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Fairchild, James Harris

clergyman, college president, author, was born Nov. 25, 1817, in Stockbridge, Mass. He is a congregational clergyman; was president of Oberlin college in 1866-89; and the author of Moral Philosophy; Needed Phases of Christianity; Oberlin, the Colony and the College; Elements of Theology; and Woman's Right to the Ballot.

He has also contributed extensively to current periodicals.

Fairchild, Lucius

soldier, diplomat, governor, was born Dec. 27, 1831, in Kent, Ohio. He was appointed lieutenant-colonel of second Iowa infantry in June, 1861; and was made brigadier-general of volunteers in August, 1862. He was secretary of state of Wisconsin in 1864 and 1865; governor in 1866 and 1867; and in 1880 was appointed minister plenipotentiary to Spain, where he remained until 1882.

Fairchild, Maria Augusta

physician, lecturer, was born in 1834 in New Jersey. She was physician to women in the late Dr. Troll's Health institution of New York city; and is now physician and proprietor in her own sanitarium at Quincy, Ill. She is the editor of The Health Magazine, and lectures upon the Science of Health, Happiness and Prosperity, and Metaphysical subjects; and contributes to the leading medical publications.

Fairfield, Mrs. Jane Frazee

author, was born about 1810 in New Jersey.

She was the wife of S. L. Fairfield, the poet, of whom she wrote a Life in 1846.

She afterwards published an Autobiography.

Fairfield, Sumner Lincoln

educator, author, poet, was born June 25, 1803, in Warwick, Mass. He was an educator and poet of Philadelphia and elsewhere. He was the author of Abaddon, the Spirit of Destruction; Lays of Melpomene; The Sisters of St. Clara; Cities of the Plain; The Heir of the World; The Last Night of Pompeii; Poems and Prose Writings; and Select Poems. He died March 6, 1844, in New Orleans, La.

Fairman, Gideon

engraver, was born June 26, 1744, in Newtown, Conn. In the war of 1812 he entered the army as captain, and rose to a colonelcy. He contributed much toward the elevation of the art of engraving in the United States. He died March 18, 1827, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Fales, Almira L

philanthropist, was born in New York. At the beginning of the war she entered, fully prepared, on the care of sick and wounded soldiers, and at Pittsburg Landing and other battlefields of the west was busy in ministering to the wants of the sufferers. She died Nov. 8, 1868, in Washington, D. C.

Fales, Edward Lippitt

poet. He is the author of Underneath the Mistletoe, and Other Poems; and Songs and Song Legends of Dahkotah Land.

Falk, Benjamin Joseph

photographic artist, was born Oct. 14, 1853, in New York city. He has made many improvements in photography, the most important of which was that of photographing stage scenes by the aid of electric light in large masses. Among his best compositions and studies from life are: The Fisher Maiden; Judith; and The Curfew Shall not Ring To-Night.

Falkner, John W. T

railroad president, was born Sept. 2, 1848, in Ripley, Miss. In 1890 he became president of the Gulf and Chicago railroad.

Fall, Charles Gershom

lawyer, poet, was born in 1845 in Massachusetts.

He is a lawyer of Boston; and the author of Dreams, a volume of poetry; A Village Sketch, and Other Poems; and Employers' Liability for Personal Injuries to their Employés.

Fall, Delos

educator, author, was born Jan. 29, 1848, in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Since 1879 he has been professor of chemistry in the Albion college, Mich. He has been a member of the Michigan state board of health; a member of the board of education of Albion; and in 1897 was president of the State Teachers' association. He is the author of Laboratory Manual in Qualitative Chemistry, and other works.