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James Adger
James Adger (November 2, 1777 – September 24, 1858) was an Irish-American merchant. He was born in County Antrim and emigrated to the United States with his family in 1793. He moved to Charleston, South Carolina in 1802 and became "one of the wealthiest and most influential merchants of antebellum Charleston." He partnered with Samuel Bones in Bones & Adger, a cotton buying business, and with James Black in Adger & Black, a trading company. He also established a hardware firm, James Adger & Company. One of his ships, the USS ''James Adger'', was later pressed into service in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Adger married Sarah Elizabeth Ellison and they had nine children, including John, who became a missionary, and Margaret, who married Thomas Smyth, minister of the Second Presbyterian Church. Adger's grandson, James Adger Smyth, later served two terms as mayor of Charleston from 1896 to 1903. Adger himself served as a member of the South Carolina House of Represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Antrim
County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population of about 618,000. County Antrim has a population density of 203 people per square kilometre or 526 people per square mile. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland, as well as part of the historic province of Ulster. The Glens of Antrim offer isolated rugged landscapes, the Giant's Causeway is a unique landscape and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bushmills produces whiskey, and Portrush is a popular seaside resort and night-life area. The majority of Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland, is in County Antrim, with the remainder being in County Down. According to the 2001 census, it is currently one of only two counties of the Island of Ireland in which a majority of the population are from a Protestant back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
