Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography

Thousands of short American lives — soldiers, inventors, preachers, governors, novelists — each given a paragraph: born where, did what, and why anyone remembered.

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12 lives in this part of Herringshaw's American Biography.

Zahm, John Augustine

clergyman, author, was born in 1851 in Ohio. He is a Roman catholic clergyman, procurator-general of the congregation of the Holy Cross…

Zeisberger, David

missionary, author, was born April 11, 1721, in Moravia. He was a noted missionary of the Moravians in Pennsylvania and Ohio; and the…

Zenor, William T

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born April 30, 1846, in Harrison township. In 1871 he moved to Leavenworth, Ind., where he established a…

Ziegler, William

manufacturer, was born Sept. 1, 1843, in Beaver county, Pa. In 1870 he organized the Royal Chemical company, and began the manufacture of…

Zilliox, James

Roman catholic prelate, author, was born Oct. 14, 1849, in Newark, N. J. In 1885 he was elected abbot of the newly established abbey at St…

Zimmermann, L. M

clergyman, author, was born Aug. 29, 1863, in Manchester, Md. He received his education in the Pennsylvania college at Gettysburg, Pa. He…

Zollars, Allen

lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born in Licking county, Ohio. In 1864 he graduated from the Denison university of Granville, Ohio…

Zollars, Ely Vaughan

educator, college president, author, was born Sept. 19, 1847, near Lower Salem, Ohio. He has been adjunct professor of ancient languages in…

Zabriskie, Francis Nicoll – Zorcher, Philip

clergyman, author, was born in 1832 in New York. He was a Dutch reformed clergyman; and the author of Golden Fruit from Bible Trees; The…

Zubly, John Joachim

clergyman, congressman, author, was born Aug. 27, 1724, in Switzerland. He was a doctor of divinity, and preached in the German, English…

Zulick, C. Meyer

soldier, lawyer, jurist, governor, was born June 3, 1839, in Easton, Pa. He entered the union army as adjutant of the second regiment…

Zundel, John

organist, author, was born in 1815 in Germany. He was a musician, organist of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, in 1850-78; and the author of…

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