Rutledge (EDWARD an American statesman)
EDWARD, an American statesman; born in Charleston, S. C., Nov. 23, 1749; was admitted to the bar in 1773; began practice in his native town; was a member of the Continental Congress in 1774-1777; took a conspicuous part in the discussions preceding the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, of which he was a signer; was on a commission with John Adams and Benjamin Franklin which met Lord , Sept. 11, 1776, on Staten Island, Howe, Howe but refused to enter into any treaty with him except on the basis of American independence. He was lieutenantcolonel of the Charleston Artillery which aided in expelling the British from the island of Port Royal in 1779; and was captured in 1780 and imprisoned for a year in St. Augustine. At the conclusion of hostilities, he resumed the practice of law in Charleston; and was elected governor of South Carolina in 1798. He died in Charleston, S. C., Jan. 23, 1800.
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Rutledge (JOHN an American jurist)
JOHN, an American jurist, brother of Edward; born in Charleston, S. C., in 1739. He was a member of the South Carolina convention of 1774 that decided to take part in the Continental Congress, and a delegate to the latter body in 1775; chairman of the committee that framed the South Carolina constitution in 1776, and elected that year president of the new State government and Commander-in- Chief of the militia. In 1778 he was again elected governor of South Carolina. In 1780, when Charleston was captured by the British, he retired to North Carolina, joining Greene's army; but resumed the governorship at the close of the war. In 1782 he was elected to Congress, and re-elected in 1783. He was a member of the convention that framed the Constitution of the United States. In July, 1795, he was appointed by Washington Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and served the August term of that year; but his mental faculties failing, he was not confirmed by the Senate in December. He died in Charleston, July 23, 1800.
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Ruvo Di Puglia
a town in the province of Bari, Italy, 20 miles W. of 1 the city of Bari, famous for its production of potteries, and as a center of a fertile region producing grains and fruit. Pop. about 25,000.
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Ruwenzori
a chain of mountains in Central Africa, slightly N. of the equator, discovered by Henry Stanley in 1888, when he rescued Emin Pasha. Some of the higher peaks have an altitude of 16,000 feet and are covered by perpetual snow, while many of the valleys are packed with glaciers. The main chain lies two hundred miles west of Victoria Nyanza, between Albert Nyanza and Edward Nyanza, extending into the Belgian Congo.
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Ruysbroeck or Ruysbrock
Flemish Mystic (1293-1381). It is probable that this mystic derived his name from the village of Ruysbreck, near Brussels, for it was there that he was born in the year 1293. Even as a child he showed distinct religious leanings, and before he was out of his teens he had steeped himself in a wealth of mystical literature. Naturally, then, he decided to espouse the clerical profession, and in 1317 he was duly ordained, while a little later he became vicar of St. Gudule, one of the parishes of Brussels. During his long term of acting in this capacity he
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Ruysdael
or RUISDAEL, JAKOB, a Dutch landscape painter; born in Haarlem, Holland, about 1625. In 1648 he was enrolled a member of the guild of St. Luke at Haarlem, and in 1659 was granted the freedom of the city of Amsterdam. His works are very picturesque in detail. He had a fine feeling for the poetic spirit of nature, which he embodies with great skill. His pictures exist in Dresden, Berlin (probably the two best collections), the Louvre, the London National Gallery, Amsterdam, and The Hague. He left a few etchings, which are highly prized. He died in the almshouse of Haarlem, March 14, 1682.
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Ruyter
MICHIEL ADRI- AANSZOON DE, a Dutch naval officer; born in Flushing, Holland, March 24, 1607. From the situation of cabin boy he rose to the rank of captain in the Dutch navy in 1635, and rear-admiral in 1645. He defeated and sunk an Algerine pirate squadron in 1647. He distinguished himself in the war with England and in the service of Denmark. In 1667, sailing up the Thames he destroyed the English shipping and burned several men-of-war. His victories led to the peace of Breda. After fighting the French fleet in the Mediterranean, he retreated to the harbor of Syracuse, Sicily, where he died of his wounds, April 29, 1676.
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Ruzsky
NICOLAS VLADIMIRO- VITCH, a Russian soldier, born about 1853. He was educated at a military academy in St. Petersburg, and when but 18 years of age served in the Turkish War in the Grenadier Guards. He was made a colonel at 31 and a majorgeneral at 42. He served as chief of staff in the Second Manchurian Army during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904- 1905. He afterward became a member of the Army Council and commanded an At the outbreak of the army corps. World War he commanded the Russian forces which won a great victory over four Austrian army corps near Lemberg, in September, 1914. În 1915 he commanded the Russian forces near Riga, and his exertions SO undermined his health, that he died in the same year.
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Ryan
MARAH ELLIS, an American novelist, born in Butler co., Pennsylvania, in 1866. Her novels, chiefly of southern scenes, include "Told in the Hills" (1890); "The Bond-Woman" (1899); "Indian Love Letters" (1907); "The Woman of the Twilight" (1913); "The House of the Dawn" (1914); and "Treasure Trail" (1919).
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Ryan
JAMES, American Roman Catholic bishop, born, 1848, in Thurles co., Tipperary, Ireland. He was brought to the United States in childhood and was educated to the priesthood in the seminaries of St. Joseph, and St. Thomas. He was professor in St. Joseph's Seminary, and afterward served as pastor in several churches. He was consecrated bishop of Alton, Ill., in 1888.
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Ryan (II)
THOMAS FORTUNE, an American financier. He was born in Nelson co., Va ., in 1851, and after receiving his preliminary education began his business career in 1868 in a Baltimore dry goods house. He entered Wall Street in 1870 and became a member of the Stock Exchange in 1874. He afterward became interested in the consolidation and extension of street railway and lighting systems in New York, Chicago, and other cities, and in the reorganization of various railways in the South, coal properties in Ohio and West Virginia and railways in Ohio. He purchased the controlling interest in the stock of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and in 1908 retired as officer or director in more than 30 corporations in which he was controlling factor. He was a delegate from Virginia to the Democratic National Convention in 1904.
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