Thus at the same time that William Henry Harrison was preparing to pacify the aborigines of Indiana Territory and winning fame at the battle of Tippecanoe, Anglo-Saxon settlement made a great leap into the center of the North American continent to the west of the American agricultural frontier.

Lincoln rarely raised objections in the courtroom ; but in an 1859 case, where he defended a cousin Peachy Harrison, who was accused of stabbing another to death, Lincoln angrily protested the judge's decision to exclude evidence favorable to his client.

Instead of holding Lincoln in contempt of court as was expected, the judge, a Democrat, reversed his ruling, allowing the evidence and acquitting Harrison.

Carnegie also opposed the annexation of Cuba by the United States and in this, was successful with many other conservatives who founded an anti-imperialist league that included former presidents of the United States, Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison, and literary figures like Mark Twain.

image: Ap17 strolling. ogg | Harrison Schmitt sings I was strolling on the Moon one day.

He would sometimes write songs with someone in mind, for instance, " I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face " from My Fair Lady was written with Rex Harrison in mind to complement his very limited vocal range.

Browne Willis built a mansion in 1711, but this was pulled down by Thomas Harrison, who had acquired the property in 1793.

The term clade was introduced in 1958 by Julian Huxley after having been coined by Lucien Cuénot in 1940, cladistic by Cain and Harrison in 1960, and cladist ( for an adherent of Hennig's school ) by Mayr in 1965.

Courtney Michelle Harrison was born in 1964 in San Francisco, California, to Linda Carroll, now a psychotherapist, and Hank Harrison, a publisher who had some association with the Grateful Dead ; consequently, Love was included in a group picture on the back of the band's album Aoxomoxoa ( 1969 ).

The playing of the Ride is such a strong tradition that the music was used during Apollo 17 to awaken Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, a Caltech alumnus.

Elwes was set to portray George Harrison in Zemeckis's 3D performance capture re-telling of Yellow Submarine ; however in May 2011, Disney withdrew from the project, leaving its fate uncertain.

In the original work, Harrison ( or " Harry ") Destry was not a pacifist.

The building was designed by the famed architect Wallace Harrison, who would later design the similar-looking façade of Manhattan's Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center.

* Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time ( 1995 ) – the genius in question was John Harrison, who spent decades trying to convince the British Admiralty of the accuracy of his naval timepieces and their use in determining longitude when at sea in order to win the longitude prize.

This was repeated by Ken Mattingly and Charles Duke on Apollo 16, and by Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt on Apollo 17.

Blyton was born on 11 August 1897 at 354 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London, England, the eldest child of Thomas Carey Blyton ( 1870 – 1920 ), a salesman of cutlery, and his wife, Theresa Mary Harrison Blyton ( 1874 – 1950 ).

A hint of Lynne's future was seen when George Harrison appeared onstage during the encore at Heartbeat, joining in the all-star jam of " Johnny B. Goode ".

Major-General Thomas Harrison, who had commanded the troop which aided Oliver Cromwell in dissolving the Rump, suggested that there be a ruling body based upon the Old Testament Sanhedrin of 70 selected " Saints ", which was based on his beliefs, as a Fifth Monarchist, that the rule of the Saints would usher in the reign of Christ on Earth.

After the Restoration on 14 October 1660 Major-General Thomas Harrison was the first person to be found guilty of the regicide of Charles I.

As a result of the success of Animal Farm, Orwell was expecting a large bill from the Inland Revenue and he contacted a firm of accountants of which the senior partner was Jack Harrison.

In September 1949 Orwell invited his accountant Harrison to visit him in hospital, and Harrison claimed that Orwell then asked him to become director of GOP Ltd and to manage the company but there was no independent witness.

In addition to Harrison, the Whig Party also nominated war hero generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott.

The Whigs nominated a war hero in 1840 — and emphasized that William Henry Harrison had given up the high life to live in a log cabin on the frontier.

In late 1839, the Whigs held their first national convention and nominated William Henry Harrison as their presidential candidate.

The convention nominated William Henry Harrison for President and Francis Granger for Vice President.

In any case, the AMP convention unanimously nominated William Henry Harrison for President and Daniel Webster for Vice President.

When the Whig National Convention nominated Harrison and Tyler, the Anti-Masonic Party did not make an alternate nomination and vanished.

Spielberg, the writers, Harrison Ford, Jonathan Ke Quan, Anthony Powell and makeup designer Tom Smith were nominated for their work at the Saturn Awards.

The American architect Wallace K. Harrison was named as chief architect and director of planning, and a board of design consultants was nominated by member governments.

The feud started when Harrison nominated Edwin R. Holmes for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

* " After King Kong Fell " by Philip José Farmer, from Elwood's 1973 anthology Omega, was nominated for a Nebula Award in 1974, and reprinted by Harrison and Aldiss in Best SF: 1974.

The 1888 Republican National Convention was held in a partially finished building where Benjamin Harrison was nominated as a presidential candidate.

Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer both won Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite ActorSuspense and Favorite ActressSuspense, while Diana Scarwid was nominated for Favorite Supporting ActressSuspense.

The party nominated President Benjamin Harrison for re-election, on the first ballot and Whitelaw Reid of New York for Vice President.

Wolf won a Saturn Award for Best Writing for Jim Harrison and Wesley Strick's screenplay, and it was nominated for a further 5 Saturn Awards, in the categories of Best Horror Film, Best Actor ( Jack Nicholson ), Best Actress ( Michelle Pfeiffer ), Best Supporting Actor ( James Spader ) and Best Make-up ( Rick Baker ).

Jackson served on the Sixth Circuit until 1893, when President Benjamin Harrison, despite the difference in their respective political parties, nominated him to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States upon the death of Lucius Q. C. Lamar.

After 28 years on the bench, Brewer was nominated by Benjamin Harrison to the United States Supreme Court on December 4, 1889, to a seat vacated by Stanley Matthews.

George Shiras, Jr. ( January 26, 1832 – August 2, 1924 ) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States who was nominated to the Court by Republican President Benjamin Harrison.

On July 19, 1892, Shiras was nominated by President Harrison to a Supreme Court seat vacated by Joseph P. Bradley.

Seneca Capital nominated former railroad executive E. Hunter Harrison and former energy company executive Jeff D. Hunter for the Dynegy board of directors, challenging Bruce Williamson and David Biegler ( a Williamson ally ).

* Harrison Ford ( 1960 ) is an Oscar and Golden Globe – nominated actor best known for playing roles such as Indiana Jones, Han Solo, and Jack Ryan.

Former Governor William McKinley of Ohio was nominated on the first ballot with 661½ votes to 84½ to House Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine, 61½ votes for Pennsylvania Senator Matthew S. Quay, 58 votes for Governor Levi P. Morton of New York who was Vice President ( 1889 – 1893 ) under President Benjamin Harrison.

A major Broadway revival was mounted in 1984, with an all star cast headed by Sir Rex Harrison as Shotover ( a role for which he was nominated for a Tony ), and featuring Amy Irving, Rosemary Harris, Dana Ivey, George N. Martin, and Tom Aldredge.

He was nominated by President Benjamin Harrison for a seat on the newly created U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on December 16, 1891, and was confirmed and commissioned on March 17, 1892.

* James Hay Reed-partner with Philander Knox in the law firm Knox and Reed, a federal judge nominated by President Benjamin Harrison