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Booth, John Wilkes

actor, was born in 1838, in Bel Air, Md. He first appeared on the stage in St. Charles, Baltimore, and proved himself to be an actor of earnestness and promise. His last appearance was at Ford's theater, in Washington, which was attended by President Lincoln, who was assassinated by Booth the same night. He died April 26, 1865.

Booth, Mary A

microscopist, author, was born Sept. 9, 1843, in Longmeadow, Mass. She is the editor of Practical Microscopy of Springfield, Mass.; and the author of several works on that subject.

Booth, Mary Louise

journalist, author, was born April 19, 1831, in Yaphank, N. Y. She was the editor of Harper's Bazar from its establishment in 1867 to 1889. She made over thirty valuable translations from the French. A History of the City of New York was her only piece of original writing. She died March 5, 1889, in New York city.

Booth, Newton

merchant, lawyer, governor, United States senator, was born Dec. 25, 1825, in Salem, Ind. He graduated at the Asbury university in 1846; studied law in Terre Haute, and came to the bar in 1850. He was elected to the California state senate in 1863; and was elected governor of the state in 1871; elected a senator in congress from California, and served during 1875-81.

Booth, Walter

soldier, merchant, manufacturer, congressman, was born Dec. 8, 1791, in Woodbridge, Conn. For eighteen years he was president of the Meriden bank; was a member of the Connecticut general assembly and state senate; and in 1834 was associate judge of the county court. He was major-general of militia; and was elected a member of the thirty-first congress.

Boothman, M. M

soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 16, 1846, in Williams county, Ohio. He was elected to the fiftieth and fifty-first congresses.

Borden, Nathaniel B

legislator, state senator, congressman, was born April 15, 1801, in Fall River, Mass. He was a member of the state legislature in 1831, 1834, and 1851; and was a representative in congress from the Fall River district, in that state, from 1835 to 1839, and again from 1841 to 1843. He was a state senator from 1845 to 1848. He died April 10, 1865, in Fall River, Mass.

Boren, Samuel Hampson

pioneer, soldier, planter, was born Dec. 3, 1811, in Tennessee. In 1838 he removed to the republic of Texas; volunteered in 1846, and served in the Mexican war with distinction as a lieutenant of cavalry under Gen. Zachary Taylor, and was in the battles of Monterey and Buena Vista. As a planter and cotton merchant he amassed a fortune. He died Sept. 28, 1881, and lies buried in Tyler, Texas, where his descendants live.

Borie, Adolph E

merchant, public official, was born in 1809, in Philadelphia, Pa. Though not an active politician, he was one of the originators, and moneyed supporters, of the Union league in Philadelphia, and was elected vice-president of that body. In 1869 he was appointed to a seat in the cabinet as secretary of the navy. He died Feb. 5, 1880, in Philadelphia, Pa. i

Borland, Charles

congressman, was born in Orange county, N. Y. He was a member of the New York assembly in 1820; a representative in congress from that state from 1821 to 1823; and was again elected to the assembly in 1836.

Borland, Solon

soldier, United States senator, was born in Virginia. He served in the war with Mexico as a volunteer; was a presidential elector in 1844; and was a senator in congress from Arkansas from 1848 to 1853. He was appointed, by President Pierce, minister to Central America. He took part in the rebellion of 1861 as a brigadier-general, and before the state had seceded raised troops and captured Fort Smith. He died Jan. 31, 1864, in Texas.