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252 lives from Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography (1898), printed on pages 573–583. Each name links to the page it is printed on.

Law, Andrewp. 573psalmodist, author, was born in 1748, in Cheshire, Conn. He published Musical Primer; A Collection of…
Law, Johnp. 573lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1796 in New London, Conn. He was elected a…
Law, Jonathanp. 573lawyer, jurist, governor, was born Aug. 6, 1674, in Milford, Conn. He was chosen deputy-governor of…
Law, Lymanp. 573lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Aug. 19, 1770, in New London, Conn. After serving in the…
Law, Richardp. 573lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born March 17, 1733, in Milford, Conn. He was president judge of the…
Lawler, Frankp. 574merchant, gressman, was born June 25, 1842, in Rochester, N. Y. He was elected a member of the Chicago…
Lawler, Joabp. 574clergyman, state senator, congressman, was born June 12, 1796, in North Carolina. In 1826 he was elected…
Lawler, Michael Kp. 574soldier, was born about 1820 in Illinois. At the beginning of the civil war he joined the union army,…
Lawless, Joseph Thomasp. 574lawyer, legislator, was born May 2, 1866, in Portsmouth, Va. He received his education at the Webster…
Lawrance, Johnp. 574United States senator, was born in 1750 in England. He was a United States senator from New York. He…
Lawrance, William Vp. 574lawyer, author, poet, was born Nov. 10, 1834, in Greene county, Ohio. After receiving a liberal…
Lawrence, Abbottp. 574merchant, congressman, philanthropist, was born Dec. 16, 1792, in Groton, Mass. He served in the common…
Lawrence, Amos Adamsp. 574merchant, was born July 31, 1814, in Boston, Mass. He was twice nominated by the whigs and unionists for…
Lawrence, Charles Brushp. 574lawyer, jurist, was born Dec. 17, 1820, in Vergennes, Vt. In 1859 he was elected judge of the tenth…
Lawrence, Eugenep. 574author, was born Oct. 10, 1823, in New York city. He was an historical writer of New York city; and the…
Lawrence, George Vp. 574agriculturist, state senator, congressman, was born in 1818 in Washington county, Pa. He was elected to…
Lawrence, Jamesp. 574naval officer, was born Oct. 1, 1781, in Burlington, N. J. He is remembered by every American as the…
Lawrence, John Wp. 574congressman, was born in New York. He served two years in the assembly of that state from Queen's…
Lawrence, Josephp. 574state legislator, congressman, was born in 1788 in Adams county, Pa. He served for nine years in the…
Lawrence, Mrs. Margaret Oli-p. 574VER [WOODS], author, was born in 1813 in Massachusetts. She is the author of author of Light on the Dark…
Lawrence, Philip Kp. 574lawyer, jurist. He was a citizen of Louisiana; and about the year 1838 was appointed United States judge…
Lawrence, Samuelp. 574congressman, was born in New York. He served seven years in the assembly of that state; and was a…
Lawrence, Sidneyp. 574congressman, was born in Vermont. He removed to New York; and was elected a representative in congress…
Lawrence, Williamp. 574merchant, state senator, congressman, was born Sept. 2, 1814, in Washington, Ohio. He served in the Ohio…
Lawrence, Williamp. 574soldier, journalist, lawyer, congressman, author, was born June 26, 1819, in Mount Pleasant, Ohio. In…
Lawrence, Williamp. 574clergyman, bishop, author, was born in 1850 in Massachusetts. He is the seventh protestant episcopal…
Lawrence, William Beachp. 574lawyer, jurist, author, governor, was born Oct. 23, 1800, in New York city. He was lieutenant-governor…
Lawrence, William Tp. 574soldier, merchant, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born May 7, 1788, in New York city. He served in the…
Lawrence, William Wp. 574lawyer, jurist. He was an early emigrant to Florida; and was appointed judge of the United States…
Lawrie, Alexanderp. 575artist, was born in 1828 in New York city. He has made upward of a thousand crayon heads, including…
Laws, Gilbert Lafayettep. 575soldier, manufacturer, journalist, congressman, was born March 11, 1838, near Olney, Ill. In 1861 he…
Lawson, Albert Gallatinp. 575clergyman, author, was born June 5, 1842, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. In 1866 he was elected chaplain and…
Lawson, Alexanderp. 575engraver, was born Dec. 19, 1772, in Scotland. His first important works were four plates for Thomson's…
Lawson, Jamesp. 575journalist, author, was born Nov. 9, 1799, in Scotland. He was a New York city journalist; and the…
Lawson, Johnp. 575surveyor, author, was born in England. He was the surveyorgeneral of North Carolina, and burned at the…
Lawson, John Dp. 575merchant, gressman, was born Feb. 18, 1816, in Montgomery, N. Y. He was a merchant in New York for more…
Lawson, John Wp. 575soldier, physician, surgeon, state senator, congressman, was born Sept. 13, 1837, in James City county,…
Lawson, Leonidas Moreaup. 575educator, physician, author, was born Sept. 10, 1812, in Nicholas county, Ky. He was the earliest writer…
Lawson, Louisep. 575artist, was born in 1861 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Among her works are the Rhodian Boy; Avaconara; and Il…
Lawson, Martin Emertp. 575educator, lawyer, was born May 15, 1867, near Mercersburg, Pa. He is a successful lawyer of Liberty,…
Lawson, Mary Lockhartp. 575poet, was born in Philadelphia, Pa. She published poems in the Knickerbocker and Graham's Magazine that…
Lawson, Richard Franklinp. 575journalist, poet, lecturer, was born May 22, 1860, in Vandalia, Ill. He is the editor and owner of the…
Lawson, Thomasp. 575soldier, surgeon, was born about 1781, in Virginia. He was brevetted brigadier-general for meritorious…
Lawson, Thomas Gp. 575farmer, lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1848, in Putnam county, Ga. He was…
Lawson, Victor Fremontp. 575journalist, was born Sept. 9, 1850, in Chicago. He is president and sole owner of the Daily News and the…
Lawton, Alexander Robertp. 575soldier, lawyer, railroad president, state senator, was born about 1818, in Beaufort county, S. C. He…
Lawton, William Cranstonp. 575educator, lecturer, author, was born in 1853, in Massachusetts. He is a classical teacher and lecturer,…
Lawyer, Thomasp. 575congressman. He was a member of the New York assembly from Schoharie county in 1816; and was a…
Lay, Alfred Morrisonp. 575soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born May 20, 1836, in Lewis county, Mo. He was appointed United States…
Lay, Benjaminp. 575philanthropist, author, was born in 1681, in England. He was a benevolent and eccentric Quaker; and the…
Lay, George Wp. 575lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born July 27, 1798, in Catskill, N. Y. In 1833 he was elected to…
Lay, Henry Champlinp. 575bishop, author, was born Dec. 6, 1823, in Richmond, Va. He was the first protestant episcopal bishop of…
Lay, James Hp. 575lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born Dec. 18, 1844, in Benton county, Mo. In 1875 and 1883 he was a…
Lay, John Lp. 575civil engineer, inventor, was born Jan. 14, 1832, in Buffalo, N. Y. In 1867 he invented the submarine…
Lay, Oliver Ingrahamp. 575artist, was born in 1845, in New York city. His works include portraits of Edwin Booth as Hamlet, Cyrus…
Layng, James Dp. 575civil engineer, railroad president, was born Aug. 30, 1833, in Columbia, Pa. In 1849 he graduated from…
Layton, Fernando Cp. 575lawyer, congressman, was oorn April 11, 1847, in Anglaize county, Ohio. He was a county school examiner…
Lazarus, Emmap. 575poet, was born July 22, 1849, in New York city. She was a talented Jewish writer of New York city who…
Lazarus, Josephinep. 575author. She is the author of The Spirit of Judaism; and The Love-Letters of a Portuguese Nun, a…
Lazear, Jessep. 576congressman, was born Dec. 12, 1804, in Greene county, Pa. In 1860 he was elected a representative from…
Lazelle, Henry Martynp. 576soldier, author, was born Sept. 8, 1852, in Enfield, Mass. He is a United States army officer, since…
Lazenby, William Ranep. 576horticulturist, educator, was born Dec. 5, 1852, in Benton, N. Y. In 1881 he was called to the chair of…
Lea, Henry Charlesp. 576journalist, publisher, author, was born Sept. 19, 1825, in Philadelphia. He is a prominent writer and…
Lea, Isaacp. 576journalist, naturalist, author, was born March 4, 1792, in Wilmington, Del. He was a publisher and…
Lea, John Mp. 576lawyer, jurist, state senator, was born Dec. 25, 1818, in Knoxville, Tenn. He was appointed United…
Lea, Lukep. 576soldier, congressman, was born Jan. 26, 1782, in Surry county, N. C. He served gallantly in Florida and…
Lea, Matthew Careyp. 576chemist, author, was born Aug. 18, 1823, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is a chemist of Philadelphia whose…
Lea, Pryorp. 576soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born in 1794, in Knox county, Tenn. He served in the Creek war in…
Lea, Sumterp. 576soldier, lawyer, legislator, was born Feb. 16, 1835, in Marion, Ala. He attended the university of…
Leach, Antoinette Dakinp. 576educator, lawyer, was born April 3, 1859, in Indianapolis, Ind. During 1875-79 she was a teacher in the…
Leach, De Witt Cp. 576state librarian, state legislator, congressman, was born Nov. 23, 1822, in Clarence, N. Y. He was chosen…
Leach, Frank Willingp. 576lawyer, author, was born Aug. 26, 1855, in Cape May, N. J. He is a successful lawyer of Philadelphia,…
Leach, James Madisonp. 576soldier, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born in 1824 in Landsdowne, N. C. He served ten years…
Leadbetter, D. Pp. 576congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He moved to Ohio; and was elected a representative in congress…
Leake, Shelton Fp. 576lawyer, congressman, was born Nov. 30, 1812, in Albemarle county, Va. In 1842 he was elected to the…
Leake, Walterp. 576soldier, governor, United States senator, was born about 1780, in Virginia. He was a soldier in the…
Leaming, Jeremiahp. 576clergyman, author, was born in 1717, in Middletown, Conn. He was an episcopal clergyman of Connecticut,…
Leaming, Thomasp. 576soldier, patriot, was born Aug. 20, 1748. He possessed a large landed estate in New Jersey; and was a…
Learned, Amasap. 576congressman, was born Nov. 15, 1750, in Killingly, Conn. He was a representative in congress from…
Learned, Walterp. 576author, poet, was born June 22, 1847, in New London, Conn. He is a poet of New London who has published…
Learned, William Lawp. 576lawyer, jurist, was born July 24, 1821, in New London, Conn. He entered into the active practice of law…
Leary, Cornelius Lp. 576business man, congressman, was born Oct. 22, 1813, in Baltimore, Md. In 1856 he was a presidential…
Leary, James Danielp. 576was born Sept. 25, 1837, in New Yanda, Canada. The total number of vessels built by Mr. Leary is about…
Leary, Rossp. 576journalist, was born in 1861, in Chowan county, N. C. He has been president of the Farmers' Alliance of…
Leavenworth, Elias Warnerp. 576lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Dec. 20, 1803, in Canaan, N. Y. He was a member of the…
Leavenworth, Henryp. 577soldier, was born Dec. 10, 1783, in New Haven, Conn. He was a general in the war of 1812. He established…
Leavitt, Dudleyp. 577almanac maker, was born May 23, 1772, in Exeter, N. H. He was known throughout his native state as Old…
Leavitt, E. Bradfordp. 577clergyman, theologian, was born June 4, 1868, in Boston, Mass. For several years he was pastor of the…
Leavitt, Humphrey Howep. 577lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, was born June 18, 1796, in Suffieid, Conn. He served in the…
Leavitt, John Mcdowellp. 577clergyman, author, poet, was born May 10, 1824, in Steubenville, Ohio. He was an episcopal clergyman,…
Leavitt, Joshuap. 577reformer, author, was born Sept. 8, 1794, in Heath, Mass. He organized one of the first Sabbathschools…
Leavitt, Mary Ap. 577poet, was born in Vernon, Ind. She is the daughter of illustrious parentage. Her father, Dr. Ezra Fitch…
Leavitt, Mary Clementp. 577educator, lecturer, was born Sept. 22, 1830, in Hopkinton, N. H. She is a successful lecturer on…
Leavitt, Samuelp. 577author. He is a journalist of Joliet, Ill.; and the author of Dictator Grant; Our Money Wars; and other…
Leavitt, Samuel Deanp. 577soldier, lawyer, legislator, was born Aug. 12, 1837, in Eastport, Maine, which has always been his place…
Le Blond, Francis Cp. 577lawyer, congressman, was born in Ohio. In 1851 he was elected for two years to the Ohio state…
Le Clair, Joseph Clarencep. 577lawyer, was born Sept. 12, 1871, in Green Bay, Wis. After receiving a liberal education, he was admitted…
Lecompte, Josephp. 577congressman, was born in Woodford county, Ky. He was a representative in congress from Kentucky from…
Lecompte, Samuel Dp. 577lawyer, jurist, was born in Maryland. He was appointed chief justice of the United States court for the…
Le Conte, Johnp. 577physician, naturalist, author, was born Dec. 4, 1818, in Liberty county, Ga. He was a naturalist and…
Le Conte, John Eatonp. 577civil engineer, naturalist, author, was born Feb. 22, 1784, near Shrewsbury, N. J. He is a naturalist…
Le Conte, John Lawrencep. 577entomologist, author, was born May 13, 1825, in New York city. He was an entomologist of distinction;…
Le Conte, Josephp. 577educator, geologist, scientist, was born Feb. 26, 1823, in Liberty county, Ga. Le Conte is distinguished…
Le Conte, Lewisp. 577naturalist, was born Aug. 4, 1782, near Shrewsbury, N. J. He established a botanical garden on his…
Le Count, James Mp. 577journalist, poet, was born Sept. 24, 1835, in Lyons, N. Y. Since 1876 he has been the editor and owner…
Le Duc, William Gatesp. 577soldier, railroad builder, was born March 29, 1823, in Wilkesville, Ohio. At the breaking out of the…
Ledyard, Henryp. 577lawyer, state senator, was born March 3, 1812, in New York city. He was a member of the Michigan state…
Ledyard, Henry Brockholstp. 577railroad president, was born Feb. 20, 1844, in France. In 1883 he became president of the Michigan…
Ledyard, Johnp. 577traveler, was born in 1751, in Groton, Conn. He fitted himself for a missionary to the Indians; but…
Lee, Albert Lindleyp. 578soldier, lawyer, jurist, was born Jan. 16, 1834, in Fulton, N. Y. He removed to Kansas, where he was…
Lee, Alfredp. 578bishop, author, was born Sept. 9, 1807, in Cambridge, Mass. He was the first protestant episcopal bishop…
Lee, Andrewp. 578clergyman, author, was born May 7, 1745, in Lyme, Conn. Among his publications are An Inquiry Whether it…
Lee, Annp. 578was born Feb. 22, 1736, in England. She was the founder of the religion of the so-called Shakers. She…
Lee, Arthurp. 578congressman, was born Dec. 20, 1740, in Stratford, Va. In 1781 he was elected to the assembly of…
Lee, Benjaminp. 578physician, author, was born Sept. 26, 1833, in Norwich, Conn. He is a physician of Philadelphia, and the…
Lee, Benjamin Franklinp. 578clergyman, author, was born Sept. 18, 1841, in Gouldtown, N. J. He was a methodist clergyman of African…
Lee, Charlesp. 578lawyer, state legislator, was born in 1758, in Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia state…
Lee, Charles Alfredp. 578physician, author, was born Maren 3, 1810, in Salisbury, Conn. He was a physician of New York city who…
Lee, Charles Arnoldp. 578journalist, state legislator, was born Dec. 14, 1845, in Pawtucket, R. I. Since 1878 he has been editor…
Lee, Charles Stephenp. 578soldier, farmer, merchant, legislator, was born Feb. 3, 1834, in Greensboro, Ga. He has filled numerous…
Lee, Chaunceyp. 578clergyman, author, was born July 10, 1718, in Coventry, Conn. He was skilled in music, composed verses,…
Lee, Day Kelloggp. 578clergyman, author, was born Sept. 10, 1816, in Sempronius, N. Y. He was a universalist clergyman of New…
Lee, Eleanor Pp. 578poet, was born in 1817, near Natchez, miss. She became a noted poet of the south. She died in 1849.
Lee, Fitzhughp. 578soldier, governor, was born Nov. 19, 1835, in Clermont, Va. At the commencement of the civil war he…
Lee, Francis Lightfootp. 578signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born Oct. 24, 1734, in Stratford, Va. In 1765 and 1766 he…
Lee, George Washington Cus- Tisp. 578soldier, educator, college president, was born Sept. 16, 1832, in Fortress Monroe, Va. After receiving a…
Lee, Gideonp. 578merchant, congressman, was born April 27, 1778, in Amherst, Mass. He was at one time mayor of New York.…
Lee, Henryp. 578soldier, statesman, author, was born Jan. 29, 1756, in Leesylvania, Va. He was appointed a captain of…
Lee, Henryp. 578pioneer, lawyer, jurist, legislator, was born in 1758, in Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia…
Lee, Henryp. 578author, was born in 1786, in Westmoreland county, Va. He was a Virginia writer who published The…
Lee, Henry Bp. 578congressman, was born Sept. 2, 1817, in Boston, Mass. He was elected a representative from New York to…
Lee, Henry Washingtonp. 578protestant episcopal bishop, was born July 29, 1815, in Hamden, Conn. He was elected first bishop of…
Lee, Jamesp. 578merchant, was born in 1795, in Scotland. He was for a long time connected with the New York Society…
Lee, James G. Cp. 578soldier, was born Aug. 12, 1836, in Hamilton, Canada. He served in the army all through the war of the…
Lee, Jessep. 578missionary, author, was born March 12, 1758, in Prince George county, Va. He was a methodist missionary,…
Lee, Johnp. 578congressman. He was a representative in congress from Maryland from 1823 to 1825.
Lee, Joshuap. 578legislator, congressman, was born in New York. He served three years in the legislature of that state…
Lee, Lutherp. 579clergyman, author, was born Nov. 30, 1800, in Schoharie, N, Y. He was a Wesleyan clergyman of Michigan;…
Lee, Mary Elizabethp. 579author, poet, was born March 23, 1813, in Charleston, S. C. She was a writer of Charleston; and the…
Lee, M. Lindleyp. 579physician, state senator, congressman, was born May 29, 1805, in Minisink, N. Y. During 1840-44 he was…
Lee, Mrs. Elizap. 578(BUCKMINSTER), author, was born in 1794, in Portsmouth, N. H. She was the author of Life of Richter;…
Lee, Mrs. Hannah Farnhamp. 578(SAWYER), author, was born in 1780, in Newburyport, Mass. She was a prominent writer of Boston; and the…
Lee, Richard Blandp. 579congressman, was born in Virginia. He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1789 to 1795.…
Lee, Richard Hp. 579soldier, physician, jurist, was born Aug. 31, 1825, in Tennessee. During the Mexican war he served as a…
Lee, Richard Henryp. 579signer of the declaration of independence, was born Jan. 20, 1732, in Stratford, Va. He was a member of…
Lee, Robert Edwardp. 579soldier, was born Jan. 19, 1806, in Stratford, Va. He was the celebrated confederate general of the…
Lee, Samuel Phillipsp. 579naval officer, author, was born Feb. 13, 1812, in Virginia. He entered the United States navy in 1825;…
Lee, Silasp. 579lawyer, jurist, legislator, congressman. He served in the Massachusetts legislature in 1793, 1797, and…
Lee, Stephen Dp. 579soldier, college president. He served gallantly during the civil war as a captain of artillery with the…
Lee, Thomasp. 579congressman. He was a representative in congress from New Jersey from 1833 to 1837. He died Nov. 2,…
Lee, Thomasp. 579lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Dec. 1, 1769, in Charleston, S. C. He was a representative in the…
Lee, Thomas Ludwellp. 579lawyer, jurist, statesman, was born about 1730 in Stratford, Va. He was a member of the house of…
Lee, Thomas Simp. 579governor, was born in 1743. He was governor of Maryland from 1779 to 1783; was a delegate to the…
Lee, William Ep. 579banker, legislator, was born Jan. 8, 1852, in Alton, Ill. He served three terms as a member of the…
Lee, William Henry Fitzhughp. 579soldier, congressman, was born May 31, 1837, in Arlington, Va. In 1861 he raised a company of cavalry…
Lee, William Littlep. 579lawyer, jurist, was born Feb. 25, 1821, in Hawaiian Island. He was chief justice of the Hawaiian…
Leech, Samuel Van Derlipp. 579clergyman, author, was born March 17, 1837, in Albany, N. Y. He is a methodist clergyman and temperance…
Leedom, John Pp. 579farmer, congressman, was born Dec. 20, 1847, in Adams county, Ohio. He graduated at Smith's Mercantile…
Leeds, Davidp. 579author, was born in 1652 in England. He was a prominent figure among the early settlers of Burlington,…
Leedy, John Whitnahp. 579farmer, legislator, governor, was born March 8, 1849, in Richland county, Ohio. During 1893- 97 he was a…
Leeper, Arthurp. 579lawyer, state senator, was born Aug. 21, 1855, in Chandlerville, Ill. He was state's attorney of Cass…
Leeser, Isaacp. 579clergyman, author, was born Dec. 12, 1806, in Prussia. He was a Jewish rabbi of Philadelphia who…
Leet, Isaacp. 579state senator, congressman, was born in 1802 in Pennsylvania. He was for several years in the senate of…
Leete, Williamp. 579governor of Connecticut, was born about 1603 in England. He was a founder of Guilford, Conn., and one of…
Lefever, Jacobp. 579banker, congressman, was born April 20, 1830, in New Paltz, N. Y. He was a member of the assembly of the…
Le Fevre, Benjaminp. 580soldier, state senator, congressman, was born Oct. 8, 1838, in Shelby county, Ohio. He served in the…
Le Fevre, Josephp. 580congressman. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1811 to 1813.
Lefevre, Peter Paulp. 580Roman catholic bishop, was born April 30, 1804, in West Flanders. In 1831 he was ordained priest and…
Lefferts, George Morewoodp. 580physician, author, was born Feb. 24, 1846, in Brooklyn, L. I. He is a physician of New York city; and…
Lefferts, Johnp. 580congressman. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1813 to 1815; and a state senator…
Lefferts, Marshallp. 580engineer, was born Jan. 15, 1821, in Bedford, L. I. In 1849 he became president of the New York, New…
Leffingwell, Alonzo Markp. 580lawyer, was born Sept. 26, 1842, in Henderson, N. Y. He received his education at the Union academy at…
Leffingwell, Charles Wesleyp. 580clergyman, journalist, was born Dec. 5, 1840, in Ellington, Conn. He founded and became rector of St.…
Leffler, Isaacp. 580legislator, congressman, was born in November, 1788, in Washington county, Pa. In 1817 he was elected to…
Leffler, Shepherdp. 580farmer, congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from Iowa from 1846…
Leftwich, Everett Irvinep. 580educator, lawyer, lecturer, was born Oct. 4, 1860, in Giles county, Va. He has been a successful…
Leftwich, Jabezp. 580congressman, was born in Bedford county, Va. He was a representative in congress from that state from…
Leftwich, Joelp. 580soldier, jurist, state legislator, was born in 1759 in Bedford county, Va. He was major-general of…
Leftwich, John Wp. 580merchant, congressman, was born Sept. 7, 1826, in Bedford county, Va. In 1865 he was elected a…
Legare, Hugh Swintonp. 580lawyer, journalist, statesman, was born Jan. 2, 1797, in Charleston, S. C. From 1837 to 1839 he was a…
Legare, James Matthewsp. 580inventor, poet, was born in 1823 in South Carolina. He was an inventor; and the author of Orta-Undis,…
Leggett, Francis Hp. 580merchant, was born March 27, 1840, in New York city. He received an academic education, and in 1856…
Leggett, Mortimer Dormerp. 580soldier, public official, was born April 19, 1851, in Ithaca, N. Y. He was superintendent of public…
Leggett, Williamp. 580journalist, author, was born in 1802 in New York city. He was a journalist once prominent in New York…
Leggett, William Henryp. 580botanist, journalist, was born Feb. 24, 1816, in New York city. He founded the Torrey Botanical…
Legreid, Christopherp. 580manufacturer, state legislator, was born Jan. 27, 1857, in Deerfield, Wis. He is a successful…
Lehlbach, Hermanp. 580civil engineer, congressman, was born July 3, 1845, in Germany. He was a member of the house of assembly…
Lehman, Emma Ap. 580educator, poet, was born in 1841 in Bethania, N. C. She is a successful educator, and for thirty years…
Lehman, William Ep. 580lawyer, congressman, was born Aug. 21, 1822, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was appointed by President Polk an…
Leib, Michaelp. 580United States senator, was born in 1769 in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from…
Leib, Owen Dp. 580physician, congressman, was born in Schuylkill, Pa. He was a representative in congress from…
Leidy, Josephp. 580naturalist, scientist, author, was born Sept. 9, 1823, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a Philadelphia…
Leidy, Paulp. 580lawyer, congressman, was born Nov. 21, 1813, in Hemlock, Pa. He was elected a representative to the…
Leigh, Benjamin Watkinsp. 580lawyer, United States senator, was born June 18, 1781, in Chesterfield county, Va. From 1829 to 1841 he…
Leigh, Count De Hamongp. 580palmist, author, was born in 1868. At the age of eleven years he began the study of the hand; and has…
Leigh, Hezekiah Gilbertp. 581clergyman, was born Nov. 25, 1795, in North Carolina. In 1829 he was a founder of Randolph Macon…
Leighton, Harriet Wp. 581poet, temperance advocate, was born March 15, 1839, in Albany, N. Y. She has been state corresponding…
Leighton, Williamp. 581author, poet, was born June 22, 1833, in Cambridge, Mass. He is a writer of Wheeling, W. Va.; and the…
Leighty, Jacob Dp. 581soldier, congressman, was born Oct. 15, 1839, in Westmoreland county, Pa. He was a private in company E,…
Leiper, George Grayp. 581congressman, was born Feb. 3, 1786, in Delaware county, Pa. He was a representative in congress from…
Leiper, William Dp. 581soldier, educator, journalist, was born Feb. 13, 1823, in Frankfort Springs, Pa. He served as a soldier;…
Leisenring, Johnp. 581civil and mining engineer, congressman, was born June 3, 1853, in Ashton, Pa. He was elected to the…
Leiter, Benjamin Fp. 581lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born Oct. 13, 1813, in Leitersburg, Md. He was elected to the Ohio…
Leland, Aaronp. 581clergyman, jurist, legislator, was born May 28, 1761, in Holliston, Mass. He sat in the Vermont…
Leland, Charles Ap. 581lawyer, legislator, was born in 1860 in Sharon, Ohio. For several years he was prosecuting attorney of…
Leland, Charles Godfreyp. 581author, poet, was born Aug. 15, 1824, in Philadelphia. He is a very versatile Philadelphia author, who…
Leland, Henry Perryp. 581soldier, author, was born Oct. 28, 1828, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a Philadelphia writer who served as…
Leland, Samuel Phelpsp. 581lawyer, lecturer, poet, was born March 4, 1839, in Huntsburg, Ohio. After being admitted to the bar in…
Lemcke, Henryp. 581clergyman, was born June 27, 1796, in Germany. He performed missionary duty in Kansas, and founded the…
Lemmon, John Gillp. 581botanist, author, was born June 2, 1832, in Lima, Mich. He is a botanist attached to the California…
Lemmon, Sarah Allen Plum- Merp. 581botanist, author, was born Sept. 3, 1836, in New Gloucester, Maine. She has painted in watercolors much…
Le Moine, Sauvollep. 581governor, was born about 1671 in Canada. He was appointed governor of Louisiana in 1699, and he retained…
Le Moyne, Francis Juliusp. 581abolitionist, philanthropist, was born Sept. 4, 1798, in Washington, Pa. He erected in 1876, near…
Le Moyne, J. Vp. 581lawyer, congressman, was born in 1828 in Washington county, Pa. In 1852 he moved to Chicago, Ill., and…
Lennox, Charlotte Ramsayp. 581author, was born in 1720 in New York city. She published a volume of Poems on Several Occasions. Her…
Lenoir, Williamp. 581soldier, was born May 20, 1751, in Brunswick county, Va. He served with distinction in the revolutionary…
Lent, Jamesp. 581congressman. He was a member of congress from New York from 1829 to 1833. He died Feb. 24, 1833, in…
Lentz, John Jacobp. 581lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 27, 1856, near St. Clairsville, Ohio. For five years he was one of…
Leonard, Charles Henrip. 581physician, journalist, author, was born March 28, 1850, in Akron, Ohio. His preparatory education was…
Leonard, Chatfieldp. 581lawyer, jurist, was born Sept. 13, 1848, in Roseboom, N. Y. Since 1874 he has been justice of the peace…
Leonard, Fred Churchillp. 582lawyer, merchant, congressman, was born Feb. 16, 1856, in Elmer, Pa. He received his education in the…
Leonard, Georgep. 582lawyer, jurist, was born in 1698 in Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts council in 1741,…
Leonard, Georgep. 582lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born July 4, 1729, in Norton, Mass. He was a representative in congress…
Leonard, John Edwardsp. 582lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Sept. 22, 1845, in Chester county, Pa. He settled in Louisiana and…
Leonard, Levi Washburnp. 582clergyman, author, was born Jan. 16, 1773, in Bridgewater, Mass. He contributed extensively to the…
Leonard, Moses Gp. 582public official, congressman, was born in Connecticut. He was a representative in congress from New York…
Leonard, Stephen Bp. 582congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1835 to…
Leonard, William Andrewp. 582bishop, author, was born July 15, 1848, in Southport, Conn. He is the fourth protestant episcopal bishop…
Leonowens, Mrs. Anna Harri-p. 582ETTE [CRAWFORD], educator, author, was born Nov. 5, 1834, in Wales. She is an Englishwoman who was…
Leovy, Henry Jeffersonp. 582soldier, journalist, lawyer, was born May 17, 1826, in Augusta, Ga. For many years he was the owner of…
Leroy, Alcidep. 582business man, was born Oct. 12, 1862, in Ascension parish, La. He is prominent in the business affairs…
Le Roy, William Edgarp. 582naval officer, was born March 24, 1818, in New York city. He served in the United States navy during the…
Lesley, John Peterp. 582geologist, author, was born Sept. 17, 1819, in Philadelphia. He is a Philadelphia geologist of…
Lesley, John Thomasp. 582stock raiser, state senator, was born in 1835, in Madison county. In 1876 he was elected to the Florida…
Leslie, Charles Robertp. 582artist, was born Oct. 19, 1794, in England. He has attained success as an artist. Among his best known…
Leslie, Elizap. 582author, was born Nov. 18, 1787, in Philadelphia. She was a Philadelphia writer of tales and sketches…
Leslie, Frankp. 582publisher, was born March 29, 1821, in England. In 1848 he emigrated to the United States; and in 1854…
Leslie, James Perryp. 582educator, journalist, lawyer, was born Dec. 28, 1857, in Mantua, Texas. He received his education at the…
Leslie, Mrs. Miriam Florencep. 582author. She is the author of From Gotham to the Golden Gate.
Leslie, Preston Hopkinsp. 582lawyer, state senator, governor, was born March 8, 1819, in Clinton county, Ky. He represented Monroe…
Leslie, Thomas Jeffersonp. 582soldier, was born Nov. 2, 1796, in England. In 1865 he was brevetted colonel and brigadier-general for…
Lesquereux, Leop. 582paleontologist, author, was born Nov. 18, 1806, in Switzerland. He was a Swiss paleontologist who came…
Lester, Charles Edwardsp. 582journalist, lecturer, author, was born July 15, 1815, in Griswold, Conn. He was a journalist and…
Lester, Charles Smithp. 582lawyer, jurist, was born March 15, 1824, in Worcester, Mass. He was district attorney in 1859-62 at…
Lester, Nicholasp. 582soldier, poet, was born March 29, 1842, in Canada. During the civil war he served in the one hundred and…
Lester, Posey Greenp. 582clergyman, journalist, congressman, was born March 12, 1850, in Floyd county, Va. In 1876 he was…
Lester, Rufus Ep. 582soldier, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Dec. 12, 1837, in Burke county, Ga. He entered the…
Lesueur, Alexander Ap. 582soldier, journalist, state legislator, public official, was born Nov. 25, 1842, in St. Louis, Mo. He…
Letcher, Greenlee Dp. 583lawyer, legislator, was born July 19, 1867, in Lexington, Va. In 1889 he was elected a member of the…
Letcher, Johnp. 583journalist, lawyer, congressman, governor, was born March 29, 1813, in Lexington, Va. In 1839 he edited…
Letcher, Robert Perkinsp. 583lawyer, state legislator, congressman, governor, was born Feb. 10, 1788, in Goochland county, Va. He…
Leutze, Emanuelp. 583historical painter, was born May 24, 1816, in Germany. Being obliged to leave Germany on account of…