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227 lives from Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography (1898), printed on pages 290–298. Each name links to the page it is printed on.

Deady, Matthew Pp. 290educator, lawyer, jurist, state senator, was born May 12, 1824, near Easton, Md. In 1850 he was elected…
De Ahna, Edward Manfredp. 290journalist, was born in Washington, D. C. He is the son of Col. H. C. De Ahna, professor of chemistry…
Dealy, Patrick Fp. 290clergyman, college president, lecturer, was born April 7, 1827, in Ireland. He has been president of St.…
Dean, Amosp. 290lawyer, author, was born Feb. 16, 1803, in Barnaru, Vt. He was a jurist of Albany, and the author of…
Dean, Benjaminp. 290lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Aug. 14, 1824, in England. He moved to Boston, was a member…
Dean, Ezrap. 290congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress from Ohio from 1841 to 1845.
Dean, Gilbertp. 290lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Aug. 14, 1819, in Pleasant Valley, N. Y. He was elected a…
Dean, Henry Munsonp. 290physician, surgeon, was born Nov. 8, 1836, in Canaan, Conn. He was a surgeon in the United States army…
Dean, Jamesp. 290educator, was born Nov. 26, 1776, in Windsor, Vt. He was professor in the university of Vermont, holding…
Dean, Johnp. 290physician, author, was born in 1831, in Massachusetts. He was a physician who published Microscopic…
Dean, John Wardp. 290journalist, author, was born March 13, 1815, in Wiscaset, Maine. He was vice-president of the American…
Dean, Josiahp. 290state senator, congressman, was born March 16, 1748, in Baynham, Mass. He was a presidential elector in…
Dean, Juliap. 290actress, was born July 22, 1830, in Pleasant Valley, N. Y. She appeared first as Lady Ellen in The Lady…
Dean, Oliver Hayesp. 290lawyer, was born in 1845, in Washingtonville, Pa. He is a member of the law firm of Warner, Dean and…
Dean, Paulp. 290clergyman, author, was born in 1789 in Barnard, Vt. He was a unitarian clergyman, pastor in Boston, in…
Dean, Richard Ep. 290journalist, poet, was born Jan. 18, 1862, in Philadelphia, Pa. He attended the public schools of his…
Dean, Sidneyp. 290manufacturer, clergyman, congressman, was born Nov. 16, 1818, in Glastonbury, Conn. He served one year…
Dean, Walter Lp. 290artist, was born in 1854 in Lowell, Mass. His principal paintings are: The Dutch Fishing Creek; Summer…
Dean, Williamp. 290missionary, author, was born June 21, 1807, in Eaton, N. Y. He is the author of Revision of the…
Deane, Charlesp. 290author, was born Nov. 10, 1813, in Biddeford, Maine. He was an antiquarian writer of Cambridge, who…
Deane, Gardner Andrus Arm- Strongp. 291soldier, was born June 23, 1840, in Franklin, Mass. He served through the civil war; and received the…
Deane, Jamesp. 291physician, naturalist, author, was born Feb. 24, 1801, in Coleraine, Mass. In 1835 he made public his…
Deane, John Hp. 291soldier, lawyer, philanthropist, was born in Canada. He has been especially distinguished for his gifts…
Deane, Samuelp. 291clergyman, author, was born March 30, 1784, in Mansfield, Mass. He was a baptist clergyman of Scituate,…
DEANE, SILAsp. 291was born Dec. 24, 1737, in Groton, Conn. He was a delegate to congress in 1774; and a diplomatist, who,…
Deane, William Reedp. 291antiquarian, author, was born Aug. 21, 1809, in Mansfield, Mass. He was an antiquary of Mansfield,…
Dearborn, Benjaminp. 291educator, inventor, was born in 1755 in Portsmouth, N. H. He opened an academy for girls; and in 1790 he…
Dearborn, Henryp. 291soldier, physician, congressman, was born Feb. 23, 1751, in Northampton, N. H. In 1789 Washington…
Dearborn, Henry Alexander Scammellp. 291soldier, congressman, author, was born March 3, 1783, in Exeter, N. H. In 1812 he was brigadier of…
Dearborn, Nathanielp. 291engraver, author, was born in 1786. He was one of the earliest engravers on wood in Boston, and…
De Armon, David Ap. 291jurist, state senator, congressman, was born March 18, 1844, in Blair county, Pa. He was presidential…
Dearth, Elmer Hp. 291journalist, insurance commissioner, was born June 6, 1859, in Sangerville, Maine. After graduating in…
Deas, Charlesp. 291painter, was born in 1818, in Philadelphia. Among his more important pictures that have become widely…
Deavitt, Thomas Jeffersonp. 291lawyer, financier, was born Feb. 17, 1840, in Richmond, Vt. In 1866 he was admitted to the Vermont bar;…
De Bardeleben, Henry Fp. 291financier, was born in 1840, in Prattville, Ala. He was vice-president of the St. Louis Trust Co. The…
Deberry, Edmundp. 291congressman, was born Aug. 14, 1787, in Mount Gilead, N. C. In 1806 he was a member of the state…
De Blois, Austin Kennedyp. 291educator, college president, was born Dec. 17, 1866, in Nova Scotia. He engaged in educational work, and…
Deboe, William Jp. 291physician, lawyer, United States senator, was born in 1849, in Crittenden county, Ky. He has served…
De Bolt, Rezin Ap. 291soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Jan. 20, 1828, in Fairfield county, Ohio. He removed to…
De Bow, James Dunwoody Brownsonp. 291lawyer, journalist, author, was born July 10, 1820, in Charleston, S. C. He was professor of political…
Debs, Eugene Victorp. 291legislator, labor leader, was born Nov. 5, 1855, in Terre Haute, Ind. He commenced life as a locomotive…
De Camp, Johnp. 292naval officer, was born in 1812, in New Jersey. He was promoted to the rank of commodore in 1866,…
Decatur, Stephenp. 292naval officer, was born Jan. 5, 1779, in Sinneputent, Md. He entered the navy at the age of nineteen,…
De Charms, Richardp. 292clergyman, author, was born Oct. 17, 1796, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a Swedenborgian clergyman of…
Dechert, Henry Mp. 292lawyer, financier, was born March 11, 1832, in Reading, Pa. He graduated from Yale college and has…
Decker, Robert Mp. 292artist, was born June 8, 1847, in Troy, N. Y. He has attained prominence as a landscape painter.
De Costa, Benjamin Franklinp. 292clergyman, author, was born July 10, 1831, in Charlestown, Mass. He is a prominent episcopal clergyman…
De Coursey, Samuel Geraldp. 292railroad president, was born Sept. 28, 1839, in Queenstown, Md. In 1895 he became president of the…
Deems, Charles Forcep. 292clergyman, college president, author, was born Dec. 4, 1820, in Baltimore, Md. He was a methodist…
Deere, Charles Hp. 292manufacturer, was born March 28, 1835, in Vermont. His companies are Deere and Co., or the Moline Plow…
Deering, John Williamp. 292merchant, congressman, was born Aug. 7, 1833, in Saco, Maine. Since 1867 he has been engaged in the…
Deering, Nathanielp. 292author, was born June 25, 1791, in Maine. He was the author of Carabasset, a tragedy; The Clairvoyants,…
Deering, Nathaniel Cp. 292congressman, was born Sept. 2, 1827, in Denmark, Maine. He was a representative in the state legislature…
Deering, Williamp. 292manufacturer, financier, philanthropist, was born April 24, 1826, in Oxford county, Maine. Controlling a…
De Fontaine, Felixp. 292journalist, author, was born in 1832 in Massachusetts. He was a journalist of Charleston during the…
De Forest, Henry Wp. 292railroad president, was born Oct. 29, 1855, in New York city. In 1889 he became president of the New…
De Forest, Jessep. 292was born about 1575 in France. He was the first settler of New Amsterdam, now New York city. He died…
De Forest, John Williamp. 292soldier, author, was born March 31, 1826, in Seymour, Conn. He is a novelist of New Haven who was a…
De Forest, Robert Ep. 292lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, was born Feb. 20, 1845, in Guilford, Conn. In 1874 he was…
Defrees, John Dp. 292journalist, state legislator, was born Nov. 8, 1811, in Sparta, Tenn. He settled at South Bend, Ind., in…
Defrees, Joseph Hp. 292merchant, state legislator, congressman, was born May 13, 1812, in Carthage, Tenn. He turned his…
De Garmo, Charlesp. 292college president, author, was born Jan. 7, 1849, in Mukwanago, Wis. In 1891 he was elected president of…
Degener, Edwardp. 292farmer, merchant, congressman, was born Oct. 20, 1809, in Germany. He was a member of the Texas…
De Graff, John Ip. 292congressman. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1827 to 1829, and again from 1837 to…
De Groot, Albertp. 292seaman, was born in 1813 on Staten Island. He promoted the erection of the Vanderbilt bronzes, and…
De Haas, Maurice Frederick Hendrickp. 292artist, was born in 1832. Among his numerous pictures are Farragut's Fleet Passing the Forts Below New…
De Haas, William Frederickp. 292marine painter, was born in 1830 in Holland. He emigrated to New York in 1854, and devoted himself to…
De Hart, William Chetwoodp. 292soldier, author, was born in 1800 in New York state. He was an officer in the United States army who…
De Hart, William Henryp. 292clergyman, was born March 21, 1837, in New Brunswick, N. J. He has been pastor of the reformed church in…
De Haven, Edwin Jp. 292arctic explorer, was born in 1819 in Philadelphia, Pa. He served in Wilkes' exploring expedition from…
De Haven, John Jeffersonp. 292lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born March 12, 1845, in St. Joseph, Mo. In 1849 he moved to California,…
Dehon, Theodorep. 293bishop, author, was born Dec. 18, 1776, in Boston, Mass. He was the second protestant episcopal bishop…
Deitz, Williamp. 293state senator, congressman, was born in Schoharie county, N. Y. He was a member of the New York assembly…
Deitzler, George Washingtonp. 293soldier, legislator, was born Nov. 30, 1826, in Pine Grove, Pa. He was a member of the Kansas house of…
De Jarnette, Daniel Cp. 293farmer, congressman, was born in 1822, in Caroline county, Va. He served many years in the legislature…
De Kay, Charlesp. 293journalist, author, poet, was born July 25, 1848, in Washington, D. C. He is a New York journalist and…
De Kay, James Ellsworthp. 293physician, naturalist, author, was born in 1792 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a physician and naturalist…
De Konza, Elizabeth Mayp. 293poet, composer, was born Nov. 27, 1870, in Geary county, Kan. She has attained success as a poet,…
De Koven, Jamesp. 293clergyman, author, was born Sept. 19, 1831, in Middletown, Conn. He was an episcopal clergyman of…
De Koven, Reginaldp. 293musician, composer, was born April 3, 1859, in Middietown, Conn. In 1887 his first opera, the Begum, was…
De Kroyft, Mrs. Sarah Helenp. 293author, was born Oct. 29, 1818, near Rochester, N. Y. She is a writer living in Dansville, N. Y., who…
Delafield, Edwardp. 293physician, was born May 17, 1812, in New York city. In 1865 he founded the New York Ophthalmological…
Delafield, Francisp. 293physician, author, was born Aug. 3, 1841, in New York city. He is a physician and surgeon of New York…
Delafield, Johnp. 293merchant, was born March 16, 1748, in England. He was a founder and director of the Mutual Insurance…
Delafield, Richardp. 293merchant, banker, was born Sept. 6, 1853, in New Brighton, N. Y. In 1880 he commenced business in…
Delahay, Mark Wp. 293jurist. He was appointed judge of the United States district court for the district of Kansas.
De La Mar, Joseph Rafaelp. 293was born in 1848 in Holland. He became a submarine contractor with headquarters at Vineyard Haven,…
De Lamater, Cornelius Henryp. 293manufacturer, was born Aug. 30, 1821, in Rhinebeck, N. Y. He joined with H. B. Cromwell and C. H.…
Delamater, Johnp. 293physician, surgeon, was born April 18, 1787, in Chatham, N. Y. He was instrumental in establishing the…
De La Matyr, Gilbertp. 293soldier, congressman, was born July 8, 1825, in Pharsalia, N. Y. He has been an itinerant elder of the…
De Lancey, Edward Floydp. 293lawyer, author, was born Oct. 23, 1821, in Mamaroneck, N. Y. In 1879 he was elected domestic…
De Lancey, William Floydp. 293lawyer, author, was born in 1021 in New York. He is a lawyer and historical writer of New York city; and…
De Lancey, William Heathcotep. 293clergyman, educator, was born Oct. 8, 1797, in Mamaroneck, N. Y. In 1828 he was elected provost of the…
De Land, Charles Victorp. 293soldier, journalist, was born July 25, 1826, in Brookfield, Mass. He served through the civil war and…
Deland, Ellen Douglassp. 293author, was born in 1860 in New York. She is a popular writer of stories for young people; and the…
De Laney, Daniel Ap. 293lawyer, was born Nov. 2, 1862, in Washington, Mich. In 1886 he was admitted to the bar at Detroit,…
Delano, Amasap. 293sea captain, author, was born Feb. 21, 1763, in Duxbury, Mass. He was a Massachusetts sea captain who…
Delano, Charlesp. 293lawyer, congressman, was born in 1820 in Braintree, Mass. He was elected a representative from…
Delano, Columbusp. 293lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born June 5, 1809, in Shoreham, Vt. In 1817 he moved to Mt. Vernon,…
De Lano, Miltonp. 294merchant, manufacturer, banker, congressman, was born Aug. 11, 1844, in Wampsville, N. Y. He was twice…
Delaplaine, Isaac Clasonp. 294lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 27, 1817, in New York city. He was elected a representative from that…
Delaplaine, Josephp. 294publisher, was born Dec. 20, 1777, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1813 he began the serial publication of his…
De Large, Robert Cp. 294congressman, was born March 15, 1842, in Aiken, S. C. He was a member of the state legislature from 1868…
Delavan, Edward Corneliusp. 294merchant, author, was born in 1793 in Schenectady county, N. Y. He was a retired wine merchant of…
De La Vergne, John Cp. 294manufacturer, inventor, was born Sept. 6, 1840, in Schoharie county, N. Y. In 1880 he commenced business…
De Leon, Edwinp. 294journalist, author, was born in 1828 in South Carolina. He was a Washington journalist who was an…
De Lestry, Louis Edmundp. 294journalist, author, was born Jan. 1, 1860, in Louisiana. He received his education in Europe, passing…
Dell, John Cp. 294railroad president, was born May 31, 1841, near Bascom, Ga. In 1888 he became president of the Sylvania…
Dellet, Jamesp. 294lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1788 in Ireland. He moved to Alabama in 1818, where he was…
Delmar, Alexanderp. 294journalist, author, was born Aug. 9, 1836, in New York city. He was editor of the Social Science Review…
Delmar, Johnp. 294jurist, financier, was born Sept. 6, 1838, in Ireland. In 1867 ne became a justice of the peace; and was…
De Long, Arthur Hp. 294clergyman, lecturer, author, was born March 23, 1862, in Napoleon, Ohio. He graduated from the…
De Long, George Washingtonp. 294naval officer, explorer, author, was born Aug. 22, 1844, in New York city. He was an Arctic explorer who…
Demand, Herman Dp. 294educator, was born March 10, 1856, in Smithton, Mo. He received his education in the public schools and…
Demarest, David Dp. 294clergyman, theologian, author, was born July 30, 1819, in Oradell, N. J. Since 1865 he has been…
Demarest, Jamesp. 294clergyman, author, was born June 28, 1832, in Williamsburg, L. I. He has held pastorates in Hackensack…
Demarest, John Terhunep. 294clergyman, author, was born in 1813 in New Jersey. He is a Dutch reformed clergyman, and the author of…
Demarest, Mrs. Mary Augustap. 294poet, was born June 26, 1838, in New York city. She was the author of My Ain Countree and Other Poems.…
Demby, Edward Thomasp. 294educator, lecturer, clergyman, was born in 1869 in Wilmington, Del. He received the rudiments of his…
Deming, Benjamin Fp. 294congressman, was born at Danville, Vt. He was clerk of the court in his native county for sixteen years;…
Deming, Henry Championp. 294lawyer, soldier, congressman, author, was born in 1815 in Middle Haddam, Conn. He was a member of the…
Deming, Philanderp. 294lawyer, author, was born in 1829, in Carlisle, N. Y. He succeeded in introducing the use of shorthand…
De Morse, Charlesp. 294soldier, journalist, was born Jan. 31, 1816, in Leicester, Mass. He served in the civil war and attained…
De Mott, Johnp. 294Congressman, was born in New Jersey. He was a member of the New York assembly in 1833; and was a…
De Motte, Harvey Clellandp. 294soldier, educator, college president, was born July 17, 1838, near Carrollton, Ill. He served as a…
De Motte, Mark Lp. 295soldier, lawyer, journalist, congressman, was born Dec. 28, 1832, in Rockville, Ind. He was elected…
Dempsey, John Bp. 295lawyer, legislator, was born April 29, 1861, in St. Louis, Mo. He is a successful lawyer of his native…
Dempster, Johnp. 295clergyman, educator, author, was born Jan. 2, 1794, in Florida, N. Y. He is a noted methodist preacher…
Dempster, William Richard- Sonp. 295musician, was born in 1809 in Scotland. He set Tennyson's May Queen to music, which became popular, and…
De Navarro, Mrs. a. Fp. 295actress, was born July 28, 1859, in Sacramento, Cal. Her first appearance in New York was in 1877 at the…
Denby, Charlesp. 295soldier, journalist, lawyer, diplomatist, was born June 16, 1830, in Mount Joy, Va.. In 1853 he went to…
Dengler, Frankp. 295sculptor, was born in 1853, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was for a short time an instructor in modelling in…
Denhard, Charles Edwardp. 295physician, was born July 15, 1849, in Germany. He helped to found the German poliklinik of New York…
Denholm, Robert Mp. 295journalist, was born July 20, 1852, in Scotland. He has established several papers in the west, and is…
Denio, Hiramp. 295jurist, author, was born May 21, 1799, in Rome, N. Y. He was a Utica jurist who published Reports of…
Denise, David Dp. 295horticulturist, was born Sept. 23, 1840, in Freehold, N. Y. He is treasurer of the state board of…
Denison, Andrew Woodsp. 295soldier, was born Dec. 15, 1831, in Baltimore, Md. He served in the civil war and attained for gallant…
Denison, Charlesp. 295lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 23, 1818, in Wyoming Valley, Pa. He was elected a representative from…
Denison, Charlesp. 295physician, inventor, author, was born Nov. 1, 1845, in Royalton, Vt. He is the inventor of the air…
Denison, Charles Wheelerp. 295clergyman, author, was born Nov. 11, 1809, in New London, Conn. He was a clergyman who as a young man…
Denison, Danielp. 295soldier, author, was born in 1613, in England. He was a famous colonial soldier of Massachusetts, and…
Denison, Dudley Chasep. 295lawyer, congressman, was born Sept. 13, 1819, in Royalton, Ind. He was a state senator in 1853 and 1854;…
Denison, Fredericp. 295clergyman, author, was born Sept. 28, 1819, in Stoning, Conn. He is a baptist clergyman of Rhode Island,…
Denison, John Henryp. 295clergyman, author, was born in 1841, in Massachusetts. He is a congregational clergyman retired from…
Denison, John Ledyardp. 295publisher, author, was born in 1826, in Connecticut. He is a publisher of Norwich, Conn., and the author…
Denison, Mrs. Mary Andrewsp. 295author, was born May 26, 1826, in Cambridge, Mass. She is the author of Opposite the Jail; That Husband…
Dennett, John Richardp. 295journalist, was born in 1837, in Chatham, N. B. Besides writing frequently for the Nation, he was…
Dennie, Josephp. 295journalist, author, was born Aug. 30, 1768, in Boston, Mass. He was a journalist and essayist of…
Dennis, George Rp. 295physician, United States senator, was born April 8, 1822, in White Haven, Md. He was president of the…
Dennis, Grahamp. 295BARCLAY, financier, was born June 1, 1855, in England. From 1875-77 he was city editor of The Daily…
Dennis, Johnp. 295lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 17, 1771, in Somerset county, Md. He was elected a representative in…
Dennis, Johnp. 295farmer, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1807, in Somerset county, Md. He was a representative…
Dennis, Littleton Pp. 295congressman. He served many years in the legislature of Maryland; was a presidential elector in 1800,…
Dennis, Rodneyp. 295underwriter, was born Jan. 14, 1826, in Topsfield, Mass. In 1864 the Travellers' Life and Accident…
Dennis, Thomas Hamnerp. 295soldier, journalist, legislator, was born Feb. 20, 1846, in Charlotte county, Va. He was a soldier in…
Dennis, W. Bickhamp. 296journalist, miner, was born Dec. 8, 1864, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended the public schools of…
Dennison, Georgep. 296congressman, was born in Luzerne county, Pa. He was a representative in congress from that state from…
Dennison, Williamp. 296lawyer, legislator, governor, was born Nov. 23, 1815, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1852 he was a presidential…
Denniston, William Hp. 296merchant, legislator, was born March 10, 1850, in Rochester, N. Y. During 1891-94 he was a member of the…
Denny, Arthur Ap. 296surveyor, legislator, congressman, was born in 1822 in Indiana. He was a member of the Washington…
Denny, Harmarp. 296legislator, congressman, was born in 1794 in Pittsburg, Pa. He was a member of the legislature of his…
Denny, Thomasp. 296banker, was born in 1804 in Leicester, Mass. In 1852 he became a member of the New York stock exchange,…
Denny, Walter Mckennonp. 296lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 28, 1853, in Moss Point, Miss. In 1883 he was elected to the office…
Denoyelles, Peterp. 296congressman. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1813 to 1815.
Denslow, William Mp. 296educator, journalist, legislator, was born Aug. 9, 1858, in Grundy county, Mo. For ten years he taught…
Densmore, Amosp. 296inventor, promoter, was born Jan. 28, 1825, in Rochester, N. Y. He made many suggestions and…
Densmore, Jamesp. 296journalist, promoter, was born Feb. 3, 1820, in Moscow, N. Y. He established the first paper in Oshkosh,…
Denson, William Hp. 296lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born March 4, 1846, in Russell county, Ala. He was elected a…
Dent, Frederick Tp. 296soldier, was born Dec. 17, 1820, in White Haven, Mo. For his gallant and meritorious services in the…
Dent, Georgep. 296congressman, was born about 1760 in Maryland. He was a representative in congress from Maryland from…
Dent, John Herbertp. 296naval officer, was born in 1782 in Maryland. He was commissioned a master commander in 1804, and a…
Dent, William B. Wp. 296congressman, was born in Maryland. He was a representative in congress from Georgia from 1853 to 1855.
Denton, Franklin Evertp. 296journalist, poet, was born in 1859 in Ohio. He is a journalist of Cleveland; and published in 1883 The…
Denver, James Wp. 296soldier, congressman, governor, was born in 1818 in Winchester, Va. He served in the Mexican war as a…
De Pauw, Newland Talbotp. 296banker, manufacturer, was born Sept. 5, 1856, in Salem, Ind. Large interests throughout Indiana come in…
De Pauw, Washington Charlesp. 296manufacturer, philanthropist, was born Jan. 4, 1822, in Salem, Ind. He devoted himself to the…
Depew, Chauncey Mitchellp. 296lawyer, legislator, railroad president, was born. April 23, 1834, in Peekskill, N. Y. In 1861 he was…
De Peyster, Abrahamp. 296jurist, was born July 8, 1658, in New York city. He was mayor of New York in 1691-95, and subsequently…
De Peyster, Fredericp. 296lawyer, philanthropist, was born Nov. 11, 1796, in New York city. He was a founder and director of the…
De Peyster, Frederickp. 296soldier, was born Dec. 12, 1843. He served in the civil war, and for his conduct attained the rank of…
De Peyster, John Livingstonp. 296soldier, legislator, was born June 14, 1846,. in Tivoli, N. Y. He served in the civil war and attained…
De Peyster, Johnston Wp. 297soldier, was born Dec. 2, 1841, in New York city. He served in the civil war and rose to the rank of…
De Peyster, John Wattsp. 296soldier, author, was born March 9, 1821, in New York city. He is an historical writer of New York city,…
De Puy, Henry Walterp. 297lawyer, journalist, author, was born in 1820 in Pompey Hill, N. Y. He is a lawyer and journalist, and…
De Puy, William Harrisonp. 297clergyman, author, was born in 1821 in New York. He is a methodist clergyman of western New York, and…
Derbigny, Pierrep. 297fifth governor of Louisiana. He was elected to that office in 1828. He was a member of the first state…
Derby, Elias Hasketp. 297lawyer, author, was born Sept. 24, 1803, in Salem, Mass. He was a noted railway attorney of Boston, and…
Derby, Georgep. 297physician, author, was born Feb. 13, 1819, in Salem, Mass. He was a physician of Boston, prominent as a…
Derby, George Horatiop. 297civil engineer, author, was born April 3, 1823, in Salem, Mass. He was a topographical engineer in the…
Derby, James Cephasp. 297publisher, author, was born July 20, 1818, in Little Falls, N. Y. He was a noted publisher of New York…
Derby, John Bartonp. 297poet, was born Nov. 30, 1792, in Salem, Mass. He was a poet whose later years were spent in Boston; and…
Derby, Roswellp. 297lawyer, poet, was born Feb. 4, 1854, in Fulton county, Ohio. He attended the public schools of Wauseon,…
Derby, Samuel Carrollp. 297educator, college president, was born in Dublin, N. H. In 1877 he received a professorship in Antioch…
De Roaldes, Abelp. 297physician, was born June 10, 1804, in France. In 1850 he moved to New Orleans, where for thirty years he…
De Roaldes, Arthur Washing- Tonp. 297surgeon, author, was born Jan. 25, 1849, in St. Landry, La. He attained prominence as a successful…
De Russy, Gustavus Adolphusp. 297was born Nov. 3, 1818, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He was mustered out of the volunteer service in 1866; promoted…
De Russy, Louis Gp. 297soldier, state senator, was born in 1796 in New York. From 1851 to 1853 he was a member of the Louisiana…
De Russy, Rene Edwardp. 297soldier, was born Feb. 22, 1789, in Hayti, W. I. He was superintendent of the United States military…
De Saussure, Henry Williamp. 297jurist, author, was born Aug. 16, 1763, in Pocotaligo, S. C. He was a jurist of South Carolina, who was…
De Saussure, William Fp. 297lawyer, congressman, was born in 1792, in Charleston, S. C. He adopted the profession of the law; and…
Desbrosses, Eliasp. 297was born in 1718, in New York city. He was one of the founders of the chamber of commerce in 1768, and…
Desha, Josephp. 297soldier, congressman, governor, was born Dec. 9, 1768, in Pennsylvania. He served for a time in the…
Desha, Robertp. 297merchant, congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from Tennessee from…
Deshon, Georgep. 297missionary, author, was born Jan. 30, 1823, in New London, Conn. He is a Roman catholic priest of the…
De Smet, Peter Johnp. 297missionary, author, was born Dec. 31, 1801, in Belgium. He was a noted Roman catholic missionary to the…
Desmond, Humphrey Jp. 297lawyer, legislator, author, was born Sept. 14, 1860, in Ozaukee county, Wis. In 1891 he was elected a…
Desnoyer, Peterp. 297pioneer, was born April 21, 1773, in France. Congress, in 1807, gave him a tract of land on Detroit…
De Sola, Abrahamp. 297clergyman, author, was born Sept. 18, 1825, in London. He was an eloquent expounder of conservative…
De Stefani, Rafael Ep. 297operatic artist and vocal teacher, was born in Cuba. He decided to settle in Brooklyn, N. Y., and there…
Destrehan, Jean Noelp. 297statesman, was born about 1780. He was a citizen of Louisiana, and in 1805 one of the authors of a…
Detmold, Christian Edwardp. 297civil engineer, was born Feb. 2, 1810, in Germany. He built the works of the New Jersey Zinc company, at…
Detmold, William Ludwigp. 297surgeon, was born Dec. 27, 1808, in Germany. He became professor of military surgery and hygiene at…
De Trobriand, Philip Regisp. 297soldier, author, was born June 4, 1816, in France. He is a military writer who came to the United States…
Detwiler, Jacob Snarep. 298educator, elocutionist, journalist, was born Jan. 28, 1863, in Philadelphia, Pa. He toured the country…
Detwiller, Henryp. 298physician, merchant, was born Dec. 18, 1795, in Switzerland. He was the pioneer of homeopathy in…
Deuster, Peter Victorp. 298journalist, state senator, congressman, born Feb. 13, 1831, in Germany. In 1847 he settled at Milwaukee,…
Devens, Charlesp. 298lawyer, soldier, state senator, was born April 4, 1820, in Charlestown, Mass. He was a member of the…
De Vere, Mary Aingep. 298known as Madeline Bridges, author, poet, was born in New York. She is a successful writer of Brooklyn,…
De Vere, Maximilian Schelep. 298philologist, author, was born in 1820 in Sweden. He is a philologist of note who came from Sweden to the…
Devereux, John Henryp. 298president of railroads, was born April 5, 1832, in Boston, Mass. He received a thorough education in the…
Devereux, Thomas Pollockp. 298lawyer, author, was born Dec. 17, 1793, in Newbern, N. C. He was a North Carolina lawyer who published…
Devin, Thomas Cp. 298soldier, was born in 1822 in New York city. He entered the regular army as lieutenant-colonel, and was…
De Vinne, Danielp. 298clergyman, author, was born Feb. 1, 1793, in Ireland. He was a methodist clergyman of New York city; and…
De Vinne, Theodore Lowp. 298printer, author, was born Dec. 25, 1828, in Stamford, Conn. He is a noted printer of New York city, and…
Devoe, Frederick Williamp. 298merchant, manufacturer, was born Jan. 26, 1828, in New York city. His product, called Devoe's Brilliant…
Devol, William Stowep. 298educator, scientist, was born March 24, 1860, near Marietta, Ohio. He is the director of the Arizona…
De Vries, Marionp. 298lawyer, congressman, was born Aug. 15, 1865, in Woodbridge, Cal. He acted as assistant district attorney…