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Edwards, William H – Egar, John Hodson

Edwards, William H

soldier, lawyer, was born Nov. 30, 1841, in Lawrence county, Ind. He enlisted as a private in the sixty-seventh regiment Indiana volunteers. In 1872 he was elected to represent Lawrence county in the Indiana legislature, and served during the regular and special sessions.

Edwards, William Henry

naturalist, author, was born in 1822, in New York. He is a naturalist of Coalburgh, W. Va.; and the author of The Butterflies of North America; and Voyage up the Amazon.

Edwards, William P

congressman, was born in Georgia. He was elected a representative from that state to the fortieth congress.

Edwin, David

engraver, was born in December, 1776, in England. He was employed by Edward Savage, the painter, and soon became the most eminent artist of the time. He died Feb. 22, 1841, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Eells, James

clergyman, was born Aug. 27, 1822, in Westmoreland, N. Y.

He attained success as a clergyman of the Presbyterian church; and filled pastorates in Penn Yan, N. Y.; Cleveland, Ohio; Brooklyn, N. Y.; San Francisco, and Oakland, Cal. He was professor of theology in the San Francisco Theological seminary; and also in the Lane seminary of Cincinnati; and in 1878 was president of the general assembly at Chicago. He died March 9, 1886, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Eells, Myron

clergyman, missionary, author, poet, was born Oct. 7, 1843, in Walker's Prairie, Wash. Since 1875 he has been a missionary to the Indians in the state of Washington. He has a collection of geological, Indian, Chinese, and other specimens of antiquity. He is the author of several prose works and a volume of poems.

Eells, Samuel

lawyer, was born in 1811, in Westmoreland, N. Y. He was a successful lawyer and founded the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity in 1832. He died March 13, 1842, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Effner, Valentine

congressman, was born in New York. He was a member of the assembly of that state in 1829; and was a representative in congress from 1835 to 1837.

Efird, Cyprian M

lawyer, state senator, was born Dec. 18, 1856, in Lexington, S. C. During 1892-96 he served as state senator for Lexington county in the South Carolina legislature. He is a lawyer of prominence and has been reporter for the state supreme court.

Egan, Michael

bishop, was born in Ireland. He was appointed pastor of St.

Mary's church of Philadelphia; and in 1810 was consecrated bishop of the newly created diocese of Philadelphia. He died June 22, 1814, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Egan, Thomas W

soldier, was born in 1836, in New York city. In 1862 he was promoted colonel, and participated in all the battles of the army of the Potomac.

At the battle of Boydton plankroad he commanded the division, and was brevetted major-general. He died Feb. 24, 1887, in New York city.

Egar, John Hodson

clergyman, author, was born in 1832, in England. He is an episcopal clergyman of Rome, N. Y.; and the author of The Threefold Grace of the Holy Trinity; and Christendom, Ecclesiastical and Political. EGBERT, A. G., physician, farmer, congressman, was born April 13, 1828, in Mercer county, Pa. He was elected a representative from Pennsylvania to the forty-fourth congress.