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Occupation. humorist. Charles Farrar Browne (April 26, 1834 – March 6, 1867) was an American humor writer, better known under his nom de plume, Artemus Ward, which as a character, an illiterate rube with "Yankee common sense", Browne also played in public performances. He is considered to be America's first stand-up comedian. [1]
23 de ago. de 2021 · Artemas Ward was born on November 26, 1727, the fifth child and fourth son of Nahum and Martha Ward of Shrewsbury, Mass. After graduating from Harvard in 1748, he taught school briefly, married Sarah Trowbridge in 1750, and opened a small general store in Shrewsbury. Also in 1750, Ward was appointed adjutant major in the local militia.
3 de jun. de 2019 · Artemas Ward (1727 –1800) was an American major general in the American Revolutionary War and a delegate to the Continental Congress and later a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1791-1795). The personal and family papers give insight into the military history of the early days of the Revolution before Washington ...
Revolutionary War Commander Artemas Ward Dies. On this day in 1800, the man who commanded the ragtag American force that chased the British Regulars back to Boston following the battles of Lexington and Concord died at home in Shrewsbury. Trusted and admired by the volunteer militiamen who made up the first American army, General Artemas Ward ...
Artemas Ward was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and was graduated from Harvard College in 1748. He opened a retail store in his home town, married, and became a prominent figure in local political and judicial affairs. Source for information on Ward, Artemas: Encyclopedia of the American Revolution: Library of Military History dictionary.
Artemas Ward was born November 26, 1727 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. He was the son of Nahum Ward (1684–1754) and Martha (Howe) Ward. His father led a successful career as a sea captain, merchant, land developer, farmer, lawyer and jurist. As a child, Artemas, attended the common schools and shared a tutor with his brothers and sisters.
14 de feb. de 2020 · Artemas Ward was born in Massachusetts. He could not have known how many different roles he would play in his lifetime: Harvard graduate, husband, father of eight children, owner of a general store, major of a militia and later in the Army, and throughout a varied political career. In 1751, his first public office was as a township assessor for ...
