The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . the revolution-ary army. He was aide-de-camp to Gen. NathanielGreene in his campaigns in the Southern states, andwas thanked by congress for his gallant conduct atthe battle of Eut
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . the revolution-ary army. He was aide-de-camp to Gen. NathanielGreene in his campaigns in the Southern states, andwas thanked by congress for his gallant conduct atthe battle of Eutaw Springs, , Sept. 8, the war closed he settled in Georgia andstudied law, ultimately becoming U. S. districtjudge. He was recommended to President Wash-ington for the office of U. S. secretary of state, tosucceed Edmund Randolph of Virginia, but Alexan-der Hamilton distrusted his politics, although thetwo men subsequently became such friends that inHamiltons fatal duel with Aaron Burr, Pscdletonwas his second. He was elected a member of theconvention which framed the constitution of theUnited States (1787), but did not serve. In 1796 heremoved to New York city, and soon took a leadingposition at the bar. Mr. Pendleton married Susan,daughter of Dr. John Bard of New York city. Hedied at Hyde Park, N. Y,, whither he had removedand settled upon a farm, Oct. 20, 1821. 274 THE natio:nAL cyclopaedia. <^#7^ HORSMAN, Edward Imerson, merchant, wasborn in New York city Nov. 25, 1843, the son ofEdward Imerson Horsmau. His great-grandfather,Edward Horsman, was a gentleman of Yorkshire,Eng., whose son William, having been educated forthe ministry, became the Duke of Wellingtons chap-lain at Apsley House, and married Miss Dalrymple,a daughter of Sir John Dalrymple and sister of theEarl of Stair, by whom hehad one son, Edward, whowas educated at Rugby andat Trinity college, Cam-bridge, Eng. Edward wasadmitted to the bar of Soot-land in 1832, but soon ceasedto practice law.
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