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Harris, Thaddeus William

entomologist, physician, author, was born Nov. 12, 1795, in Dorchester, Mass. He was an entomologist and physician who was librarian of Harvard university from 1831. He published Systematic Catalogue of the Insects of Massachusetts, and a valuable work on Insects Injurious to Vegetation. He died Jan. 16, 1856, in Cambridge, Mass.

HARRIS, THOMAS CADWALADER, naval officer, was born Nov. 18, 1825, in Philadelphia, Pa. He entered the navy as midshipman in 1841, became lieutenant in 1855, lieutenant-commander in 1862, commander in 1866, and captain in 1872. He died Jan. 24, 1875, in Philadelphia, Pa.