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Finley, Samuel – Fish, Stuyvesant

Finley, Samuel

college president, was born Nov. 3, 1723, in Summit Bridge, Del. He was ordained an evangelist in 1747. In 1758 he was elected president of the College of New Jersey. He died Feb. 4, 1761.

Finney, Darwin A

lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born in 1814 in Shrewsbury, Vt. He was a member for several years of the assembly and senate of Pennsylvania, and in 1866 was elected a representative from that state to the fortieth congress. He died July 25, 1868, in Europe.

Finney, Frederick Norton

railroad president, was born in Boston, Mass.

He is president of the Wisconsin Trust company.

Finney, Thomas M

clergyman, journalist, author, was born July 13, 1827, in St. Louis, Mo. In 1876 he settled in St. Louis, where he has filled pastorates in the methodist episcopal churches. From 1869-72 he was editor of the St. Louis Christian Advocate. He is the author of a work entitled Life of Bishop E. M. Marvin.

Firm, Joseph L

inventor, was born March 19, 1837, in Williamsburg, N. Y.

In 1859 he was engaged in the Frank Leslie publishing house, and since that date his connection with the house has been continuous. He is the inventor of a pro- ⚫cess of printing on glass from electrotype plates, in colors or otherwise.

Fischer, Israel F

lawyer, congressman, was born Aug. 17, 1858, in New York city. He was elected to the fiftyfourth and fifty-fifth congresses as a republican.

Fish, Henry Clay

clergyman, author, was born Jan. 27, 1820, in Halifax, Vt. He was a baptist clergyman of Newark, N. J., and the author of Primitive Piety Revived; The Price of Soul Liberty; Harry's Conversion; Harry's Conflicts; Handbook of Revivals; Bible Lands Illustrated, and several compilations.

Fish, Melanthon Williams

physician, was born March 20, 1828, in Kortright, Del. He settled in Oakland, Cal., where he became in 1872 professor of physiology in the medical department of the university of California.

Fish, Nicholas

soldier, was born Aug. 28, 1758, in New York city. He was appointed adjutant-general of the state in 1786, and was a supervisor of the revenue under Washington in 1794. He died June 20, 1833, in New York city.

Fish, Nicholas

lawyer, diplomat, banker, was born Feb. 19, 1846, in New York city. He was charge d'affaires to the Swiss confederation in 1877-81, and United States minister to Belgium in 1882-86.

Fish, Preserved

shipping merchant, banker, was born July 3, 1766, in Portsmouth, R. I. He has attained prominence as a successful shipping merchant of New Bedford. He was elected president of the Tradesman's bank, and was a member of the chamber of commerce from 1801, serving until his death. He died July 23, 1846, in New York city.

Fish, Stuyvesant

railroad president, was born June 24, 1851, in New York city. In 1883 he was made second vicepresident of the Illinois Central, becoming president in 1887. He is also president of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad and other corporations affiliated with the Illinois Central.