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One historical figure with this last name was a founder of the Japan Evangelistic Band who led a Christian mission to Japan in 1903. Another man with this surname was the leader of the United States Exploring Expedition, which identified Antarctica as a separate continent and sailed throughout the Pacific beginning in 1838. He was also the commander of the San Jacinto who ordered his crew to take James Mason and John Slidell into custody, sparking the Trent Affair. Another man by this name suppressed the Gordon Riots by ordering shots fired, but was better known as the founder of the North Briton who criticized the Earl of Bute and a speech by George III. After being jailed for seditious libel, he was widely hailed as a defender of liberty. FTP,give this name shared by naval explorer Charles and radical British journalist John, which was also the middle name of a famous assassin.
One historical figure with this last name was a founder of the Japan Evangelistic Band who led a Christian mission to Japan in 1903.
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