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Halsey, Leroy Jones – Halterman, Frederick

Halsey, Leroy Jones

educator, clergyman, author, was born Jan. 28, 1812, in Goochland county, Va. He is a presbyterian clergyman, and from 1859 professor in Chicago Theological seminary.

He is the author of The Literary Attractions of the Bible; The Life and Pictures. of the Bible; The Beauty of Emmanuel; Living Christianity; and Scotland's Influence on Civilization.

Halsey, Luther

educator, clergyman, was born Jan. 1, 1794, in Schenectady, N. Y. From 1829 to 1837 he was professor of theology in the Western Theological seminary. He died Oct. 29, 1880, in Norristown, Pa.

He

Halsey, Nicoll

congressman. was a member of the New York assembly from Tompkins county in 1824; and a representative in congress from that state from 1833 to 1835.

Halsey, Silas

state legislator, state senator, congressman. He was a resident of New York; and was a representative in the state legislature for several years. He was a representative from New York to the ninth congress; and was a state senator for one year.

Halstead, Murat

journalist, author, was born Sept. 2, 1829, in Paddy's Run, Ohio. He is a journalist of note, editor and proprietor of The Commercial of Cincinnati, and since 1890 of The Standard Union, Brooklyn. He is the author of Caucuses of 1860; and Life of William McKinley.

Halstead, William Riley

clergyman, college president, author, was born March 18, 1848, in Terre Haute, Ind.

For several years he was president of the De Pauw Female college. He is the author of Religious Policy of America; Civil and Religious Forces; and Life On a Backwoods Farm.

Halsted, Byron David

agriculturist, educator, author, was born June 7, 1852, in Venice, N. Y. He is an agricultural writer, and since 1884 professor of botany in Iowa Agricultural college. He is the author A Century of American Weeds; The Vegetable Garden; Farm Conveniences; and Household Conveniences.

Halsted, George Bruce

educator, mathematician, author, was born Nov. 25, 1853, in Newark, N. J. He is a professor of mathematics in the university of Texas from 1887, and a mathematician of prominence. He is the author of Metrical Geometry, a Treatise on Mensuration; Elements of Geometry; Synthetic Geometry; and Number, Discrete and Continuous.

Halsted, Nathaniel Norris

soldier, merchant, philanthropist, was born Aug. 13, 1816, in Elizabeth, N. J. When recruiting camps were established at Trenton he was brevetted brigadier-general and placed in command. Princeton is indebted to him for the astronomical observatory which bears his name. died May 6, 1884, in Newark, N. J.

He

Halsted, Oliver Spencer

lawyer, jurist, author, was born Sept. 22, 1792, in Elizabeth, N. J. He was a jurist of Newark, N. J.; and the author of The Theology of the Bible; and The Book called Job. He died Aug. 29, 1877, in Lyons Farms, N. J.

Halsted, William

congressman, was born in New Jersey. He was a representative in congress from New Jersey from 1837 to 1839, and again from 1841 to 1843. He was a candidate for election to the twenty-sixth congress, but although he came with a certificate under the seal of his state, was not admitted. mer-

Halterman, Frederick

merchant, congressman, was born Oct. 22, 1831, in Germany. He was engaged in the grocery business, from which he retired in 1891; and was elected a member of the select council from the twelfth ward in 1880 for a term of three years. He was elected to the fifty-fourth congress as a republican from Philadelphia, of which city he has been a resident since 1849. While in congress he served on several important committees.