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Gaither, Henry

soldier, was born in 1751 in Montgomery county, Md. He was a captain in the revolutionary army, and took part in nearly every battle of the war. He died June 22, 1811, in Georgetown, D. C.

Gaither, Henry Chew

patriot, state legislator, was born in 1777 in Maryland. He represented his county in the legislature for many years, but is chiefly remembered for his heroic conduct in defense of free speech during the disgraceful assault by a mob on the office of the Baltimore Federalist, July 26, 1812.

He died Feb. 12, 1845, in Locust Grove, Md.

Gaither, Nathan

physician, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1785 in Columbia, Ky. He was a member of the state legislature from Adair county in 1815, 1816, 1817, and 1818; and was a presidential elector in 1829. He was elected a representative from Kentucky to the twenty-first and twenty-second congresses; was a member of the constitutional convention of the state in 1849; and was again a presidential elector in 1861.

Gaither, William Lingan

soldier, state legislator, governor, was born Feb. 21, 1813, in Locust Grove, Md. He was early elected to the legislature, and served sixteen years, a portion of the time in each branch. In 1851 he was chosen president of the senate. He died Aug. 2, 1858, in Berkley Springs, Va.

Galberry, Thomas

Roman catholic bishop, was born in 1833, in Ireland. He was ordained priest in 1856. His first mission was at Lansingburg, N. Y., where he built a Gothic church at an expense of over $33,000, and near it a convent for the Sisters of St. Joseph. He died Oct. 10, 1878, in New York city.

Galbraith, John

lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He served several terms in the legislature of Pennsylvania, and was a representative in congress from that state from 1833 to 1837, and again from 1839 to 1841. He also held the office of United States president judge for the sixth district of Pennsylvania. He died June 15, 1860, in Erie, Pa.

Galbraith, William J

soldier, lawyer, jurist, was born Feb. 18, 1837, in Freeport, Pa. He served as an officer in the United States signal corps from 1861 to 1864. In 1879 he was appointed an associate justice of the supreme court of the territory of Montana, and was reappointed in 1883.

Gale, Benjamin

physician, author, was born in 1715, on Long Island, N. Y.

He was the author of A Dissertation on Inoculation, and other works. He died May 21, 1790, in Killingworth, Conn.

Gale, Christopher

lawyer, jurist, was born about 1670 in England. In 1712 he became chief justice of North Carolina.

He died at Edenton, N. C.

Gale, George

congressman. He was a representative in congress from Maryland from 1789 to 1791.

Gale, George Washington

educator, was born Dec. 3, 1789, in Northeast, Pa. He established the Oneida manual labor institute at Whitesboro, N. Y., where he remained from 1827 till 1834.

His life work was the organization of Knox college at Galesburg, Ill., in 1835.

He died Sept. 13, 1862, in Galesburg, Ill.

Gale, Levin

congressman, was born in 1824 in Cecil county, Md. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1827 to 1829. He died April 28, 1875, in Baltimore, Md.