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Catron, John – Cecil, Elizabeth Frances

Catron, John

lawyer, jurist, was born in 1778 in Wythe county, Va. In 1824 he was appointed one of the judges of the supreme court of the state; and in 1837 was appointed a justice of the supreme court of the United States, which position he held until his death. He died May 30, 1865, in Nashville, Tenn.

Cattell, William Cassidy

educator, clergyman, college president, was born Aug. 30, 1827, in Salem, N. J. From 1855 till 1860 he was professor of Latin and Greek in Lafayette college, and in 1863 became its president. Through his exertions more than $1,000,000 was obtained for the institution, extensive grounds were added and commodious buildings were erected.

Cauldwell, Leslie Giffen

artist, was born Oct. 18, 1864, in New York city. He is an artist of New York city, and has exhibited his paintings in Berlin, Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and St. Louis. Several of his pictures were exhibited at the World's Columbian exposition.

Cauldwell, William

journalist, state senator, was born Oct. 12, 1824, in New York city. In 1867 he was elected state senator from New York, and reelected in 1869. In 1876 he became the sole owner and proprietor of the Sunday Mercury of New York city.

Causey, P. F

governor, was born in 1801. He was a merchant by occupation, and was elected governor of Delaware in 1854, and remained in office four years.

He died Feb. 17, 1871, in Milford, Del.

Causin, John M. S

lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born in Maryland. He served several terms in the legislature; was a representative in congress from his native state from 1843 to 1845, and in 1849 was a presidential elector. He died Jan. 30, 1861, in Cairo, Ill.

Cauthorn, Henry S

lawyer, was born Feb. 23, 1828, in Vincennes, Ind. In 1854 he was elected prosecuting attorney; and in 1855 was elected city attorney of Vincennes, Ind. In 1870 he was the representative from Knox county, and was re-elected in the fall of 1872 and again in 1878.

Cavanaugh, James M

lawyer, miner, congressman, was born July 4, 1823, in Springfield, Mass. He removed to Minnesota in 1854, and was elected to the thirty-fifth congress. He moved to Colorado in 1861, and was a member of its constitutional convention. He removed to Montana in 1866, and was elected a delegate to the fortieth and forty-first congresses as a democrat.

Cavaness, James M

journalist, lecturer, poet, was born March 29, 1842, in Monrovia, Ind. He received his education at the Baker university; at the graduation he received the degree of A. B., and three years later the degree of A. M. In 1866-67 he was principal of the city schools at Butler, Mo., and later at Paola, Kas. He is now the editor and proprietor of The Advance of Chetopa, Kan.; and has published a volume of poems.

Cawein, Madison Julius

accountant, author, poet, was born in 1865 in Kentucky. He is a poet of Louisville, Ky., whose verse is very musical, and shows much individuality. He is the author of Days and Dreams; Moods and Memories; Intimations of the Beautiful; Blooms of the Berry; The Triumph of Music; Accolon of Gaul; Lyrics and Idyls; Poems of Nature and Love; Red Leaves and Roses; The Garden of Dreams; and Undertones.

Cayvan, Georgia Eva

actress, was born in 1860, in Bath, Maine. She has attained a national reputation as a noted actress.

Cecil, Elizabeth Frances

author, was born in Virginia. She is an author of Virginia, who wrote Industrial Heroes; Literary Salons; Popular Suffrage in Literature; and some fugitive verses.