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ANDREWS, Judson Boardman, educator, was born at North Haven, Conn., April 25, 1834, son of Silas and Ruth (Yale) Andrews. He was graduated at Yale in 1855; M.D., 1863; attended Jefferson medical college and became captain in the 77th New York volunteers and served through the Peninsular campaign. He was assistant surgeon in a Connecticut regiment, 1863-'65, when he was mustered out of service. After practising two years he was made an assistant physician in the New York state lunatic asylum at Utica, N.Y. This place he held until 1880, resigning then to become superintendent of the New York state hospital for the insane at Buffalo. The following year he was called to the chair of insanity in the Buffalo medical college, and he discharged the duties of both chairs until 1863, when he resigned. In 1886 he was elected president of the Erie county medical society, and he was instrumental in establishing the New York state medical society, of which he was made president in 1893. He was a member of the American medico-psychological association, and its president in 1892. Dr. Andrews edited the American Journal of Insanity for a number of years. He died at Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1894.

ANDREWS, Justin, journalist, was born in Worcester county, Mass., in 1819. When a young man he became connected with the Boston Daily Times as a reporter. On Dec. 1, 1844, he joined the staff of the Boston Eagle. When the Boston Herald was started in 1846 Mr. Andrews became identified with it, returning temporarily to the Times, which paper he left permanently in 1856 to become assistant editor on the Herald, then published by E. C. Bailey. On April 1, 1869, in conjunction with his brother, Charles H. Andrews, E. B. Haskell, R. M. Pulsifer and G. G. Bailey, he bought the interest of E. C. Bailey, and for four years longer remained as one of the Herald's editors. On Jan. 1, 1873, Mr. Andrews disposed of his interest and retired from newspaper life, after thirty years' service. He died at his home in Newton, Mass., Aug. 31, 1894.

ANDREWS, Lorrin, missionary, was born at East Windsor, Conn., April 29, 1795. He was graduated from Jefferson college, Kentucky, and Princeton theological seminary, and was ordained by the presbytery of New Jersey. In 1827 he went as missionary to the Hawaiian Islands, under the direction of the American board of foreign missions, where he mastered the language and founded a school, and from 1831 to 1841 taught in the seminary, which became the Hawaii university. In 1840 anti-slavery scruples caused him to sever his connection with the American board, and he acted as Seamen's chaplain at Lahaina. In 1845 the government of the Islands appointed him a judge and secretary of the privy council, which offices he held until 1855. Among his published literary works may be noted a Hawaiian dictionary, a translation of parts of the Bible into the Hawaiian language, and some works on the antiquities of the Sandwich Islands. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from the college of New Jersey in 1858. Dr. Andrews died at Honolulu, Sept. 29, 1868.

ANDREWS, Newton Lloyd, educator, was born at Fabius, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1841. He was prepared for college at the Newark, N. J., high school, and was graduated at Madison university in 1862, and from the Hamilton theological seminary in 1864. He became principal of the preparatory school of the university, and in 1868 was appointed professor of the Greek language and literature in the university. In 1872 he was one of the editors of the "Half-Century History of Colgate University." He spent the year 1879-'80 in study and travel in Europe; and on his return, by request of President Dodge, assumed, in addition to his professorship, the post of dean of the college faculty. He served as acting president of Colgate university, in 1890-95; resigned as dean in 1895, and spent a year in Europe. He retained his chair as professor of Greek, and became lecturer on the history of art in 1896. He married, Sept. 6, 1865, Cynthia S. Burchard, of Hamilton, N.Y., and on Dec. 27, 1888, Charlotte P. Harbach, of Newton Centre, Mass. He received the degree Ph.D. from Hamilton college in 1878, and LL.D. from Chicago University in 1883.

ANDREWS, Samuel James, clergyman, was born at Danbury, Conn., July 31, 1817. He was graduated from Williams college in 1839, and opened a law office in New York city, but after practising a short time he entered the Congregational ministry. He afterwards occupied the place of tutor in Trinity college, Hartford. He finally adopted the Irvingite doctrine, and in 1868 became minister of the Catholic Apostolic church in Hartford. In 1879 he received the degree D.D. from Union college. He wrote "Life of Our Lord upon Earth" "God's Revelation of Himself to Men"; "Christianity and Anti-Christianity" "The Church and Its Organic Ministries."

ANDREWS, Stephen Pearl, philosopher, was born at Templeton, Mass., March 22, 1812, son of Elisha Andrews, clergyman. He was educated at Amherst, studied law with his brother at New Orleans and engaged in practice there, when he became first counsel of Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines in her famous suits. He was an ardent advocate of abolition, and in 1839 removed to Texas with the avowed purpose of laboring to overthrow slavery in the state. He conceived the idea of raising sufficient money to purchase all the slaves in Texas and thus free them, and in 1845