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Gregg, Alexander – Gregory, Dudley S

Gregg, Alexander

bishop, author, was born Oct. 8, 1819, in Society Hill, S. C.

He was the first protestant episcopal bishop of Texas, and the author of History of the Old Cheraws, an Account of the Indian Tribes in the Valley of the Pedee. He died in 1893.

Gregg, Andrew

educator, congressman, United States senator, was born June 10, 1755, in Carlisle, Pa. In 1790 he was elected a representative in congress from Pennsylvania, serving from 1791 to 1807; and was a senator of the United States from 1807 to 1813. In 1814 he moved to Bellefonte; and in 1816 was appointed secretary of state of Pennsylvania. He died May 20, 1835, at Bellefonte, Pa.

Gregg, David

clergyman, author, was born March 25, 1846, in Pittsburg, Pa.

He has filled pastorates in the presbyterian churches in Iowa, Massachusetts and New York. He is the author of From Solomon to the Captivity; Studies in John; Facts that Call for Faith; and The Hollander and Makers of America.

Gregg, David L

diplomat. He was a citizen of Illinois; and in 1853 was appointed a commissioner with diplomatic powers to the Sandwich islands, where he remained until 1858.

Gregg, David Mcmurtrie

soldier, was born April 10, 1833, in Huntingdon, Pa. He served in the campaign of 1858- 60 against the Indians; and served with distinction through the civil war, attaining the rank of brigadier-general. He subsequently was made adjutant-general of Pennsylvania at Reading.

Gregg, James

soldier, educator, lawyer, state senator, was born July 4, 1787, in Marion district, S. C. He was elected to the general assembly of the state in 1822, and served till 1830, when he was elected to the senate, of which he continued a member until 1847. He died Oct. 24, 1852.

Gregg, James M

farmer, lawyer, congressman, was born June 26, 1806, in Patrick county, Va. In 1830 he settled in Hendricks county, Ind. From 1834 to 1837 he was county surveyor. He was then chosen clerk of the circuit court, serving until 1845. He was elected a representative to the thirty-fifth congress.

Gregg, John Irvin

soldier, was born July 19, 1826, in Bellefont, Pa. For gallant and meritorious services during the war he was brevetted major-general of volunteers, and brigadier-general United States army at its close.

Gregg, William Henry

manufacturer, was born March 24, 1841, in Palmyra, N. Y. In 1869 he was one of the organizers of the Southern White Lead company of Chicago, of which he was elected president, holding that office for twenty years.

Gregory, Charles Noble

lawyer, educator, author, was born Aug. 27, 1851, in Unadilla, N. Y. Since 1894 he has been professor of law and associate dean of the law university of Wisconsin. His writings have appeared in Harper's Weekly, The Youth's Companion, New York Evening Post, and Scribner's.

Gregory, Daniel Seeley

clergyman, college president, author, was born Aug. 21, 1832, in Carmel, N. Y. He is a presbyterian clergyman, and was presi-. dent of Lake Forest university, Illinois, in 1878-86. He is the author of Christian Ethics; Why Four Gospels; Practical Logic; The Tests of Philosophic Systems; and Christ's Trumpet Call to the Ministry.

Gregory, Dudley S

manufacturer, congressman, was born Feb. 5, 1800, in Reading, Conn. He settled in New Jersey; and was elected a representative in congress from that state from 1847 to 1849. He died Dec. 8, 1870, in Jersey City, N. J.