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HERRINGSHAW'S LIBRARY OP AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY.


Benjamin Franklin, educator, clorgyluan, bisbup, author, was born Sept. 18, 1841, near Bridgton, N.J. He was a metlipresicIcrK.vuian of African dest-ent dent of Wilberfon-e university during 187684 and a bishop in the . ierican tuetbudist episcopal church. He is the author of Wesley the Worker; and Causes of the Success otlist

of Methodism. Lee, Bradner William, lawyer, jurist,

bom May

in

18r>(),

4.

was

East Grovehind. N.Y.

In 1879 he was admitted to practice law in and the supreme court of lios Angeles, Cal.

later practical in the Uniteil States circuit district courts. Lee, Charles, soldier, was born in 1731 in

and

In 1775 he was a major-general in continental army of the revolutionarj' war; an<l was n-tired in 1780. He died Jan. 10. 1782, in Philadelphia. Pa. Lee, Charles, lawyer, state legislator, was born in 17-')S in Virginia. He was a memlM>r of the Virginia state legislature and in 17!>r)-18<ll he was attorney-general of the I'nited States. He was also a judge of the rnite<l States circuit court. He «liod June

England.

the

24, 181.^. in Faniiiliar citunty, Va. Lee, Charles, druggist, g<'nealogist,

March

Ixjrn

17S»0.

14.

in

was

Windham. Conn.

He was

proprietor of a drug store; and the famous <ienuine Windham Pills. He was the tirst to institute genealogical research of the I^ee family. He dietl Oct. 2.'>. 18(5.i. in Norwich, Conn. Lee, Charles Carter, lawyer, poet, was born Nov. 8. 17i>S. in Stratford. Va. He was n noted lawyer of Virginia and MissisHe was the author of some verses sippi. known as Virginia (Jeorgics; and The Maid and the Doe. a Lny of the Revolution. He die<l March 21. 1871, and was buried in

manufa«tured

Powhatan

«'ounty,

Charles

Lee,

Va.

Alfred,

physician,

author,

was born .Miircli 1801. in Salisbury. Conn. He was a jdiysician of New York city. He was the author of Elements of (Jeology for Popular

I'sc

and

Human

Physiology.

He

died Feb. 14. 1872. in Peekskill. N.Y." Lee, Charles Stephen, soblier. farmer, mer<'hant.

in

the

was born Feb. 18.34. (ia. He was a meml>er of

legislator,

(JreenslK»ro.

Alabama

1872-711; state senator.

legislature

state

in

in 18!)U was ele<-te<l a I hiring the war he served as second lieutenant of the first Alabama cavalry and captain in sixth Alabama cavalry. Lee, Chauncey, clergyman, author, was liorn Nov. 0. in Salisbury. Conn. He was skilled in music, comiKised verses, and was a classical scholar. In 1800-27 he filled a pastorate in Colebrook, Conn., and in 1828-37 at Marlboro. He is rejwrted to have been the Inventor of the $ mark now in genernl use which first appeared in his arilhmi'iic published in 17JI7. He was the author of an arithmetic; a Poetical Version Sermons for Revivals; of the Hook of J«)b ami Letters frttm .Vristarchus to Philemon. He died Dec. 5. 1842, in Hartwick, N.Y.

and

clergyman, missionary, au-

Lee, Daniel,

Lee,

was born Jan. 1. 180G, in Canada. For ten years he labored in the Oregon mission with his uncle, Rev. Ja.son Lec in 1844-51 preached in the New Hampshire conference in 1857-77 at Hillsboro, 111.; and in 1877thor,

02 at Caldwell, Kansas. He was the author of Ten Years in Oregon. He died July 4, 1802, in Caldwell, Kansas. Lee, Day Kellogg, clergyman, author, was born Sept. 10, 1810, in Scmpronius, N.Y. He was a universalist clergyman of New York c-ity. He was the author of Summerficld, or Life on a Farm; Muster Builders, or Life at a Trade; and .Merrimack, or Life at a

He

l^H>m.

June

died

2,

1809, in

New York

city.

Duncan Campbell, soldier, educator, jounialist. author, was bom March 4, 1869, Lee,

Bovinia Center, N.Y.

in

as a

telegraph

operator.

He startetl in life He was educated

Hamilton college; taught Greek and English and for eleven years was professor of oratory and debate at Cornell university.

at

He

volunteered as a soldier in the Si>anish.Vnierican war and attained the rank of lieutenant. Since 1809 he has been editorin-chief of the Ithaca Daily News; and since 1900 has been president of the Ithaca

publishing

chairman

He was permanent i-ompany. the democratic state conven-

of

He

tion in 1904. JefTers<tn as a Lfce,

is the author of Thomas Scholar and Educator.

Edmund

Jennings, i)hy.>ician, author,

was born June

16. 1853, in .lexandria, Va. studied me<licine in the universities of Virginia and of Pennsylvania and is now a note<l physician of Philadelphia, Pa. He has been editor of medical journals. He is the author of History of the Lee Family of Vir-

He

ginia.

Lee, Edward M., soldier, was born in New Jersey. In ISt?2 he was first lieutenant in the fifth -regiment Michigan cavalry; and in 1865 was brevetled colonel and brigadierHe was honorably general of volunteers. mustered out in 1865. Lee,

was

Edward Trumbull, clergyman, author,

Ixirn

Conn.

-pril

5.

1855,

in

New

Haven,

In 1879 he graduated with t*»e degree of A.B. from

Williams college; in 1882 graduated with the

degree

of

R.D.

from the I'nion theoseminary; and has also received the degrees of 1).I). and In 1882 86 he LL.I). logical

was pastor

of the Calpresbyterian Portland, Ore.; in 1886-95 was pastor of the first Col.; in at Pueblo, presbyterian church 1805-1002 was pastor of the second presbyterian church at Cincinnati. (Hiio; in 190206 was pastor of the Chambcrs Wylie memo-

V a ry church

at