Blennerhassett
HARMAN, an Englishman of Irish descent, noted for his connection with Aaron Burr's conspiracy, born in Hampshire, Oct. 8, 1764 or 1765; was educated at Trinity College, Dublin; studied law; and came to the United States in 1797. In the following year he built a beautiful residence on a little island in the Ohio river below Parkersburg where Aaron Burr was a guest after New York became unsafe for him to live in. Burr proposed his scheme for taking Mexico, where, in case of success, Burr was to be Emperor and Blennerhassett a duke and ambassador to England. Large sums were expended to fit out the expedition and when Burr was arrested, and Blennerhassett as a suspected person with him, creditors seized the island and home, and Blennerhassett found himself bankrupt. After this all projects failed with him. In his last years he was supported by the charity of a relative. He died on the island of Guernsey, Feb. 1, 1831. His wife was a daughter of Governor Agnew, of the Isle of Man, and the author of many poems, including "The Deserted Isle," etc.