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Church, William Conant

soldier, journalist, was born Aug. 11, 1836, in Rochester, N. Y. He received his education at the Rochester Collegiate institute and the Public Latin school at Boston. During the war he served as captain and brevet lieutenant-colonel of the United States volunteers. He served as government inspector of the Northern Pacific Railroad company; was vice-commander of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; chairman of the committee to investigate the care of the insane, and has filled various other public positions of honor. He is now the editor of the Army and Navy Journal of New York city.