Cardigan, James

THOMAS BRUDENELL, EARL OF. An English general, b. in 1797. Sat in the house of Commons (where he succeeded his father) from 1818 to 1837. In 1824 he entered the army, but was obliged to leave the service, when a lieutenant-colonel, on account of his treatment of a brother officer. He was never in any degree popular, though he won world-wide fame as a leader of the celebrated charge of the six hundred at Balaklava. The position of inspector general of calvary was held by C. in 1855-60. Died March, 28, 1868. Cardigan, or Cardigan Jacket. A jacket of knitted wool; so named from the Earl of Cardigan, leader of the famous "charge of the six hundred." Car let on, WILL, the popular poet, was born in Hudson, Michigan, Oct. 21, 1845. He was educated in Hills dale College, in his native State; has devoted much of his time to lecturing in various parts of Canada and the U. S., and has become widely known through his ballads of domestic life, which have won him fame both in America and Europe. Among his writings are: Farm Ballads; Farm Legends; Farm Festivals; City Ballads; . Car lisle', JOHN GRIFFIN, was born in Kenton co., near Coving ton, Ky., Sept. 5, 1835. He began his career as a teacher while reading law, and was admitted to the bar in 1858. From the beginning of his public life he met with succe . In 1859-61 C. was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives; was elected State Senator in 1866 and again in 1869. Kentucky sent him as a delegate-at-large to the National Democratic Convention at New York in July, 1868; and he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1871. He was a member of Congre 1879-90, and speaker of the House in the 48th, 49th, and 50th Congre es. He was elected U. S. Senator from Kentucky in 1890, succeeding James B. Beck, and was Secretary of the Treasury under Cleveland, 1893-97. Carlshamn, a fort if. seaport of Sweden, on its S. coast, 30 m. W. of Carlscrona. It has considerable manufs. of canvas, leather, tobacco, . Pop . 6,529.