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Boyce, James – Brazza, Cora

187 lives from Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography (1898), printed on pages 135–143. Each name links to the page it is printed on.

Boyce, Jamesp. 135capitalist, was born April 7, 1833, in Belfast, Ireland. He is senior member of James Boyce and Co.,…
Boyce, William Hp. 135lawyer, jurist, was born Nov. 28, 1855, in Sussex county, Del. He is a successful lawyer of Georgetown,…
Boyce, William Wp. 135lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 24, 1819, in Charleston, S. C. He was a member of the legislature of…
Boyd, Adamp. 136congressman. He was an active supporter of the revolution, and a man of strong natural ability. He was a…
Boyd, Adamp. 136printer, preacher, was born Nov. 25, 1738, in Pennsylvania. He served in St. James church, Wilmington,…
Boyd, a. Hunterp. 136lawyer, jurist, was born July 15, 1849, in Winchester, Va. He graduated from the law school of the…
Boyd, Alexanderp. 136congressman. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1813 to 1815.
Boyd, James Ep. 136governor, was born Sept. 9, 1834, in Ireland. In 1870 he organized the Omaha and Northwestern railroad,…
Boyd, James Robertp. 136clergyman, educator, author, was born in 1804 in Hunter, N. Y. He was a presbyterian clergyman, formerly…
Boyd, John Hp. 136congressman, born in New York. In 1840 he was a member of the state assembly from Washington county; and…
Boyd, Kate Parkerp. 136artist, was born Oct. 23, 1836, in New York. She won a number of medals and prizes in the Centennial…
Boyd, Linnp. 136congressman, was born Nov. 22, 1800, in Nashville, Tenn. In 1827 he was elected to the legislature of…
Boyd, Samuel Stillmanp. 136lawyer, jurist, was born in 1803 in Portland, Maine. In 1826 he graduated from Bowdoin college; and…
Boyd, Sempronius Hp. 136soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born May 28, 1828, in Williamson county, Tenn. In 1861 he raised a…
Boyd, Thomas Ap. 136soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born June 25, 1830, in Adams county, Pa. He removed to Illinois in…
Boyden, Emily M. Bp. 136artist, composer, was born Dec. 14, 1828, in Morrisville, N. Y. As a needle painting artist she received…
Boyden, Nathanielp. 136lawyer, congressman, was born Aug. 16, 1796, in Franklin township, Mass. He was elected a number of…
Boyden, Sethp. 136inventor, was born Nov. 17, 1788, in Foxborough, Mass. He engaged in the leather manufacture in Newark…
Boyer, Benjamin Mp. 136lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 22, 1823, in Montgomery county, Pa. He was district attorney for his…
Boyer, Henry Klinep. 136lawyer, legislator, was born Feb. 19, 1850, in Evansburg, Pa. He was admitted to practice at the…
Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorthp. 136was born Sept. 23, 1848, in Norway. He was a writer of Norwegian birth, long resident in New York, and a…
Boykin, John Tp. 136physician, surgeon, was born April 17, 1869, in Troup county, Ga. He received the rudiments of his…
Boylan, Will Maip. 136merchant, poet, was born Dec. 4, 1859, in Hardin county, Iowa. He is a poet of rare genius and the…
Boyland, George Halstedp. 136physician, author, was born Jan. 19, 1845, in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the Franco- Prussian war of…
Boyle, Charles Ep. 136lawyer, congressman, was born Feb. 4, 1836, in Uniontown, Pa. He was editor of the Genius of Liberty…
Boyle, Frank Ep. 136lawyer, was born Aug. 31, 1871, in Dunmore, Pa. After receiving the rudiments of his education in the…
Boyle, Jeremiah Tilfordp. 136soldier, lawyer, military governor, was born May 22, 1818, in Mercer county, Ky. In 1849, he advocated…
Boyle, Johnp. 136lawyer, jurist, congressman, governor, was born Oct. 28, 1774, in Botetourt county, Va. He was a judge…
Boyle, John Jp. 137sculptor, was born in 1853, in New York city. He studied in the art schools of Philadelphia and Paris,…
Boyle, John Wp. 137jurist, was born in Pennsylvania. He moved to Dakota, where he was appointed an assistant justice of the…
Boyle, Josephp. 137clergyman, was born May 10, 1812, in Baltimore, Md. He served the principal churches of St. Louis as…
Boyle, Junius Jp. 137naval officer, was born about 1802 in Maryland. After nine years of sea duty on board the frigates…
Boyle, St. Johnp. 137railroad president, financier, was born Sept. 6, 1847, in Danville, Ky. In 1883 he became president of…
Boyle, Thomas Np. 137soldier, clergyman, lecturer, was born April 26, 1839, in Blairsville, Ind. In his youth he learned the…
Boylston, Jabdielp. 137physician, was born in 1684 in Brookfield, Mass. He was the first one to introduce the practice of…
Boylston, Nicholasp. 137merchant, was born in 1716 in Boston, Mass. At his decease he bequeathed £1,500 to found a professorship…
Boynton, Adelbert Wp. 137railroad manager, was born Feb. 9, 1852, in Jay, N. Y. He was educated at the University of Vermont. He…
Boynton, Charles Brandonp. 137clergyman, was born June 12, 1806, in Stockbridge, Mass. He took up the study of law, and, after filling…
Boynton, Edward Carlislep. 137soldier, author, was born about 1825 in Vermont. He is a United States army officer and the author of…
Boynton, Eliasp. 137merchant, poet, was born Nov. 30, 1832, in Peterboro, N. H. He received his education in the Peterboro…
Boynton, Henry Van Nessp. 137soldier, was born in Massachusetts. He served in the civil war, and attained the rank of…
Boynton, James Sp. 137soldier, governor, was born May 7, 1833, in Henry county, Georgia. de attained the rank of colonel in…
Boynton, John Farnhamp. 137scientist, inventor, was born Sept. 20, 1811, in Groveland, Mass. He has traveled through every state in…
Boynton, Julia Bp. 137poet. She is the author of a volume of poems entitled Lines and Interlines.
Boynton, Nathan Smithp. 137founder of the Order of the Knights of the Maccabees, was born June 23, 1837, in Port Huron, Mich. He…
Boyton, Paulp. 137nautical adventurer, was born June 29, 1848, in Ireland. He has achieved a world-wide reputation for his…
Bozman, John Leedsp. 137lawyer, author, was born in 1757 in Oxford, Md. He was a noted Maryland lawyer and was the author of a…
Brabb, Marvil Ip. 137merchant, banker, was born Oct. 8, 1847, in Romeo, Mich. He is president of the First National bank of…
Brabson, Reese Bp. 137congressman, was born in Tennessee. He was elected a representative from that state to the thirty-sixth…
Brace, Charles Loringp. 137clergyman, philanthropist, author, was born. June 19, 1826, in Litchfield, Conn. He was a noted…
Brace, John Peircep. 137educator, author, was born Feb. 10, 1793, in Litchfield, Conn. He was a prominent educator of…
Brace, Jonathanp. 137lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Nov. 12, 1754, in Harrington, Conn. He was elected a judge of…
Bracken, Johnp. 137college president, bishop. He was a professor of humanity in William and Mary college. In 18 he became…
Brackenridge, Henry Mariep. 137jurist, author, was born May 11. 1786. in Pittsburg, Pa. He was a noted Florida. jurist and the author…
Brackenridge, Hugh Henryp. 138lawyer, author, was born in 1748 in Scotland. He was a Pennsylvania lawyer and humorist whose writing…
Brackett, Albert Gallatinp. 138soldier, author, was born Feb. 14, 1829, in Cherry Valley, N. Y. He is a United States cavalry officer,…
Brackett, Anna Callenderp. 138author, was born in 1836 in Massachusetts. She is an educational writer, and the author of The Education…
Brackett, Edward Augustusp. 138sculptor, poet, was born Oct. 1, 1819, in Vassalborough, Maine. He began his career in 1838, and has…
Brackett, Joshuap. 138physician, was born May 5, 1773, in Greenland, N. H. He was a zealous patriot, a member of the state…
Brackett, J. Q. Ap. 138lawyer, governor, was born Sept. 6, 1857, in Cambridge, Mass. In 1881 he became a member of the common…
Brackett, J. Raymondp. 138educator, was born April 1, 1854, in Raymond, Maine. He attended Bates college, and Yale college, and…
Brackett, Walter Mp. 138artist, was born June 14, 1823, in Unity, Maine. He gave his attention to portraits and ideal heads, and…
Bracklin, Jamesp. 138business man, public official, was born April 28, 1839, in Patten, Maine. Since 1858 he has been…
Bradbury, Albert Williamp. 138soldier, lawyer, was born in 1840 in Calais, Maine. He served in the civil war in Sheridan's army, and…
Bradbury, Georgep. 138lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born in 1770 in Portland, Maine. From 1806 to 1810 he was a…
Bradbury, George Lewisp. 138soldier, railroad manager, was born March 10, 1843, in Nova Scotia. He served in the army from…
Bradbury, Henry Knightp. 138lawyer, legislator, was born October, 1827, in Hollis, Maine. He has held county and town offices, and…
Bradbury, James Warep. 138lawyer, United States senator, was born in 1805 in York county, Maine. In 1825 he graduated from Bowdoin…
Bradbury, Osgood Np. 138physician, state senator, was born Oct. 28, 1828, in Norway, Maine. Since 1864 he has practiced medicine…
Bradbury, Theophilusp. 138jurist, congressman, was born Nov. 13, 1739, in Newburyport, Mass. He was chosen to represent the Essex…
Bradbury, William Batchel- Derp. 138musician, was born Oct. 6, 1816, in York, Maine. In 1840 he began teaching in New York and Brooklyn,…
Bradbury, William Frothing- Hamp. 138educator, author, was born May 17, 1829, in Westminster, Mass. He attended the Westminster academy, and…
Braddock, John Sp. 138business man, state senator, was born Dec. 13, 1844, near Mount Vernon, Ohio. He received his education…
Braden, Johnp. 138clergyman, college president, was born Aug. 18, 1826, in New York city. He has attained prominence as a…
Braden, Mrs. Emilyp. 138poet, was born in England. She is a writer of Chariton, Iowa; and a constant contributor of poems to the…
Bradford, Aldenp. 138author, born Nov. 19, 1765, in Duxbury, Mass. He was secretary of state for Massachusetts in 1812-24. He…
Bradford, Allen Ap. 138lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born July 23, 1815, in Friendship, Maine. In 1852 he was appointed…
Bradford, Amory Howep. 139clergyman, author, was born in 1846, in Massachusetts. He is a congregational clergyman of Montclair, N.…
Bradford, Andrew Sowlesp. 139printer, journalist, was born in 1686, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was the only printer in Pennsylvania from…
Bradford, Augustus Wp. 139governor, was born about 1805, in Maryland. In 1862 he was elected governor of that state, serving as…
Bradford, Edward Gp. 139lawyer, jurist, was born in Maryland. He adopted the profession of the law; settled at Wilmington, Del.;…
Bradford, Ellen Knightp. 139author, poet, was born in Ypsilanti, Mich. Among the best known of her poems are the hymn Over the Line;…
Bradford, Gamalielp. 139soldier, jurist, was born Sept. 2, 1731, in Duxbury, Mass. He was a descendant of Governor William…
Bradford, Ira Bp. 139lawyer, banker, legislator, was born June 24, 1851, in Fulton, Wis. He graduated from the New Hampshire…
Bradford, James Henryp. 139clergyman, was born Aug. 24, 1836, in Grafton, Vt. He has been chaplain of Garfield post, G. A. R., of…
Bradford, Johnp. 139journalist, state legislator, author, was born in 1749, in Fauquier county, Va. In 1789 he established…
Bradford, John Jp. 139lawyer, legislator, was born March 12, 1838, in Conecuh county, Ala. He received his education in Green…
Bradford, Joseph Mp. 139naval officer, was born Nov. 4, 1824, in Sumner county, Tenn. He was fleet captain of the South Atlantic…
Bradford, Robertp. 139soldier, was born in 1750 in Plymouth, Mass. He served through the revolutionary war, from Bunker Hill…
Bradford, Taulp. 139soldier, lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born Jan. 20, 1835, in Mardisville, Ala. He practiced law…
Bradford, Thomasp. 139soldier, printer, journalist, was born May 4, 1745, in Philadelphia, Pa. After leaving the college of…
Bradford, Thomas Lindsleyp. 139physician, author, was born June 6, 1847, in Francestown, N. H. He is a physician of Philadelphia, and…
Bradford, Williamp. 139governor, author, was born in March, 1588, in England. He was governor of the Plymouth colony, 1621-57.…
Bradford, Williamp. 139soldier, printer, journalist, author, was born in 1719, in New York. In line he went to England, and the…
Bradford, Williamp. 139physician, United States senator, was born Nov. 4, 1729, in Plympton, Mass. He was a member of the Rhode…
Bradford, Williamp. 139soldier, lawyer, jurist, author, was born Sept. 14, 1755, in Philadelphia, Pa. At the outbreak of the…
Bradford, Williamp. 139painter, was born in 1827, in New Bedford, Mass. He began by painting ships at Lynn and in sketches of…
Bradish, Lutherp. 139statesman, was born Sept. 15, 1783, in Cummington, Mass. He was a member of the New York assembly in…
Bradlee, Caleb Davisp. 139clergyman, author, was born Feb. 24, 1831, in Boston, Mass. He was graduated at Harvard, in 1852, and in…
Bradley, Alexanderp. 140manufacturer, was born Oct. 31, 1812, in Baltimore, Md. In 1845, with his brother Charles, he formed the…
Bradley, Aloysiusp. 140clergyman, educator, lecturer, was born in 1866, in Macon, Ill. He attended St. Benedict's college of…
Bradley, Charles Trueworthp. 140manufacturer, banker, was born Jan. 5, 1818, in Haverhill, Mass. In 1843 he went to Milwaukee and…
Bradley, Denisp. 140R. C. bishop, was born in 1846, in Ireland. He was ordained in 1871, and stationed at the cathedral in…
Bradley, Edwardp. 140lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, was born April, 1808, in East Bloomfield, N. Y. When…
Bradley, Jamesp. 140jurist. He was a resident of Indiana; and was appointed an associate justice of the United States court…
Bradley, Jamesp. 140soldier, clergyman, legislator, author, was born Sept. 15, 1835, in Missouri. He served through the war…
Bradley, John Ep. 140educator, lecturer, college president, was born Aug. 8, 1839, in Lee, Mass. He graduated from Williams…
Bradley, Joseph Pp. 140educator, lawyer, jurist, was born March 14, 1813, in Berne, N. Y. He became associate justice of the…
Bradley, Leonidas Hamalinep. 140lawyer, was born July 23, 1841, in Patriot, Ohio. In 1861 he graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan…
Bradley, Lewis Rp. 140legislator, governor, was born Feb. 18, 1805, in Osage county, Va. In 1860 he was elected to the…
Bradley, Luther Prenticep. 140soldier, congressman, was born Dec. 8, 1822, in New Haven, Conn. He entered the volunteer army Oct. 15,…
Bradley, Mary Emily Neelyp. 140author, poet, was born Nov. 29, 1834, in Easton, Md. For forty years she resided in New York city with…
Bradley, Nathan Bp. 140jurist, legislator, state senator, congressman, was born May 28, 1831, in Lee, Mass. He was elected a…
Bradley, Nathaniel Lymanp. 140manufacturer, was born Dec. 27, 1829, in Cheshire, Conn. He has served the city as alderman and acting…
Bradley, Samuelp. 140lawyer, was born in Fryeburg, Maine. In 1820 ne graduated from Bowdoin college, and attained success as…
Bradley, Stephen Roep. 140soldier, lawyer, United States senator, congressman, was born Feb. 20, 1754, in Wallingford, Conn. He…
Bradley, Thomas Jp. 140lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 2, 1870, in New York city. He taught in the public schools of New…
Bradley, Warren Ivesp. 140author, was born March 20, 1847, in Forestville, Conn. He published, under the pen-name of Glance…
Bradley, William Czarp. 140lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born March 23, 1782, in Westminster, Vt. In 1806 and 1807 he was a…
Bradley, William Lp. 140manufacturer, was born in 1826, in Cheshire, Conn. He built a factory in the back bay district of…
Bradley, William O'Connellp. 140lawyer, legislator, was born March 18, 1847, near Lancaster, Ky. In 1875 he was nominated for United…
Bradshaw, George Sp. 141lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born April 5, 1856, in Alamance county, N. C. He received a thorough…
Bradshaw, Samuel Cp. 141physician, congressman, was born June 10, 1809, in Plumstead, Pa. He was a representative from his…
Bradstreet, Albion Gilbertp. 141civil engineer, lawyer, was born Jan. 30, 1852, in North Bridgton. In 1879 he was elected by Bridgton a…
Bradstreet, Johnp. 141soldier, was born in 1711, in England. He participated in the attack on Ticonderoga in 1758, after which…
Bradstreet, Mrs. Anne Dudleyp. 141author, was born about 1612 in England. She was the first American woman of letters, and called by her…
Bradstreet, Simonp. 141colonial governor, was born in 1603 in England. He emigrated to Massachusetts in 1630, and in 1673 was…
Bradwell, Myrap. 141lawyer, editor, was born Feb. 12, 1831, in Manchester, Vt. In 1852 she studied law under the instruction…
Brady, Hughp. 141soldier, was born in July, 1768, in Northumberland county, Pa. He was brevetted brigadier-general in…
Brady, James Dp. 141soldier, jurist, congressman, was born April 3, 1843, in Portsmouth, Va. He served throughout the civil…
Brady, James Tp. 141lawyer, was born April 9, 1815, in New York city. He was appointed district attorney in 1843 for New…
Brady, Jasper Ep. 141lawyer, congressman, was born in New Jersey. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from…
Brady, John Rp. 141lawyer, jurist, was born in 1821, in New York city. He engaged in the practice of law in New York city,…
Brady, Thomas Jp. 141soldier, lawyer, journalist, public official, was born Feb. 12, 1839, in Muncie, Ind. He received a…
Bragdon, Charles Cushmanp. 141educator, clergyman, was born Sept. 6, 1847, in Auburn, N. Y. He has been a successful educator, and is…
Bragg, Braxtonp. 141soldier, was born March 22, 1817, in Warren county, N. C. He was present at the battle of Monterey,…
Bragg, Edward Sp. 141soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Feb. 20, 1827, in Unadilla, N. Y. He received a collegiate…
Bragg, Johnp. 141congressman, was born in North Carolina. He was a representative in congress from Alabama from 1851 to…
Bragg, Thomasp. 141lawyer, United States senator, governor, was born Nov. 9, 1810, in Warrenton, N. C. He was chiefly…
Brain, Edwin Bellp. 141builder, poet, was born March 27, 1853, in London, England. He has served as county commissioner, and is…
Brainard, Danielp. 141surgeon, lecturer, author, was born May 15, 1812, in Whitesborough, N. Y. He was the founder of Rush…
Brainard, David Leggp. 142soldier, explorer, was born Dec. 21, 1856, in Norway, N. Y. He participated in the Indian campaigns…
Brainard, Johnp. 142clergyman, was born June 4, 1830, in Hartford, Conn. He has filled various pastorates in Connecticut and…
Brainard, John Gardiner Cal- Kinsp. 142journalist, poet, was born Oct. 21, 1796, in New London, Conn. He was for a time editor of the…
Braine, Daniel Lawrencep. 142naval officer, was born May 18, 1829, in New York city. In 1861 he attacked the confederate gunboats…
Brainerd, Davidp. 142missionary, author, was born March 20, 1718, in Haddam, Conn. He was a famous missionary among the…
Brainerd, Lawrencep. 142business man, United States senator, was born in 1794. He was a senator in congress from Vermont during…
Brainerd, Samuel Mp. 142congressman, was born Nov. 13, 1842, in Erie county, Pa. He received an academical education; was…
Brainerd, Thomasp. 142clergyman, journalist, was born June 17, 1804, in Leyden, N. Y. He took charge of the Fourth…
Brake, Hezekiahp. 142farmer, author, was born Dec. 4, 1814, in England; is the author of a work entitled On Two Continents.…
Braman, Benjaminp. 142microscopist, journalist, was born Nov. 23, 1831, in Norton, Mass. During 1863-64 he was teaching at…
Bramlette, Thomas Ep. 142soldier, lawyer, jurist, governor, was born Jan. 3, 1817, in Cumberland county, Ky. He was appointed…
Branch, Johnp. 142lawyer, United States senator, governor, was born Nov. 4, 1782, in Halifax county, N. C. In 1811 he was…
Branch, Lawrence O'Brienp. 142soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born July 7, 1820, in Halifax county, N. C. He was elected a…
Branch, Mrs. Mary Lydia Bol- Lesp. 142author, poet, was born June 13, 1840, in New London, Conn. She is best known by her poem, The Petrified…
Branch, William a. Bp. 142soldier, congressman, was born Feb. 26, 1847, in Tallahassee, Fla. He entered the Virginia Military…
Branch, William Alpheusp. 142educator, was born Aug. 9, 1861, in Jeffersonville, Ill. In 1888 he was elected principal of schools in…
Brand, Jamesp. 142soldier, clergyman, author, was born Feb. 26, 1834, in Three Rivers, Canada. He served as a colorbearer…
Brandebury, L. Gp. 142jurist, was born in Pennsylvania. He was appointed from that state chief justice of the United States…
Brandegee, Augustusp. 142lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born July 15, 1828, in New London, Conn. He was elected in 1854,…
Brandeis, Frederickp. 142pianist, composer, was born July 5, 1835, in Vienna, Austria. In 1880 he became organist of a synagogue…
Brandon, George Cp. 142statesman. He was governor of Mississippi from 1827 to 1831.
Brandreth, Benjaminp. 142manufacturer, state senator, was born June 22, 1808, in England. After coming to America he graduated…
Brandreth, Williamp. 142capitalist, was born Oct. 22, 1842, in Sing Sing, N. Y. In 1868 he became interested in real estate, and…
Brandt, Carl Ludwigp. 142soldier, artist, was born Sept. 22, 1831, in Hamburg, Germany. He served in the war of 1848- '50,…
Brandt, John Baughmanp. 142soldier, clergyman, was born Aug. 29, 1838, near For four years he Lancaster, Ohio. served in the union…
Brannan, Samuelp. 143pioneer, journalist, was born in 1819, in Saco, Me. He was an elder in that church, and arrived in San…
Brannan, William Pennp. 143painter, was born in 1825 in Ohio. He was a portrait painter of Cincinnati, and the author of Vagaries…
Brannon, John Miltonp. 143soldier, was born in 1819 in Washington, D. C. He received the brevet of major-general of volunteers in…
Bransford, Clifton Woodp. 143journalist, orator, banker, was born Jan. 24, 1858, in Owensboro, Ky. He attended Bransford institute…
Brant, Davidp. 143journalist, legislator, was born July 6, 1850, in Shelbyville, Ind. He received his education in the…
Brantley, William Gp. 143lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born Sept. 18, 1860, in Blackshear, Ga. He represented Pierce…
Brasher, Abrahamp. 143soldier, poet, was born Dec. 2, 1734, in New York city. He was one of the most active associates of the…
Braswell, Thomas Jeffersonp. 143lawyer, legislator, was born Sept. 28, 1852, in DeKalb county, Tenn. In 1881 he became a member of the…
Brattle, Thomasp. 143merchant, author, was born in 1657, in Massachusetts. He was a once famous Boston merchant, and the…
Bratton, Johnp. 143soldier, physician, congressman, was born March 7, 1831, in Winnsboro, S. C. He enlisted in the…
Braun, Christianp. 143business man, was born Sept. 5, 1858, in Paterson, N. J. He was made a candidate for mayor of the city…
Braunhart, Samuelp. 143business man, state senator, was born Jan. 1, 1848, in Germany. In 1880 he was elected a member of the…
Brawley, William Hp. 143soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1841 in South Carolina. He served in the confederate…
Braxton, Carterp. 143legislator, congressman, was born Sept. 10, 1736, on the Mattapony river, Va. In 1760 he was elected to…
Braxton, Elliott Mp. 143lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Oct. 8, 1823, in Matthews county, Va. He was elected to the…
Bray, Andrew Watsonp. 143insurance manager, was born July 24, 1855, in Rockaway, N. J. He was one of the valued agents of the…
Brayman, Masonp. 143soldier, lawyer, journalist, governor, was born May 23, 1813, in Buffalo, N. Y. He was brought up as a…
Brayton, George Baileyp. 143inventor, was born Oct. 23, 1829, in Crompton, R. I. He was the inventor of a safety steam boiler, and…
Brayton, Samuel Nelsonp. 143educator, physician, journalist, was born Jan. 11, 1839, in Queensbury, N. Y. He engaged in practice in…
Brayton, William Dp. 143state senator, congressman, was born Nov. 6, 1815, in Warwick, R. I. In 1841 he was elected to the state…
Brazza, Corap. 143author, was born in 1862 in Louisiana. She is the author of An American Idyl; a Literary Farce; and…