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290 lives in this part of Herringshaw's American Biography, printed on pages 954–965.

Vachell, Horace Annesleyp. 954author, was born in 1861 in England. He is a novelist now resident in California, but in 1883 an English…
Vail, Alfredp. 954scientist, inventor, author, was born Sept. 25, 1807, in Morristown, N. J. He was a scientist who was…
Vail, Edward Pp. 954lawyer, jurist, was born July 30, 1849, in Frederick, Ill. For four years he was state's attorney of his…
Vail, Georgep. 954lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born July 21, 1809, in Morristown, N. J. He was a representative in…
Vail, Henryp. 954congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1837 to…
Vail, Stephen Montfordp. 954clergyman, author, was born Jan. 10, 1818, in Union Dale, N. Y. He was a methodist clergyman, at one…
Vail, Theodore Newtonp. 954public official, was born July 16, 1845, in Carroll county, Ohio. He was assigned to duty as assistant…
Vail, Thomas Hubbardp. 954clergyman, author, was born Oct. 21, 1812, in Richmond, Va. He was the first protestant episcopal bishop…
Vaile, Edwin Orlandop. 954educator, journalist, was born Nov. 21, 1843, in Piqua, Ohio. During the war he served as a private in…
Vaill, Josephp. 954clergyman, author, poet, was born July 3, 1750, in Litchfield, Conn. He made two missionary tours, one…
Vale, Gilbertp. 954author, was born in 1788 in England. He was a Brooklyn writer prominent as a free-thinker; and was the…
Valentine, Daniel Mulfordp. 954lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born June 18, 1830, in Shelby county, Ohio. He has been county surveyor…
Valentine, David Thomasp. 954lawyer, author, was born Sept. 15, 1801, in East Chester, N. Y. He was the clerk of the New York common…
Valentine, Edward Kp. 954soldier, lawyer, jurist, was born June 1, 1843, in Keosauqua, Iowa. He served as an officer in the union…
Valentine, Edward Virginiusp. 954sculptor, was born Nov. 12, 1838, in Richmond, Va. He opened a studio in Richmond. He was given the…
Valentine, Ezra Gatesp. 954lawyer,. banker, was born Aug. 9, 1847, in Wyoming county, N. Y. He graduated with the full classical…
Valentine, Miltonp. 954clergyman, educator, author, was born Jan. 1, 1825, near Uniontown, Md. He is a lutheran clergyman, and…
Valk, William Wp. 954congressman, was born in South Carolina. He removed to New York; and was a representative in congress…
Vallandigham, Clement Lairdp. 954lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born July 29, 1820, in New Lisbon, Ohio. He was elected to…
Vallentine, Benjamin Benna- Tonp. 955journalist, author, was born in 1843 in England. He was a journalist of New York city, dramatic critic…
Van Aernam, Henryp. 955surgeon, state legislator, congressman, was born March 11, 1819, in Marcellus, N. Y. He was a member of…
Van Allen, George Cp. 955pioneer, lawyer, author, was born July 6, 1830, in Jefferson county, N. Y. He has attained success in…
Van Allen, James Qp. 955state legislator, congressman. He was a member of the New York state assembly in 1804; and was a…
Van Allen, John Ep. 955state legislator, congressman. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1793 to 1799; and…
Van Allen, Martinp. 955civil engineer, was born July 9, 1832, in Pillar Point, N. Y. He has filled important positions in the…
Van Alstyne, Frances Janep. 955poet, hymn writer, was born March 24, 1820, in South East, N. Y. She is a blind poet, and is the author…
Van Alstyne, Thomas Jp. 955congressman, was born July 25, 1827, in Richmondville, N. Y. In 1849 he was admitted to the bar in…
Van Auken, Dennis Mp. 955lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 15, 1826, in Pennsylvania. He was elected a prosecuting attorney in…
Van Brunt, Gershom Jaquesp. 955naval officer, was born Aug. 28, 1798, in Monmouth county, N. J. He was commissioned as commodore in…
Van Brunt, Henryp. 955architect, author, was born Sept. 5, 1832, in Boston, Mass. He is an architect of note, the designer of…
Van Buren, Abrahamp. 955soldier, was born Nov. 27, 1807, in Kinderhook, N. Y. He served with distinction in the Mexican and…
Van Buren, James Lymanp. 955soldier, was born June 21, 1837, in Dunkirk, N. Y. In 1864 he served with credit in Gen. Grant's…
Van Buren, Johnp. 955lawyer, congressman. He was one of the ablest lawyers of the Ulster county bar, in New York. He was a…
Van Buren, Johnp. 955lawyer, was born Feb. 18, 1810, in Hudson, N. Y. In 1845 he was elected attorney-general of the state of…
Van Buren, John Deshp. 955civil engineer, author, was born Aug. 8, 1838, in New York city. He is a civil engineer of New York…
Van Buren, Lawrencep. 955soldier, was born in 1783 in Kinderhook, N. Y. He served in the war of 1812-15, in which he attained the…
Van Buren, Martinp. 955eighth president of the United States, was born Dec. 5, 1782, in the town of Kinderhook, Columbia…
Van Buren, William Holmep. 955surgeon, author, was born April 5, 1819, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was an eminent surgeon of New York…
Van Burg, Lizziep. 955author, poet, was born Sept. 29, 1859, in Bernadotte, Ill. She is a writer of Holbrook, Neb.; and the…
Vance, Alanson Ap. 955journalist, was born Jan. 25, 1826, in Newton, N. J. Since 1852 he has been editor and owner of The…
Vance, Hartp. 955civil engineer, poet, was born March 7, 1851, in Memphis, Tenn. Since 1873 he has filled many positions.…
Vance, James Ap. 955educator, lawyer, was born Oct. 10, 1849, in Pontotoc, Miss. He attended Abingdon college, Illinois,…
Vance, John Lp. 955soldier, congressman, was born July 19, 1839, in Gallipolis, Ohio. He entered the volunteer army as a…
Vance, John Mp. 955railroad president, was born Jan. 4, 1846, in New Brunswick. In 1892 he became president of the Eel…
Vance, Josephp. 955agriculturist, state legislator, congressman, was born March 21, 1786, in Washington county, Pa. He…
Vance, Robert Bp. 955physician, congressman, was born in 1790 in Buncombe, N. C. In 1822 he was elected a representative from…
Vance, Robert Bp. 956congressman, was born in North Carolina. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1823…
Vance, Robert Brankp. 956soldier, agriculturist, congressman, was born April 24, 1828, in Buncombe county, N. C. He was a captain…
Vance, Robert Johnstonp. 956journalist, legislator, was born March 15, 1854, in New York city. He is the editor of the New Britain…
Vance, Zebulon Bairdp. 956lawyer, state legislator, congressman, United States senator, governor, was born May 13, 1830, in…
Van Cleave, James Robert Burnsp. 956public official, was born Oct. 9, 1853, in Knoxville, Ill. He received his education in the public…
Van Cleef, James Henryp. 956lawyer, state legislator, was born July 12, 1841, in Branchville, N. J. In 1877-78 he was city attorney…
Van Cleve, Horatio Phillipsp. 956soldier, agriculturist, civil engineer, was born Nov. 23, 1809, in Princeton, N. J. He served under…
Van Cortlandt, Philipp. 956soldier, agriculturist, state senator, congressman, was born Sept. 1, 1749, in Cortlandt Manor. He…
Van Cortlandt, Piercep. 956state legislator, congressman. He was a member of the state assembly of New York in 1777; and was a…
Van Cortlandt, Pierrep. 956soldier, banker, congressman, was born Aug. 29, 1762, in Cortlandt Manor. He was a leading man in…
Van Cortlandt, Stephanusp. 956statesman, was born May 4, 1643, in New York city. He was the first and only lord of the manor, and one…
Van Cott, Corneliusp. 956state senator, was born Feb. 12, 1838, in New York city. From 1888-89 he was a member of the New York…
Van Cott, Oscarp. 956educator, was born Sept. 17, 1863, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from the university of Utah;…
Vandale, John a. Ap. 956educator, lawyer, was born Sept. 1, 1853, in Boggsville, W. Va. He is a prominent lawyer of Spencer, W.…
Vandenhoff, Georgep. 956actor, author, was born Feb. 18, 1820, in England. He is an actor and elocutionist of note; and the…
Vanderbilt, Corneliusp. 956navigator, railroad president, was born May 27, 1794, on Staten Island, N. Y. In 1862 he presented to…
Vanderbilt, Corneliusp. 956financier, was born Nov. 27, 1843, on Staten Island, N. Y. He was treasurer of the New York and Harlem…
Vanderbilt, Johnp. 956state senator, was born in 1819, in Flatbush, L. I. He was the first judge of the court of common pleas…
Vanderbilt, William Hp. 956philanthropist, was born May 8, 1821, in New Brunswick, N. J. He inherited a large part of his father's…
Vanderbilt, William Kissamp. 956railroad president, was born Dec. 12, 1849, on Staten Island, N. Y. In 1882 he was elected president of…
Vanderborg, John Cp. 956lawyer, jurist. He was an early immigrant to Indiana. In 1800 he was appointed an associate justice for…
Vanderburgh, Charles Edwinp. 956lawyer, jurist, was born Dec. 2, 1829, in Saratoga county, N. Y. In 1859 he was elected judge of the…
Vandergrift, Jacob Jayp. 956business man, capitalist, was born April 10, 1827, in Pittsburg, Pa. In 1863-64 he formed a company in…
Vanderhorst, Arnoldusp. 957governor. He was the second governor of South Carolina under the constitution, serving as such from 1792…
Vanderlyn, Johnp. 957artist, was born Oct. 15, 1775, in Kingston, N. Y. He painted two views of Niagara Falls, which were…
Vanderpoel, Ann Priscillap. 957philanthropist, was born June 25, 1815, in England. She founded the Ladies' home United States hospital…
Vanderpool, Aaronp. 957lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born Feb. 5, 1799, in Kinderhook, N. Y. He served in…
Vanderveer, Abrahamp. 957congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1837 to…
Vander Veer, Albertp. 957surgeon, was born July 10, 1841, in Root, N. Y. He graduated in medicine from the medical department of…
Van Deusen, Mrs. Maryp. 957(WEST- BROOK), author, poet, was born in 1829 in New York. She is a writer of Rondout, N. Y., whose…
Van Devanter, Willisp. 957lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born April 17, 1859, in Marion, Ind. He attended the De Pauw university,…
Vandever, Williamp. 957soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born March 31, 1817, in Baltimore, Md. He removed to Iowa, and was…
Vandiver, Willard Duncanp. 957educator, congressman, was born March 30, 1854, in Hardy county, Va. He was elected professor of natural…
Van Dorn, Earlp. 957soldier, was born Sept. 17, 1820, in Port Gibson, Miss. In 1842 he graduated from West Point; and served…
Van Dusen, Washingtonp. 957author, poet, was born Feb. 3, 1857, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is the author of a volume of poems entitled…
Van Dyke, Cornelius Van Al- Lenp. 957clergyman, author, was born Aug. 13, 1818, in Kinderhook, N. Y. He superintended the publication of a…
Van Dyke, Henry Herbertp. 957financier, was born in 1809 in Kinderhook, N. Y. He became superintendent of public instruction for the…
Van Dyke, Henry Jacksonp. 957clergyman, author, was born March 2, 1822, in Abingdon, Pa. He was a presbyterian clergyman of Brooklyn,…
Van Dyke, Henry Jacksonp. 957clergyman, author, was born Nov. 10, 1852, in Germantown, Pa. He is a presbyterian clergyman of New York…
Van Dyke, Johnp. 957lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born April 3, 1807, in Lamington, N. J. He was a representative in…
Van Dyke, John Charlesp. 957art critic, author, was born April 21, 1856, in New Brunswick, N. J. He is an art critic and librarian…
Van Dyke, Joseph Smithp. 957clergyman, author, was born Nov. 2, 1832, in Bound Brook, N. J. He is a presbyterian clergyman, minister…
Van Dyke, Nicholasp. 957congressman, was born Sept. 25, 1738, in New Castle county, Del. He was a delegate from Delaware to the…
Van Dyke, Nicholasp. 957lawyer, state legislator, United States senator, was born Dec. 20, 1769, in New Castle, Del. He was…
Van Dyke, Theodorep. 957was born July 19, 1842, in New Brunswick, N. J. He is a lawyer and sportsman of southern California, and…
Vane, Henryp. 957governor, was born in 1612, in England. From 1636-37 he was governor of Massachusetts. He was the author…
Van Eaton, Henry Sp. 958soldier, lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Sept. 14, 1826, in Hamilton county, Ohio. In…
Van Gaasbeck, Peterp. 958congressman. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1793 to 1795.
Van Horn, Burtp. 958manufacturer, state legislator, congressman, was born Nov. 28, 1823, in Newfane, N. Y. He was elected to…
Van Horn, Georgep. 958lawyer, congressman, was born Feb. 5, 1850, in Otsego county, N. Y. In 1881 he was elected clerk of the…
Van Horn, Robert Thompsonp. 958soldier, journalist, legislator, was born May 19, 1824, in East Mahoning, Pa. After receiving a thorough…
Van Horne, Archibaldp. 958congressman. He was a representative in congress from Maryland from 1807 to 1811.
Van Horne, Espyp. 958congressman. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1825 to 1829. He died June 25,…
Van Horne, Isaacp. 958soldier, congressman. He was a captain in the revoluuonary war; was a representative in congress from…
Van Horne, Thomas Bp. 958clergyman, author, was born in 18-. He is a clergyman, chaplain in the federal army during the civil…
Van Horne, William Cp. 958railroad president, was born in February, 1843, in Will county, Ill. He became general manager of the…
Van Houten, George Hp. 958soldier, journalist, horticulturist, lecturer, state legislator, was born Feb. 24, 1847, in Missouri,…
Van Houton, Isaac Bp. 958congressman, He was a representative in congress from New York from 1833 to 1835.
Van Lennep, Henry Johnp. 958was born March 8, 1815, in Asia Minor. He was a congregational missionary in Asia Minor in 1839-69, and…
Van Metre, John Jp. 958congressman. He was a representative in congress from Ohio from 1843 to 1845.
Vann, Irving Goodwinp. 958lawyer, jurist, was born Jan. 3, 1842, in Ulysses, N. Y. In 1863 he received his education at the…
Van Ness, Cornelius Peterp. 958lawyer, jurist, state legislator, governor, was born Jan. 26, 1782, in Kinderhook, N. Y. He was a…
Van Ness, John Peterp. 958lawyer, banker, congressman, was born in 1770 in Ghent, N. Y. He was a representative in congress from…
Van Ness, Marcia Burnsp. 958philanthropist, was born in 1782 in Washington, D. C. On her death the people at Washington held a large…
Van Ness, Thomasp. 958clergyman, author, was born in 1859 in Maryland. He is a unitarian clergyman of Boston, pastor of the…
Van Ness, William Peterp. 958lawyer, jurist, author, was born in 1778 in Ghent, N. Y. He was a jurist of New York city, and the…
Van Nest, Abraham Rynierp. 958clergyman, author, was born Feb. 1, 1823, in New York city. He was a Dutch reformed clergyman in charge…
Van Norden, Charlesp. 958clergyman, author, was born in 1843 in Connecticut. He is a congregational clergyman at Suffield,…
Van Norden, Warnerp. 958president of the National Bank of North America, was born July 2, 1841, in New York. In 1891 he was…
Van Norman, Daniel Cummingsp. 959educator, was born in August, 1815, in Nelson, Canada West. He founded and became principal of the Van…
Van Rensselaer, Cortlandp. 959clergyman, author, was born May 26, 1808, in Albany, N. Y. He was a presbyterian clergyman who was…
Van Rensselaer, Henryp. 959soldier, congressman, was born in 1810 in Albany, N. Y. He was a member of congress in 1841-43, and in…
Van Rensselaer, Jeremiahp. 959patriot, congressman, was born in 1741 in New York city. He was a patriot of the revolution. He was a…
Van Rensselaer, Killianp. 959second lord of the manor, was born in 1662, in Rensselaerswick. He was an officer of militia and a…
Van Rensselaer, Killian Kp. 959congressman, was born in 1763 in Rensselaer county, N. Y. He was a member of congress from New York from…
Van Rensselaer, Maunsellp. 959clergyman, author, was born April 15, 1819, in Albany, N. Y. He is an episcopal clergyman of New York…
Van Rensselaer, Mrs. Marianap. 959(GRISWOLD), art critic, author, was born Feb. 23, 1851, in New York city. She is an art critic of New…
Van Rensselaer, Philip Sp. 959mayor of Albany, was born April 15, 1767, in Albany, N. Y. He became mayor of Albany, N. Y., in 1799,…
Van Rensselaer, Solomonp. 959soldier, congressman, was born Aug. 6, 1774, in Rensselaer county, N. Y. He was adjutant-general of New…
Van Rensselaer, Stephenp. 959soldier, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Nov. 1, 1765, in New York. He was elected a member…
Van Rensselaer, Stephenp. 959the last patroon, was born March 29, 1789, in Albany, N. Y. During the anti-rent troubles in 1839 he…
Van Riper, Jacob Jp. 959lawyer, jurist, was born March 8, 1838, in Haverstraw, N. Y. During 1881-84 he was attorneygeneral of…
Vansant, Joshuap. 959college president, congressman, was born in Maryland. He was a representative in congress from Maryland…
Van Santvoord, Corneliusp. 959was born April 8, 1816, in Belleville, N. J. He was a Dutch reformed clergyman of New York state; and…
Van Santvoord, Georgep. 959lawyer, author, was born Dec. 8, 1819, in Belleville, N. J. He was a lawyer of Kinderhook, N. Y.; and…
Van Santvoord, Haroldp. 959author, was born in 1854 in New York. He was a New York writer; and the author of Half Holidays, a…
Van Scay, Thomasp. 959educator, college president, was born Feb. 13, 1848, in White county, Ind. He has attained success as a…
Van Schaack, Henry Crugerp. 959lawyer, author, was born April 3, 1802, in Kinderhook, N. Y. He is a lawyer of Manlius, N. Y.; and the…
Van Schaack, Peterp. 959lawyer, jurist, author, was born in March, 1747, in Kinderhook, N. Y. He was a once famous jurist of…
Van Schaick, Gozenp. 959soldier, was born in January, 1737, in Albany, N. Y. He served with distinction in the revolutionary…
Van Schaick, Isaac Wp. 959manufacturer, lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Dec. 7, 1817, in Coxsackie, N. Y. In 1872…
Van S'Eenwyk, Gysbertp. 959soldier, legislator, banker, was born Jan. 30, 1814, in Holland. He served two years in the army of the…
Van Sickle, Frank Albertp. 959physician, surgeon, was born Dec. 16, 1864, in Ontario, Canada. He received his education at the Trinity…
Van Trump, Philadelphp. 959journalist, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Nov. 15, 1810, in Lancaster, Ohio. In 1862 he was…
Vanuxem, Lardnerp. 959scientist, author, was born July 23, 1792, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a scientist who was state…
Van Valkenburgh, Robert Brucep. 959soldier, lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Sept. 4, 1821, in Steuben county, N. Y. He…
Van Vechten, Abrahamp. 960lawyer, state legislator, author, was born Dec. 5, 1762, in Catskill, N. Y. He was known as the father…
Van Vechten, Jacobp. 960clergyman, author, was born in 1788 in Catskill, N. Y. In 1815-49 he was pastor of the reformed Dutch…
Van Vleck, Jacobp. 960Moravian bishop, was born March 24, 1751, in New York city. In 1815 he was consecrated to the episcopacy…
Van Vleck, John Monroep. 960educator, author, was born March 4, 1833, in Stone Ridge, N. Y. He was a member of the expedition that…
Van Vleck, William Henryp. 960Moravian bishop, was born Nov. 14, 1790, in Bethlehem, Pa. He was consecrated to the episcopacy in 1836…
Van Vliet, Stewartp. 960soldier, was born July 21, 1815, in Ferrisburg, Vt. He served in the Seminole, Mexican and civil wars;…
Van Voorhes, Nelson Hp. 960soldier, journalist, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Jan. 23, 1822, in Washington county, Pa. In…
Van Voorhis, Henry Cp. 960lawyer, congressman, was born May 11, 1852, in Muskingum county, Ohio. He was elected from Zanesville,…
Van Voorhis, Johnp. 960lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 22, 1828, in Decatur, N. Y. He was a member of the Rochester city…
Van Wart, Isaacp. 960patriot, was born in 1760 in Greenburg, N. Y. On Sept. 23, 1780, with John Paulding and David Williams,…
Van Winkle, Peter Gp. 960state legislator, United States senator, was born Sept. 7, 1808, in New York city. He was a member of…
Van Wyck, Charles Henryp. 960soldier, lawyer, congressman, United States senator, was born May 10, 1824, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He…
Van Wyck, Samuelp. 960insurance president, was born Dec. 22, 1824, in West Hills, N. Y. In 1887 he was elected president of…
Van Wyck, William Wp. 960congressman, was born in Dutchess county, N. Y. He was a representative in congress from that state from…
Van Zandt, Charles Collinsp. 960lawyer, state senator, governor, was born Aug. 10, 1830, in Newport, R. I. He was speaker of the Rhode…
Van Zandt, Mariep. 960vocalist, was born Oct. 8, 1861, in Texas. She was befriended by Adelina Patti, who encouraged her to go…
Van Zile, Edward Simsp. 960journalist, author, was born in 1863 in New York. He is a novelist and journalist of New York city on…
Varick, Richardp. 960soldier, was born March 25, 1753, in Hackensack, N. J. He served with distinction during the…
Varick, Theodore Romeynp. 960physician, author, was born June 24, 1825, in Dutchess county, N. Y. He was the first to prove the…
Varney, George Jonesp. 960author, was born in 1836 in Maine. He is the author of Young People's History of Maine; Gazetteer of…
Varney, Mrs. F. Gp. 960poet. She has attained success as a writer of Windham Centre, Maine.
Varnum, Charles Wp. 960lawyer, politician, orator, was born Feb. 25, 1862, in Sanilac county, Mich. He attended the Hillsdale…
Varnum, James Mitchellp. 960soldier, lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born Dec. 17, 1748, in Dracut, Mass. In 1774…
Varnum, Johnp. 960lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1783 in Essex county, Mass. He was frequently a…
Varnum, Joseph Bradleyp. 960soldier, state senator, congressman, was born Jan. 29, 1750, in Dracut, Mass. He was a general in the…
Varnum, Joseph Bradlyp. 960lawyer, author, was born June 9, 1818, in Washington, D. C. He is a lawyer and writer of New York city;…
Varnum, Lulu Leep. 961suffragist. She was the first woman delegate to a national political convention of one of the old…
Vasey, Georgep. 961physician, botanist, author, was born Feb. 28, 1822, in England. He was a physician and botanist who was…
Vassar, John Ellisonp. 961lay preacher, was born Jan. 13, 1813, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. At the conclusion of the war he visited, in…
Vassar, John Guyp. 961philanthropist, author, was born June 15, 1811, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He was a philanthropist of…
Vassar, Matthewp. 961philanthropist, was born April 29, 1792, in England. He came to America in 1796; amassed a fortune in…
Vassar, Matthewp. 961philanthropist, was born May 11, 1809, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He served at one time as trustee of the…
Vassar, Thomas Edwinp. 961clergyman, author, was born Dec. 3, 1834, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He is a baptist clergyman; and the…
Vaughan, Danielp. 961scientist, was born about 1821 in Ireland. The last work of his life was a series of astronomical…
Vaughan, Elbert Hunterp. 961clergyman, college president, was born Jan. 9, 1849, in Blountville, Tenn. He has attained eminence as a…
Vaughan, Fred Wp. 961lawyer, politician, was born Dec. 9, 1858, in Wyalusing, Pa. He received his education in the common…
Vaughan, Johnp. 961physician, author, was born June 25, 1775, in Uchland, Pa. He was a physician of Wilmington, Del., very…
Vaughan, John Bp. 961journalist, author, was born June 16, 1860, near Bowman, Ga. He is the author of several Sunday School…
Vaughan, Williamp. 961soldier, was born Sept. 12, 1703, in Portsmouth, N. H. He first suggested the expedition against the…
Vaughan, William Wp. 961congressman. He was elected to the forty-second congress as a representative from Tennessee. He is an…
Vaux, Calvertp. 961architect, author, was born Dec. 20, 1824, in England. He was an English architect and landscape…
Vaux, Richardp. 961penologist, gressman, author, was born Dec. 19, 1816, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a distinguished…
Vaux, Robertsp. 961lawyer, jurist, penologist, author, was born Jan. 25, 1786, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a jurist and…
Vaux, William Sansomp. 961mineralogist, was born May 19, 1811, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was president of the Zoölogical society of…
Veale, Mosesp. 961soldier, lawyer, was born Nov. 9, 1832, in Bridgeton, N. J. He served through the civil war, and for…
Veatch, Andrew Ap. 961clergyman, poet. He is a successful clergyman of Brookeland, Tex., and the author of a collection of…
Veatch, James Cliffordp. 961soldier, lawyer, state legislator, was born Dec. 19, 1819, near Elizabethtown, Ind. He was in the…
Veazey, Thomas Wp. 961governor, was born in 1780. He was governor of Maryland from 1836 to 1838; and was a member of the house…
Vedder, Commodore Perryp. 961state senator, was born Feb. 23, 1838, in Ellicottville, N. Y. In 1875, 1876, 1877, and 1888 he was a…
Vedder, Elihup. 961artist, was born Feb. 26, 1836, in New York city. One of the best known of his paintings is the Lair of…
Vedder, Henry Clayp. 961educator, journalist, author, was born in 1853 in New York. He is a journalist for many years, and…
Vedder, Peter Van Dyckp. 961clergyman, was born Dec. 29, 1854, in Schen ectady, N. Y. He is a graduate of the Union Classical…
Veeder, Emily Elizabethp. 962author, poet, was born in the valley of Lake Champlain, N. Y. She was a student in the Packer institute…
Veeder, William Dp. 962lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born May 19, 1835, in Guilderland, N. Y. He was a member of…
Vehslage, John H. Gp. 962soldier, business man, congressman, was born Dec. 20, 1842, in New York city. In 1863 he joined the…
Venable, Abraham Bp. 962congressman, United States senator, was born in 1760 in Prince Edward county, Va. He was a…
Venable, Abraham Woodsonp. 962soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 17, 1799, in Prince Edward county, Va. He was a presidential…
Venable, Charles Scottp. 962soldier, educator, author, was born April 19, 1827, in Prince Edward county, Va. He is a Confederate…
Venable, Frank Prestonp. 962educator, author, was born Nov. 17, 1856, in Longwood, Va. He is a professor of chemistry at the…
Venable, William Henryp. 962educator, author, poet, was born April 29, 1836, in Warren county, Ohio. He is an educator and…
Venting, Richardp. 962clergyman, author, lecturer, was born May 19, 1863, in Wellington, England. This eminent clergyman of…
Ver Bryck, Corneliusp. 962artist, was born Jan. 1, 1813, in Yaugh Paugh, N. J. The New York Historical society owns his The Old…
Verdi, Tullio Suzzarap. 962physician, author, was born Feb. 10, 1829, in Italy. He is a homœopathic physician practicing in…
Vere, Maximilianp. 962scholar, author, was born Nov. 1, 1820, in Sweden. He has published Outlines of Comparative Philology;…
Vermilye, Ashbel Greenp. 962clergyman, author, was born in 1822 in Princeton, N. J. Having been appointed chaplain of the Marine…
Vernon, Jane Marchant Fisherp. 962actress, was born in 1796 in England. She became attached to the Old Chatham theater, and in 1830 to the…
Verplanck, Daniel Crommelinp. 962lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1761 in Dutchess county, N. Y. He was a representative in…
Verplanck, Gulian Crommelinp. 962state legislator, educator, author, was born Aug. 6, 1786, in New York city. In 1820 he was a prominent…
Verplanck, Isaac Ap. 962lawyer, jurist, was born Oct. 16, 1812, in Coeymans, N. Y. He went to Buffalo, N. Y., in 1847, was…
Verree, John Pp. 962manufacturer, congressman, was born in 1819 in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a member of the Philadelphia…
Verren, Antoinep. 962clergyman, educator, was born Feb. 14, 1801, in France. In 1831, by appointment, he revised and…
Verrill, Addison Emoryp. 962educator, scientist, author, was born Feb. 9, 1839, in Greenwood, Maine. In 1862 he graduated from the…
Vertin, Johnp. 962bishop, was born July 17, 1844, in Austria. In 1863 he emigrated to the United States, and two years…
Very, Frank Wp. 963educator, astronomer, author, was born Feb. 12, 1852, in Salem, Mass. He was astronomer at the Allegheny…
Very, Jonesp. 963clergyman, author, poet, was born Aug. 28, 1813, in Salem, Mass. He was a unitarian clergyman living in…
Very, Lydia Louisa Annap. 963educator, author, poet, was born Nov. 2, 1823, in Salem, Mass. She was for many years a teacher in Salem…
Vessels, William Greenep. 963clergyman, author, was born Nov. 27, 1847, in Manton, Ky. He is a successful clergyman of the Methodist…
Vest, Emmons Rutledgep. 963clergyman, author, was born June 4, 1852, in Holman, Ind. He received his degrees of A. B. and A. M.…
Vest, George Grahamp. 963lawyer, congressman, United States senator, was born Dec. 6, 1830, in Frankfort, Ky. In 1853 he removed…
Vethake, Henryp. 963educator, author, was born in 1792, in Essequilo county, B. G. He was a Philadelphia educator who was…
Vetromile, Eugenep. 963missionary, author, was born Feb. 22, 1819, in Italy. He was a noted Italian Jesuit missionary long…
Veysey, Arthur Henryp. 963author, was born in 1869 in England. He is a writer of New York city, and the author of A Cheque for…
Vezin, Hermannp. 963actor, was born March 29, 1829, in Philadelphia. He was successful in The Man o' Airlie; The Rightful…
Vibbard, Chaunceyp. 963railroad superintendent, congressman, was born Nov. 11, 1811, in Galway, N. Y. In 1848 he became the…
Vick, Jamesp. 963horticulturist, was born Nov. 23, 1818, in England. In 1855 he engaged in the novel enterprise of…
Vickers, Georgep. 963soldier, lawyer, United States senator, was born Nov. 19, 1801, in Chestertown, Md. In 1836 he was an…
Vickers, George Mp. 963author, poet, was born Jan. 8, 1841, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is the author of a number of works; among…
Victor, Mrs. Frances Aurettap. 963[FULLER] [BARRETT], author, was born May 23, 1826, in Rome, N. Y. She is the author of The River of the…
Victor, Mrs. Metta Victoriap. 963[FULLER], author, poet, was born March 2, 1831, near Erie, Pa. She was a novelist and poet of New York…
Victor, Orville Jamesp. 963journalist, author, was born Oct. 23, 1827, in Sandusky, Ohio. He is an author and editor of New York…
Videl, Michelp. 963journalist, diplomat, congressman, was born in France. In 1867 he started, in Opelousas, La., a paper…
Viele, Egbert Ludovickusp. 963military engineer, congressman, author, was born June 17, 1825, in Waterford, N. Y. He is a military…
Vignaud, Jean Henryp. 963journalist, author, was born Nov. 27, 1830, in New Orleans, La. In 1863 he was appointed assistant…
Vilas, William Freemanp. 963soldier, lawyer, legislator, United States senator, was born July 9, 1840, in Chelsea, Mass. He removed…
Villard, Henryp. 963journalist, financier, was born April 11, 1835, in Germany. He subsequently became the European…
Villepigue, John Bordenavep. 963soldier, was born July 2, 1830, in Camden, S. C. He joined the Confederate army, and attained the rank…
Villere, James Philipp. 964became governor of Louisiana in 1817. He was a soldier and participated in the battle of New Orleans as…
Villere, Jaquezp. 964soldier, governor, was born April 28, 1761, near New Orleans, La. He was major of volunteers under…
Vincent, Albert Oliverp. 964soldier, was born Feb. 7, 1642, in Cadiz, Ohio. He served as major of the fourth Arkansas cavalry in…
Vincent, Boydp. 964protestant episcopal bishop, was born May 18, 1845, in Erie, Pa. He was elected bishop of Delaware in…
Vincent, Francisp. 964journalist, author, was born March 17, 1822, in England. He was a journalist of Wilmington, Del., who…
Vincent, Frankp. 964traveler, author, was born April 2, 1848, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He is a traveler of note, and the author of…
Vincent, John Heylp. 964bishop, author, was born Feb. 23, 1832, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He is a methodist bishop now living at…
Vincent, Joshua Williamp. 964journalist, author, was born May 14, 1859, in Jackson, Miss. He has been editor and owner of the…
Vincent, Marvin Richardsonp. 964clergyman, educator, author, was born Sept. 11, 1834, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He is a presbyterian…
Vincent, Strongp. 964soldier, was born June 17, 1837, in Waterford, Pa. He served in the civil war, attaining the rank of…
Vincent, Thomas Mccurdyp. 964soldier, author, was born Nov. 15, 1832, in Cadiz, Ohio. He is an army officer who has published The…
Vincent, William Ap. 964lawyer, jurist, was born Jan. 1, 1857, in Wheeling, Va. He moved to New Mexico, and was appointed chief…
Vincent, William Dp. 964merchant, journalist, congressman, was born Oct. 11, 1852, near Dresden, Tenn. In 1862 he moved with his…
Vingut, Francisco Javierp. 964educator, author, was born in 1823 in Cuba. He is a Cuban educator, after 1848 a resident of New York,…
Vingut, Mrs. Gertrudep. 964author, was born about 1830 in Philadelphia, Pa. Her first work was Irene, or the Autobiography of an…
Vining, Johnp. 964congressman, United States senator, was born Dec. 23, 1758, in Dover, Del. He was a delegate to the…
Vinje, a. Jp. 964lawyer, jurist, was born Nov. 10, 1857, in Norway. In 1891 he moved to West Superior, Wis.; and since…
Vinton, Alexander Hamiltonp. 964clergyman, author, was born May 2, 1807, in Providence, R. I. He was an episcopal clergyman Boston,…
Vinton, Arthur Dudleyp. 964lawyer, author, was born Dec. 23, 1852, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He is a lawyer and novelist of New York city…
Vinton, Calesta Holmanp. 964missionary, author, was born in 1809, in Union, Conn. She was successful teaching the Karen women, and…
Vinton, David Hammondp. 964solaier, was born May 4, 1803, in Providence, R. I. In 1864 he was brevetted, for faithful and…
Vinton, Francisp. 964clergyman, author, was born Aug. 29, 1809, in Providence, R. I. He was an episcopal clergyman of New…
Vinton, Francis Laurensp. 964soldier, author, was born in 1835 in Maine. He was an officer in the federal army during the civil war…
Vinton, Fredericp. 964bibliographer, author, was born Oct. 9, 1817, in Boston, Mass. In 1865 he became first assistant in the…
Vinton, Frederic Porterp. 964artist, was born Jan. 29, 1846, in Bangor, Maine. He has attained eminence as a portrait painter. He…
Vinton, John Adamsp. 964clergyman, genealogist, author, was born Feb. 5, 1801, in Boston, Mass. He was a congregational…
Vinton, Samuel Finleyp. 964lawyer, congressman, was born Sept. 25, 1792, in South Hadley, Mass. He was first elected a…
Virgin, William Wirtp. 964lawyer, jurist, was born in September, 1823, in Rumford, Maine. He was a jurist who was justice of the…
Visscher, William Lp. 965author, poet, was born Nov. 25, 1842, in Owingsviile, Ky. He has written more than a thousand poems, and…
Vittum, Edmund Marchp. 965clergyman, author, poet, was born Oct. 24, 1855, in Sandwich, N. H. This eminent congregational…
Vogdes, Williamp. 965lawyer, educator, author, was born Dec. 29, 1802, in Philadelphia. He was a lawyer and educator of…
Voight, Edward Williamp. 965brewer, capitalist, was born April 5, 1844, in Saxony. He retains the general management of the Voight…
Volk, Leonard Wellsp. 965sculptor, was born Nov. 7, 1828, in Wellstown (now Wells), N. Y. In 1857 he settled in Chicago. His…
Volk, Stephen Arnold Doug- Lasp. 965artist, was born Feb. 23, 1856, in Pittsfield, Mass. In 1875 he exhibited at the salon In Brittany, and…
Vollmering, Josephp. 965artist, was born Aug. 27, 1810, in Westphalia. He opened a studio in New York and was elected an…
Voorhees, Charles Stewartp. 965lawyer, congressman, was born June 4, 1853, in Covington, Ind. He is a successful lawyer of Colfax,…
Voorhees, Daniel Wolseyp. 965lawyer, congressman, United States senator, was born Sept. 26, 1827, in Butler county, Ohio. He was…
Voorhees, Jacobp. 965farmer, legislator, was born May 25, 1841, in Glen, N. Y. He has been regent for Oregon State Normal…
Voorhies, John Stevensp. 965publisher, was born May 9, 1809, in New York city. He projected and published Sedgwick on Damages;…
Voorhis, Charles Henryp. 965lawyer, legislator, was born March 3, 1833, in Spring Valley, N. J. He graduated at Rutgers college, New…
Vos, Geerhardusp. 965clergyman, educator, author, was born in 1862 in Holland. He is a Dutch clergyman, professor of biblical…
Vose, George Leonardp. 965civil engineer, educator, author, was born April 19, 1831, in Augusta, Maine. He is a civil engineer,…
Vose, Johnp. 965educator, author, was born in 1766 in New Hampshire. He was an educator of Atkinson, N. H., prominent in…
Vose, Rogerp. 965lawyer, jurist, congressman. He was for many years chief justice of the court of common pleas in New…
Votaw, Elihu Hillesp. 965clergyman, lecturer, author, poet, was born June 21, 1839, in Salem, Ohio. He received his education at…
Vought, Harry Dyerp. 965journalist, was born Aug. 14, 1849, in Buffalo, N. Y. For three years he was president of the Buffalo…
Vredenburgh, Peterp. 965lawyer, jurist, was born Oct. 31, 1805, in Readington, N. J. In 1837-52 he was prosecuting attorney of…
Vroom, Adelaidep. 965educator, poet. She has attained prominence as a successful educator of Missouri; and is the author of a…
Vroom, Garret Dorset Wallp. 965lawyer, author, was born Dec. 17, 1843, in Trenton, N. J., and is the son of the late Governor Vroom of…
Vroom, Peter Dumontp. 965congressman, governor, was born Dec. 12, 1791, in Hillsborough township, N. J. He was governor of New…
Vroom, Peter Dumontp. 965soldier, was born April 18, 1842, in Trenton, N. J. He served in the civil war, was promoted major of…
Vrooman, Harry Chasep. 965clergyman, lecturer, was born April 13, 1864, in Port Huron, Mich. He received his education at the…