Nelson
Nelson names 7 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Nelson HORATIO, VISCOUNT
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
HORATIO, VISCOUNT, an English naval officer; born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk , England, Sept. 29, 1758. At the age of 12 he entered the navy as a midshipman, and in 1773 accompanied Commodore Phipps in an expedition ward the North Pole. In 1777 he was tomade a lieutenant, and in 1779 raised to the rank of post-captain. On the commencement of the war with the French Republic he was made commander of the "Agamemnon," of 64 guns (1793), with which he joined Lord Hood in the Mediterranean, and assisted at the siege of Bastia (May, 1794). At the siege of Calvi (July 10, 1794) he lost an eye. For his gallantry at the battle of Cape St. Vincent (Feb. 14, 1797) he was made rear-admiral of the blue, and appointed to the command of the inner squadron at the blockade of Cadiz. His next service was an attack on the town of Santa Cruz, in the Island of Teneriffe, in which he lost his right arm. In 1798 he joined Lord St. Vincent (Admiral Jervis), who sent him to the Mediterranean to watch the progress of the armament at Toulon. Notwithstanding his vigilance, the French fleet which conveyed Bonaparte to Egypt escaped. Thither Nelson fol- LORD NELSON lowed, and after various disappointments he discovered the enemy's fleet moored in the Bay of Aboukir, where he obtained a most complete victory, all the French ships but two being taken or destroyed (Aug. 1, 1798). This achievement was rewarded with the title of Baron Nelson of the Nile and a pension of $10,000. In 1801 he was employed on the expedition to Copenhagen under Sir Hyde Parker, in which he effected the destruction of the Danish ships and batteries. On his return home he was created viscount. When hostilities recommenced after the Peace of Amiens, Lord Nelson was appointed to command the fleet in the Mediterranean, and for nearly two years he was engaged in the blockade of Toulon. In spite of his vigilance the French fleet got out of port (March 30, 1805), and being joined by a Spanish squadron from Cadiz, sailed to the West Indies. The British admiral hastily pursued them, and they returned to Europe and took shelter at Cadiz. On Oct. 19, the French, commanded by Villeneuve, and the Spaniards by Gravina, ventured again from Cadiz, and on Oct. 21 they came up with the British squadron off Cape Trafalgar. An engagement took place, in which the victory was obtained by the British, but their commander was wounded in the back by a musket ball, and shortly after expired. His remains were carried to England and interred in St. Paul's Cathedral.
Nelson KNUTE, United States Senator from Minnesota
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
KNUTE, United States Senator from Minnesota; born in Norway, Feb. 2, 1843, and came to the United States when six years old. He served in the Union armies during the war as a volunteer in the 4th Wisconsin Infantry. When he returned from the 5, war he took up the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1867. In 1871 he moved to Minnesota and served in the Minnesota senate from 1875-1878. From 1883 to 1889 he was the Representative from the fifth Minnesota district. In 1892 he became the Republican candidate for Governor of Minnesota and was elected. Although re-elected in 1894, he resigned the next year to become United States Senator.
Nelson SAMUEL, an American jurist
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
SAMUEL, an American jurist; born in Hebron, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1792; was graduated at Middlebury College in 1813; and in 1817 was admitted to the bar of Madison, N. Y. In 1820 he was presidential elector; and three years later was appointed circuit judge, which post he held till 1831, when he became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of New York. In 1837 he was raised to the chief justiceship. In 1845 President Tyler appointed him to succeed Judge Smith-Thompson as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. He died in Cooperstown, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1873.
Nelson the capital of a provincia
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
the capital of a provincia, district in New Zealand, at the N. end of South Island, and the mouth of the Maitai, a small river at the head of Blind Bay. The situation is very beautiful, on a flat, hemmed in by rugged hills and amidst almost tropical luxuriance. The harbor is sheltered, and there is regular steam communication with Sydney and Melbourne. The city 1841. There is a cathedral, a literary was founded in institute, and museum, public hospital, and asylum. The manufactures of the town comprise cloth, leather, soap, and jam. Pop., with suburbs, over 10,000.
Nelson a city of British Columbia
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a city of British Columbia, on the Kootenay river. It is the center of an important mining district which produces silver, gold, copper, lead, coal, and zinc. It contains railroad repair shops and shipyards. There are also manufactories of iron, cigars, shingles, boats, and launches. Pop, about 7,500. NELSON cashire. It is in the coal mining region , a city of England in Lan and has important manufactories of cotton, silk, and worsted. It has several important buildings, including a town hall, a libr a library, and technical school. Pop. about 40,000.
Nelson HENRY LOOMIS, American journalist
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
HENRY LOOMIS, American journalist; born in New York City, 1846; died in New York City, 1908. He graduated from Williams College, was admitted to the bar, but soon turned to newspaper work as a means of earning his livelihood. Was Washington correspondent for the Boston "Post" from 1875 to 1885; then editor for a year. Editor of "Harper's Weekly," 1894-1898; professor of political science College. Among his writings are "Our , Williams Unjust Tariff Law" (1884); "The Money We Need" (1896); and "The United States and Its Trade" (1902).
Nelson WILLIAM ROCKHILL, American journalist
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
WILLIAM ROCKHILL, American journalist; born at Fort Wayne, Ind., March 7, 1841. He was educated at Notre Dame University in Indiana, from which he received the degree of LL. D. in 1911. He founded the Western Gallery of Art in Kansas City, Mo. In 1880 he founded the Kansas City "Star," a progressive Republican paper, of which he was owner and editorin-chief until his death in April, 1915. Theodore Roosevelt wrote for the Kansas City "Star" during the last few years of his life.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Of the seven Nelsons here, only the admiral has grown in fame: Trafalgar and the column in Trafalgar Square keep Horatio Nelson a national figure, though modern historians also weigh his defence of the West Indian slave trade, a side of him Collier's did not mention in 1921. Knute Nelson, described as a sitting senator, kept his Minnesota seat until he died aboard a train in 1923, having served in the Senate for 28 years; Samuel Nelson is now remembered chiefly for his narrow concurrence in the Dred Scott case of 1857. The three places have gone opposite ways: Nelson in New Zealand has grown from the 10,000 given here to roughly 50,000, while Nelson in Lancashire, then a cotton and worsted town of 40,000, has shrunk to under 30,000 with the weaving sheds gone, and Nelson, British Columbia, whose silver and lead mines Collier's stressed, is now a small arts and tourism town of about 11,000. Henry Loomis Nelson, editor of Harper's Weekly in the 1890s, has faded entirely from general reference.
Written for this edition, 2026.