its chancellor, but subsequently resigned. He was also a member of the Anglican synod.
DE BOLT, Rezin A., jurist, b. in Fairfield county, Ohio, 30 Jan., 1828 ; d. in Trenton, Mo., 29 Oct., 1891. He received a common-school education and worked on a farm, when he was apprenticed to a tanner. After serving his time he followed his trade for a few years, but in the mean time studied law, and was admitted to the bar in February, 1856.
He removed to Trenton, Grundy co., Missouri, in 1858, and began the practice of law. He was appointed school commissioner of Grundy county in 1859, and re-elected to the same office in 1860, serving until the beginning of the civil war. He entered the National service in 1861 as captain in the 23d Missouri infantry, was captured at the battle of Shiloh, 6 April, 1862, and held as prisoner until the following October. In 1863 he resigned his com-
mission on account of impaired health, and resumed his profession, but in 1864 re-entered the army as major in the 44th Missouri infantry, and was mustered out of service in August, 1865. He was elected judge of the circuit court for the 11th district of Missouri in November, 1863, which
office he held until his election as a representative
from Missouri in the 44th congress, closing his congressional cai'cer in 1877.
DE BONNE, P. A., Canadian jurist, b. about
1750. He was a nephew of the French governor
of Canada, Marquis de la Jonquiere. He was a
member of the executive council in 1794, and also
of the legislative assembly, in which he opposed
Mr. Cuthbert's motion to abolish slavery. He
eventually became leader of the Canadian party in
the house, and displayed great ability as a debater ;
but, as his expressions were objectionable to the as-
sembly, he was dismissed from the house by a sim-
ple vote of its members. He was also a judge in
Lower Canada, and was the only member of the
judiciary who held a seat in the house.
DEBORRE, Prurthomme, soldier. He was a
French officer, who had seen thirty-five years of
European service, and was given a commission in
the American army about 1777. On 22 Aug. of
that year he commanded a brigade in Sullivan's
attack on Staten Island. At the battle of the
Brandy wine, on 11 Sept., Gen. Deborre claimed
the post of honor on the right wing of the army ;
but Sullivan would not yield this to him, and when
Deborre pertinaciously insisted on taking it, the
former made a long and circuitous march for the
purpose of outreaching him, which did not ac-
complish its object, and in consequence of which
his brigade was not formed for action when the
battle began. Deborre's brigade was the first to
give way before the British attack. His insubor-
dination was made the subject of a congressional
inquiry, and he resigned his commission. He was
unpopular in the army, and totally unfit to com-
mand American troops.
DE BOW, James Duiiwoody Brownson (de-
bo'), statistician, b. in Charleston, S. C, 10 July,
1820; d. in Elizabeth, N. J., 27 Feb., 1867. He
was employed in a commercial house for seven
years, was graduated at Charleston college in 1843,
and in the following year was admitted to the bar.
He had a predilection for statistical science and
literature, and before adopting the legal profession
was a contributor to the "Southern Quarterly Re-
view," of which he became editor in 1844. His
elaborate article on •' Oregon and the Oregon Ques-
tion " attracted wide attention in the United States
and Europe, appeared in French, and was the oc-
casion of a del)ate in the French chamber of depu-
ties. In 1845 Mr. De Bow withdrew from its editor-
ship and removed to New Orleans, where "De
Bow's Commercial Review " was established by him,
and attained immediate success. In 1848 lie be-
came professor of political economy and commer-
cial statistics in the University of Louisiana, and
was one of the founders of the Louisiana historical
society, since merged into the Academy of science.
He left the university about 1850 to assume charge
of the census bureau of Louisiana, holding the office
three years, during which time he collected a vast
mass of statistical matter relating to the popula-
tion and products of the state, and the commerce
of New Oi-leans. President Pierce appointed him
superintendent of the census in 1853, and he per-
formed the duties of this office two years, continu-
ing to edit his "Review." He devoted himself
almost wholly to political economy, writing exten-
sively on commercial statistics and finance, and
contributing articles on American topics to the
eighth edition of the " Encyclopn?dia Britannica."
He delivered various addresses before literary, agri-
cultural, and commercial associations. Apart from
his literary pursuits he was one of the most indus-
trious men of his time, and, notwithstanding his
delicate organization and frequent ill health, his
public lecturing and executive duties were appar-
ently unabated. He was active in enterprises for
the material and intellectual interests of the south,
and was a member of every southern commercial
convention subsequent to that of Memphis in
1845, and was president of the Knoxville conven-
tion of 1857. During the civil war his "Review"
was necessarily suspended, though his voice and
pen were employed in advocacy of the Confederacy,
previous to which he had uttered bitter denuncia-
tions against the northern states and their institu-
tions. After the overthrow of the Confederacy his
views changed, he admitted the superiority of the
free-labor system of the northwest to the slave-
labor system of the south, and urged the legisla-
tures of the southern states to encourage immigra-
tion. His "Review" was first resumed in !New
York city, and subsequently in Nashville, Tenn.
He was author of an " Encyclopaedia of the Trade
and Commerce of the United States " (2 vols., 1853),
and " The Industrial Resources and Statistics of
the Southwest," compiled from his " Review " (3
vols.. New York, 1853). He collected and prepared
for the press, in 1854, a greater part of the material
for the three volumes of the quarto edition, and
compiled the octavo volume entitled " Statistical
View of the United States," being a compendium
of the Seventh Census (that of 1850), of which 150,-
000 copies were ordered by congress (Washington,
1854). He was also author of " The Southern
States, their Agriculture, Commerce, etc." (1856),
and edited a work on mortality statistics.
DE CAMP, John, naval officer, b. in New Jersey in 1812 ; d. in Burlington, N. J., 25 June, 1875. He was appointed to the navy from Florida in October, 1827, and served on the sloop "Vandalia," of the Brazil squadron, in 1829-'30. He was promoted to passed midshipman in 1833, was in the West India squadron till 1837, and commissioned
lieutenant in 1838, and served on the frigate "Constitution" along the coast of Africa in 1854. He was commissioned commander in 1855, and served in the navy-yard. New York, as light-house inspector, and as commander of the store-ship "Relief." He commanded the steam sloop "Iroquois" at the attack upon Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and the capture of New Orleans (April, 1862), and participated in various actions on the Mississippi,
including Vicksburg, while in command of the "Wissahiekon." He was commissioned captain in
