Irish Patriots and Their Sons of St Patrick at Liberty's Dawn
A historical survey highlights Irish born leaders and volunteers in the American Revolution. It notes eleven Irish born Continental generals, eight others of Irish parentage, three signers of the Declaration, and key naval figures like Commodore John Barry and Surgeon James McHenry, emphasizing lasting Irish contributions to American independence and nation-building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerald Isle
St. Patrick's Day
Ireland
America
Revolutionary Army
Continental Army
Washington
Adams
St. Patrick
Richard Montgomery
Raphoe
Louisburg
West Indies
Quebec
Congress
Montgomery
St. John’s
Chambly
Philip Schuyler
Montreal
Benedict Arnold
Guy Carleton
William Thompson
William Irvine
William Maxwell
Thompson
Continental Congress
Pennsylvania
Boston
John Thomas
John Sullivan
Sullivan
Three Stlvers
Fort Pitt
Maxwell
New Jersey
Schuyler
Lake Champlain
Elizabethtown
N. J
Brandywine
Germantown
Valley Forge
Monmouth
Daniel Morgan
Virginia
Richard ‘Butler
Butler
United States
Arthur St. Clair
Old Northwest
St. Clair
Richards Butler
Andrew Lewis
Donegal
Augusta County
Ohio
Sandy Creek
Grant
Virginia Militia
Walter Stewart
John Armstrong
Stephen Moylan
Moylan
Pennsylvania Regiment of Cavalry
Wayne
Nathanael Greene
John Barry
Philadelphia
Barry
Delaware
Trenton
Princeton
Navy
Fort McHenry
James McHenry
Benjamin Rush
Port Washington
McHenry
John Adams
Baltimore
James Smith
George Taylor
Matthew Thornton
Massachusetts
Matthew
Leicester
Londonderry
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World War Bonus Bill Splits GOP, Passes Senate
Congressman Longworth led nearly all Republicans to desert the Hoover administration and back a bill raising the World War veteran bonus from 22 to 50 percent of face value. The Senate approved 72 to 12 as administration leaders warned a veto would fail. The House followed with related measures funding veterans hospitals and homes, while drought relief and other fiscal items moved forward. The session also featured postmaster and postal reform debates, with Hoover signing a 44 hour week for postal workers and calls for further cost-cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Longworth
House of Representatives
Hoover
Treasury Mellon
Longworth
Ways and
Senate
Smoot
Reed
Mellon
Andy
House
Veterans’ Committee
Congress
Interior Department
Walter Brown
Brown
Civil Aeronautics
Moffett
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Naval Aviation
Mr. Brown
Interstate Commerce Commission
McKellar
Tennessee
Mcellar
Norris
Nebraska
Express
Parcel Post
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Elmo Scott Watson
Carlisle
Irvine
Inniskillen
Three Rivers
Lord Stirling
Anthony” Wayne
New York
John Stark
Hand
Cornstalk
Point Pleasant
Lord Dunmore
Lewis
Alfred
Lexington
Edward
United States’ Navy
Allance
New Hampshire
Newburyport
Mass
Western Newspaper Union
Edward Hand
Commodore John Barry
Gen
Veterans
Legge
Farm Board
Edward W. Pickard
Genate
Muscle Shoals
Oon
Alexander Legge
Federal Farm Board
James C. Stone
Stone
International Flarvester Company
C, O. Teague
Fruit and Vegetables
Gamuel K. McKelgle
William F. Schilling
Post Office Department
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Wickersham Commission
Tydings
South
Morrison
North Carolina
Rascob
Democratic National Committee
Wagner
Democratic Party
Wickersham
Stewart
Labor Statistics
Capper
Kansas
Prour
Spain
Juan Bautista Aznar
Guerra
Alvarez
Alfonso
Uberals
Aznar
A. L. Willard
Panama
Arthur L. Willard
Panama Canal
Nicaragua Canal
Saratoga
Los Angeles
Naval Air Station
Coco Solo
Frank H. Schofield
Langley
Northampton
Salt Lake City
Pensacola
Schofield
Atlantic
Texas
John V. Chase
NTNH
Soviet
Russia
Commissariat of Education
Commissariat
Movie Trust
Louis Munn
Frank C. Riverson
Wyoming
W. St. Merriam
Minnesota
Lola Wolheim
Clarence R. Edwards
New England
Arlington National Cemetery
Union
James C, Stone
Senator Tydings