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Bull, Orville Augustus

lawyer, legislator, was born Nov. 29, 1849, in La- Grange, Ga. He was a member of the Georgia state legislature; and has been prominent in the educational and political affairs of his state.

Bull, William Lanman

stock broker, was born Aug. 23, 1844, in New York city. He has been twice president of the New York Stock Exchange; and is a director of the Northern Pacific railroad.

Bullard, Asa

clergyman, author, was born March 26, 1804, in Northbridge, Mass. He was a congregational clergyman of Massachusetts, long prominent in Sunday-school work. His principal writings are Sunnybank Stories; Shady Dell Stories; Fifty Years with the Sabbath School; and Incidents in a Busy Life, an autobiography. He died in 1888.

Bullard, E. F

educator, college president, was born May 1, 1840, in Jay, N. Y. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1864; and subsequently became president of the Jacksonville Female academy, of Illinois.

Bullions, Peter

clergyman, author, was born Dec. 1, 1791, in Scotland. He was a united presbyterian clergyman of Troy, N. Y., well known as a classical scholar. Among his text books for schools are Principles of English Grammar; Principles of Greek Grammar; and Latin and English Dictionary. He died Feb. 13, 1864, in Troy, N. Y.

Bullis, Spencer S

railroad president, was born July 7, 1849, in East Aurora, N. Y. Since 1894 he has been president of the Buffalo, Attica and Arcade railroad.

Bullitt, Alexander Scott

legislator, lieutenant-governor, was born in 1761, in Prince William county, Va. He was president of the Kentucky senate for several years; and in 1799 was president of the convention to amend the state constitution. He was lieutenant-governor from 1800 to 1804; and was again in the legislature until 1808. He died April 13, 1816, in Jefferson county, Ky.

Bullock, Archibald

congressman. He was a delegate from Georgia to the continental congress from 1775 to 1776. congress- BULLOCK, ARCHIBALD, man, governor, was born about 1730, in Charleston, S. C. In 1772 was elected a member of the provincial general assembly of Georgia; in 1775 and 1776 was elected member and president of the Georgia provincial congresses; and from 1776-77 was chosen governor of Georgia.

He died Feb. 22, 1777, in Savannah, Ga.

Bullock, Caroline

educator, author, was born Oct. 27, 1845, in Baltimore, Md. She is the widow of Captain Walter R. Bullock, and the founder of the Wilford Home School for girls, which was established twenty years ago, and of which she is still principal. She is the author of several educational works.

Bullock, Stephen

jurist, congressman, was born in 1735, in Massachusetts. He was a member of the convention which formed the constitution of that state; frequently served in the state legislature; and was a representative in congress from Massachusetts from 1797 to 1799. He subsequently became judge of the common pleas for Bristol county; served in the state senate, and was a member of the executive council of Massachusetts. He died in 1816, in Massachusetts.

Bullock, Thomas Seaman

railroad builder, was born Jan. 1, 1853, in Shelbyville, Ind. He built the Prescott and Arizona Central railroad, which connected the capital of the territory with the Atlantic and Pacific railroad. He also undertook the construction of the Monterey and Mexican Gulf railroad, which was completed in 1891. or

Bullock, Wingfield

state senator, congressman. He was elected a member of the Kentucky senate from Shelby county from 1812 to 1814; resigned in 1813; and was elected a representative in congress from Kentucky for the years 1820 and 1821. He died Oct. 13, 1821.