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Borst, Albert – Bouck, William C

Borst, Albert

composer, was born July 22, 1841, in Liverpool, England. He graduated in Zurich, Switzerland. He has composed pianoforte and church music, and an operetta He is prominent in the musical affairs of Philadelphia, Pa.

Bosler, Charles H

lawyer, legislator, was born Nov. 8, 1866, in Dayton, Ohio. Since 1873 he has practiced law in Dayton, Ohio. He was elected to the house of representatives of the seventyfirst Ohio general assembly as a republican, re-elected to the seventy-second general assembly, and served as speaker pro tempore of the house. In April, 1896, he represented Ohio at the Tennessee centennial exposition of 1897.

Boss, John L

congressman. He was a representative in congress from Rhode Island from 1815 to 1819.

Bossier, Peter E

state senator, congressman. After serving ten years in the state senate, he was elected a member of the twenty-eighth congress from that state. He died April 24, 1844, in Washington, D. C.

Boswick, William L

politician, regent, was born March 15, 1837, in Enfield, N. Y. He was elected regent of the university of New York in 1876, and served the state as canal appraiser from 1879 to 1882. He was appointed cashier of the United States custom house in 1889, which position he still holds.

Botta, Vincenzo

educator, author, was born Nov. 11, 1818, in Italy. He was an Italian educator who came to the United States in 1853, and was for a long period a professor of Italian literature in the university of New York. He was the author of The System of Education in Piedmont; Life of Cavour; Historical Account of Modern Philosophy in Italy; and Dante as Philosopher, Patriot, and Poet. He died in 1894.

Bottom, Norphie Ernest

journalist, poet, was born Nov. 14, 1869, in Anna, Ill. He is the editor and owner of The Enterprise, of Ong, Neb.; and his poems have been given a place in several standard works. 1

Bottsford, Sheldon E

clergyman, poet, was born Nov. 15, 1868, in Edinburgh, Mo. For many years he was engaged in educational work; then became a lawyer; and subsequently was ordained a clergyman.

Botty, Henry C

lawyer, jurist, was born Dec. 27, 1854, in New York city.

He has been engaged in the general practice of law in all its branches in his native city. In 1895 he was appointed chief justice of the city court of New York.

Boucicault, Dion

playwright, actor, was born Dec. 26, 1822, in Ireland. He was a successful actor; and among his dramatic writings are Rip Van Winkle; Led Astray; Colleen Bawn; and many other noted plays. He died Sept. 18, 1890, in New York city.

Bouck, Joseph

congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1831 to 1833.

Bouck, William C

state senator, governor, was born in 1786, in Schoharie county, N. Y. He was a member of the state assembly in 1813, 1815 and 1817; state senator in 1820; canal commissioner from 1821 to 1840; and governor of the state from 1843 to 1845. In 1846 he was a member of the constitutional convention; and from 1846 to 1849 was assistant treasurer of the United States in New York city. He died April 19, 1859, in Schoharie, N. Y.