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Earle, Elias – Early, John

Earle, Elias

congressman, was born in Frederick county, Va. He was a representative in congress from South Carolina from 1805 to 1807, from 1811 to 1815, and again from 1817 to 1821.

Earle, Julius Richard

lawyer, legislator, was born Nov. 3, 1863, in Anderson county, S. C. He entered into the practice of law, and as editor of various newspapers. He has served as a member of the general assembly of the state of South Carolina,

Earle, Parker

horticulturist, was born in 1831, in Mt. Holly, Vt. He has been president of the Illinois state horticultural society, and is now president of the Mississippi Valley and the American horticultural societies.

Earle, Pliny

inventor, was born Dec. 17, 1762, in Leicester, Mass. He invented a machine for pricking twilled cards for carding cotton and wool, by which the labor of a man for fifteen hours could be performed in as many minutes.

This machine was in general use for years, until it was superseded by the machine that both pricks the letter and sets the teeth. He died Nov. 19, 1832, in Leicester, Mass.

Earle, Pliny

physician, author, was born Dec. 31, 1809, in Leicester, Mass.

He was the author of Marathon and Other Poems; Institutions for the Insane in Prussia, Germany, and Austria; Visits to Thirteen Insane Asylums in Europe; The Curability of Insanity; Blood-Letting in Disorders; The Earle Family; and Ralph Earle and his Descendants. He died Nov. 19, 1892, in Leicester, Mass.

Earle, Samuel

congressman.

He was a representative in congress from South Carolina from 1795 to 1797.

Earle, Thomas

lawyer, philanthropist, journalist, author, was born April 21, 1796, in Leicester, Mass. He was a lawyer and philanthropist of Philadelphia; and the author of Essay on Penal Law; Right of States to Alter and Annul their Charters; Railroads and Internal Communications (1830); and Life of Benjamin Lundy. He died July 14, 1849, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Earll, Jonas

congressman, was born in 1786. He was at one time a senator in the New York legislature; and was a member of congress from that state from 1827 to 1831. He was a canal commissioner at the time of his death. He died in October, 1846, in Syracuse, N. Y.

Earll, Nehemiah H

congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1839 to 1841.

Early, Charles

real estate operator, was born Jan. 16, 1851, in Lynchburg, Va. In 1883 he came to Washington, D. C., and became a real estate operator. He has originated and promoted several land syndicates, and those engaged with him have substantial proof of his foresight and good sense.

Early, John

bishop, was born Jan. 1, 1786, in Bedford county, Va. Though sixty-nine years of age, he was elected bishop in 1854, and served his church with great zeal and fidelity for nineteen years.

He died Nov. 5, 1873, in Lynchburg, Va.

Early, John

clergyman, college president, was born in 1814, in Ireland.

He was appointed president of Worcester college, Mass., where he remained several years. Subsequently he was transferred to the presidency of Georgetown college. He died in 1874, in Georgetown, D. C.