Historical figures in Cincinnati

The atlas holds 8 people and 15 moments here, from 1791 to 1971. The most recorded lives are William Howard Taft, Harriet Beecher Stowe and William Henry Harrison. Among them Writers, Educators and Explorers, across the Industrial Revolution and the Interwar Period.

Notable people

  1. Charles Dickens

    in 1842

    1 moment here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

  2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    in 1920

    1 moment here

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

  3. Harriet Beecher Stowe

    from 1832 to 1849

    4 moments here

    American author and abolitionist best known for Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her documented life included formative years in Connecticut, a long residence in…

  4. Mark Twain

    in 1856

    1 moment here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  5. Neil Armstrong

    in 1971

    1 moment here

    American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…

  6. Sarojini Naidu

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Indian poet, nationalist, women’s-rights advocate, president of the Indian National Congress, and first governor of the United Provinces.…

  7. William Henry Harrison

    from 1791 to 1795

    2 moments here

    William Henry Harrison was an American army officer, territorial governor, diplomat, Whig politician, and the ninth president of the United States.…

  8. William Howard Taft

    from 1857 to 1892

    4 moments here

    William Howard Taft was an American lawyer, judge, colonial administrator, secretary of war, 27th president of the United States, and 10th chief…

Moments

  1. 1791 Initial army assignment at Fort Washington William Henry Harrison
  2. 1795 Honeymoon at Fort Washington William Henry Harrison
  3. 1832 Move to Cincinnati Harriet Beecher Stowe
  4. 1834 Attendance at the Lane Debates Harriet Beecher Stowe
  5. 1836 Marriage at Lane Seminary Harriet Beecher Stowe
  6. 1842 Reaches Cincinnati Charles Dickens
  7. 1849 Cincinnati correspondence during cholera Harriet Beecher Stowe
  8. 1856 Begins printing work in Cincinnati Mark Twain
  9. 1857 Birth in Cincinnati William Howard Taft
  10. 1880 Studies law in Cincinnati William Howard Taft
  11. 1886 Marries Helen Herron William Howard Taft
  12. 1892 Returns to Cincinnati federal judiciary William Howard Taft
  13. 1920 Campaigns in Cincinnati Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  14. 1928 American speaking tour letter Sarojini Naidu
  15. 1971 University of Cincinnati professor Neil Armstrong

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