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NORTH, Simeon, educator, was born in Berlin,
Conn., Sept. 7. Ib02; son of Col. Simeon Nortli,
and a descendant of John and Hannah (Bird)
North, original proprietors and settlers in Farin-
ington. Conn., in 1653. He was graduated at
Yule college, A.B., 1825, A.M., 1828; attended
the Yale Divinity school, 1825-28, and wasa tutor
at Yale, 1827-29. He was professor of ancient
languages in Hamilton college, Clinton, N. Y.,
1829-39, and was president of the college, succeed-
ing the Rev. Dr. Joseph Penney, 1839-57, when
he resigned and lived in retirement at Clinton,
until his death. He was ordained to the Congre-
gational ministry in 1842; was a trustee of Ham-
ilton college, 1839-84, and of Auburn Theological
seminary. 1840-49. He received the degree of
LL.D. from Western Reserve college in 1842,
and that of D.D. from Wesleyan university in
1849. He was married April 21, 1835, to Frances
Harriet, daughter of Professor Thomas Hubbard,
M.D., of Yale. He was the century annalist of
Hamilton college in 1872, and is the autlior of:
Tlie American System of Collegiate Education
(1839); Faith in the World's Conversion (1842);
Anglo-Sa-xon Literatur2, an address (1847); The
Weajyons in Ciiristian Warfare (1849); Obedience
in Death (1849), and Half-Century Letter of
Reminiscences (1879). See Memorial of President
Xorth (1884). He died on liis farm at Clinton,
N. Y.. Feb. 9. ivi^4.
NORTH, William, senator, was born in Fort Frederick. Pemaquid, Maine, in 1755; son of Capt. John and Elizabeth (Pitson) North: grand- son of John North and of James Pitson of Boston, Mass. John North, the immigrant, was a native of West Meath, Ire- land. came to America in 1730, and settled in Pemaquid, Lincoln county Maine. Capt. John North com- manded Fort Fred- erick and Fort St. George during the French and Indian war; was the first surveyor of lands in Pemaquid, and judge of the court of com- mon j)lea3 from the organization of Lin- coln county in 17G0 William removed with his mother to Boston, Mass., where he was educated and placed with a merchant until the closing of the port in 1774. He entered the Revo- lutionary army in 3775. He wascommissione<l 2d lieutenant in Knox's reginipnt of Continental artillery in which ho served from May 9, 1770, to
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Jan. 1, 1777. He was promoted captain in Col.
Jackson's Additional Continental regiment May
10, 1777, and led his company at the battle of
^lonmouth. He was transferred to Spencer's
regiment April 22, 1779, which became the 16th
Massacluisetts, July 23, 1780, and was aide-de-
camp to Baron Steuben from Ma}', 1779, to No-
vember, 1783. Steuben made him one of his
sub-inspectors in introducing and perfecting his
military system in the Continental army. He
was promoted major of the 2d U.S. regiment Oct.
20, 1780; transferred to the 9th Massachusetts
regiment Jan. 1, 1781; to the 4th Massachusetts
regiment Jan. 1, 1783, and attended Baron Steu-
ben in the Virginia campaign and was present
at the surrender of Cornwallis. He was bre-
vetted major Sept. 11, 1783. He served as in-
spector of the army from April 15, 1784, to June
25, 1788; was promoted major of the 2d U. S.
regiment Oct. 20, 1786; adjutant-general of the
U.S. army, with the rank of brigadier-general,
July 19, 1798, and was honorably discharged from
the service June 15, 1800. He was married Oct.
14, 1787, to Mary, daughter of James Duane, of
New York city. He settled in Duanesbuig, N.Y.;
represented his district in the New York assem-
bly several times; served as speaker, and was ap-
pointed by Governor Joy U.S. senator to fill the va-
cancy caused by the resignation of John Sloss Ho-
bart. May 5, 1798, serving from May 21, 1798,
until the election of James Watson by the legis-
lature in 1799. He was appointed adjutant-gen-
eral of the U.S. army March 27, 1812, but declined
to serve. Baron Steuben bequeathed the larger
part of his property to him at liis death, which he
in turn divided among his military companions.
He was one of the first canal commissioners of New
York, and a member of the Society of the Cin-
cinnati. He died in New York city, Jan. 3, 1836.
NORTHEN, William Jonathan, governor of
Georgia, was born in Jones county, Ga., July 9,
1835; son of Capt. Peter and Louise M. (Davis)
Northen; grandson of William and Margaret
Northen, who settled in North Carolina, and of
Abner Davis, and a descendent of John Northen,
of England, who settled on the eastern shore of
Virginia in 1635. He was graduated at Mercer
university in 1853; taught a high school, 1854-56;
was an assistant instructor in the Mount Zion
high school, 1856-57, and succeeded Dr. Carlisle
Beeman as principal of the school. 1857-61. He
was married Dec. 19, 1860. to Mattie 51., daughter
of Thomas Neel, of Sit. Zion, Ga. He served in
the Confederate army as a private in the com-
pany commanded by his father, 1861-65, was
principal of the'liigh school at Mt. Zion. 1865-72,
and engaged in farming in Hancock county,
1874-90. He was a member of the Democratic
state convention in 1867; a representative in the
