been principal of the academy at Paris, Ky., and was an acknowl- edged expert in mathematics and surveying. He was a teacher of mathematics in the state semi- nar_v, Bloomington, Ind., in 1S2T; and professor of mathematics and the natural sciences after the school had been incorporated as the Indiana college, 1828-32. He was professor of mathe- matics and astronomy at Hanover college, Hano- ver, Ind., 1832-36, and of natural philosophy, chemistry and geology there, 1836-38; professor of mathematics and civil engineering in tlie Uni- versity of Louisville, Ky., 1838-14; editor and publisher of the Louisville Democrat, 1844-68; triistee of the Louisville school board, 1850-61, and for several years president of the board; a member of the Charleston presidential conven- tion, 1860; and a representative in the Kentucky legislatm-e, 1861-63, declining re-election. He was a candidate for the ministry of the Presby- terian church, but left that denomination and joined the " Wilderites,'' a local sect. He later became an independent preacher in Louisville and six months before his death was received in the communion of the Protestant Episcopal church. He defended the rights of the state of Kentucky through the Democrat and was equally severe toward the Confederate encroachments and the Federal usurpation. He is said to have been largely instrumental in keeping Kentucky- in the Union. He was arrested by the Federal officers but released by General Burnside, upon investiga- tion of the offence charged. At the close of the war he advocated vmiversal amnesty, but in 1868 he questioned the expediency of nominating ex- Confederates to high state or national office. He published IRmmfs Algebra (1840). He died in Louisville. Ky., Jan 26, 1868.

HARNEY, WilJiam Selby, soldier, was born near Haysboro, Tenn.. Aug. 27, 1800; son of Thomas Harney, an officer of the American army in the war of the Revolution, and brother of John Milton Harney, poet, editor and Dominican monk. He was commissioned in the U.S. army as 2d lieutenant, 19th U.S. infantry, Feb. 13, 1818; 1st lieutenant. Jan. 7, 1819; captain. May 14, 1825; rnajor and paymaster. May 1, 1833: lieu- tenant-colonel of the 2d dragoons, Aug. 15, 1836; colonel, June 30, 1846; and brigadier-general, June 14, 1858. He engaged in the Black Hawk war, 1833 ; in the Seminole war, 1839-40. and was bre vetted colonel " for gallant and meritorious conduct " in December, 1840. In the Mexican

war he was commended for bravery at Medellin, March 25, 1847, and brevetted brigadier -general for gallantr}' at Cerro Gordo. He was in the Indian country, and on Sept. 3, 1S55, defeated the Sioux at Sand Hills on the Platte. He commanded the department of Oregon, 1858-60, and took possession of the island of San Juan, near Van- couver, July 9, 1859. This led to a dispute with Great Britain and the recall of General Harney. He was assigned to the command of the depart- ment of the West, with headquarters at St. Louis, and jn April, 1861, when en route from "Washington, D.C., was arrested by the Virginia troops at Harper's Ferry and taken to Richmond, Va., where he met his old companions in arms, Rob- ert E. Lee and Joseph E. Johnston. He was speedily released and returned to Washington. On resuming command at St. Louis he agreed with Genei'al Price in command of the Missouri militia. May 21, 1861, to make no militaiy move- ment within the borders of tlie state so long as peace was maintained by the existing state gov- ernment. He was relieved of his command May 29, 1861 ; continued his residence in St. Louis ; was placed on the retired list, Aug. 1, 1863, and was bre vetted major-general, March 13, 1865, " for long and faithful services. " ' See Reavis's Life and Mllitanj Services of Gen. WilUam Selby Harney (1887). He died in Orlando. Fla., May 9, 1889.

HARMSCH, Albert Ernest, sculptor, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 14, 1842. He attended the public schools of Philadelphia and during his boyhood evinced a decided talent for modelling. He studied at the Philadelphia acad- emy of fine arts, and in 1869 went to Italy, where he continued his studies and opened a studio. Among his works are nvunerous portrait busts; Love in Idleness; Wandering Psyche; 'The Boy in the Eagle's Nest; Sketch for a Monument of the Prisoner's Friend (1876) ; model for an equestrian statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee, Richmond, Va. (1878); and monument of John C. Calhoun at Charleston, S.C. (1887).

HARPER, Fletcher, publisher, was born in Newtown, N.Y., Jan. 31, 1806; son of Joseph and Elizabeth (KoUyer) Harper. He learned the trade of printer with the house of J. & J. Harper, and with his brothers Joseph, John and Joseph Wesley, comprised the original firm of Harper & Brothers, 1833-1869, of which he was the young- est member. The firm removed from Dover street to Cliff street in 1833 and Fletcher for a time was foreman of the composing room, and finally assinned the charge of the publishing departments. At his suggestion Harper's Weekly and Hat'per' s Bazaar vrere started. Like his older brothers he was a devout Methodist, and with them built up the largest publishing house in America. He died in New Y^ork city, May 29, 1877.