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Eaton, Wyatt

artist, was born May 6, 1849, in Canada. He studied art in New York Academy of Design; and in Paris, France. In 1878 he painted portraits of the poets Bryant, Whittier, Longfellow, Emerson and Holmes; a portrait of President Garfield for the Union League club; and a portrait of Bishop Horatio Potter, and of other eminent men. He was one of the organizers of the Society of American Artists, of which he has been president. EBAUGH, ZACHARIAH CORNELIUS, educator, was born Aug. 7, 1854, in Houcksville, Md. He received his education in the public schools of Maryland, the Reisterstown High school, and the Normal classes in Illinois. He has been principal of various schools in Maryland, and is now principal and professor of mathematics in the Franklin High school of Reisterstown, Md. He is also a member of the state board of education of Maryland.

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