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MKUUINCJSHAWS MURARY OK AMKKU'AN BIOGRAPHY. Ihm-

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c<junty

wrmons. founded two

—one Orange and —and baptized seven in

churches

one

in

large

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hundred

per-

He died .Fnn. 14, 1841, in North Adams. Leland, Samuel Phelps, lawyer, lecturer, author, poet, was Iwrn March 4, 18:{1>, in For s<)me time he was a iluiitsburg. Ohio. student at Hiram col-

sons.

A West P«)int RoSanta Fe de lUigota mance: Padre . s«dmo; I'ncle 'Man; and A

(Queen's Thought-..

Samuel Conrad, naval otlicer, waa In -March 14. 184:5. in Salem. N.C he graduated from the Cnited States naval academy at AnIn 1874 napolis, Md. he entered the I nited States navy as an en* 1880 was in sign jiroimited master; in was promoted 1883 and junior lieutenant

Lemly, born 187:5

lege of Ohio; and has the degrees received of

A..M.,

rh.L).

an«l

18(53 80 he law; and since 1880 has Imhmi engaged as a lecturer. He has traveled in Europe. Africa and Asia. In 185>8 he was prohibition cantile didate for governor of Iowa. He is the author of Poems; Robert Burns; Peculiar Peo-

LL.n.

In

praetici'd

and World .Making. Lembke, Francis Christian, educator, clergyman, was Ixtrn .July ].'{, 17114. in Cierniany. ple;

For thirty years he tilled a pastorate at He was principal of a lK)arding seluKd for lM)ys, which was opened in I7'>') in Xazaretli, Pa. He died July 11, 178."). in XiiZiiretli. Pa. Lemcke, Mrs. Gesine, educator, author, was lH>rn April !», 1841, in (iermany. She was tlie wife of H. K. Lemcke of Brooklyn, N.Y. She was a teacher of culinary art. She was the author of American Cuisine; Preserving and Pickling; and ('hating Dish Ueeeipts. She dietl in 1004 in BnM>klyn. N.Y Lemcke, Henry, clergyman, was born .June 27. 170(5. in (Jermany. He |M'rformed missionary duty in Kansas; an<l founded the abbey nf St. n<'ne<lict in Atchison. He returned to Pennsylvania in 18;)8; and after a visit to (Jermany lalmred in New .lersev until 1877. He dil-d Nov. 2!», 1882, in Carrollton. Pa. Lemieux, Darie, physieian, surgeon, legislator, was born in IS74 in the city of (}ueIk'c. Canadii. He received a thorough education; and in 180S graduated from Ijival university of (Quebec. Canada. He hns atl:«ined success as a physician iu Dunseith. N.I).; anci sine;' 1004 has Imh-u a member of (be state •issenibly nf North Dakota. Naziiretli, Pa.

Lemley, Cassius McCarl, railroad otiicial of Morgantown. W.Va., was lK>rn .May 2n, 18(57. in New FreefMirt. Pa. He gradn:ited with the <Iegree of C.K. frojn the West V irginia university. In I8!)l he eiitereil railway service as levelman. and has tilled |Hisitions to rhief

engineer.

Since

I8!>0

engineer

he has been assistant (»liio railway,

«if the Baltimore an«l also since l!>l(l has been geological and s|>ecial work.

iind

in

charge of

Lemly, Henry Rowan, 'oldier. author, wTs born .Ian. 12. IH.")1. in North Carolina. In I

ne

Spiinish-.inerican

war he eoniinandcd

light battery C. seventh

lery;

an<l

in

the

Porto

I

nited .States artilI{i«'o

campaign he

515

served as captain. He is the author of Among the .Xrapahoes; The St»»ry of Feather llead

in 188(5 liecame lieuHe served in tenant. various stations and duties until appointetl In captain in 18U2. 18!»2 in(»4

was

he

)udge-advoc:ite-general in the rnit»'d .States In 1004 he was retin*<l and resides navy. He died alj<»ut 1910 in in Washington, D.C. Washington. D.C. In Lemmens, J. N., clergyman, bishop. 1800 he lM<ame Koman catholic bishop of

Vancouver Inland. Lemmon, George Thomas, clergyman, Icctun-r. author, was born S«'pt. 17. 1800. in Trov. N.Y. He entered the methfHlist episcopil ministry in 1800 in the Troy conft-rence an<l at once tcwk rank as a preacher. This led him to the lecture platform, where litbe has scored many notable triumphs, is the author of Better Things for Sons of (;o«i: The Eternal Building; and Cuba Libre. A History of the Pearl of the Antilles From its

I)isc<»very to its

Lemmon, John Ihor.

He taught

sehool

Liln-ration.

Gill, soldier, botanist,

was born .lune

au

Lima. Mich. years; and f«)r years four was n sehool superintendent. He serveil in the civil war; took part in thir-

2. 18:52. in

for eight

engagements; and from 18(54 until

ty-six

en«l of the war a pris«)n«'r in Andersonville. 18(50 he was a Initan ist. ex|»lorer, collector and writer of California; was a special-

the

was

From

ist

in

forestry;

and

for f«uir years was liotanist of the California He addeil many state board of fon'stry. speeies of plants and tn-es to accept e»l classifications. He was the author of Campaign-

ing with Saber and Carbine; Recollections of |{<-be| Prisoners; Re|H)rts of the Locust .Seourge in California; Discovery of the potato in .ri/ona; Ferns of the Pacific SlojK'; How to Tell Trees; and various dIImt works. He died Nov. 24. 1008. in Oaklan«I. Cal.

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