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Lander, Edward

lawyer, jurist. He was appointed chief justice of the United States court for the territory of Washington in 1853. LANDER, FREDERICK WILLIAM, soldier, was born Dec. 17, 1821, in Salem, Mass. He served with distinction throughout the civil war, and attained the rank of brigadiergeneral of volunteers. He wrote many stirring patriotic poems on incidents of the campaign. He was a gallant soldier, and took part in many of the most desperate battles of the civil war.

He died March 2, 1862, in Paw Paw, Va.

LANDER, JEAN MARGARET DAVEN- PORT, actress, was born May 3, 1829, in England. Her best character was that of Queen Elizabeth. Her last appearance was in Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter at the Boston theater.

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