Deitz, William
state senator, congressman, was born in Schoharie county, N. Y. He was a member of the New York assembly in 1814 and 1815; was a representative in congress from that state from 1825 to 1827; and a state senator from 1830 to 1833.
DEITZLER, GEORGE WASHINGTON, soldier, legislator, was born Nov. 30, 1826, in Pine Grove, Pa. He was a member of the Kansas house of representatives in 1857-58, and was re-elected in 1859-60.
During the civil war he was promoted to brigadier-general. He died April 11, 1884, near Tucson, Ariz.
DE JARNETTE, DANIEL C., farmer, congressman, was born in 1822, in Caroline county, Va. He served many years in the legislature of Virginia; and was elected a representative from that state to the thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh congresses. He withdrew in 1861. DE KAY, CHARLES, journalist, author, poet, was born July 25, 1848, in Washington, D. C. He is a New York journalist and poet, and literary editor of the Times since 1877. He is the author of Hesperus; Vision of Nimrod; Vision of Esther; Love Poems of Louis Barnaval; The Bohemians, a Tragedy of Modern Life; and Barye, His Life and Works.
DE KAY, JAMES ELLSWORTH, physician, naturalist, author, was born in 1792 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a physician and naturalist of Oyster Bay, Long Island; and the author of Sketches of Turkey; and Natural History of New York. He died Nov. 21, 1851, in Oyster Bay, N. Y.
DE KONZA, ELIZABETH MAY, poet, composer, was born Nov. 27, 1870, in Geary county, Kan. She has attained success as a poet, composer of music, and dramatic writer; and her productions have appeared in current periodicals.
DE KOVEN, JAMES, clergyman, author, was born Sept. 19, 1831, in Middletown, Conn. He was an episcopal clergyman of Wisconsin, very prominent at one time as a leader of ritualistic thought.
Sermons Preached on Various Occasions was issued after his death. He died March 19, 1879, in Racine, Wis.
DE KOVEN, REGINALD, musician, composer, was born April 3, 1859, in Middietown, Conn. In 1887 his first opera, the Begum, was brought out by the Mc- Caull Opera company, and was a decided success. As an operatic composer it may be said with truth that he has accomplished more than any other contemporary. DE KROYFT, MRS. SARAH HELEN, author, was born Oct. 29, 1818, near Rochester, N. Y. She is a writer living in Dansville, N. Y., who became blind soon after her marriage in 1845, her husband having died on their wedding day. Her works are: A Place in Thy Memory, a very popular collection of letters; Darwin and Moses, a lecture; and Little Jakey, a story.