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HBRRINQSHAWB LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOQRAPUY. In 1787-97 and Conneeticat htnd daima. 1801-04 he was u representative from Pennsylvania to the first, second, third, fourth.

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to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixtunlh congresses. In 1807 he was appointed one of the two major-generals to command the Pennsylvania contingent, called for by the president. .ft T thih he retired from public life. In 1820-2;} he waa the fifth governor uf Pennsylvania. He died June 10, 1832, in Rcifiinu, P.i.

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He died he removed to Hager!*town, Md. 8, 1S<»4, in Washinj^ton. !).( Heistaad, Henry Olcot Sheldon, aoKlier, was born April 30, 1856, in Uichwood, Ohio. Ho entered West Point an a cadet in 1874. On graduating he was appointed government fnspeetor and instrue*

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Heister, William, farmer, congressman, in 1791, in Berlcs county, Pa. In 1831 37 he was n repri'MMiIativf from Pennsylvania to the twenty second, twenty-third and twenty-fourth oongreaaeB. He died Oct. 14. 1H.t;{, in Lancaster county. Pa.

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Heitman, Franda Bernard, editor, waa Imra April 10, 1838, in Cincinnati. Oliio. Since IM.'iH he lias l»een in the i inplny of the war dt parlnient. He is the editor of His torieal Register of the United States Army; and Hi-torii a! I!<'gi.ster ol the Oflioera of the

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Ann-rican war. was adjutant-general of the army corps. aeoond the author of Alaaka, Its Ilintory and

Description. Heister, Danid, congreasman, ill ik-i county. Pa. In ISt^O ll rt'presentative

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Continental .rniy. HaitiBan, John Fmaklia, clergyman, educator, colli ge president, was born .April 17. 1840, in Davidson county, N.C. in 18(i9-8a he tilled pa.storatea in the North Carolina eonfereni e during 1MS3 !)1 v .is jirofi-ssor in Trinity college, and its pre:iident tor three ears; and since 1801 principal of Trinity iiigh school.

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eleventh eongresB. lie died in Pfnnnrlvanla. Heister, Isaac E., lawyer, oiiirrt ssinan. Wan iHirn ahout 1820, in I-anra«ii'r county. i

Pa. He pursued classical Mudies; and in 1H42 l»e graduated from Y.ile cnllcjrt'. He studied law; and began the praeti«-e of hi>» firoti ssinn in Laneaater, Pa. In )A4K he was elected attorney-general for bin county. In 18.*>*{-5.') be was a representative from Pennsylvania to the thirty third eongr«>ea. He died Fel>. ti. 1H71. in Laneaater, Pa. Heiater, John, eongrpssman, waa born April f>. 174*;, ill n. rn. Pa. In 1H07 tl!) he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the tenth eongreaa. He died Oct. 1ft, 1821. in

Ueitaman, Charles, physician, dermatolowaa born Oct. 2. 1836, in Hungary. He was the author of Chirurgische Talliologic und Therapie; Descriptive and

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Topogrnphical .Vnatomy of .Man; and .Mi eroscopic .Morphology of the Animal Body, lie died in 1890 in New York City.

HektoeB, Ludvig, educator, author, waa duly 2. 18113. Wisconsin. In 1895he was professor of pathology at Hush medical college; and since 1901 has held

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that professorship at the university of Chi oago. He is the atulhor of Postmortem Tich

Pennsylvania.

Henry, farmer, States senator, was

congre.sHnian.

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Helbig, Oacar Hugh, railway ofhcial ol waa bom Nov. 15, 1864. In 1SS7 he eiiterrd rail;iy -t iviie. In 18!)8lUUl he was gi^nerai pas.senger and ticket agent of the Prescott and Northwestern rails-A, in 1!)(U 13 ua- fraiHe manager, and since 1U13 has been tralUc manager und vicepresident of the same road.

to

l*rescott, Ark.,

Kan., at the of i-leven years. wh«-re he tontinued to reside till the year

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1882.

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state of Washington: loeati'd

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Held, Anna, comedian, actress, was bom .March 18, 1877, in Paris. In 1890 she made her debut as a comedian in Paris; and in isno liegan starring in A Parlor Match in New York City. She has appeared in many plays in the United States and also in for-

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1883 where he has hevn engngeil in farm-

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Stales senator. Since 1905 he has Iwen mayor of Lewiston, Idaho. Heister, Joseph, soKlier, congressman, was born Nov. 18. 1752. in Bern township, Pa. He was a memlw-r of (he convention which framed the eonatitution of 1770; aer^'ed five yenra in tho house and four in the senate of Pcnmiylvnnia. In 1707-1806 and 1815-21 wjis

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countries.

^elfenstein, John Conrad Albert, clergyman, author, was lw)rn Feb 16, 1748, in Gertnany. In 1772 he ttnik charge of a congregation in Gerinantown: and was one of ilie fathers of the German reformed church Several small volumes of his in America. semions have been published. He died May 17, 1700, in Gennantown, Pa.