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George Croghan
George Croghan
George Croghan , d. 1782, American Indian agent, b. Ireland. He migrated to North America in 1741 and became (1756) deputy superintendent of Indian affairs under Sir William Johnson . Croghan was to a large extent responsible for Johnson's success and reputation among Native Americans. In the French and Indian War (see under French and Indian Wars he caused many tribes to desert the French cause.
Bibliography: See biographies by A. T. Volwiler (1926, repr. 1971) and N. B. Wainwright (1959).
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Steven W. Croghan.(Suffolk Sun)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 5/12/2005; 700+ words
; ...said. Two years ago, Croghan was working for the Prince George Electrical Cooperative...eastern Virginia." Croghan worked for Southern...applying to Prince George Electrical. After...campuses. Last May, Croghan signed up for the nursing...
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A hero remembered.(George Rogers Clark)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; George Rogers Clark earned his ranking...guilty of treason. President George Washington sent orders for...Lucy and her husband, William Croghan, at Locust Grove in Louisville...government began construction of the George Rogers Clark Memorial in Vincennes...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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YOU'RE A STAR PUNCH-UP; EXCLUSIVE: Man arrested at George's 18th.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 4/10/2004; 488 words
; Byline: ALAN CROGHAN and FIONA WYNNE YOU'RE A Star finalist George Murphy's 18th birthday party...The Dublin singer's dad George Snr said: "None of the family...scuffle at the door. "I said to George and his friends not to go near...
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George Filopoulos, 30;President, Metrovest Equities Inc.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Crain's New York Business; 1/31/2000; ; 700+ words
; While George Filopoulos is too modest to call himself a white knight, plenty of other...rechristened Metropolis Towers has quadrupled. The owners love him. "When George walks in, they look at him with adoration in their eyes," says Allen...
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U.S. Track Trials Notebook
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/18/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...good days back to back,'' Croghan said. ``He hasn't been...be the end of my life.'' Croghan said it was a tough decision...This is a nice diversion,'' Croghan said. ``This is something...1997, Greenspan received the George Foster Peobody Award, the...
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They Love Short Shorts; Teen Girls Say Fashion Dictates, but Not All Schools Agree
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/9/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...hallway of Alexandria's George Washington Middle School...Arlington, Principal Greg Croghan said he finally relaxed...Gunston, girls think that Croghan's new "fist" test...shorts?" Rebecca asked. Croghan smiled weakly and looked...dorky qualities." At George Washington Middle School...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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STRIFE.(Obit)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 6/23/2003; 317 words
; ...Mary K. Strife, 89, of 6911 George St., Croghan. Survivors: a son, Richard...Lansing, MI; Elizabeth Jones of Croghan and Margaret Young of Central...at St. Stephen's Church, Croghan. Calling hours are 4 to 7 p...
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FILM FESTIVAL Aussies do well at Cannes
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 5/18/1996; ; 658 words
; ...the debut film of Emma-Kate Croghan, 23. It has been gathering...jockey, Ken Sherry (played by George Shevtsov). A laconic, wiry...a really on-year," said Croghan, a Melbourne native whose...sort of helped us," said Croghan, pointing to Gillian Armstrong...
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Former WCSD superintendent dies at 84
Newspaper article from: Whittier Daily News; 10/17/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...went on to be principal at George Washington Elementary in 1956...principal, he met Jeanette Croghan, a student teacher who had...children. At the age of 41, Croghan began teaching in 1973, but...glut of teachers at the time. Croghan said Avery became a mentor...
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Historically Beautiful
Magazine article from: Today's Woman; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...in 1790 for Irish immigrant William Croghan (pronounced Crone) and his wife...Lucy was sister to Louisville founder George Rogers Clark and explorer William...an expedition. Stephen Bishop, a Croghan slave, explored and mapped Mammoth...
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George Croghan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
George Croghan George Croghan (1720-1782) was instrumental in negotiating Native American treaties that resulted in several tribes switching allegiances from the French to the British during the French and Indian War and the 1763 Anglo-Indian...
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Croghan, George
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Croghan, George ˈkrō-ə...born near Louisville, Kentucky. Croghan fought at Tippecanoe (1811). In the...inspection tours as inspector general, Croghan gained a reputation for intoxication and...
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Indian Treaties
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...in relations with Indians. King George's War (1744 – 1748...of Aix-la-Chapelle ended King George's War, but in truth it decided...Pennsylvania traders, led by George Croghan, realized that the British Navy...
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Brant, Joseph (Thayendanegea) (1743?-1807)
Book article from: American Eras
...she died he wed her sister, Susana; when he was widowed a second time he married Catherine Croghan, the half-Mohawk daughter of Col. George Croghan, an interpreter in the Indian Department. Accomplishments. Joseph Brant is remembered as...
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Sir William Johnson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...first becoming prominent in King George's War. At the Albany Congress...French under Baron Dieskau at Lake George and built Fort William Henry. Johnson...France. His chief lieutenants were George Croghan ; Johnson's son-in-law, Guy...
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