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255 lives from Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography (1898), printed on pages 143–154. Each name links to the page it is printed on.

Breare, George Wp. 143lawyer, jurist, was born Feb. 28, 1858, in Newton, Ala. In 1880 he moved to Florida, and the following…
Brearly, Davidp. 143soldier, jurist, was born in 1745. He was lieutenant-colonel in the revolutionary army and a brave…
Breathitt, Johnp. 143educator, lawyer, legislator, governor, was born Sept. 9, 1786, in New London, Va. He was a surveyor and…
Breathitt, John Wp. 143jurist, was born Jan. 9, 1825, in Hopkinsville, Ky. He has been postmaster of his native city; judge of…
Breck, Charles Hamdenp. 143lawyer, jurist, was born June 26, 1837. He is a successful lawyer of Richmond, Va., where for a number…
Breck, Danielp. 144soldier, lawyer, jurist, legislator, congressman, was born in 1788 in Boston, Mass. His first public…
Breck, Josephp. 144lawyer, jurist, was born Sept. 17, 1810, in Boston, Mass. In 1834 he was admitted to the bar and for…
Breck, Robertp. 144clergyman, author, was born July 25, 1713. He was graduated at Harvard in 1730, and was clergy. man of…
Breck, Samuelp. 144congressman, was born July 17, 1771, in Boston, Mass. He was a representative in congress from…
Breck, Samuelp. 144soldier, was born Feb. 25, 1834, in Middleborough, Mass. In 1851 he entered the United States mili-.…
Breck, Williamp. 144merchant, legislator, was born Dec. 17, 1825, in Croydon, N. H. In 1853 he established himself in…
Breckenridge, Clifton Rp. 144soldier, business man, congressman, was born Nov. 22, 1846, in Lexington, Ky. He entered the confederate…
Breckenridge, Jamesp. 144soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born March 7, 1763, in Fincastle, Va. In 1781 he was a soldier in…
Breckenridge, James Dp. 144congressman, was born in Jefferson county, Ky. He was a representative in congress from that state from…
Breckenridge, Johnp. 144lawyer, legislator, United States senator, author, was born Dec. 2, 1760, in Augusta county, Va. He was…
Breckenridge, John Cabellp. 144soldier, general, vice-president of the United States, was born Jan. 16, 1821, near Lexington, Ky. He…
Breckenridge, Robert Jeffer- Sonp. 144clergyman, author, was born March 8, 1800, in Cabell's Dale, Ky. He was a noted presbyterian clergyman…
Breckenridge, William Camp- Bell Prestonp. 144soldier, journalist, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Aug. 28, 1837, in Baltimore, Md. In 1862 he…
Breed, David Riddlep. 144clergyman, author, was born in 1848 in Pennsylvania. He is a presbyterian minister of Chicago; and the…
Breed, William Prattp. 144clergyman, author, was born in 1816 in New York. He is a presbyterian clergyman of Philadelphia. His…
Breeden, Marshall Ap. 144lawyer, legislator, was born Feb. 22, 1848, in Maysville, Ky. He graduated from the Mount Ziam academy,…
Breese, Kidder Randolphp. 144naval officer, was born April 14, 1831, in Philadelphia, Pa. As passed midshipman he served in Commodore…
Breese, Samuel Livingstonp. 144naval officer, was born in 1794 in Utica, N. Y. He was present at une battle of Lake Champlain in 1814;…
Breese, Sidneyp. 144soldier, lawyer, jurist, legislator, author, was born July 15, 1800, in Whitesborough, N. Y. In 1822 he…
Brehm, Miriam Jp. 144poet, was born Sept. 6, 1845, in Hinesburgh, N. Y. For many years she was engaged in educational work,…
Breidenbaugh, Edward Swoy- Erp. 144educator, author, was born Jan. 13, 1849, in Newville, Pa. He is a professor of chemistry in…
Breidenthal, John Wp. 144public official, was born June 22, 1857, in Sibley county, Minn. He has been prominent in political…
Breil, Josephp. 145lawyer, was born June, 1849, in Germany. He has attained success as a noted lawyer of Pittsburg, Pa.; is…
Breitung, Edwardp. 145capitalist, legislator, state senator, congressman, was born Nov. 10, 1831, in Germany. He engaged in…
Breman, Dominic Mp. 145priest, poet, was born about 1865 in Albany, N. Y. After completing a preparatory course he studied…
Bremicker, Charlesp. 145clergyman, author, was born Aug. 16, 1862, in Germany. He graduated from the Presbyterian ian seminary…
Breneman, Abram Adamp. 145chemist, lecturer, author, was born April 28, 1847, , author, was born April 28, 1847, in Lancaster, Pa.…
Brengle, Francisp. 145congressman, was born in Maryland. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1843 to…
Brennan, Edgar Hp. 145railroad president, was born June 15, 1851, in Louisville , Ky. He is president of the Port Clinton…
Brennan, John Rp. 145man of affairs, was born May 22, 1848, in Ireland. He received his education in the commo11 schools of…
Brennan, Thomasp. 145lumberman, was born in November, 1838, in Ireland. He was superintendent of the Duluth road, but…
Brennen, William Jamesp. 145lawyer, was born Sept. 5, 1850, in Pittsburg, Pa. He was democratic candidate for auditorgeneral in…
Brenner, John Lp. 145business man, congressman, was born in 1832 in Ohio. He attended the Springfield, Ohio, academy; and was…
Brent, Henry Johnsonp. 145author, was born in 1811 in Washington, D. C. He contributed to Porter's Spirit of the Times, over the…
Brent, Richardp. 145United States senator, was born in Virginia. He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1795…
Brent, William Lp. 145congressman, was born in Charles county, Md. He was a representative in congress from Louisiana from…
Brentano, Lorenzop. 145journalist, journalist, 14, 1813, in Germany. He became editor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung, and in…
Brenton, Andrew Tp. 145physician, was born Sept. 15, 1847, in Indianapolis, Ind. He received his education at the Iowa state…
Brenton, Samuelp. 145clergyman, college president, congressman, was born Nov. 22, 1810, in Gallatin, Ky. He was a twenty…
Brenton, Williamp. 145governor of Rhode Island, was born in England. He was lieutenant-governor of Rhode Island prior to 1660,…
Brents, Thomas Hurleyp. 145lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born Dec. 24, 1840, near Florence, Ill. He received his education at the…
Bretz, John Lp. 145educator, lawyer, jurist, banker, congressman, was born Sept. 21, 1852, near Huntingburg, Ind. He was…
Brevard, Ephraimp. 145patriot, physician, surgeon, was born about 1750. He was the author of the Mecklenburg declaration of…
Brevard, Jamesp. 145congressman, was born in Iredell county, N. C. He was a representative in congress from South Carolina…
Brevoort, Henryp. 145was born in 1791. He inherited a large landed estate on Manhattan island, which became extremely…
Brevoort, James Renwickp. 145painter, was born July 20, 1832, in Westchester, N. Y. He is very successful in the treatment of…
Brewer, Charles Martinp. 146lawyer, was born Nov. 4, 1860, in Rock Dell, Minn. In 1890 he was admitted to the bar; has been justice…
Brewer, David Josiahp. 146associate justice of the United States supreme court, was born June 20, 1837, in Smyrna, Asia Minor. He…
Brewer, Francis Bp. 146pioneer, physician, legislator, congressman, was born Oct. 8, 1820, in Keene, N. Y. In connection with…
Brewer, J. Hartp. 146manufacturer, legislator, congressman, was born March 29, 1844, in Hunterdon county, N. J. He engaged in…
Brewer, Josiahp. 146missionary, was born in 1796, in Berkshire, Mass. He was one of the first to volunteer as a missionary…
Brewer, Leigh Richmondp. 146bishop of Montana, was born Jan. 20, 1839, in Berkshire, Vt. He was rector of Grace church of Carthage,…
Brewer, Mark Sp. 146lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Oct. 22, 1837, in Addison, Mich. He received an academic…
Brewer, Theodore Freling- Huysenp. 146clergyman, college president, was born Jan. 20, 1845, in Gibson county, Tenn. He received his education…
Brewer, Thomas Mayop. 146ornithologist, author, was born Nov. 21, 1814, in Boston, Mass. He was a Massachusetts ornithologist who…
Brewer, William Henryp. 146educator, author, was born Sept. 14, 1828, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He has been a professor of agriculture…
Brewer, Willisp. 146soldier, journalist, state senator, congressman, author, was born in Alabama. He entered the military…
Brewerton, George Douglasp. 146soldier, author, was born in 1820, in Cuba. He is a United States army officer; and the author of The…
Brewster, Benjamin Harrisp. 146lawyer, jurist, was born Oct. 13, 1816, in Salem county, N. J. He was appointed, by President Polk, to…
Brewster, Charles Warrenp. 146journalist, author, legislator, state senator, was born Sept. 13, 1812, in Portsmouth, N. H. He began to…
Brewster, David Pp. 146congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1839 to…
Brewster, Flora Alzorap. 146journalist, physician, surgeon, was born Feb. 26, 1852, in Alfred, N. Y. In 1879 she edited The…
Brewster, Frederick Carrollp. 146lawyer, author, was born May 15, 1825, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was judge of the court of common pleas…
Brewster, Henryp. 146manufacturer, was born May 19, 1824, in New Haven, Conn. He started in business for himself in 1856,…
Brewster, Henry Cp. 146banker, congressman, was born Sept. 7, 1845, in Rochester, N. Y. He became a bank clerk in clerk in…
Brewster, Lyman Dennisonp. 146lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born July 31, 1832, in Salisbury, Conn. He was judge of probate in 1858;…
Brewster, Simon Lathamp. 146merchant, banker, was born July 27, 1811, in Griswold, Conn. In 1863 he became president of what is now…
Brewster, Williamp. 147pilgrim, was born in 1560, in England. He negotiated a grant of land for his people somewhere near the…
Brewster, Williamp. 147ornithologist, author, was born July 5, 1851, in Wakefield, Mass. He has devoted his attention…
Brewster, William Rp. 147soldier. He was a colonel in the Excelsior brigade, organized by Daniel E. Sickles in 1861, and after…
Breyfogel, Sylvanus Cp. 147clergyman, bishop, author, was born July 20, 1851, near Pleasantville, Pa. He served as a pastor for…
Brice, Benjamin Wp. 147soldier, was born in 1809, in Virginia. He became a lawyer, and was a judge of common pleas in 1845, and…
Brice, Calvin Stewartp. 147soldier, educator, lawyer, United States senator, was born Sept. 17, 1845, in Denmark, Ohio. He served…
Brice, John Jonesp. 147naval officer, was born Jan. 23, 1842, in Ohio. He entered the navy as a volunteer officer in 1861; and…
Bricher, Alfred Thompsonp. 147painter, was born April 10, 1837, in Ports- THOMPSON, mouth, N. H. Among his more notable drawings are…
Brick, Peterp. 147lawyer, jurist, was born in December, 1847, in Ontario, Canada. He has attained success as an able…
Brickell, Johnp. 147physician, historian. He lived at Edenton, N. C., and practiced his profession there. Later he returned…
Brickell, William Dp. 147journalist, was born Nov. 19, 1852, in Steubenville, Ohio. In 1876 he established The Evening Dispatch…
Brickett, Jamesp. 147soldier, surgeon, was born in 1837. He was made lieutenantcolonel May 20, 1775, was wounded at Bunker…
Brickner, George Hp. 147manufacturer, congressman, was born Jan. 21, 1834, in Germany. He moved to Ohio in 1840; was educated in…
Bridewell, Lemuel Owensp. 147soldier, lawyer, journalist, was born Nov. 2, 1829, in Port Gibson, Miss. He graduated from the Union…
Bridge, Horatiop. 147naval officer, lawyer, journalist, was born April 8, 1806, in Augusta, Maine. He published The Journal…
Bridge, James Howardp. 147author, was born in 1858, in England. He is the author of A Fortnight in Heaven, an Unconventional…
Bridges, Albert Fp. 147clergyman, journalist, author, was born Aug. 22, 1853, in Poland, Ind. During 1874-81 he filled…
Bridges, Fideliap. 147artist, was born May 19, 1835, in Salem, Mass. She sent to the National academy, in oil, Winter Sunshine…
Bridges, George Washingtonp. 147lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 9, 1821, in Athens, Tenn. He was attorneygeneral of the state in 1849…
Bridges, Robertp. 147editor, author, was born July 13, 1858, in Shippensburgh, Pa. He graduated from the Princeton college in…
Bridgman, Frederick Arthurp. 147painter, was born Nov. 10, 1847, in Tuskegee, Ala. In 1890 he opened a studio in Paris for the…
Bridgman, John Laddp. 147farmer, public official, was born Nov. 26, 1817, in Hanover, N. H. He has been sheriff, county…
Bridgman, Laurap. 147blind deaf mute, was born Dec. 2, 1829, in Hanover, N. H. She was born with the enjoyment of all her…
Briggs, Anselp. 148governor. He was elected governor of Iowa in 1846, and remained in the office until 1850.
Briggs, Calebp. 148physician, geologist, was born May 24, 1812, in North Rochester, Mass. He was educated as a physician,…
Briggs, Charles Augustusp. 148clergyman, author, was born Jan. 15, 1841, in New York city. He is a presbyterian clergyman prominent…
Briggs, Charles Ep. 148artist, poet, was born Sept. 19, 1828, in Fairhaven, Mass. He is an artist in landscape and fruit…
Briggs, Charles Frederickp. 148journalist, author, was born in 1804, in Nantucket, Mass. He was a journalist and editor of New York…
Briggs, D. Lutherp. 148business man, public official, legislator, was born Jan. 12, 1849, in Sackville, N. B. He has been…
Briggs, Georgep. 148business man, legislator, congressman, was born in 1805, in Fulton county, N. Y. He represented the city…
Briggs, Georgep. 148lawyer, legislator, was born April 26, 1844, in Brandon, Vt. In 1866 he graduated from the Hobart…
Briggs, George Nixonp. 148lawyer, jurist, governor, congressman, was born April 12, 1796, in Adams, Mass. He was a representative…
Briggs, Henry Cp. 148lawyer, jurist, state senator, was born June 29, 1831, in West Haven, Vt. He is a noted lawyer of…
Briggs, Henry Shawp. 148soldier, lawyer, was born Aug. 1, 1824. He graduated at Williams in 1844, and became a lawyer. At the…
Briggs, James Fp. 148lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Oct. 23, 1827, in England. He was a representative in the…
Briggs, Le Baron Rp. 148educator, was born December, 1855, in Salem, Mass. In 1883 he was appointed instructor in English at…
Briggs, William Tp. 148clergyman, author, poet, was born Dec. 1, 1815, in Scituate, Mass. He was ordained in 1846 as a…
Brigham, Amariahp. 148physician, author, was born Dec. 26, 1798, in New Marlborough, Mass. He was a physician of Hartford, and…
Brigham, Charles Henryp. 148clergyman, author, was born July 27, 1820, in Boston, Mass. He became pastor of a unitarian church in…
Brigham, Elijahp. 148merchant, congressman, was born in 1750 in Northborough, Mass. He was a merchant and held many positions…
Brigham, Joseph Hp. 148soldier, state senator, was born Dec. 12, 1838, in Lodi, Ohio. He served in the war as a…
Brigham, Lewis Ap. 148lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born Jan. 2, 1831, in York Mills, N. Y. He was elected…
Brigham, Paulp. 148soldier, jurist, was born in 1745. He was four years a captain in the revolutionary army, was high…
Brigham, Willard I. Tylerp. 148lawyer, genealogist, was born May 31, 1859, in Montpelier, Vt. For five years he was on the…
Brigham, William Tuftsp. 148naturalist, lawyer, author, was born in 1841 in Massachusetts. He is a lawyer and naturalist now at…
Bright, Jesse Dp. 148jurist, state senator, lieutenant, governor, United States senator, was born Dec. 18, 1812, in Norwich,…
Bright, John Morganp. 149lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born Jan. 20, 1817, in Fayetteville, Tenn. He was a member of the…
Bright, Jonathan Brownp. 149author, was born April 23, 1800, in Waltham, Mass. He became interested in genealogy, and made many…
Bright, Marshal Hp. 149soldier, journalist, lecturer, author, was born Aug. 18, 1834, in Hudson, N. Y. In 1854 he became…
Brightly, Francis Frederickp. 149author, was born Feb. 25, 1845, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is the author of Digest of the Laws of…
Brightly, Frederick Charlesp. 149jurist, author, was born Aug. 26, 1812, in England. He is an eminent Philadelphia jurist, and the author…
Brignoli, Pasqualep. 149vocalist, was born in 1824, in Naples. He has attained a national reputation as a vocalist, and is the…
Brill, Hascal Rp. 149lawyer, jurist, was born Aug. 10, 1846, in Canada. He received his education at Hamlin university, and…
Brimmer, Martinp. 149author, was born in 1829 in Massachusetts. He was a prominent citizen of Boston, and the author of…
Brimson, William Georgep. 149railroad president. Since 1891 he has been president of the Eastern Chicago and Kenosha; the Joliet and…
Brinker, William Hughp. 149lawyer, jurist, was born Dec. 23, 1851, in Crawford county, Mo. He was elected prosecuting attorney of…
Brinkerhoff, Henry Rp. 149soldier, legislator, congressman, was born in 1788 in Adams county, Pa. In the last war with England he…
Brinkerhoff, Jacobp. 149congressman, jurist, was born in 1810 in New York. He was a representative in congress from Ohio from…
Brinkerhoff, Roeliffp. 149soldier, was born June 28, 1828, in Owasco, N. Y. He served in the civil war; and attained the rank of…
Brinkerhoff, Williamp. 149soldier, lawyer, state senator, was born July 19, 1843, in Jersey City, N. J. He served in the civil war…
Brinley, Charlesp. 149surveyor, business man, was born Aug. 23, 1847, in Hartford, Conn. In 1864-65 he was attached to the…
Brinley, Francisp. 149soldier, lawyer, legislator, author, was born Nov. 10, 1800, in Boston, Mass. He was a member of the…
Brinton, Daniel Garrisonp. 149educator, journalist, author, was born May 13, 1837, in Chester county, Pa. He is an archæological…
Brisbane, Abbott Hallp. 149soldier, military engineer, author, was born in South Carolina. He served in the Florida war against the…
Brisbane, Mrs. Margaret Huntp. 149poet, was born Feb. 11, 1858, in Vicksburg, Miss. She is a popular poet of the south at Vicksburg, Miss.
Brisbane, William Henryp. 149financier, was born Nov. 23, 1851, in Allentown, Pa. He received his education in the public and Quaker…
Brisbin, James Ap. 149soldier, was born May 23, 1837, in Boalsburg, Pa. He served in the civil war, and for his gallantry was…
Brisbin, James Sanksp. 149soldier, author, was born in 1837, in Boalsburg, Pa. He was a United States cavalry officer; and the…
Bristed, Charles Astorp. 149journalist, author, was born Oct. 6, 1820, in New York city. He was a magazinist of New York city; and…
Bristed, Johnp. 149clergyman, author, was born in 1778 in England. He was an episcopal clergyman of Rhode Island. His…
Brister, Edwin M. Pp. 149lawyer, jurist, poet, was born June 26, 1850, in Cadiz, Ohio. He first worked as a printer; subsequently…
Bristol, John Bunyanp. 150landscape painter, was born March 14, 1826, in Hillsdale, N. Y. At the beginning of his career he…
Bristol, Mrs. Augusta Cooperp. 150educator, lecturer, poet, was born April 17, 1835, in Croydon, N. H. She attended the Canaan Union…
Bristol, Warrenp. 150lawyer, jurist, legislator, state senator, was born March 19, 1823, in Stafford, N. Y. He held…
Bristol, Williamp. 150lawyer, jurist, was born in 1779 in Hamden, Conn. He was judge of the United States district court for…
Bristol, William Hoagp. 150lawyer, poet, was born March 18, 1828, in Ransomville, N. Y. He has edited and published various papers…
Bristow, Benjamin Hp. 150soldier, lawyer, public official, was born June 20, 1832, in Elkton, Ky. In 1861 he entered the army as…
Bristow, Francis Mp. 150lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born Aug. 11, 1804, in Nicholasville, Ky. In 1831 and 1833 he was…
Bristow, Frank Lp. 150musician, composer, was born April 25, 1844, in Jacksonville, Ill. He has been secretary of the State…
Bristow, George Fp. 150musician, composer, was born Dec. 19, 1825, in New York. He is an organist and violinist, and the…
Bristow, James Tazewellp. 150soldier, business man, was born June 1, 1837, in Bennettsville, S. C. During the war he served as a…
Bristow, Louis Johnsonp. 150journalist, was born Jan. 19, 1876, in Florence, S. C. For several years he edited the Georgia Reporter,…
Brittan, Nathanp. 150educator, lawyer, inventor, was born Sept. 2, 1808, in Spencer, Mass. In 1851 his attention was directed…
Britton, Alexander Tp. 150soldier, capitalist, lawyer, was born Dec. 29, 1835, in New York city. In 1861 he enlisted in the old…
Britts, Mrs. Mattie Dyerp. 150author, poet, was born in 1842 in New York city. She is the author of sixteen books for young people,…
Broaddus, Andrewp. 150clergyman, author, was born Nov. 4, 1770, in Carolina county, Va. He was a baptist clergyman once noted…
Broadhead, Garland Carrp. 150geologist, author, was born Oct. 30, 1827, in Charlottesville, Va. In 1875 he was employed by the…
Broadhead, James Op. 150lawyer, legislator, state senator, congressman, was born May 29, 1819, in Charlottesville, Va. He was a…
Broadhead, John Cp. 150congressman. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1831 to 1833, and again from 1837 to…
Broadus, John Albertp. 150clergyman, author, was born Jan. 24, 1827, in Virginia. He was a baptist clergyman, and president of the…
Broadwater, Charles Arthurp. 150banker, railroad president, was born Sept. 25, 1840, in St. Charles, Mo. In 1882 he founded the Montana…
Broadway, Augustine Wp. 150educator, clergyman, was born Nov. 16, 1854, in England. He is a graduate of Syracuse university, and…
Brochus, Perry Ep. 150jurist, was born in Virginia. He was an early emigrant to Utah, and in 1850 was appointed a United…
Brock, Eugenep. 150legislator, was born May 6, 1853, in Newbury, Vt. He went to California in 1874, and the following year…
Brock, Sidney Gp. 150lawyer, was born April 10, 1837, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was mayor of Macon three times, prosecuting…
Brockenborough, Williamp. 150jurist, legislator, was born July 10, 1778. He represented Essex county in the legislature, and was…
Brockenbrough, Johnp. 151bishop coadjutor of Virginia, was born Feb. 7, 1839, in Westmoreland county, Va. During the civil war he…
Brockenbrough, Lawrence Rushp. 151railroad manager, was born Nov. 18, 1853, in Louisville, Ky. He has been connected with the management…
Brockenbrough, William Hp. 151lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, was born in 1813. He went to Florida, and under the…
Brockett, Linus Pierpontp. 151physician, author, was born Oct. 16, 1820, in Canton, Conn. He was a prolific writer of Hartford, among…
Brocklesby, Johnp. 151educator, author, was born Oct. 8, 1811, in England. He was professor of mathematics and natural…
Brockway, John Hallp. 151educator, lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born in 1801 in Ellington, Conn. He frequently served in…
Broderick, Casep. 151soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Sept. 23, 1839, in Grant county, Ind. He enlisted at Fort…
Broderick, David Colbrethp. 151United States senator, was born Dec. 4, 1820, in Washington, D. C. He removed to California in 1849, and…
Brodhead, Danielp. 151soldier, was born in 1736 in Virginia. He raised in 1775 a company of riflemen who served in the battle…
Brodhead, Johnp. 151clergyman, congressman, was born in 1770. He was a minister of the methodist episcopal church for…
Brodhead, John Romeynp. 151author, was born Jan. 2, 1814, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a painstaking, accurate writer, whose work,…
Brodhead, Mrs. Eva Wilderp. 151author. She is a popular novelist; and the author of One of the Visconti; Diana's Livery; An Earthly…
Brodhead, Richardp. 151congressman, United States senator, was born in 1811 in Pike county, Pa. He was a representative in…
Brodhead, Thornton Fp. 151soldier, lawyer, public official, was born in 1822 in New Hampshire. He served through the Mexican war…
Brogden, Curtis Hp. 151legislator, congressman, governor. He early took an interest in military affairs and became a general of…
Brokaw, Isaac Vailp. 151merchant, was born Nov. 27, 1835, in New Brunswick, N. J. He formed a partnership and began a clothing…
Bromberg, Frederick Georgep. 151educator, congressman, was born June 19, 1837, in New York city. He was appointed treasurer of the city…
Bromfield, Johnp. 151merchant, philanthropist, was born April 11, 1779, in Newburyport, Mass. In 1845 he gave to the Boston…
Bromley, Isaac Hillp. 151journalist, legislator, author, was born March 6, 1833, in Norwich, Conn. In 1858 he began the…
Bromwell, Henry P. Hp. 151journalist, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Aug. 29, 1823, in Baltimore, Md. From 1852 to 1854 he…
Bromwell, Jacob Hp. 151educator, lawyer, congressman, was born May 11, 1847, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He taught in the Cincinnati…
Brondel, John Bp. 152Roman catholic bishop, was born in 1842, in Belgium. He was consecrated bishop of Vancouver island in…
Bronson, Davidp. 152lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman. He was a member of the legislature as representative in 1832…
Bronson, Greene Carrierp. 152lawyer, jurist, was born in 1789, in Oneida, N. Y. In 1819 he was chosen surrogate of Oneida county; in…
Bronson, Isaac Hp. 152lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Oct. 16, 1802, in Rutland, N. Y. He was a representative in…
Bronson, Sherlock Ap. 152college president, was born April 21, 1807, in Waterbury, Conn. He was appointed president of Kenyon…
Bronson, Silasp. 152philanthropist, was born in Middleborough, Conn. He acquired a fortune, and among other bequests, left…
Brooke, a. Lp. 152farmer, horticulturist, state legislator, was born Nov. 29, 1847, near Lancaster, Ohio. For fifteen…
Brooke, Francis Jp. 152soldier, lawyer, jurist, was born Aug. 27, 1763, in Smithfield, Va. In 1780 he joined Harrison's…
Brooke, Francis Keyp. 152bishop of Oklahoma, I. T., was born Nov. 2, 1852, in Gambier, Ohio. He served successively at College…
Brooke, Francis Markp. 152soldier, merchant, lawyer, was born July 4, 1836, in Radnor, Pa. He served in the civil war as a…
Brooke, George Mercerp. 152soldier, was born in Virginia. His first brevet, that of lieutenant-colonel, 1814, was for gallant…
Brooke, John Rp. 152soldier, was born in Pennsylvania. He was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers in 1864, and also…
Brooke, Robertp. 152statesman. He was governor of Virginia from 1794 to 1796.
Brooke, Walkerp. 152United States senator, was born Dec. 13, 1813, in Virginia. He was a senator in congress from…
Brookes, James Hallp. 152clergyman, author, was born Feb. 27, 1830, in Pulaski, Tenn. He has filled pastorates in the…
Brookes, Walter Wp. 152railroad president, was born March 28, 1858, in Barnwell county, .S. C. Since 1891 he has been president…
Brookfield, Williamp. 152manufacturer, was born May 24, 1844, in Greenback, N. J. In 1864 he, with his father, established the…
Brookings, Robert Somersp. 152merchant, was born Jan. 22, 1850, in Cecil, Md. He originated and developed the system of stores and…
Brookings, W. Wp. 152jurist, was an early emigrant to Utah. He was appointed an associate judge of the United States court…
Brooks, Arthurp. 152clergyman, author, was born in 1845, in Massachusetts. He was an episcopal clergyman of New York city;…
Brooks, Byron Aldenp. 152inventor, author, was born Dec. 12, 1845, in Theresa, N. Y. He has invented four different kinds of…
Brooks, Caroline Shawkp. 152sculptor, was born April 28, 1840, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1877 she secured a patent for improvements in…
Brooks, Charlesp. 152educator, author, was born Oct. 30, 1795, in Medford, Mass. He was a prominent Massachusetts educator;…
Brooks, Charles Timothyp. 152clergyman, author, was born June 20, 1813, in Salem, Mass. He was a unitarian clergyman of Newport, R.…
Brooks, Chaunceyp. 152merchant, was born Jan. 12, 1794, in Burlington, Conn. In 1856 he was made president of the Baltimore…
Brooks, Davidp. 152soldier, jurist, congressman, was born in 1756. He entered the army in 1776 as a lieutenant in the…
Brooks, Edwardp. 152educator, author, was born Jan. 16, 1831, in Stony Point, N. Y. He was the principal of the Millersville…
Brooks, Elbridge Gerryp. 152clergyman, author, was born in 1816, in New Hampshire. He was a universalist clergyman of Philadelphia;…
Brooks, Elbridge Streeterp. 152author, was born April 14, 1846, in Lowell, Mass. He has been editor of the Brooklyn Daily Times, St.…
Brooks, Erastusp. 153journalist, statesman, was born Jan. 31, 1815, in Portland, Maine. In 1835 he began in Washington, D.…
Brooks, George Mp. 153lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born July 26, 1824, in Concord, Mass. He was a member of the…
Brooks, George Wp. 153jurist, was born in North Carolina. He resided at Elizabeth City whence he was, in 1866, appointed…
Brooks, Harry Sayerp. 153journalist, was born Aug. 2, 1852, in Waverly, N. Y. He was one of the three young men to found the…
Brooks, Horacep. 153soldier, was born Aug. 14, 1814, in Boston, Mass. He served in the Seminole war of 1835-36, receiving…
Brooks, Horatio Gp. 153locomotive builder, was born Oct. 30, 1828, in Portsmouth, N. H. He began business in Dunkirk, N. Y., in…
Brooks, Jamesp. 153journalist, congressman, was born Nov. 10, 1810, in Portland, Maine. In 1835 he was elected to the…
Brooks, James Gordonp. 153journalist, author, was born Sept. 3, 1801, in Claverack, N. Y. In 1825 he established the Literary…
Brooks, James Wiltonp. 153lawyer, state legislator, was born April 19, 1854, in New York city. He met with success in his practice…
Brooks, John Williamp. 153soldier, lawyer, was born Oct. 27, 1854, in Rochester, N. Y. On July 15, 1863, he enlisted as a union…
Brooks, Josephp. 153clergyman, state senator, governor, was born Nov. 1, 1821, in Butler county, Ohio. When the civil war…
Brooks, Kendallp. 153educator, clergyman, was born Sept. 3, 1821, in Roxbury, Mass. In 1841 he graduated from the Brown…
Brooks, Lewisp. 153manufacturer, philanthropist, was born in 1793, in New Milford, Conn. He was a manufacturer of woolen…
Brooks, Micahp. 153educator, jurist, congressman, was born in 1775, in Cheshire, Conn. He was a justice of the peace in…
Brooks, Mrs. Maria Gowenp. 153author, was born in 1795, in Massachusetts. She is a poet whose fate it has been to be utterly neglected…
Brooks, Noahp. 153author, was born Oct. 30, 1830, in Castine, Maine. He is a New York writer of popular books for boys;…
Brooks, Peter Chardonp. 153merchant, state senator, was born Jan. 6, 1767, in Yarmouth, Maine. Engaging in the business of marine…
Brooks, Phillipsp. 153clergyman, bishop, author, was born Dec. 13, 1835, in Boston, Mass. He was the sixth protestant…
Brooks, Preston Sp. 153soldier, congressman, was born in August, 1819, in Edgefield district, S. C. He was a state…
Brooks, Thomas Bentonp. 154engineer, author, was born June 15, 1836, in Monroe, N. Y. During the civil war he was captain in the…
Brooks, William Grantp. 154educator, composer, poet, was born Feb. 26, 1869, in Saco, Maine. He is the author of a number of songs…
Brooks, William Keithp. 154naturalist, author, was born March 25, 1848, in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a professor of morphology at…
Brooks, William Myronp. 154college president, legislator, was born March 5, 1835, in La Porte, Ohio. He is a graduate from Oberlin…
Brooks, William Robertp. 154astronomer, lecturer, was born June 11, 1844, in England. He invented various improvements in…
Brookshire, Elijah Voorheesp. 154farmer, congressman, was born Aug. 15, 1856, in Ladoga, Ind. He was engaged in the practice of the law…
Broom, Jacobp. 154congressman, born July 25, 1808, in Baltimore, Md. In 1840 he was deputy auditor of Pennsylvania; and…
Broom, James Mp. 154congressman, was born in 1778, in Delaware. He was graduated at Princeton in 1794; and was a member of…
Broomall, John Mp. 154lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born Jan. 19, 1816, in Upper Chichester, Pa. He served in the…
Broome, James Ep. 154governor, was born March 3, in Florida. He was governor of Florida from 1853 to 1857.
Broome, James Mp. 154congressman. He was a representative in congress from Delaware from 1805 to 1807. 1804.
Broome, Johnp. 154merchant, was born in 1.738. He was a member of the New York state constitutional convention of 1777 and…
Broome, John Lp. 154soldier, was born March 8, 1824, in New York city. During the war with Mexico he served with his corps.…
Broome, Lewis Henryp. 154architect, was born June 28, 1849, in Philadelphia, Pa. He served in the civil war; and attained the…
Brorup, Rasmus Petersonp. 154author, poet, was born in 1851. He is the author of Christianity and Our Times; Truth and Poetry; and…
Brosius, Marriottp. 154soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born March 7, 1843, in Lancaster county, Pa. He enlisted as a private…
Bross, Williamp. 154journalist, author, was born Nov. 4, 1813, in Montague, N. J. He was a Chicago journalist; and the…
Brotherton, Mrs. Alice Wil- Liamsp. 154poet, was born in Cambridge, Ind. She is a magazine writer of Cincinnati, whose work is mainly in…