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Edward Stillings
Edward Stillings (July 9, 1823 – February 20, 1890) was an American lawyer, politician, judge, and businessman. Early life Edward Stillings was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland in the early 19th century. He was the son of James Stillings and Mary Barnes, a descendant of Sir George Barne III. His parents descended from English immigrants of the colonial era who participated in the American Revolution as intelligence operatives, among other activities. His father James would serve in the War of 1812. His parents were planters and slaveholders. However, the institution of slavery never appealed to them, and they freed their slaves. They moved west to Springfield, Ohio in 1828, before settling in Union County, Ohio in 1834, on that his father had purchased. James would be a trustee of Allen Township in Union County in 1841 and 1847. Edward was raised in a Christian home and was well-educated as a young man, going on to graduate from Augusta College (Kentucky), Augusta Colleg ...
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Havre De Grace, Maryland
Havre de Grace (), abbreviated HdG, is a city in Harford County, Maryland, Harford County, Maryland. It is situated at the mouth of the Susquehanna River and the head of Chesapeake Bay. It is named after the port city of Le Havre, France, which in full was once ''Le Havre de Grâce'' (French language, French, "Harbor of Grace"). The population was 12,952 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 U.S. census. In 2014, Smithsonian (magazine), ''Smithsonian'' magazine called it one of the 20 best small U.S. towns to visit. History Early history During the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, the small hamlet known as Harmer's Town was visited several times by General Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, Lafayette, who became considered a hero of the war. He commented that the area reminded him of the French seaport of Le Havre on the English Channel. It had originally been named ''Le Havre-de-Grâce''. Inspired by Lafayette's comments, the residents incorporated th ...
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