Governor Of New York In 1872: He was in command of Department of the South in 1867, of the La; in 1868-1869, and in the latter year was reti: with rank of major general. He was elected li> tenant governor of New York in 1872, commander in chief of the G. A. R. in 1877-18 and president of the Society of the Army of Potomac in 1887-1"
GOLDMARK, Rubin (1872-1936), American composer. He was born in New York City on Aug. 15, 1872, and received his general education at the College of the City of New York. Like his uncle, Karl Goldmark, he studied music at the Vienna Conservatory. In addition, he was instructed in composition by Antonin Dvorak.
GREY, Sir George Edward (1812-1898), British colonial administrator, who was governor and later prime minister of New Zealand. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal, on April 14, 1812, and was educated at Sandhurst in England. In 1837-1839 he explored Western Australia and afterward was governor of South Australia.
In 1845, Grey was transferred to New Zealand, where he served as lieutenant governor and governor. As governor of Cape Colony, South Africa, in 1854-1861, he proposed a federation of South Africa. He was again governor of New Zealand from 1861 to 1867, when he was recalled. |
