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Gower, Cornelius A – Grafton, Edward C

Gower, Cornelius A

educator, manufacturer, was born in 1845 in Abbott, Maine. He was superintendent of public instruction during 1878-81; and the succeeding eleven years was superintendent of the State Reform school. He is president and general manager of the Building and Loan association of Lansing, Mich.

Grace, George Azariah

lawyer, was born Dec. 9, 1845, in Johnson county, Tenn. After receiving his education, he graduated from the Albany Law school, N. Y. He has been assistant United States attorney for the western district of Arkansas, and is one of the leading lawyers of that state, and practices his profession at Fort Smith.

Grace, Thomas L

bishop, was born Nov. 16, 1814, in Charleston, S. C. He attained eminence in the Roman catholic church, and for many years was a bishop of St. Paul, Minn.

Grace, William Russell

merchant, was born May 10, 1832, in Ireland.

In 1881 he established the New York and Pacific Steamship company.

Gracey, John Talbot

clergyman, author, was born Sept. 16, 1831, in Philadelphia, Pa. For eight years he was a missionary to India. He is a noted lecturer, the author of several works, and the editor of The Missionary Review of the World.

Grady, Henry Woodward

journalist, was born May 24, 1850, in Athens, Ga. In 1880 he bought an interest in the Atlanta Constitution, and remained a part owner and editor of that paper until his death. He died Dec. 23, 1889.

Grady, John C

lawyer, United States senator, was born Oct. 8, 1847, in Eastport, Maine. In 1876 he was elected to represent the seventh district of Pennsylvania in the state senate from Philadelphia, and in 1881 was elected United States senator.

Grady, John E

lawyer, state senator, was born in Franklin county, Fla. He has been collector of customs for the port of Key West, and served with distinction as a member of the Florida state senate.

Graebner, Augustus L

clergyman, author, was born in 1849, in Michigan. He is a lutheran clergyman, professor in the Theological seminary at St. Louis from 1887, and is the author of Half a Century of Sound Lutheranism in America.

Graff, Frederick

civil engineer, was born Aug. 27, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1811 he recommended Fairmount as the proper place for the waterworks of Philadelphia, and was entrusted with their construction. For forty-two years he was in the service of the city of Philadelphia, and a monument to his memory was erected in the grounds at Fairmount waterworks. He died April 13, 1847, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Graff, Joseph V

lawyer, congressman, was born July 1, 1854, in Terre Haute, Ind. He moved to Illinois; and was a delegate to the national republican convention at Minneapolis in 1892. He has engaged in the practice of law ever since his admission to the bar. He was elected to the fifty-fourth and re-elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a republican.

Grafton, Edward C

naval officer, was born in Boston, Mass. He was commissioned lieutenant in 1855; lieutenantcommander in 1862; commander in 1866; and was retired in 1871. He died June 24, 1876, in New York city.