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Fremont, John Charles

soldier, author, was born Jan. 21, 1813, in Savannah, Ga. He was a famous soldier and politician who in 1856 was the first republican candidate for the presidency, and served during the civil war as a majorgeneral in the federal army. He was the author of Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in 1842, and to Oregon and Northern California in 1843-44; Frémont's Explorations; and Memoirs of My Life. He died in 1890.

FRENCH, A. C., lawyer, governor, was born in New Hampshire. He was for several years the president of the board of trustees of McEndree college, Ill., and professor of law in that institution. He was governor of Illinois from 1846 to 1853.

He died Sept. 4, 1864, in Lebanon, Ill.