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Andrews, Alexander Boyd

lawyer, author, was born Feb. 2, 1873, in Henderson, N. C. He has attained success in the profession of law at Raleigh, N. C.; and is one of the compilers of the North Carolina Court Calendar for 1895- 97.

Andrews, Annie M

nurse, was born in 1835 in New York. During the prevalence of yellow fever at Norfolk, Va., in 1855, she became widely known for her earnest and devoted labors among those stricken by the epidemic. The Howard association subsequently presented her with a gold medal in acknowledgment of these services.

Andrews, Constant A

banker, was born Feb. 25, 1844, in New York city.

He is president of The United States Savings bank and The Elkhorn Valley Coal Land Co.; a director of the Second Avenue Street railroad, and largely influential in other directions, where his interest and counsel are demanded.

Andrews, Elisha

clergyman, au-general and brevet major-general of the thor, was born Sept. 29, 1768, in Middletown, Conn. He preached in various places in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and published, besides sermons and tracts, The Moral Tendencies of Universalism; Review of Winchester's Dialogues on Universal Restoration; and a Vindication of the Distinguishing Sentiments of the Baptists, and other works. He died Feb. 3, 1840.

Andrews, Elisha Benjamin

educator, college president, author, was born in 1844 in New Hampshire. He is a prominent educator and president of Brown university; and the author of Institutes of General History; Institutes of Economics; Brief Institutes of Our Economical History; An Honest Dollar; Eternal Words and Other Sermons; History of the United States; Wealth and Moral Law; and History of the Last Quarter Century in the United States.

Andrews, Ethan Allen

educator, author, was born April 7, 1787, in New Britain, Conn. He was an educator who was at one time professor of ancient languages in the university of North Carolina. Besides a Latin-English Dictionary, he published a valuable series of classical text-books. He died March 4, 1858, in New Britain, Conn.

Andrews, Francis Foote

legislator, was born March 12, 1828, in East Haven, Conn. He has filled numerous public offices of trust, and in 1897-98 was a member of the Connecticut state legislature.

Andrews, Frank De Witte

antiquarian, was born Aug. 1, 1847, in Southington, Conn. He settled in Vineland, N. J., and became interested in antiquarian pursuits. He has an extensive collection of autograph letters and documents, and a library of Americana. He is the secretary and librarian of the Vineland Historical and Antiquarian society, and has written extensively on historical subjects and numismatics.

Andrews, George Leonard

soldier, educator, was born Aug. 31, 1828, in Bridgewater, Mass. In 1851 he graduated from the United States Military academy; served with distinction through the civil war; and attained the rank of brigadier- .

United States volunteers. For several years he was United States marshal for the district of Massachusetts; and was professor of modern languages in the United States Military academy.

Andrews, George R

congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress from the fourteenth congressional district in that state, from 1849 to 1851.

Andrews, Henry Franklin

soldier, lawyer, state senator, genealogist, was born June 27, 1844, in Lovell, Maine.

He served three years in the sixteenth infantry volunteers; was recorder of Audubon county, Iowa, in 1867-68; county judge in 1868; and state senator in 1892- 95. He has practiced law since 1869; and is the author of The Andrews Family; The Hamilton Family; and other works.

Andrews, Henry T

artist, state legislator, was born June 28, 1866, in Tarrytown, N. Y. He is a successful artist of New York city. In 1895 he was elected a member of the New York state assembly, and received the re-election in 1896, and again in 1897.

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