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Bourne, George – Bouvier, John

Bourne, George

clergyman, author, was born about 1760, in England. He was an ardent and learned controversialist, and wrote works on Romanism and slavery. He died in 1845, in New York city.

Bourne, Jonathan

capitalist, was born March 25, 1811, in Sandwich, Mass.

Having made some investments in whaling ships, he sold his mercantile business and devoted his attention to vessel property and whaling industry. At one time he was the largest owner of whaling tonnage in New Bedford, possibly in the United States. He died Aug. 7, 1889.

Bourne, Richard

missionary, was born in England. He acquired a knowledge of the Indian tongue, and in 1670 was ordained pastor of an Indian church at Marshpee. In 1660 he obtained at his own expense a deed securing to those under his charge the possession of Marshpee. His son Shearjashub, his grandson Ezra, and his great-grandson Joseph, had charge after him of the settlement at Marshpee. He died in 1682, in Sandwich, Mass.

Bourne, Shearjasub

jurist, congressman. He was a graduate of Harvard college in 1764; was chief justice of the court of common pleas for Suffolk county, Mass.; and was a representative in congress from 1791 to 1795. He died in 1806.

Bouton, Emily St. J

journalist, author, was born in New Canaan, Conn.

In 1877 she became a member of the editorial staff of the Toledo Blade, a position she still continues to occupy. She is the author of a volume entitled Health and Beauty.

Bouton, Eugene

educator, author, was born Dec. 6, 1850, in Jefferson, N. Y.

He is a successful educator, and has received the degrees of A. B., A. M. and Ph. D. He has been deputy superintendent of public instruction of the state of New York; superintendent of schools in various cities; and is the author of several educational works.

Bouton, John Bell

author, was born March 15, 1830, in Concord, N. H.

He is the author of Loved and Lost: essays; Round the Block, a novel; Treasury of Travel and Adventure; Memoir of General Bell; Roundabout to Moscow, an Epicurean Journey; and Uncle Sam's Church.

Bouton, Nathaniel

clergyman, author, was born June 29, 1797, in Norwalk, Conn. He was a state historian of New Hampshire. He is best known for his edition of ten volumes of Provincial Records and for a History of Concord, and New Hampshire. He died June 6, 1878, in Concord, N. H.

Bouve, Edward Tracy

author. He is the author of Centuries Apart; and other works.

Bouve, Thomas Tracy

merchant, author, was born Jan. 14, 1815, in Boston, Mass. For many years he filled the offices of curator and councillor to the Boston society of natural history, becoming its president in 1870, and continuing as such until 1880. He has contributed many scientific papers to the proceedings of that society, and is the author of a History of the Boston Society of Natural History for the First Half Century of its Existence, ending in 1880.

Bouvet, Marguerite

author, was born Feb. 14, 1865, in New Orleans, La.

She is a writer of children's books of notable excellence; and the author of Sweet William; Prince Tip-Top; Little Marjorie's Love Story; My Lady; A Child of Tuscany; and Pierrette.

Bouvier, John

lawyer, jurist, author, was born in 1787, in Italy. He was a jurist of Philadelphia; and the author of Law Dictionary; and Institutes of American Law. He died Nov. 18, 1851, in Philadelphia, Pa.