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Huntington, Samuel – Hurst, Calvin

Huntington, Samuel

governor, was born Oct. 4, 1765, in Coventry, Conn.

In 1808 he was elected governor of Ohio and served until 1810. He died June 8, 1878, in Painesville, Ohio.

Hunton, Jonathan G

governor, was born in 1781, in Unity, N. H. He was governor of Maine in 1830 and 1831.

He died Oct. 14, 1851, in Fairfield, Maine.

Huntsman, Adam

congressman, was born in Virginia. He was a representative in congress from Tennessee from 1835 to 1837.

Hurd, Frank Hunt

lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 25, 1841, in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He was made a county prosecuting attorney in 1863; and a state senator in 1866. He codified the criminal code of Ohio in 1868, which was duly published. In 1874 he was elected a representative from Ohio to the fortyfourth congress; was also elected to the forty-sixth and forty-eighth congresses as a democrat.

Hurd, Helen Marr

educator, poet, was born Feb. 2, 1839, in Harmony, Maïne.

In her youth she was engaged in educational work; and has contributed poems to periodical literature during the past forty years. In 1887 she published a volume entitled Poetical Works, a work of real merit; this was followed by another volume in 1890. She takes an active interest in the cause of temperance and other movements in the interest of humanity.

Hurd, John Codman

author, was born Nov. 11, 1816, in Boston, Mass. He was a writer of Boston, and the author of The Law of Freedom and Bondage in the United States; and The Theory of Our National Existence. He died in 1892.

Hurd, Nathaniel

engraver, was born Feb. 13, 1730. He was probably the first in this country to engrave on copper. He engraved the seal of Harvard university. He died Dec. 17, 1777.

Hurlburt, William Henry

journalist, author, was born July 3, 1827, in Charleston, S. C. He was a journalist of New York city of much prominence at one time as one of the editors of the World.

His latest years were spent in Europe.

He was the author of Gan Eden, or Pictures of Cuba; and General McClellan and the Conduct of the War. He died in 1895.

Hurlbut, William Henry

physician, surgeon, state legislator, was born Jan. 8, 1837, in Venice, N. Y. Since 1877 he has been United States examining surgeon for pensions; and in 1896 was elected a member of the Wisconsin state legislature.

Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman

clergyman, author, was born in 1843, in New York. He is a methodist clergyman of prominence in New York and New Jersey, and the author of Manual of Biblical Theology; Studies in the Four Gospels; and Outlines in Old Testament History.

Hurley, Denis M

business man, congressman, was born March 14, 1843, in Ireland. He was educated in the public schools and learned the carpenter's trade. He is in the contracting business, and at present is connected with the W. H. Beard Dredging company of New York city. He was an unsuccessful candidate of the republican party for member of assembly in the first assembly district of Kings county in 1881-82; was elected to the fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth congresses as a republican.

Hurst, Calvin

lawyer, was born Oct. 19, 1860, in Claiborne county, Tenn.

He received a liberal education; taught school during 1878-82; and during 1885-90 was engaged in land surveying and draughting. He has attained success as an able lawyer of Pineville, Ky.; nas taken an active part in the political affairs of his state; and is president of the Bryan Silver club of his city.

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