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Fitz Henry Warren
Fitz Henry Warren (January 11, 1816 – June 1878) was a politician and a Union Army general during the American Civil War. Early life and career Warren was born in Brimfield, Massachusetts.Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, ''Civil War High Commands.'' Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . p. 554. In August 1844, he moved to Burlington in the Iowa Territory where he was a journalist and editorial contributor for the Burlington ''Hawkeye." He was an early political activist in the Whig Party. He was reported to have been the first to propose the nomination of General Zachary Taylor for President. He was a delegate to the National Whig Convention in 1848. Upon the subsequent inauguration of President Taylor in 1849, Fitz Henry Warren was appointed First Assistant Postmaster General. After the death of Taylor, Warren resigned his position in protest of President Millard Fillmore's support of the Fugitive Slave Law. With the growing support of Anti-Slavery Whigs, Fitz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brimfield, Massachusetts
Brimfield is a New England town, town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,694 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Brimfield was first settled in 1706 and was officially incorporated in 1731. Until 1812, Brimfield was originally part of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Hampshire County. The original Hampshire County included territory that is now in modern-day Hampden County, Franklin County, and Berkshire County as well as small parts of modern-day Worcester County. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.45%) is water. Brimfield is located in Western Massachusetts. Brimfield is bordered by Sturbridge, Massachusetts, Sturbridge on the east, Holland, Massachusetts, Holland and Wales, Massachusetts, Wales on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
