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288 lives in this part of Herringshaw's American Biography, printed on pages 700–711.

Oadams, T. Sp. 700clergyman, poet. He fills a pastorate in the congregational church of Maquoketa, Iowa; and is the author…
Oakes, Jamesp. 700soldier, was born April 4, 1826, near Limestoneville, Pa. He brevetted brigadier-general United States…
Oakes, Thomas Fletcherp. 700railroad president, was born July 16, 1843, in Boston, Mass. In 1893 he became president of the Northern…
Oakes, Urianp. 700clergyman, college president, poet, was born in 1631 in England. He was a congregational clergyman,…
Oakey, Alexander Fp. 700architect, author, was born in 1850 in New York. He is an architect of Buffalo, and the author of…
Oakey, Emily Sullivanp. 700educator, author, poet, was born Oct. 8, 1829, in Albany, N. Y. She was an educator of Albany, and the…
Oakley, Henry Augustusp. 700finan- "cier, author, was born Sept. 20, 1827, in New York city. In 1851 he became secretary of the…
Oakley, Thomas Jacksonp. 700lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1783, in Dutchess county, N. Y. In 1813 he was elected a…
Oakman, Walter Georgep. 700railroad president, was born May 10, 1845, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was president of the Richmond and…
Oates, Alicep. 700actress, singer, was born Sept. 22, 1849, in Nashville, Tenn. She has attained a national reputation as…
Oates, James Wyattp. 700lawyer, was born in January, 1850, in Alabama. He received his education in the Emory and Henry college,…
Oates, William Cp. 700soldier, lawyer, state legislator, congressman, governor, was born Nov. 30, 1835, in Bullock county,…
Obenchain, William Alexan- Derp. 700college president, was born April 27, 1841, in Buchanan, Va. In 1883 he was chosen president of Ogden…
Ober, Frederick Albionp. 700author, was born Feb. 13, 1849, in Beverly, Mass. He is a writer of Beverly, Mass., well known as a…
Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxonp. 700journalist, author, was born in 1868 in Pennsylvania. He is a Philadelphia journalist, and the author of…
Oberholtzer, Sara Louisap. 700reformer, poet, was born May 20, 1841, in Chester county, Pa. She is the author of several volumes of…
O'Bleness, Hamilton Creep. 700author, poet, was born June 30, 1846, in Washington county, Ohio. He is the author of a number of works…
O'Brien, Fitz Jamesp. 700journalist, author, poet, was born in 1828 in Ireland. He was a brilliant but erratic journalist of New…
O'Brien, Frank Pp. 700journalist, was born Feb. 29, 1844, in Ireland. In 1887 he was president and general manager of the…
O'Brien, Jamesp. 700state senator, congressman, was born March 13, 1841, in Ireland. He settled in New York city; was…
O'Brien, James Williamp. 700merchant, poet, was born July 13, 1846, in Quebec, Canada. For many years he was a commercial traveler,…
O'Brien, Jeremiahp. 700farmer, merchant, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1768, in Machias, Maine. He served six…
O'Brien, Johnp. 700educator, clergyman, author, was born in 1841 in Ireland. He was a Roman catholic clergyman and…
O'Brien, Martin Hp. 700lawyer, was born May 18, 1850, in Clinton county, N. Y. He received the rudiments of his education in…
O'Brien, Thomas Dillonp. 700lawyer, was born Feb. 14, 1859, in La Point, Wis. Since 1880 he has been actively engaged in the…
O'Brien, William Jp. 700lawyer, congressman, was born May 28, 1836, in Baltimore, Md. He was elected from Maryland to the…
O'Brien, William Shoneyp. 701capitalist, was born in 1825 in Ireland. He was one of the four principal stockholders of the mine on…
O'Callaghan, Edmund Baileyp. 701physician, journalist, author, was born Feb. 29, 1797, in Ireland. He was an historical writer of…
Ochiltree, Thomas Pp. 701soldier, congressman, was born in 1837 in Texas. He was appointed United States marshal in his native…
Ochiltree, William Bp. 701lawyer, jurist, was born in 1811 in North Carolina. In 1846 he was appointed the first district judge of…
Ochs, George Washingtonp. 701journalist, was born Oct. 27, 1861, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1896 he became publisher and manager of the…
Ochtman, Leonardp. 701artist, was born Oct. 21, 1854, in Holland. He has attained a national reputation as a successful…
O'Connell, Daniel Jp. 701poet. He is a writer of Owatonna, Minn.; and the the author of a number of poems.
O'Connell, Jeremiah Josephp. 701clergyman, author, was born Nov. 21, 1821, in Ireland. He is a Roman catholic priest of the Benedictine…
O'Connor, Jamesp. 701educator, college president, bishop, was born Sept. 10, 1823 , in Ireland. He was made president of St.…
O'Connor, Josephp. 701journalist, poet, was born in 1841 in New York. He is . He is a journalist of Rochester, N. Y., whose…
O'Connor, M. Pp. 701lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Sept. 29, 1831, in Beaufort, S. C. He was a…
O'Connor, Thomas Williamp. 701educator, state senator, was born July 4, 1868, in White county, Ind. He is a successful educator; has…
O'Connor, William Douglasp. 701author, was born Jan. 2, 1833, in Boston, Mass. He was a clerk in the civil service at Washington, and…
O'Conor, Charlesp. 701lawyer, born Jan. 22, 1804, in New York city. In 1848 he was a candidate for lieutenantgovernor of New…
O'Conor, John Francis Xavierp. 701educator, clergyman, author, was born Aug. 1, 1852, in New York city. He is a Roman catholic clergyman…
O'Conor, Thomasp. 701journalist, author, was born Sept. 1, 1770, in Ireland. He established in 1812 the Shamrock, and the…
Odell, Benjamin Bp. 701business man, congressman, was born Jan. 14, 1854, in Newburg, N. Y. He was elected from New York to the…
Odell, Jacobp. 701soldier, was born July 25, 1756, in Greenburg, N. Y. He was a brigadier-general in the continental army…
O'Dell, Joseph Cp. 701farmer, clergyman, jurist, state legislator, was born Nov. 10, 1850, in Reynolds county, Mo. He is a…
Odell, Moses Fowlerp. 701congressman, was born Feb. 24, 1818, in Tarrytown, N. Y. He was elected a representative from New York…
Odell, N. Holmesp. 701banker, state legislator, congressman, was born Oct. 10, 1828, near Tarrytown, N. Y. He was a member of…
Odenheimer, William Henryp. 701bishop, author, was born Aug. 11, 1817, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was the third protestant episcopal…
Odin, John Maryp. 701archbishop, was born Feb. 25, 1801, in France. In 1822 he was sent on a mission to Missouri; taught in…
Odiorne, Thomasp. 701manufacturer, author, was born April 26, 1769, in Exeter, N. H. He was an iron manufacturer of Malden,…
O'Donnell, Daniel Kanep. 701journalist, author, was born in 1838, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a Philadelphia journalist who…
O'Donnell, Jamesp. 701soldier, journalist, congressman, was born March 25, 1840, in Norwalk, Conn. In 1861 he enlisted in the…
O'Donnell, Jessie Fremontp. 701author, was born in New York. She is a writer of Lowville, N. Y., and the author of Heart Lyrics; and…
O'Ferrall, Charles Triplettp. 701lawyer, legislator, congressman, governor, was born Oct. 21, 1840, near Brucetown, Va. He received his…
Officier, Morrisp. 701missionary, author, was born July 21, 1823, in Holmes county, Ohio. He was a lutheran missionary, and…
Ogden, Aaronp. 702soldier, governor, United States senator, was born Dec. 3, 1756, in Elizabethtown, N. J. He was a…
Ogden, Davidp. 702lawyer, jurist, was born about 1707, in Newark, N. J. He went to England in 1783 as agent for the New…
Ogden, David Ap. 702lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born in Morristown, N. J. He was a member of the assembly in…
Ogden, Elias Bailey Daytonp. 702lawyer, jurist, was born May 22, 1799, in Elizabethtown, N. J. In 1848 he became associate justice of…
Ogden, Henry Wp. 702soldier, agriculturist, congressman, was born Oct. 21, 1842, in Abingdon, Va. He was a member of the…
Ogden, John Cosensp. 702clergyman, author, was born about 1740, in New Jersey. He was a successful clergyman of New England; and…
Ogden, Matthiasp. 702soldier, was born Oct. 22, 1754, in Elizabethtown, N. J. At the close of the war he receivea the brevet…
Ogden, Octavius Nashp. 702lawyer, author, was born Feb. 14, 1852, in New Orleans, La. His father was Abner Nash Ogden, one of the…
Ogden, Robertp. 702congressman, was born Oct. 16, 1716, in Elizabethtown, N. J. He was a delegate from New Jersey to the…
Ogden, Robert Nashp. 702lawyer, jurist, author, was born May 5, 1839, in , author, was born May 5, 1839, in Baton Rouge, La. He…
Ogden, Wesleyp. 702lawyer, jurist, was born Dec. 16, 1818, in Brockport, N. Y. He settled in San Antonio, Texas. During…
Ogier, Isaac S. Kp. 702lawyer, jurist, was born in South Carolina. He was an early emigrant to California, and resided at Los…
Ogilby, John Davidp. 702clergyman educator, author, was born Dec. 30, 1810, in Ireland . He was ordained both deacon and priest…
Ogilvie, Clintonp. 702artist, was born Dec. 28, 1838, in New York city. In 1864 he was elected an associate member of the…
Ogle, Alexanderp. 702state legislator, congressman, was born in 1765 in Maryland. In 1806 he was elected to the state…
Ogle, Andrew Jp. 702congressman, was born in 1822, in Somerset, Pa. He was prothonotary of his county when twentyone years…
Ogle, Benjaminp. 702state legislator, governor, was born Feb. 7, 1746, in Annapolis, Md. He was a member of the council of…
Ogle, Charlesp. 702lawyer, congressman, was born in 1798 in Somerset, Pa. He was a representative in congress from…
Ogle, Samuelp. 702governor, was born in England. He was governor of Maryland during 1737-42, and again in 1747.
Oglesby, Richard Jamesp. 702soldier, lawyer, governor, United States senator, was born July 25, 1824, in Oldham county, Ky. He was…
O'Gorman, Henryp. 702lawyer, jurist, was born April 8, 1847, in Boston, Mass. He received the rudiments of his education in…
O Hara, James Ep. 702lawyer, congressman, was born Feb. 26, 1844, in New York city. He was elected a representative from…
O'Hara, Theodorep. 702soldier, author, was born Feb. 11, 1820, in Danville, Ky. He was an officer in the United States army…
O'Hara, Warren Josephp. 702physician, was born Sept. 13, 1867, in Philadelphia, Pa. He attended the public schools of Philadelphia,…
O'Hara, Williamp. 702Roman catholic bishop, was born about 1816 in Ireland. In 1868 the diocese of Scranton was formed out of…
O'Harnett, Morrison Jp. 702soldier, lawyer, jurist, state legislator, was born June 27, 1828, in Carlyle, Ill. He served as a…
Ohliger, Lewis Pp. 702business man, congressman, was born Jan. 3, 1843, in Bavaria. He was appointed a trustee of the Wooster…
O'Keefe, John Francisp. 702educator, lawyer, was born Dec. 28, 1860, in Wilson, N. Y. He attended the Wilson academy and the Mount…
Olcott, Simeonp. 702lawyer, jurist, United States senator, was born Oct. 1, 1735, in Connecticut. In 1784 he was appointed…
Olden, Charles Smithp. 703merchant, manufacturer, state senator, governor, was born Feb. 19, 1799, in Princeton, N. J. Between the…
Oldham, Herbertp. 703musician, composer, was born March 1, 1853, in Ireland. He is the author of a number of compositions for…
Oldham, Williamson Sp. 703lawyer, orator, author, was born June 19, 1813, in Franklin county, Tenn. This brilliant orator and…
Olds, Edson Bp. 703state senator, congressman, was born in Vermont. He was a representative in congress from Ohio from 1849…
Olds, Josephp. 703lawyer, jurist, was born April 15, 1832, in Circleville, Ohio. In 1868 he was elected judge of the…
Olin, Abraham Bp. 703lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1808 in Shaftsbury, Vt. He was for three years recorder of the…
Olin, Gideonp. 703lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born about 1750 in Rhode Island. He was a member of…
Olin, Henryp. 703lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1767 in Rhode Island. He was elected to the…
Olin, Mrs. Julia Matildap. 703(LYNCH), author, was born Dec. 14, 1814, in New York city. She was the author of Words of the Wise; Four…
Olin, Stephenp. 703educator, clergyman, college president, author, was born March 2, 1797, in Leicester, Vt. He was…
Oliphant, E. Pp. 703lawyer, jurist, was born in Pennsylvania. He was appointed from that state an associate justice of the…
Oliphant, Lawrencep. 703author, was born in 1829 in Ceylon. He is the author of a number of works, and, with his wife, wrote the…
Oliver, Addisonp. 703lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, was born in 1833 in Washington county, Pa. He settled in…
Oliver, Alice Mayp. 703educator, poet, was born in Lakeland, Minn. She is known as the Prairie Poet, and resides in Luverne,…
Oliver, Andrewp. 703lawyer, jurist, author, was born Nov. 13, 1731, in Boston, Mass. He represented Salem in the general…
Oliver, Andrewp. 703lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in Springfield, N. He was appointed to succeed his father as first…
Oliver, Benjamin Lyndep. 703lawyer, author, was born in 1788, in Marblehead, Mass. He was a lawyer of Boston, and the author of…
Oliver, David Dykinsp. 703surveyor, lumberman, was born Aug. 8, 1814, in Green county, N. Y. He taught school and continued his…
Oliver, Fitch Edwardp. 703physician, journalist, author, was born Nov. 25, 1819, in Cambridge, Mass. In 1860 he assumed the…
Oliver, Jamesp. 703inventor, was born Aug. 28, 1823, in Scotland. He moved to South Bend in 1855 and began to manufacture…
Oliver, James Edwardp. 703educator, author, mathematician, was born July 27, 1829, in Portland, Maine. In 1871 he became assistant…
Oliver, Mordecaip. 703lawyer, gressman, was born Oct. 22, 1819, in Anderson county, Ky. He was elected circuit attorney for…
Oliver, Mrs. Grace Atkinsonp. 703(LITTLE) (ELLIS), littérateur, author, poet, was born Sept. 24, 1844, in Boston, Mass. She is a…
Oliver, Mrs. Marthap. 703(CAPPS), author, poet, was born in 1845 in Illinois. She is a writer of Jacksonville, Ill. Her writings…
Oliver, Paul Ambrosep. 703soldier, manufacturer, inventor, was born July 18, 1830, on shipboard in the English channel. In 1870 he…
Oliver, Peterp. 703lawyer, jurist, was born March 26, 1713, in Boston. Mass. He was made a justice of the supreme court of…
Oliver, Peterp. 703lawyer, author, was born in 1822 in Hanover, N. H. He was a lawyer of Boston whose Puritan Commonwealth,…
Oliver, Robertp. 703soldier, was born in 1738 in Boston, Mass. For some time he acted as adjutant-general of the northern…
Oliver, William Mp. 703lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, was born in Springfield, N. Y. He was for a long time first…
Ollendorp, Christian George Andreasp. 703missionary, author, was born March 8, 1721, in Saxony. He was a Moravian missionary; and the author of a…
Olmstead, John Wesleyp. 704journalist, clergyman, was born Nov. 13, 1836, in Saratoga county, N. Y. In 1846 he became editor of the…
Olmsted, Alexander Fisherp. 704educator, author, was born Dec. 20, 1822, in Chapel Hill, N. C. He was a professor of chemistry in the…
Olmsted, Denisonp. 704educator, author, was born June 18, 1791, in East Hartford, Conn. He was a scientist who was professor…
Olmsted, Edwin Bp. 704educator, clergyman, inventor, was born Aug. 20, 1826, in Sidney, N. Y. He received his education at the…
Olmsted, Elizabeth Marthap. 704journalist, poet, was born Dec. 31, 1825, in Caledonia, N. Y. For several years she taught school in…
Olmsted, Elmer Bentonp. 704lawyer, financier, politician, was born Dec. 22, 1860, in Jersey Shore, Pa. He attended the Dickinson…
Olmsted, Francis Allynp. 704physician, author, was born July 14, 1819, in Chapel Hill, N. C. He was a physician who published…
Olmsted, Frederick Lawp. 704landscape architect, author, was born April 26, 1822, in Hartford, Conn. He received a liberal education…
Olmsted, Marlin Edgarp. 704lawyer, legislator, railroad president, congressman, was born in Potter county, Pa. He received the…
Olney, Charles Fayettep. 704educator, was born Aug. 27, 1831, in Hartford, Conn. He established a high school in Stafford, Conn.;…
Olney, Cyrusp. 704lawyer, jurist, was born in New York. He was an early emigrant to the territory of Oregon, and in 1853…
Olney, Edwardp. 704educator, author, was born July 24, 1827, in Moreau, N. Y. This eminent educator was the author of…
Olney, Jessep. 704educator, author, was born Oct. 12, 1798, in Tolland county, Conn. He was a noted educator of…
Olney, Richardp. 704lawyer, state legislator, secretary of state, was born Jan. 15, 1835, in Oxford, Mass. He served as a…
Olson, Julius Ep. 704educator, author, was born Nov. 9, 1858, in Cambridge, Wis. He has been connected with his alma mater as…
Olson, Martin Conradp. 704orator, was born Aug. 13, 1871, in Chicago, Ill. He received his education in the grammar schools of…
Olssen, William Whittinghamp. 704educator, clergyman, author, was born May 11, 1827, in New York city. He is an episcopal clergyman and…
Olsson, Olofp. 704clergyman, college president, author, was born March 31, 1841, in Sweden. He is a lutheran clergyman,…
Onderdonk, Benjamin Tread- Wellp. 704clergyman, theologian, bishop, was born July 15, 1791, in New York city. In 1809 he graduated from…
Onderdonk, Henryp. 704educator, author, was born June 11, 1804, in North Hempstead, N. Y. He was an educator of Long Island,…
Onderdonk, Henry Ustickp. 705bishop, author, was born March 16, 1789, in New York city. He was the second protestant episcopal bishop…
O'Neal, Edward Asburyp. 705soldier, lawyer, jurist, governor, was born in Madison county, Ala. He entered the conféderate army as a…
O'Neal, William Walkerp. 705journalist, was born Oct. 17, 1873, in Maryville, Mo. He attended the State university of Missouri;…
O'Neall, John Beltonp. 705lawyer, jurist, author, was born April 10, 1793, in Bush River, S. C. He was a South Carolina jurist,…
O'Neall, John Hp. 705lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Oct. 30, 1838, near Newberry, S. C. He represented…
O'Neil, Joseph Hp. 705state legislator, congressman, was born March 23, 1853, in Fall River, Mass. He was a member of the…
O'Neill, Charlesp. 705lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born March 21, 1821, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1850-52 he was…
O'Neill, Edwardp. 705banker, state legislator. He served four terms as a member of the Wisconsin state legislature; and…
O'Neill, Johnp. 705lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 17, 1821, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1844 he moved to Ohio, and there…
O'Neill, John Jp. 705manufacturer, state legislator, congressman, was born June 25, 1846, in St. Louis, Mo. He was in the…
Opdale, Nellie Mannp. 705educator, missionary, lecturer, was born May 17, 1860, in New Lisbon, Wis. She received her education in…
Opdine, Georgep. 705banker, public official, author, was born Dec. 7, 1805, in Kingwood, N. J. He was a banker of New York…
Opper, Frederick Burrp. 705artist, was born Jan. 2, 1857, in Madison, Ohio. In 1877 he became an artist on the staff of Frank…
Orange, Will Jp. 705journalist, poet, mine owner, politician, was born March 30, 1858, near Albion, Ill. He received the…
Orcutt, Charles Russellp. 705botanist, and introducer of new seeds and plants, especially cacti. He is the editor and owner of the…
Ord, Edward Otho Cresapp. 705soldier, was born Oct. 18, 1818, in Cumberland, Md. In 1839 he graduated from the United States Military…
Ord, Georgep. 705naturalist, was born in 1781 in Philadelphia. He was an intimate friend of Alexander Wilson, the…
Ordway, John Morsep. 705chemist, author, was born April 23, 1823, in Amesbury, Mass. He has been professor of chemistry and…
Ordway, Nehemiah Gp. 705merchant, state senator, governor, was born Nov. 10, 1828, in Warner, N. H. In 1861 he was appointed…
O'Reilly, Bernardp. 705Roman catholic bishop, was born in 1803 in Ireland. In 1847 he removed to Buffalo and was made…
O'Reilly, Danielp. 705public official, congressman, was born June 3, 1838, in Ireland. He settled in Brooklyn, N. Y.; was city…
O'Reilly, Henryp. 705journalist, author, was born Feb. 6, 1806, in Ireland. He was a journalist of Rochester, and the author…
O'Reilly, John Boylep. 705journalist, author, poet, was born June 28, 1844, in Ireland. He was a noted journalist of Boston,…
O'Reilly, Patrick Thomasp. 705Roman catholic bishop, was born Dec. 24, 1833, in Ireland. He was consecrated first bishop of…
Orff, Annie L. Yp. 706journalist, was born in Albany, N. Y. She is the editor and owner of the Chaperone Magazine of St.…
Organ, Benjamin Simpsonp. 706soldier, lawyer, lecturer, jurist, legislator, was born April 2, 1847, in Wilson county, Tenn. He…
O'Riordan, Jamesp. 706civil engineer, educator, author, poet, was born about 1840 in Ireland. He is the author of half a dozen…
Orman, James Bp. 706state senator, was born Nov. 4, 1849, in Muscatine, Iowa. In 1880 he was elected representative to the…
Ormond, Alexander Thomasp. 706educator, author, was born in 1847 in Pennsylvania. He is Stuart professor of mental science and logic…
Ormsby, Stephenp. 706soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1765 in Virginia. He was a judge of the circuit court…
Ormsby, Thomas Jp. 706soldier, lawyer, was born Nov. 2, 1842, in Petersburg, Va. He served as an officer in the confederate…
Ormsby, Waterman Lillyp. 706engraver, inventor, was born in 1809 in Hampton, Conn. He was for many years an engraver in New York…
Orne, Azorp. 706lawyer, jurist, state senator, was born July 22, 1731, in Marblehead, Mass. He became a judge of the…
Orne, Caroline Francesp. 706author, poet, was born in 1818 in Massachusetts. She is a Cambridge writer of verse, and also of stories…
Orne, Mrs. Carolinep. 706(CHAPLIN), author, was born in Massachusetts. She was a popular magazinist, who was the author of more…
Orr, Alexander Dp. 706state legislator, congressman, was born in 1765 in Virginia. He removed to Kentucky, and in 1784 settled…
Orr, Benjaminp. 706lawyer, congressman, author, was born Dec. 1, 1772, in Bedford, N. H. He was a representative in…
Orr, Hughp. 706manufacturer, inventor, was born Jan. 13, 1717, in Scotland. His muskets made for the state of…
Orr, Jacksonp. 706soldier, merchant, congressman, was born Sept. 21, 1832, in Fayette county, Ohio. He served in the army…
Orr, James Lawrencep. 706lawyer, state legislator, congressman, governor, was born May 18, 1822, in Craytonville, S. C. In 1844…
Orr, John Walkinshawp. 706civil engineer, poet, was born Aug. 27, 1858, in Albia, Iowa. He is a telegraph operator, machinist and…
Orr, John Williamp. 706wood-engraver, was born March 31, 1815, in Ireland. His first important work was for the frontispieces…
Orr, Robertp. 706congressman, was born in Westmoreland county, Pa. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania…
Orr, Robertp. 706inventor. He was the inventor of an improved method of making scythes with the trip-hammer, and was the…
Orr, Williamp. 706manufacturer, inventor, was born March 13, 1808, in Ireland. He was engaged in the printing of wall…
Orrick, John Cromwellp. 706lawyer, state legislator, was born Oct. 25, 1840, in St. Charles, Mo. In 1866 he was elected circuit…
Orth, Godlove Stonerp. 706lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born April 22, 1817, near Lebanon, Pa. In 1843 and 1846 he was…
Orton, Edwardp. 706geologist, college president, was born March 9, 1829, in Deposit, N. Y. During 1873-81 he was president…
Orton, Jamesp. 706educator, clergyman author, was born April 21, 1830, in Seneca Falls, N. Y. He was a congregational…
Orton, Jason Rockwoodp. 706author, poet, was born in 1806 in Hamilton, N. Y. He was a littérateur of New York city, and the author…
Orton, Williamp. 706was born June 14, 1826, in Cuba, N. Y. He was appointed from that state in 1865 commissioner of internal…
Orum, Julia Annap. 706educator, lecturer, author, was born Oct. 28, 1843, in Philadelphia, Pa. She has been principal in the…
Orwig, Samuel Hp. 706lawyer, legislator, was born Aug. 18, 1836, in Mifflinburg, Pa. He was admitted to the bar in 1860; and…
Osborn, Chase Sp. 707journalist, public official, was born Jan. 22, 1860, in Huntington county, Ind. In 1880 he became…
Osborn, Henry Fairfieldp. 707educator, author, was born in 1857 in Connecticut. He is a professor of biology at Columbia college, and…
Osborn, Henry Staffordp. 707clergyman, educator, author, was born Aug. 17, 1823, in Philadelphia. He is a presbyterian clergyman and…
Osborn, Johnp. 707soldier, physician, author, was born March 17, 1741, in Middletown, Conn. He attained note as a chemist,…
Osborn, John Churchillp. 707physician, educator, poet, was born in September, 1766, in Middletown, Conn. In 1808 he was appointed…
Osborn, John Ep. 707physician, legislator, congressman, governor, was born June 9, 1858, in Westport, N. Y. He was elected…
Osborn, Laughtonp. 707artist, was born in 1809 in New York city. He was an artist and writer of New York city, and the author…
Osborn, R. Hp. 707physician, surgeon, state senator, was born June 27, 1823, in North Bloomfield, Ohio. He taught school…
Osborn, Selleckp. 707journalist, poet, was born in 1783 in Trumbull, Conn. He was a journalist, once popular as a poet, who…
Osborn, Thomas Ap. 707lawyer, state senator, governor, was born Oct. 26, 1836, in Meadville, Pa. He practiced law in Pontiac,…
Osborn, Thomas Wp. 707lawyer, soldier, United States senator, was born March 9, 1836, in Scotch Plains, N. J. He elected to…
Osborne, Edwin Sp. 707soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Aug. 7, 1839, in Bethany, Pa. In 1861 he enlisted in the…
Osborne, John Ep. 707physician, legislator, governor, was born June 19, 1858, in Westport, N. Y. He first was apprenticed to…
Osborne, Thomas Bp. 707lawyer, jurist, educator, congressman, was born in 1797 in Fairfield county, Conn. He was for several…
Osborne, Thomas Mp. 707railroad president, was born Sept. 23, 1859, in Auburn, N. Y. In 1886 he became president of the Owasco…
Osburn, Nehemiahp. 707contractor, was born Aug. 9, 1801, in Pompey, N. Y. He constructed for the United States court houses in…
Oscanyan, Hatchikp. 707author, was born in 1818 in Turkey. He is an Armenian writer of New York city who took the name of…
Osgood, Gayton Pp. 707state legislator, congressman, was born in 1797. He served in the Massachusetts legislature in 1829 and…
Osgood, Helen Louise Gibsonp. 707philanthropist, was born about 1835 in Boston, Mass. She organized and ducted for many months a hospital…
Osgood, Howardp. 707clergyman, educator, was born Jan. 4, 1831, in Plaquemine parish, La. In 1868 he was called to the…
Osgood, Jason Cp. 707inventor, was born Nov. 16, 1804, in Nassau, N. Y. In 1846 he invented the celebrated Osgood dredging…
Osgood, Kate Putnamp. 707author, poet, was born in 1841 in Fryeburg, Maine. Her best known poem, Driving Home the Cows, published…
Osgood, Mrs. Frances Sargentp. 707[LOCKE], poet, was born June 18, 1811, in Boston, Mass. She was a poet whose poems were for a time…
Osgood, Samuelp. 708soldier, merchant, state senator, congressman, author, was born Feb. 14, 1748, in Andover, Mass. He was…
Osgood, Samuelp. 708clergyman, author, was born Aug. 30, 1812, in Charlestown, Pa. He was a unitarian clergyman, pastor of…
O'Shea, Johnp. 708public officer, legislator, was born Feb. 17, 1859, in Chicago, Ill. During 1882-86 he was deputy county…
Osler, Williamp. 708physician, educator, author, was born in 1849 in Ontario. He is a physician, professor in Johns Hopkins…
Osmer, J. Hp. 708lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 22, 1833. He moved to Franklin, Pa., in 1865; was a member of the…
Osmond, Alfredp. 708educator, jurist, poet, was born Oct. 5, 1861, in Willard, Utah. In 1886 he graduated from the Deseret…
Osmond, S. Mp. 708author, poet. He is the author of Sulamith, a metrical romance.
Osmun, Gilbert Rp. 708soldier, journalist, was born Oct. 8, 1845, in Newark, N. J. He became city editor of the Times of Port…
Osmun, Thomas Embleyp. 708author, was born Feb. 26, 1826, in Summit county, Ohio. He is an author of New York city; and has…
Ostrom, Ernest Rp. 708journalist, poet, was born April 1, 1868, near Victor, Iowa. He is the editor and part owner of the…
Oswald, Felix Leopoldp. 708naturalist, author, was born in 1845 in Belgium. He is a naturalist of Tennessee; and the author of…
Otero, Mariano Sp. 708lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Aug. 29, 1844, in Peralta, N. M. He was probate judge from 1871 to…
Otero, Miguel Ap. 708lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born June 21, 1829, in Valencia, N. M. He was elected to the New…
Otey, James Harveyp. 708educator, clergyman, bishop, was born Jan. 27, 1800, in Liberty, Va. In 1820 he graduated from the…
Otey, Peter Jp. 708soldier, congressman, was born Dec. 22, 1840, in Lynchburg, Va. He joined the confederate army and…
Otis, Charles Eugenep. 708lawyer, jurist, was born in 1847 in Prairieville, Mich. He moved to Minnesota in 1871; served one year…
Otis, Elisha Gravesp. 708inventor, was born Aug. 3, 1811, in Halifax, Vt. He put into practical operation a hoisting machine that…
Otis, Eliza Ap. 708journalist, poet. She is the author of a volume of poems entitled Echoes from Elfland. She is the wife…
Otis, Elwell Stephenp. 708soldier, author, was born March 25, 1838, in Frederick City, Md. He is a United States army officer; and…
Otis, Fessenden Nottp. 708physician, author, was born May 6, 1825, in Ballston, N. Y. He is a physician of New York city; and the…
Otis, George Alexanderp. 708surgeon, author, was born Nov. 12, 1830, in Boston, Mass. He was a surgeon who was curator of the Army…
Otis, Harrison Grayp. 708jurist, state legislator, congressman, United States senator, was born Oct. 8, 1765, in Boston, Mass. He…
Otis, Jamesp. 708soldier, orator, author, was born Feb. 5, 1725, in West Barnstable, Mass. He was a celebrated orator and…
Otis, Johnp. 709lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1801 in Maine. He served five years in the Maine…
Otis, John Grantp. 709soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Feb. 10, 1838, in Danby, Vt. For over twenty years he has been…
Otis, Norton Prentissp. 709manufacturer, state legislator, was born March 18, 1840, in Halifax, Vt. He is president of Otis…
Otis, Samuel Allynep. 709state legislator, congressman, was born Nov. 24, 1740, in Barnstable, Mass. In 1776 he was a…
Otjen, Theoboldp. 709lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 27, 1851, in West China, Mich. He practiced law in Detroit during…
Otken, Charles Hp. 709clergyman, educator, college president, author, was born Feb. 26, 1839, in New Orleans, La. He received…
Ott, Isaacp. 709physician, author, was born Nov. 30, 1847, in Northampton county, Pa. He is a physician who has…
Ottendorfer, Annap. 709philanthropist, was born Feb. 13, 1815, in Moravia. In 1875 she established in Astoria, L. I., the…
Ottendorfer, Oswaldp. 709journalist, was born Dec. 26, 1826, in Moravia. In 1872-74 he was an alderman, and in 1874 a candidate…
Otto, William Todp. 709lawyer, jurist, was born Jan. 19, 1817, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was elected a district judge in Indiana…
Otts, John Martin Philipp. 709clergyman, author, was born June 7, 1838, in Union, S. C. He is a presbyterian minister of Talladega,…
Oury, Granville Hp. 709legislator, congressman, was born March 12, 1825, in Abington, Va. In 1849 he went to California and…
Outcalt, Otto Op. 709journalist, legislator, was born Nov. 2, 1858, in Wilmington, Ohio. He is the editor and owner of The…
Outerbridge, Albert Albonyp. 709lawyer, journalist, was born April 20, 1841, in Bermuda. Since 1874 he has been the editor-in-chief of…
Outhwaite, Joseph Hp. 709lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 5, 1841, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was elected prosecuting attorney of…
Outlaw, Davidp. 709lawyer, congressman, was born in Bertie county, N. C. He served three years in the house of commons; was…
Outlaw, George Cp. 709state senator, congressman, was born in Bertie county, N. C. He was a member of the house of commons in…
Ovall, Johnp. 709journalist, clergyman, lecturer, was born Jan. 28, 1863, in Sweden. He is a successful pastor of the…
Overall, John Wilfordp. 709journalist, author, poet, was born Sept. 25, 1822, in Shenandoah Valley, Va. He has been editorially…
Overman, Frederickp. 709civil engineer, author, was born about 1810 in Germany. He was a mining engineer of Philadelphia; and…
Overman, Lee Sp. 709lawyer, legislator, was born Jan. 3, 1854, in Salisbury, N. C. He is a successful lawyer of his native…
Overmyer, Johnp. 709legislator. This able lawyer has served as a member of the Indiana state legislature, and was elected…
Overstreet, Jamesp. 709congressman, was born in Barnwell, S. C. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1819…
Overstreet, Jessep. 710lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 14, 1859, in Johnson county, Ind. He was admitted to the bar in 1886;…
Overton, Edwardp. 710soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Feb. 4, 1836, in Towanda, Pa. He served in the union army from…
Overton, Walter Hp. 710congressman. He was a representative in congress from Louisiana from 1829 to 1831.
Owen, Abrahamp. 710soldier, jurist, legislator, was born in 1769 in Prince Edward county, Va. He was surveyor of Shelby…
Owen, Alfredp. 710clergyman, college president, was born July 20, 1829, in China, Maine. He has filled pastorates in…
Owen, Allen Fp. 710diplomat, congressman, was born in North Carolina. He moved to Georgia; and was elected a representative…
Owen, David Dalep. 710geologist, author, was born June 24, 1807, in Scotland. He was state geologist of Indiana; and the…
Owen, Francis Browningp. 710lawyer, poet, was born in October, 1830, in Macomb county, Mich. He attended the Branch university of…
Owen, George Wp. 710congressman, was born in 1798 in Brunswick county, Va. He was a speaker of the house of representatives…
Owen, Jamesp. 710planter, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1784 in Bladen county, N. C. He was a general of…
Owen, Johnp. 710planter, state legislator, governor, was born in August, 1787, in Bladen county, N. C. He was in the…
Owen, Johnp. 710publisher, was born March 28, 1805, in Portland, Maine. He aided Mr. Longfellow in the preparation of…
Owen, John Jasonp. 710clergyman, author, was born Aug. 13, 1803, in Colebrook, Conn. He was a presbyterian clergyman and…
Owen, Joshua Thomasp. 710soldier, lawyer, state legislator, journalist, was born March 29, 1821, in Wales. He founded in 1871 the…
Owen, Mary Aliciap. 710author. Her work entitled Voodoo Tales has been a pronounced success in America and Europe. She has also…
Owen, Mosesp. 710poet, was born in 1838, in Bath, Maine. He was the author of a volume of poems entitled Plymouth Church,…
Owen, Richardp. 710geologist, author, was born Jan. 6, 1810, in Scotland. He was a geologist of New Harmony, Ind. He…
Owen, Robertp. 710social reformer, philanthropist, was born May 14, 1771, in North Wales. He endeavored to embody his…
Owen, Robert Dalep. 710state legislator, congressman, author, was born Nov. 9, 1800, in Scotland. In 1835 he was chosen to the…
Owen, Robert Lathamp. 710lawyer, politician, banker, was born Feb. 2, 1856, in Lynchburg, Va. He attended the Washington and Lee…
Owen, Samuel Josephp. 710farmer, journalist, was born Dec. 30, 1867, near Blue Mountain, Miss. He is a successful farmer and…
Owen, Timothy Sp. 710educator, lawyer, author, was born July 18, 1865, near Peytonsburg, Ky. He obtained a common school…
Owen, William Dp. 710clergyman, congressman, author, was born Sept. 6, 1846, in Bloomington, Ind. He entered the ministry of…
Owen, William Millerp. 710soldier, author, was born Jan. 10, 1832, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served in the confederate army with the…
Owens, George Wp. 711lawyer, congressman. He was a prominent member of the Georgia bar; and was a representative in congress…
Owens, James Wp. 711soldier, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Oct. 24, 1837, in Springfield township, Ind. He…
Owens, Mrs. Frances Ep. 711educator, journalist, author, was born May 4, 1843, in Sidney, N. Y. She taught for eight years in the…
Owens, William Ap. 711lawyer, was born Feb. 4, 1862, in Well Spring, Tenn. He attended the best schools; was admitted to the…
Owens, William Claibornep. 711lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Oct. 17, 1849, in Scott county, Ky. He was elected…
Owsley, Bryan Yp. 711congressman, was born in Kentucky. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1841 to 1843.
Owsley, Williamp. 711lawyer, jurist, state legislator, governor, was born in 1782, in Virginia. He represented Garrard county…
Oxenbridge, Johnp. 711clergyman, author, was born Jan. 30, 1609, in England. He was a popular preacher, and published The Duty…