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Capron, Allyn K
soldier, was born in New York. In 1890 he enlisted as a private soldier in the fourth cavalry; was appointed second lieutenant of infantry in 1893; joined Theodore Roosevelt's rough riders as captain in 1898; and was killed in battle, near Santiago, Cuba.
Capron, Horace
soldier, agriculturist, was born in New York. He was appointed to the charge of a factory in Maryland. He served in the army during the rebellion, and became a brigadiergeneral. In 1868 he was appointed commissioner of agriculture; and in 1871 was invited by the Japanese government to take charge of certain agricultural experiments and improvements in Japan, where he remained four years; returning to the United States in 1875. He died Feb. 23, 1885.
Carey, Asa B
soldier, was born July 12, 1835, in Windham county, Conn. He was a cadet in the United States military academy in 1854; and in 1858 was brevetted lieutenant of the sixth infantry, United States army. He was constantly promoted and became lieutenant-colonel in 1865 for gallant and meritorious services in the war against the Navajo Indians; and became paymaster in 1867. He was promoted lieutenant-colonel and deputy paymaster-general in 1895.
Carey, Daniel Graham
physician, journalist, was born Nov. 22, 1842, near Middletown, N. Y. He has attained success as a physician and surgeon, and as the manufacturer of the Carey proprietary medicines. In 1883 he established the Waverly Farmer; and is the author of Doctor Carey's Guide to Health.
Carey, George
congressman, was born in Charles county, Md. He was a representative in congress from Georgia from 1823 to 1827. He died in 1844, in Upson county, Ga.
Carey, Jeremiah E
lawyer, congressman, was born April 30, 1803, in Coventry, R. I. He was elected to congress from Cherry Valley county in 1842.
Carey, John
jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born April 5, 1792, in Monongahela county, Va. In 1814 he assisted in building the first stone house in Columbus. In 1825 he was elected an associate judge, which office he held for seven years. He was elected to the Ohio legislature in 1828, 1836, and 1843; and was elected a representative from Ohio to the thirty-sixth congress.
Carey, Joshua Mullock
soldier, physician, legislator, was born June 11, 1834, in Orange county, N. Y. In 1862 he graduated from the Eclectic Medical institute of Cleveland, Ohio. He served as a union soldier during the civil war, and was promoted to captain. He was justice of the peace for ten years; and in 1883-84 was a member of the house of representatives of Pennsylvania. During 1887-93 he practiced medicine in New York city, when he removed to Elmira.
Carey, Matthew
author, was born Jan. 28, 1760, in Ireland. He entered into politics, and established himself in Philadelphia as a bookseller. His writings include The Olive Branch, or Faults on Both Sides, Federal and Democratic, which soon entered a tenth edition; Vindiciæ Hibernice; Thoughts on Penitentiaries and Prison Discipline; Essays on Political Economy; and The Yellow Fever of 1793. He died Sept. 16, 1839, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Carhart, Henry Smith
educator, author, was born March 27, 1844, in Coeymans, N. Y. In 1869 he graduated from the Wesleyan university of Middletown, Conn. He is the author of Primary Batteries; Elements of Physics; Electrical Measurements; and University Physics.
Carleton, Ezra C
merchant, congressman, was born Sept. 6, 1838, in St. Clair, Mich. He was engaged in the mercantile business at Port Huron, Mich., in 1862; and was elected a representative from Michigan to the forty-eighth and forty-ninth congresses as a democrat.