in the senate, he would have met there few men who were his superiors in knowledge of public affairs, in comprehension of the principles of statesmanship, or in the ability to engage in their discussion. — Richard Henry, son of the preceding, b. in Cambridge, Mass., 3 Jan., 1851, was graduated at Harvard in 1874, being chosen class orator, and at Harvard law-school in 1877. In that year he received from President Hayes the nomination of secretary of legation at London, but declined the office. He married Miss Edith Longfellow, second daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet, 6 Jan., 1878. While continuing the practice of law, he has been a regular contributor to the “Civil Service Record,” besides writing occasionally for the press on questions of political reform. — Another son of Richard Henry, Edmund Trowbridge, b. in Cambridge, Mass., 29 Aug., 1818; d. there, 18 May, 1869, was graduated at the University of Vermont in 1839, and at Cambridge law-school in 1841. Subsequently he practised in partnership with his brother, Richard, in Boston for several years, when failing health compelled him to reside in Europe, where he continued his studies, devoting special attention to Roman civil law, and to history and philosophy in their bearings upon law. In 1854 he received the degree of J.U.D. from the University of Heidelberg, and returned to the United States two years later. He wrote occasionally for periodicals, and attempted the translation of the works of Von Mohl and other eminent German jurists.
DANE, Nathan,' jurist, b. in Ipswich, Mass., 27
Dec, 1752; d. in Beverly, Mass., 15 Feb., 1835. He
was graduated at Harvard in 1778, and, after study-
ing law, was admitted to its practice and settled in
Beverly. His acquirements made him a safe and
able counsellor, and with his large and diversified
experience he became one of the most prominent
lawyers of New England. He entered at once into
political life, and from 1782 till 1785 was a mem-
ber of the Massachusetts legislature. In 1785 he
was a delegate to the continental congress, and
was continued as such by re-election until 1788.
During his career in the national legislature he
rendered much efficient service by his work on
committees, and was the framer of the celebrated
ordinance passed by congress in 1787 for the gov-
ernment of the territory northwest of the Ohio.
It was adopted without a single alteration, and
contains the emphatic statement " that there shall
be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the
said territory." He also incorporated in this oi"di-
nance a prohibition against all laws impairing the
obligation of contracts, which the convention that
formed the constitution of the United States a few
months afterward extended to all the states of the
Union by making it a part of that constitution.
In 1790 he was elected to the Massachusetts senate,
and again elected in 1794 and 1796. He was ap-
pointed judge of the court of common pleas for
Essex county in 1794, but, after taking the oath of
office, almost immediately resigned, and in 1795
was appointed a commissioner to revise the laws
of the state. In 1811 he was delegated to revise
and publish the charters that had been granted in
Massachusetts, and in 1812 was selected to make a
new publication of the statutes. Duiing the same
year he was chosen a presidential elector. He was
a delegate to the Hartford convention in 1814, and
also to the Massachusetts constitutional convention
in 1820, but declined serving on account of deaf-
ness. For fifty years he devoted his Sundays to
theological studies, excepting during the hours of
public worship, reading generally the Scriptures in
their original languages. In 1829 he gave $10,000,
which he increased by $5,000 in 1831, for the foun-
dation of the Dane professorship of law in Har-
vard law-school, requesting that his friend, Judge
Joseph Story, should occupy the chair, which he
did until his death. He published "A General
Abridgment and Digest of American Law " (9 vols.,
Boston, 1823-'9). and " Appendix " (1830).
DANELS, John Daniel, soldier, b. in Balti-
more, Md., in 1786; d. therein 1856. He became
a captain in the Colombian navy in 1818, and served
the republican cause in South America as com-
mander of a squadron, by fitting out vessels, and
by his credit as a rich man. When the Republic
of Colombia was established, he returned to the
United States, and gave up his claims for money
due for his services, for supplies provided by him
for the Revolution of 1818, for .expenses incurred
by his three ships in the blockade of Cumana in
1821, for the use of his three ships in the blockade
of Puerto Cabello and in guarding La Guayra, and
for the expenses of a journey to the United States
to raise funds for the sloop-of-war " Bolivar." The
executive power of Colombia gave him a vote of
thanks, and the congress of Venezuela in 1845 de-
creed that his name should have an honorable place
as captain of the navy in the military list of the
republic. — His son, Simon Bolivar Daniel Danels,
was consul for Venezuela, stationed at Baltimore,
Md.. for manv vears.
DANENHOWER. John Wilson, arctic explorer, b. in Chicago, 111., 30 Sept., 1849 ; d. in New York city, 24 April, 1887. He received a public-school education, entered the U. S. naval academy in 1866, was graduated in 1870, commissioned as
ensign, 12 July, 1871, as master, 27 Sept., 1873,
and as lieutenant. 2 Aug., 1879. He served on
a surveying expedition in the North Pacific in
the " Poi'tsmouth " in 1873-'4, took part in sup-
pressing an insurrection in Honolulu, Hawaii, in
1873, and served on board the " Vandalia" during
Gen. Grant's visit to Egypt and the Levant. In
1878 he joined the arctic steamer " Jeannette " at
Havre, France, and made the voyage to San Fran-
cisco, and thence through Bering straits into the
Arctic ocean. The expedition left San Francisco,
8 July, 1879, under command of Lieut. George W.
De Long. The vessel was beset in the ice-pack for
twenty-two months. Lieut. Danenhower, who was
second in command, suffered severely from ophthal-
mia, and was confined in a dark room most of the
time. From the place where the steamer was
crushed the party made a retreat for ninety-five
days over the ice, dragging the ship's boats, and
then sailed in the three boats, but were separated
by a gale. The boat that Lieut. Danenhower com-
manded reached the Lena delta, where the crew
were rescued by Tunguses. After landing, 17
Sept., 1881, while waiting for the return of native
messengers sent to Bulun, Danenhower made an
ineffectual search on the delta for the crews of the
other boats. With his crew he made the journey
of 6.000 miles to Orenburg, leaving Engineer Mel-
ville to continue the search for the captain and his
party, and arrived in the United States in June,
1882. He published " The Narrative of the Jean-
nette " (Boston, 1882).
DANFORTH, Charles, inventor, b. in Massachusetts about 1797 ; d. in Paterson, N. J., 22 March, 1876. He was educated and spent his early life in New England, where he invented in 1824 a counter-twister, spinning-speeder, and a throstle-frame. These inventions he successfully introduced, both in the United States and in England. Later he settled in Ramapo, N. Y., and there in-
