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Britton, Alexander T – Brocklesby, John

Britton, Alexander T

soldier, capitalist, lawyer, was born Dec. 29, 1835, in New York city. In 1861 he enlisted in the old national rifles of Washington, D. C. In 1865 he organized the law firm of Britton and Gray, and in 1877 was appointed by President Hayes one of the commission to codify the public land laws. He is director in several large charitable institutions, street railroads and banks.

Britts, Mrs. Mattie Dyer

author, poet, was born in 1842 in New York city.

She is the author of sixteen books for young people, two novels, and a number of poems and hymns. The most notable of her prose works are Edward Lee, and Nobody's Boy.

Broaddus, Andrew

clergyman, author, was born Nov. 4, 1770, in Carolina county, Va. He was a baptist clergyman once noted as a pulpit orator. He was the author of History of the Bible; Form of Church Discipline; and Letters and Sermons. He died Dec. 1, 1848, in Virginia.

Broadhead, Garland Carr

geologist, author, was born Oct. 30, 1827, in Charlottesville, Va. In 1875 he was employed by the Smithsonian institution to make collections in Missouri for the centennial exhibition, and in 1884 collected objects for the New Orleans exhibition.

The results of his geological investigations in Missouri are published in Missouri Geological Reports, and Missouri Geological Survey. a

Broadhead, John C

congressman.

He was a representative in congress from New York from 1831 to 1833, and again from 1837 to 1839.

Broadway, Augustine W

educator, clergyman, was born Nov. 16, 1854, in England. He is a graduate of Syracuse university, and has received the degrees of A. B., A. M. and Ph. D. He taught school for three years, and in 1886 became pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of Palmyra, N. Y. For six years he filled a pastorate in Syracuse, N. Y., and now fills a pastorate in Geneva.

Brochus, Perry E

jurist, was born in Virginia. He was an early emigrant to Utah, and in 1850 was appointed a United States judge for that territory.

Brock, Eugene

legislator, was born May 6, 1853, in Newbury, Vt. He went to California in 1874, and the following year to Washington. He has been active in the development of that state, and for four years was a member of the Washington legislature.

Brock, Sidney G

lawyer, was born April 10, 1837, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was mayor of Macon three times, prosecuting attorney of his county; chief of bureau of statistics, Washington, D. C.; and well known as a writer for various journals.

Brockenborough, William

jurist, legislator, was born July 10, 1778. He represented Essex county in the legislature, and was subsequently a councilor. He became judge of the general court in 1809, and retained that office until 1834, when he was appointed one of the judges of the court of appeals, an office that he retained until his death. He died Dec. 10, 1838, in Richmond, Va.

Brockett, Linus Pierpont

physician, author, was born Oct. 16, 1820, in Canton, Conn. He was a prolific writer of Hartford, among whose many productions are History of Education; Our Great Captains; The Year of Battles: a History of the Franco-German War of 1870; Epidemics and Contagious Diseases; The Silk Industry in America; Our Western Empire, an account of the resources of the United States west of the Mississippi; and The Great Metropolis. He died in 1893.

Brocklesby, John

educator, author, was born Oct. 8, 1811, in England. He was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Trinity college, Hartford, from 1842 to 1873, and professor of natural philosophy and astronomy from 1873 till 1882. He was acting president of the college in 1860, 1864, 1866, 1867 and 1874. His works include Elements of Meteorology; Views of the Microscopic World; Elements of Astronomy; and Elements of Physical Geography.