Some authors report that he was unruly as a child and was consequently disowned by his father.

With the aid of his advocate in Washington, DC, Elihu B. Washburne, Grant was promoted to Colonel by Governor Richard Yates on June 14, 1861, and put in charge of the unruly Twenty-first Illinois volunteer regiment.

Arguing that universal public education was the best way to turn the nation's unruly children into disciplined, judicious republican citizens, Horace Mann ( 1796 – 1859 ) won widespread approval from modernizers, especially among fellow Whigs, for building public schools.

The San Francisco chief of police, Daniel J. O ' Brian, finally was able to clear the hotel of the unruly mob and members of Harding's official party could come see him.

Charles was a prince of education and letters, a friend of the church, and conscious of the support he could find in the episcopate against his unruly nobles, for he chose his councillors from among the higher clergy, as in the case of Guenelon of Sens, who betrayed him, and of Hincmar of Reims.

Born in New Jersey, Solanas said that she was the victim of sexual abuse by her father ; and, after her parents ' divorce, she had a volatile relationship with her mother and stepfather as a teenager with her unruly behavior.

An unruly mob of office seekers made something of a shambles of the March inauguration, and though some tried to explain this as democratic enthusiasm, the real truth was Jackson supporters had been lavished with promises of positions in return for political support.

According to leading Chinese business magazine Caixin, North Korea accounts for 40 % of China's foreign aid budget and 50, 000 tonnes of oil exports per month to maintain a buffer state against Japan, South Korea, and the United States, but that the three nations were no longer China's enemies, and that trade and investment with them was worth billions of dollars, while its support of North Korea was expensive and internationally embarrassing to support due to its " unruly " behavior and defiance towards China.

He was noted, however, for his unruly behavior, which was mentioned by ancient Greek and Latin writers on several occasions.

Of course some privateers behaved no better than common pirates, but Hein was a strict disciplinarian who discouraged unruly conduct among his crews and had for the day rather enlightened views about " Indian " tribes, slaves and members of other religions.

Once, reflecting on his lifetime, he lamented it as terribly boring and full of unruly teenagers, but then decided it was alright because " we did have two shows with Andy Griffith ".

A sportswriter from the Indianapolis Star at the fight reported that the crowd became unruly when it was apparent that neither boxer was putting up a fight.

On 24th July of the same year the monastery was plundered by representatives of the Mendizábal's government and unruly mobs.

Gaveston's lieutenancy was primarily of a military nature ; by the early 14th century, Ireland had become a rebellious and unruly dominion for the English crown.

Pavitt said, " I really felt that the Brits and the Europeans wanted to see something that was unruly and that was more of an American archetype -- something that was really primal and really drew from the roots of rock & roll, which was very American.

Though proclaimed king when only three years of age, he was regarded as merely nominal by the unruly nobles to whom a minority was convenient.

Saladin demanded reparations from Baldwin IV, but Baldwin replied that he was unable to control his unruly vassal.

On that day, the Privy Council met three times, and it seemed his disobedience might go unpunished, although the Queen did confine him to his rooms with the comment that " an unruly beast must be stopped of his provender.

The Flowers faction became unruly and a riot seemed imminent.

He succeeded in imposing an organized government upon the fiercest and most unruly population in Asia ; he availed himself of European inventions for strengthening his armament, while he sternly set his face against all innovations which, like Railways and Telegraphs, might give Europeans a foothold within his country.

The caravel for the first time made unruly seas like the Atlantic Ocean open to exploration, trade, and military conquest.

Condon was known for his mischievous behavior and his wild, unruly hair which looked like it had been combed with an eggbeater.

It is used as a title, originally, even in Norse mythology, for informal companions or retainers of the powerful, in the unruly old ( often still pagan ) times especially as companions in arms, later more refined like courtiers, a development not unlike that of the thegn or the Roman comes.

One in contact with it was like the rider of an unruly camel.

Roger de Flor's offer was accepted by both Byzantium and by the Aragonese, rulers in Sicily and southern Italy, who were quite eager to rid themselves of unemployed and unruly soldiers.

The student protest in unruly movements quickly joined with labor, and mass strikes erupted.

In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors, the Mnesteres ( Greek: ) or Proci, who compete for Penelope's hand in marriage.

The letter continues by encouraging the Thessalonian church to stand firm in their faith, and to " keep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received from us ... do not associate with him, so that he will be put to shame.

The cattle were recovered by Amphitryon, a grandson of Perseus, but he killed his uncle by accident with a club in an unruly cattle incident and had to go into exile.

Paul Scofield, as Lear, eschews sentimentality: this demanding old man with a coterie of unruly knights provokes audience sympathy for the daughters in the early scenes, and his presentation explicitly rejects the tradition ( as Daniel Rosenthal describes it ) of playing Lear as " poor old white-haired patriarch ".

As the popularity of the organization grew and Salvationists worked their way through the streets of London attempting to convert individuals, they were sometimes confronted with unruly crowds.

Religious people in many regions of the United States did not want their children exposed to music with unruly, impassioned vocals, loud guitar riffs and jarring, hypnotic rhythms.

Ogun is the lascivious ( unruly ) Orisha ; one that would take multiple enclosures to the battle-front ; some filled to the brim with gunpowder ; pockets full of miracles ; allowances of wine and others sealed-tight in polished minerals.

* The Juvenile Court handles all juvenile complaints dealing with delinquent and unruly children, juvenile traffic offenders, dependent, neglected and abused children, parentage cases and custody cases.

The Spanish sent a screen of 500 harquebusiers to cover their advance ; but soon the two unruly mutineer regiments in the vanguard started the attack with a rash charge up the hill.

In 1896 there were fourteen mines operating nearby ; with hotels, boarding houses and saloons to accommodate the town's transient and sometimes unruly population.

Macon hires Muriel Pritchett, a quirky young woman with a sickly son, to train his unruly dog, and soon finds himself drifting into a relationship with the two of them.

Past problems with unruly crowds and drugs have been addressed by the organizers.

There are several versions of the story, some claiming that he developed the idea after he observed how cattle dogs worked with unruly animals.

In accordance with the Rules of the House, when a Member becomes unruly the Sergeant at Arms, on order of the Speaker, lifts the mace from its pedestal and presents it before the offenders, thereby restoring order.

Margaret hesitated to advance on London with her unruly army, and subsequently retreated.

That minor quarrels erupted between the two units is made evident with a Turkmen adage, still used today within Turkey, " Atlı er başkaldırmaz ", which, referring to the unruly Janissaries, translates into, " Horsemen don't mutiny ".

Another form of music, labelled Nakhi ancient music by its supporters, is about 500 years old and came from Nanjing traders who were encouraged by various emperors to trade with, live in and inter-marry with the Western tribes as a way of improving controls over the unruly western regions abutting Han China.