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U£KRINGSHAW'S l.IUHAUY UF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. u*>ik in He publishiMl iliaiiu and Ohio. He (u'linun; and a German liyuin l>ook. died N'uv. 17, 1M25, in New H«rket, Va. Henkle, Eli Jones, physiciBii, educator, con^ii>.-..smaii, was born Nov. 24, 1828. in Brtltinioie coiiiitv, Mii. He was a nu-niU'r

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of tiie MaryUnU state Beuat« iu 1807, 18<>8 a nil 1870, He was elected to the house of delegates in 1H71 and 1S7:1; and in 1^72 was deliigate to the national democratic convenIn 1875*81 he was a representative tion. iroiii Maryland to the forty- fointli. fortyliitU

crat.

and torty-sixth

He

congreiiseii uh

died Nov.

1,

a demo-

1803, in Baltimore

county. Mil

Moses Montgomery, rUrfjyniun, educator, author, wa8 born Mardi 23, 1708, county, N a. Hi- was the auIVndleton in Henlcle,

tlior

Triinary I'latAnalysis of Church Bishop Bascoitt and Kpiscopacy. He died in 1864 in

of .Masonic Addresses;

form of MethtMlisni; i;..vtrnnuMit:

rnniitivc

Life

of

Md. Henley» Barclay, lawyer, l^islator, con-

lialtinjore,

^rreKsraan. was bora March 17, 1842, in Claric (duiity, Ind. He served in ISfii) in the Call-

luruia state legislature as assemblyman; was presidential elector in 1880; and in 188387 he was a r> ]iri >i'ntative from ralifoniia to the forty-eighth and forty-nintli congresses as a democrat. Henley, David, revolutionary holdier. was born Feb. 12. 174S, in C'harlestuwii. Miisr,. He was appointed brigade-ni;ijiii tu (n inral

Heath in 177.>. He died Jan. Washington, D.L'. Henley, John Dandridge, naval

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iHi^i,

officer,

born Feb. 25, 1781, in Williamsburg. Ptu

ill

was

Ue

was appointed a midshipman by President Washington; and a coimnander in IKIS. He was promoted to a captaincy in 1817; and at the time of his death was commanding the West Indian squadron. He died May ISX), in Havana, Cuba. Henley, Kobert, naval officer, was born Jan. 5, 1783, in Williamsburg, 'a. He entered the service as midshipman iu 178b; became a lieutenant in 1807; a commander in 1814; and was promoted captain in ISi,"). He died Oct. 7, 1828, on SulUvau'a Island.

S.C.

Henley, Thomas J., farmer, congressman, was born in 1810 in Indiana. He was a niemlH'r of the state l^islature in 1832 42; and in 1843-40 he was a representative from Indiana to the twenty eighth, twenty-ninth and thirtieth congresses. In 184!» h." iiu'vi d to ( alifornia; was a member of the lirst legislature of that state: was for seven years superintendent of Indian alfairs for California; and was Bubttequeutly appointe«l |)o»tmaster of 8an Francisco. He died in

San Fr;i IK iM ii, Cal. Henn* Bemhart, congressman, was born in York. He moved to Town; and in 1851he was ,1 repres<>iitative from New York to the thirty-second and thirty-third congresses. He died in Iowa.

New .').)

Hennegan, B. K., governor. He was acting governor uf South Carolina iu 1840. He died in South Carolina.

Hwneman,

Alexander,

was bora April

inusieiaii,

cuni|M>s-

Louis.

t.

Mo. He studied in private schools and at the St. Louis university. For six years he

^

er,

soprano

10,

1808, in

.St.

leading eliurch of St. Louis. .NIo. In l8!>3-!>7 he taught the piano and the eello: ;itii! ^t rved as celloist in the St. Louis eluMal syuiplioiiy orchestra. He is the composer of The Voice of Spring: Distance: Till- Lark and the Jewel (»f .loys. .sang

educator, was born Oct. 17, 1786, in Elk Ridge, Md. For many years previous to his deiith he was profe-sor of common and constitutional law in the university of Louisiana. He died Jan. 1870. in New Orleans, La. Hennessy, John, clergyman, bishop, was born in 182.'> in Ireland. In 1866 he was consecrated bishop of Dubuque, Iowa. Early

Hennen,

his

in

Mercy

'

a

in

lawyer,

Alfred,

ministry he founded at Davenport. Iowa.

He

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Hospital of died March

Dubuque, Iowa. Henaess^, John A., soldier, was born in New Hniriswirk. In ISHl lie was ^-'eoiid lieutenant iu t lie titty -second regiment Teuusylvania infantry; and in 1865 oecame lieu4, 1000, in

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tenant-eolontd. In lSfir> he was brevctted brigadier general of volunteers. He died -luly 12,

1877.

Hennessy, John Joseph, clergyman, bishop,

was

l>orn .luly 19, 1847. in Ireland. He re>elrd his education at the college of Christian brothers of St. Louis, Mo. He has filled

pastorates in various churches; and in 1866 lie was consecrated Ronuin catholic bishop of Dubuque, Iowa. Early in his ministryhe founded the hospital of Mercy at Daven><nt

Mid

stablished the St. .Josepli's college there iu 1873. In 1888 he was consecrated Roman catholic bishop of Wichita,

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Kan. Hennessy, Roland Burl£e» journalist, author, was born .Ian. .10, 1870, in Milforil. I;is>. He is editorially connected with the r.roadway Magazine. He has written sevI

ral

songs, including

The Songs

of

He

I

Long Ago.

is the author of Tales of the Heart; Talcs of i^roHiiway.

and

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Hennessy, William J., painter, artist, wan born duly 11. IS.m, in Ireland. In 184!) ho caine to New York and beeanie a student at the national aeademy. He is a member of

tin-

national

m

ul(

in

o{ design.

Henni, John Martin, clergyman, archbishwas born in IMVi in Rwititerland. In lS3r> he fciundt d and edited for some timr the W ahrlii its-Krcund. the lirst (ierman Koman catholic imper published in the Ignited States. He died Sept. 7, 1881, in Milwaukee, Wis. op,

Henning, David Calvin, lawyer, orator, auwas Vxirn in 1847 in I'nion nutity. Pa. is one of the ablest of Pennsylvania's lawyers; a brilliant orator; and the author thor,

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