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Birdsall, Samuel – Birney, William

Birdsall, Samuel

congressman.

He was a representative in congress, from New York, from 1837 to 1839.

BIRDSALL, WILLIAM RANDALL, physician, author, was born Jan. 1, 1852, in Greene, N. Y. He was graduated in medicine at the university of Michigan in 1876, entered upon practice in New York city, subsequently studied neurology in Europe, and after his return was engaged as a clinical teacher on nervous diseases.

Besides articles in medical journals and cyclopedias, he has written Electro-Therapeutics and Electro-Diagnosis.

Birdsell, John C

manufacturer, was born March 31, 1815, in Westchester county, N. Y. He was actively engaged in devising new improvements on the machinery for threshing and hulling clover.

Birdseye, George

author, poet, was born Nov. 21, 1844, in New York city. The first volume of poems from his pen was entitled Woman and the War; and in 1892 appeared Vanities in Verse.

He is the author of numerous popular songs, and a regular contributor to current publications.

Birdseye, Victory

state senator, congressman. He was a representative in congress, from New York, from 1815 to 1817, and again from 1841 to 1843; a delegate to the state constitutional convention of 1821; and a state senator in 1821 and 1829, as well as member of the assembly for three years. He died Sept. 16, 1853.

Birge, Edward Asahel

educator, zoologist, was born Sept. 7, 1851, in Troy, N. Y. He received the degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Williams college; and the degree of Ph.D. from Howard university.

He is a successful educator and writer on crustacea and life of fresh water lakes.

He is professor of zoology in the university of Wisconsin, and dean of the college of letters and science of the same institution. was

Birge, Henry Warner

soldier, born Aug. 25, 1825, in Hartford, Conn. Before the surrender of this stronghold General Birge volunteered to organize and lead a volunteer battalion to carry the confederate works by assault. His services were recognized by the brevet of major-general of volunteers, and by a vote of thanks from the legislature of his native state. He died June 1, 1888, in New York city.

Birney, David Bill

soldier, was born May 29, 1825, in Huntsville, Ala.

He enlisted in the U. S. army during the civil war; was first made brigadier-general of volunteers and afterward promoted major-general of volunteers. He died Oct. 18, 1864, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Birney, James

state senator, governor, was born June 7, 1817, in Danville, Ky. He was a state senator in Michigan in 1859, and was lieutenantgovernor of the state and acting governor in 1861-63. He was appointed by President Grant, in 1876, minister at the Hague, and held that office until 1882.

Birney, James Gillespie

statesman, author, was born Feb. 4, 1792, in Danville, Ky. He was a statesman famous for his opposition to slavery, and the author of Ten Letters on Slavery and Colonization; Addresses and Speeches; and American Churches the Bulwarks of American Slavery, are among his writings. He died Nov. 25, 1857, in Perth Amboy, N. J.

Birney, William

soldier, lawyer, author, was born May 28, 1819, near Huntsville, Ala. He received his education at the Greene academy, Centre college, Miami university, and Yale college. During the war he served as a private, captain, major, lieutenant colonel and colonel in the New Jersey volunteers; and was brigadier-general and brevet major-general in the United States volunteers. He is a successful lawyer of Columbia, Washington, D. C., and the author of several books.