♂ Henry Mohnkern

1801 - 1885

Henry Mohnkern
Spouse
Mary Ann Winger
Mary Ann Winger
1814 - 1873
Children
Margaret Ann Mohnkern
Margaret Ann Mohnkern
1838 - 1924
 

Timeline

1838


Mar 13
Age: 37y

1856


Sep 11
Age: 55y
1856 Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina beats Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate, for a speech Sumner had made attacking Southerners who sympathized with the pro-slavery violence in Kansas ("Bleeding Kansas"). Sumner is unable to return to duty for 3 years while he recovers; Brooks becomes a hero across the South.

1885


Aug
Age: 84y
1885 • The first public train departs Swanage railway station on the newly built Swanage Railway in England.

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