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Adams, William Forbes

bishop, was born Jan. 2, 1833, in Ireland. He was admitted to the Mississippi bar. He afterward removed to Tennessee, and became a candidate for holy orders in 1857. Removing to Mississippi while pursuing his theological course, he was ordained deacon in 1859; priest in 1860, and is now a bishop in the protestant episcopal church in the diocese of Easton. Md.

ADAMS, WILLIAM TAYLOR (Oliver Optic), educator, author, was born July 30, 1822, in Medway, Mass. He was a prolific and popular writer of books for boys, and was for many years a teacher in the Boston public schools.

Among his writings are: Army and Navy Series: Young America Abroad Series; Lake Shore Series; and Starry Flag Series. In 1867 he founded the journal known as Our Boys and Girls.

He died in 1897.