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165 lives from Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography (1898), printed on pages 109–116. Each name links to the page it is printed on.

Bibb, George Mp. 109lawyer, jurist, United States senator, was born in 1772, in Virginia. He was a justice, and twice chief…
Bibb, Thomasp. 109governor, was a kinsman of W. W. Bibb, whom he succeeded as governor of Alabama in 1820.
Bibb, William Wyattp. 109governor, United States senator, was born Oct. 1, 1780, in Virginia. He was a representative in congress…
Bibighaus, Thomas Mp. 109congressman, was born in 1816, in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from that state from…
Bible, George Potterp. 109educator, lecturer, was born Feb. 26, 1858, in Bellefonte, Pa. He is known in his state as one of the…
Bicker, Walterp. 109soldier, was born Feb. 29, 1796, in New York city. served in the war of 1812; and at the time of his…
Bickford, Levi Fp. 109clergyman, poet, was born January 9, 1840, in Hartford, Ind. He is a successful congregational clergyman…
Bickmore, Albert Smithp. 109ethnologist, author, was born March 1, 1839, in St. George, Maine. He is an ethnologist; and since 1885…
Bicknell, Albion Harrisp. 109artist, was born March 18, 1837, in Turner, Maine. He began the study of art at an early age, and was a…
Bicknell, Bennetp. 109state senator, congressman, was born in Mansfield, Conn. He served in the assembly of the state in 1812;…
Bicknell, George Augustusp. 109lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in Philadelphia, Pa. He was judge of the second judicial circuit…
Bicknell, Thomas Williamsp. 109educator, journalist, author, was born Sept. 6, 1834, in Barrington, R. I. He has been very active in…
Biddle, Andrew Porterp. 109physician, dermatologist, was born Feb. 25, 1862, in Detroit, Mich. He studied in Geneva, Heidelberg and…
Biddle, Anthony Joseph Drex- Elp. 109journalist, author, was born in 1874, in Pennsylvania. He is a journalist and publisher of Philadelphia;…
Biddle, Charles Johnp. 109soldier, congressman, was born in 1819, in Philadelphia, Pa. In the war with Mexico he was brevetted a…
Biddle, Clement Cornellp. 109soldier, was born Oct. 24, 1784, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1812 he raised a company of volunteers-the…
Biddle, Edwardp. 109soldier, lawyer, statesman, was born in 1739. He was an officer in the French war from 1756 to 1.763;…
Biddle, Horace Pp. 109lawyer, jurist, author, poet, was born March 24, 1818, in Hocking county, Ohio. In his boyhood he…
Biddle, Jacob Albertp. 110clergyman, college president, author, was born Dec. 24, 1845, in Rochester, Ohio. He has held the…
Biddle, Jamesp. 110soldier, was born Feb. 28, 1783, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1845 he was United States commissioner to…
Biddle, Johnp. 110soldier, congressman, was born March 9, 1789, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was an officer in the war of 1812,…
Biddle, Nicholasp. 110naval officer, was born Sept. 10, 1750, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1775 congress passed a resolution…
Biddle, Nicholasp. 110state senator, financier, was born Jan. 8, 1786, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a financier of Philadelphia…
Biddle, Richardp. 110lawyer, congressman, author, was born March 25, 1796, in Philadelphia, Pa., and was a brother of…
Biddle, Thomasp. 110soldier, was born Nov. 21, 1790, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1814 he was brevetted major, and in December…
Bidlack, Benjamin Ap. 110congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1841…
Bidwell, Barnabasp. 110lawyer, congressman. From 1801 to 1805 he was a member of the Massachusetts legislature; was a…
Bidwell, Daniel Dp. 110soldier, was born about 1816 in Buffalo, N. Y. Colonel Bidwell took a prominent part in the battles of…
Bidwell, Johnp. 110soldier, state senator, congressman, was born Aug. 5, 1819, in Chautauqua county, N. Y. He served in the…
Bidwell, Marshal Sp. 110lawyer, banker, was born 1798 in New England. He was at the time of his death president of the oldest…
Bidwell, Walter Hilliardp. 110clergyman, journalist, was born June 21, 1798, in Farmington, Conn. In 1841 he began a long editorial…
Bienville, Jean Baptistp. 110colonial governor, was born Feb. 24, 1680, in Montreal, Canada. He was the founder of New Orleans; and…
Bierer, Andrew Gregg Curtinp. 110lawyer, jurist, was born Oct. 24, 1862, in Uniontown, Pa. He has attained success in the legal…
Bierer, Everardp. 110soldier, lawyer, legislator, was born Jan. 9, 1827, in Uniontown, Pa. Since 1848 he has been principally…
Bierman, E. Benjaminp. 110educator, near Reading, Pa. He received his education in the Reading classical academy and the…
Bierne, Andrewp. 110congressman, was born in Ireland. He served as a representative in congress from Virginia from 1837 to…
Bierstadt, Albertp. 110landscape painter, was born Jan. 7, 1830, in Germany. Among his most celebrated works are Rocky…
Biery, James Sp. 110educator, lawyer, congressman, was born March 2, 1839, in Venango county, Pa. He received an academic…
Bigby, John Summerfieldp. 110lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Feb. 13, 1832, in Coweta county, Ga. He graduated from Emory…
Bigelow, Abijahp. 110congressman, was born Dec. 5, 1775, in Westminster, Mass. He was a member of the general court of…
Bigelow, Anson Ap. 111lumberman, was born Nov. 7, 1833, in Easton, N. Y. The firm of A. A. Bigelow and Co. now own a large…
Bigelow, Asap. 111merchant, was born Jan. 18, 1779, in Marlborough, Conn. He was engaged in a general shipping and…
Bigelow, Edgar Altonp. 111educator, farmer, business man, legislator, was born March 8, 1863, in Zumbrota, Minn. After receiving…
Bigelow, Erastus Brighamp. 111manufacturer, was born April 2, 1814, in West Boylston, Mass. He was a noted New England inventor of…
Bigelow, Frank Gordonp. 111banker, was born Sept. 28, 1847, in Hartford, N. Y. This successful business man and financier has been…
Bigelow, Henry Jacobp. 111physician, was born March 11, 1818, in Boston, Mass. He became professor of surgery in the medical…
Bigelow, Hobert Bp. 111statesman. He was governor of Connecticut from 1881 to 1883.
Bigelow, Horace Ransomp. 111lawyer, was born March 13, 1820, in Watervliet, N. Y. He was attorney for the St. Paul, Minneapolis and…
Bigelow, Jacobp. 111physician, author, was born Feb. 27, 1787, in Sudbury, Mass. He was a famous physician of Boston who…
Bigelow, Johnp. 111journalist, author, was born in 1817 in New York. He is a prominent New York journalist, at one time…
Bigelow, Johnp. 111soldier, author, was born in 1854 in New York, and is a son of John Bigelow. He is a United States…
Bigelow, John Miltonp. 111physician, was born Aug. 22, 1847, in Albany, N. Y. He has lectured at Albany college since 1869, and…
Bigelow, Jonathan Gordonp. 111soldier, lawyer, was born July 16, 1839, in St. Albans, Maine. He received his education in the St.…
Bigelow, Lettie Salinap. 111reformer, editor, poet, was born in 1849, in Pelham, Mass. She is the state superintendent of franchise…
Bigelow, Lewisp. 111congressman, author, was born in 1783 in Petersham, Mass. He was a representative in congress from his…
Bigelow, Melville Madisonp. 111lawyer, author, poet, was born Aug. 2, 1846, in Eaton Rapids, Mich. He is a lawyer and law lecturer of…
Bigelow, Mrs. Edith Evelynp. 111author, was born in 1861 in New York. She is the wife of P. Bigelow, and the author of Diplomatic…
Bigelow, Poultneyp. 111author, was born in 1855, in New York, and is a son of John Bigelow. He is the author of The German…
Bigelow, Robert Paynep. 111Zoologist, was born July 10, 1863, in Baldwinsville, N. Y. He received the degree of S. B. from Harvard,…
Bigelow, Timothyp. 111soldier, was born Aug. 12, 1739, in Worcester, Mass. Hearing of the battle of Lexington, he led a…
Bigelow, Timothyp. 111lawyer, legislator, was born April 30, 1767, in Worcester, Mass. He was an active federalist; was…
Bigger, Samuelp. 111lawyer, legislator, jurist, governor, was born about 1800 in Warren county, Ohio. He was a…
Biggs, Asap. 111lawyer, jurist, United States senator, was born Feb. 4, 1811, in Williamstown, N. C. In 1835 he was…
Biggs, Benjamin Tp. 111farmer, congressman, was born Oct. 1, 1821, in Summit Bridge, Del. In 1847 he turned his attention to…
Biggs, Marionp. 111farmer, congressman, was born May 2, 1823, in Pike county, Mo. He is a farmer by profession, and was…
Biggs, William Henryp. 111clergyman, was born June 23, 1786, in New Milford, Conn. He was pastor of the First church of New Haven…
Bigler, Davidp. 111Moravian bishop, was born Dec. 26, 1806, in Hagerstown, Mass. He was a missionary in the West Indies in…
Bigler, Johnp. 111lawyer, legislator, governor, was born Jan. 8, 1804, in Cumberland county, Pa. He moved to California in…
Bigler, Williamp. 112journalist, governor, United States senator, was born December, 1814, in Shermansburg, Pa. In 1841 he…
Biglow, Williamp. 112educator, author, was born Sept. 22, 1773, in Natick, Mass. He was an educator of Boston, and the author…
Bigney, Mark Frederickp. 112journalist, author, was born in 1817, in Nova Scotia. In 1865 he became managing editor of the New…
Bignold, Lewis Brucep. 112lawyer, legislator, was born Feb. 4, 1851, in England. In 1873 he emigrated to the United States; for…
Bignon, Fleming Grantland Dup. 112lawyer, jurist, state senator, was born July 25, 1853, in Milledgeville, Ga. From 1877-79 he was county…
Bigot, William Valentinep. 112clergyman, was born Dec. 4, 1838, in Germany. He came to the United States in 1847, and was placed in…
Bikle, Philip Mp. 112educator, editor, was born Dec. 1, 1844, in Smithsburg, Md. Since 1880 he has been editor of the…
Bill, Benezet Houghp. 112lawyer, jurist, banker, was born Feb. 26, 1829, in New Milford, Pa. He received his education in the…
Bill, Ledyardp. 112journalist, author, legislator, was born May 14, 1836, in Ledyard, Conn. After receiving his education…
Billinghurst, Charlesp. 112lawyer, congressman, was born July 27, 1818, in Brighton, N. Y. He moved to Wisconsin in 1847, and was a…
Billings, Adoniram Judsonp. 112physician, surgeon, state legislator, was born Dec. 3, 1826, in Newport, Maine. In 1862 he was appointed…
Billings, Charles Edwardp. 112soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born in 1825 in South Carolina. He fought in the civil war, and rose…
Billings, Edward Cp. 112lawyer, jurist, was born in Massachusetts. He received a collegiate education; studied law, and engaged…
Billings, Frederickp. 112lawyer, philanthropist, was born Sept. 27, 1823, in Royalton, Vt. His gifts to the university of Vermont…
Billings, George Herrickp. 112metallurgist, inventor, was born Feb. 8, 1845, in Taunton, Mass. Since 1862 his attention has been…
Billings, Hammattp. 112architect, was born Nov. 14, 1784, in Boston, Mass. He lived in Boston for many years, and designed…
Billings, John Shawp. 112surgeon, author, was born in 1838 in Indiana In 1894 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and deputy…
Billings, Simeon Rp. 112farmer, civil engineer, state senator, was born March 17, 1835, in Orleans county, N. Y. He received the…
Billings, Williamp. 112composer, was born Oct. 7, 1746, in Boston, Mass. He was a zealous patriot, and during the revolution…
Billingsley, Amos Stevensp. 112clergyman, author, was born Nov. 14, 1818, near East Palestine, Ohio. In 1847 he graduated from the…
Billow, Garrett Ap. 112professor of dental pathology, was born Aug. 29, 1864, in Shelby, Ohio. For many years he was engaged in…
Bines, Thomasp. 112congressman. He was a representative in congress from New Jersey from 1814 to 1815, and again from 1819…
Bingham, Charlesp. 113clergyman, poet, was born June 16, 1828, in Geneseo, N. Y. He has been a clergyman since 1870, and now…
Bingham, Edward Franklinp. 113lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born Aug. 13, 1828, in Concord, Vt. He received his education in the…
Bingham, Harryp. 113lawyer, legislator, author, was born March 30, 1821, in Concord, Vt. He graduated in 1843 from Dartmouth…
Bingham, Henry Hp. 113lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 4, 1841, in Philadelphia, Pa. He entered the union army as a…
Bingham, Jennie Mp. 113author, was born March 16, 1859, in Fulton, N. Y. She is the author of two books entitled Annals of the…
Bingham, Joel Footep. 113educator, clergyman, author, was born Oct. 11, 1827, in Andover, Conn. In 1867 he was pastor of the…
Bingham, John Ap. 113lawyer, congressman, was born in 1815 in Pennsylvania. In 1854 he was elected a representative from Ohio…
Bingham, Judson Davidp. 113soldier, born May 16, 1831, in Massena Springs, N. Y. He took part in the suppression of John Brown's…
Bingham, Kinsley Sp. 113lawyer, jurist, United States senator, governor, was born Dec. 16, 1808, in Camillus, N. Y. He was…
Bingham, Williamp. 113educator, thor, was born in 1835 in North Carolina. In 1856 he graduated from the university of North…
Bingham, Williamp. 113United States senator, was born in 1751 in Philadelphia, Pa. He graduated at the college of Philadelphia…
Binkley, Lilliep. 113educator, poet, was born Dec. 9, 1869, in Atchison county, Kan. She is a successful educator of…
Binmann, Adolphp. 113farmer, soldier, public official, was born Nov. 19, 1842, in Norway. He was collector of internal…
Binney, Amosp. 113physician, author, was born Oct. 18, 1803, in Boston, Mass. He was a once prominent physician and…
Binney, Horacep. 113jurist, congressman, author, was born Jan. 4, 1780, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a noted jurist of…
Binney, Joseph Getchellp. 113college president, was born Nov. 4, 1778, in Milford, Mass. In 1822 he accepted the chair of theology in…
Binney, William Greenep. 113conchologist, author, was born in 1833, in Massachusetts. He is a well-known conchologist of Burlington,…
Binns, Johnp. 113journalist, author, was born Dec. 22, 1772, in Ireland. From 1807 to 1829 he conducted, at Philadelphia,…
Birch, Thomasp. 113artist, was born in 1779, in London, England. During the war of 1812 he executed a series of historical…
Birckhead, William Hp. 113poet. He is the author of a volume of poems entitled Changing Moods.
Bird, Frederick Mayerp. 113clergyman, author, was born June 28, 1838, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is an episcopal clergyman widely…
Bird, Johnp. 113lawyer, congressman, was born in Litchfield, Conn. He was early distinguished at the bar of New York…
Bird, John Tp. 113lawyer, congressman, was born Aug. 16, 1829, in Hunterdon county, N. J. In 1863 he was appointed…
Bird, Robert Montgomeryp. 114author, was born in 1803, in Newcastle, Del. His Nick of the Wood was his most popular work. His two…
Birdsall, Ausburnp. 114congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress, from that state, from 1847 to…
Birdsall, Jamesp. 114congressman. He was a representative in congress, from New York, from 1815 to 1817; and was a member of…
Birdsall, Samuelp. 114congressman. He was a representative in congress, from New York, from 1837 to 1839. BIRDSALL, WILLIAM…
Birdsell, John Cp. 114manufacturer, was born March 31, 1815, in Westchester county, N. Y. He was actively engaged in devising…
Birdseye, Georgep. 114author, poet, was born Nov. 21, 1844, in New York city. The first volume of poems from his pen was…
Birdseye, Victoryp. 114state senator, congressman. He was a representative in congress, from New York, from 1815 to 1817, and…
Birge, Edward Asahelp. 114educator, zoologist, was born Sept. 7, 1851, in Troy, N. Y. He received the degrees of A. B. and A. M.…
Birge, Henry Warnerp. 114soldier, born Aug. 25, 1825, in Hartford, Conn. Before the surrender of this stronghold General Birge…
Birkbeck, Morrisp. 114traveler, author, purchased 16,000 acres of land in Illinois, founded the town of New Albion, and…
Birkmire, William Harveyp. 114architect, engineer, author, was born June 25, 1860, at Falls of Schuylkill, Philadelphia, Pa. He was…
Birney, David Billp. 114soldier, was born May 29, 1825, in Huntsville, Ala. He enlisted in the U. S. army during the civil war;…
Birney, Jamesp. 114state senator, governor, was born June 7, 1817, in Danville, Ky. He was a state senator in Michigan in…
Birney, James Gillespiep. 114statesman, author, was born Feb. 4, 1792, in Danville, Ky. He was a statesman famous for his opposition…
Birney, Williamp. 114soldier, lawyer, author, was born May 28, 1819, near Huntsville, Ala. He received his education at the…
Bisbee, Frederick Ap. 114clergyman, author, poet, was born Feb. 28, 1855, in Nunda, N. Y. He is a distinguished clergyman of the…
Bisbee, Horatiop. 114JR., soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born May 1, 1839, in Canton, Maine. He entered the union army in…
Bishop, Jamesp. 114merchant, congressman, was born in New Brunswick, N. J. He was bred a merchant; and served in tue…
Bishop, James Remsenp. 114educator, was born Sept. 17, 1860, in New Brunswick, N. J. He undertook the difficult task of building…
Bishop, Joel Prentissp. 114jurist, author, was born in 1814 in Volney, N. Y. He is an eminent jurist of Boston, and the author of…
Bishop, Levip. 114lawyer, author, poet, was born Oct. 15, 1815, in Russell, Mass. He was elected justice of the peace in…
Bishop, Nathaniel Holmesp. 114author, was born in 1837 in Massachusetts. He is a writer of entertaining travels, and the author of A…
Bishop, Phanuelp. 114state senator, congressman. From 1787 to 1791 he was a member of the Massachusetts state senate; and in…
Bishop, Richard Mp. 114merchant, governor, was born Nov. 4, 1812, in Fleming county, Ky. In 1848 he removed to Cincinnati,…
Bishop, Robert Hamiltonp. 115clergyman, author, was born July 26, 1777, in Scotland. He was a presbyterian clergyman of Ohio, and…
Bishop, Rosewell Pp. 115soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 6, 1843, in Sidney, N. Y. In 1861 he enlisted as a private…
Bishop, Seth Scottp. 115physician, surgeon, author, was born Feb. 7, 1852, in fessor of law in Yale college from 1847 to 1855.…
Bishop, William Dp. 115lawyer, railroad president, congressman, was born Sept. 4, 1827, in Bloomfield, N. J. He graduated at…
Bishop, William Henryp. 115educator, author, was born Jan. 7, 1847, in Hartford, Conn. He is a professor in Yale university, and…
Bispham, Henry Collinsp. 115artist, was born in 1841, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1869 he sent to the national academy On the Campagna;…
Bissell, Clarkp. 115lawyer, jurist, governor, was born in 1782 in Lebanon, Conn. He graduated at Yale college in 1806;…
Bissell, Edwin Conep. 115clergyman, author, was born in 1832, in New York. He is a congregational clergyman of Chicago, and the…
Bissell, George Henryp. 115lawyer, was born Nov. 8, 1821, in Hanover, N. H. He retained his connection with the oil industry for…
Bissell, Herbert Porterp. 115lawyer, was born Aug. 30, 1856, in New London, N. Y. In 1886 he joined the partnership of Brundage,…
Bissell, J. Bp. 115jurist. He is a judge of the court of appeals of Colorado.
Bissell, John Williamp. 115clergyman, educator, college president, was born Aug. 4, 1843, in Canada. He received his education at…
Bissell, Joseph Bidlemanp. 115phy- 'sician, was born Sept. 3, 1859, in Lake- Fond du Lac, Wis. He has been profes-ville, Conn. He…
Bissell, Josiah Wolcottp. 115engineer, was born May 12, 1818, in Rochester, N. Y. He was engaged before the civil war in banking, and…
Bissell, Melville Rp. 115inventor, manufacturer, was born Sept. 25, 1843, in Hartwick, N. Y. He was the inventor of the Bissell…
Bissell, Pelham St. Georgep. 115capitalist, was born Dec. 5, 1858, in New York city. The Adirondacks Pulp .company was organized by him,…
Bissell, Simon Bp. 115naval officer, was born Oct. 28, 1808, in Vermont. He was attached to the sloop Albany, during the war…
Bissell, William Hp. 115soldier, lawyer, congressman, governor, was born April 25, 1811, in Hartwick, N. Y. In 1840 he was…
Bissell, William Henry Augus- Tusp. 115bishop, was born Nov. 14, 1814, in Randolph, Vt. He was elected Protestant Episcopal bishop of Vermont,…
Bissell, Wilson Shannonp. 115postmaster general, was born Dec. 31, 1847, in New London, N. Y. He is a leading lawyer of the state of…
Bittenbender, Ada M. Colep. 115lawyer, reformer, was born Aug. 3, 1848, in Bradford county, Pa. In 1881-82 she was secretary and…
Bittenbender, Henry Clayp. 115journalist, lawyer, reformer, was born June 19, 1851, in Afton, Pa. He received his education in the…
Bitter, Karl Theodore Fran- Cisp. 115sculptor, was born Dec. 6, 1867, in Austria. He has attained success as a sculptor. Among his works that…
Bittinger, John Lawrencep. 115journalist, statesman, was born Nov. 28, 1833, near Chambersburg, Pa. He received his education in the…
Bixby, James Thompsonp. 115clergyman, author, was born July 30, 1843, in Barre, Mass. He has filled important pastorates in the…
Bixby, John Munsonp. 116lawyer, author, was born in February, 1800, in Fairfield, Conn. He was a lawyer of New York city, whose…
Bixby, Moses Homanp. 116missionary, clergyman, was born Aug. 20, 1827, in Warren, N. H. He received the rudiments of his…
Bixby, Samuel Mp. 116manufacturer, was born May 27, 1833, in Haverhill, N. H. He has made his name famous as manufacturer of…