Born in Massachusetts in 1800; died in Washington in 1891;
graduated from Harvard in 1817; studied in Germany; taught
Greek in Harvard; established a private school at
Northampton in 1823; collector of the Port of Boston in
1838; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Massachusetts
in 1844; Secretary of the Navy in 1845; established the
Naval Academy at Annapolis; minister to England in 1846;
minister to Berlin in 1867; published his "History of the
United States" in 10 volumes in 1834-74.