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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.
In the 2007–08 school year, the District changed its name to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District to attract students throughout the region. [11] The district has seen the graduation rate improve 22.4 percent since 2010. [5] The 4-year graduation rate for students who entered the 9th grade in 2014 and graduated by 2017 was 74.6 percent ...
Artemas Ward was born at Shrewsbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1727 to Nahum Ward (1684–1754) and Martha (Howe) Ward. [2] He was the sixth of seven children. His father had broad and successful career interests as a sea captain, merchant, land developer, farmer, lawyer and jurist. As a child he attended the common schools and ...
The Ward statue is located in the center of Ward Circle, a traffic circle at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue NW and Nebraska Avenue NW in the American University Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The statue and other areas of the park measure 30,000 square-feet (2,787 sq m).
Artemas Ward (1727–1800) was an American major general in the American Revolutionary War and a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Artemas Ward may also refer to: Artemas Ward Jr. (1762–1847), son of Artemas Ward, also a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
Ward, born May 28, 1848, was the great-grandson and namesake of Artemas Ward, a major general during the American Revolutionary War. Ward's first position was in 1863 with the New York State Soldiers’ Depot. Later, Ward moved to Philadelphia, entering the Cuban export and import business, and next founded and published the Philadelphia Grocer.
The General Artemas Ward House is a historic house at 786 Main Street in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Commonly known as the "Artemas Ward House", it was the lifelong home of Artemas Ward, American Major General in the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]
Artemas Ward Jr. (January 9, 1762 – October 7, 1847), like his father, Artemas Ward, was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He served in the Thirteenth Congress and Fourteenth Congress (1813–1817). He was a member of the Federalist Party.