Lefferts, Marshall
engineer, was born Jan. 15, 1821, in Bedford, L. I.
In 1849 he became president of the New York, New England and New York state telegraph companies, from which office he retired in 1860 and began a system of telegraph wires, which was worked on the automatic plan of transmission. He died July 3, 1876, in Newark, Pa.
LEFFINGWELL, ALONZO MARK, lawyer, was born Sept. 26, 1842, in Henderson, N. Y. He received his education at the Union academy at Belleville, N. Y.; and at the university of Michigan.
He then studied law and received the degree of LL. B. In 1872 he moved to New York city; and two years later removed to Henderson, where he has attained success in his profession. He has been a candidate for county judge, and twice for representative in congress. He has filled important offices in several fraternal orders; and has always been prominently identified with the public affairs of his county and state.
LEFFINGWELL, CHARLES WESLEY, clergyman, journalist, was born Dec. 5, 1840, in Ellington, Conn. He founded and became rector of St. Mary's school, Knoxville, Ill. Since 1879 he has devoted himself earnestly to journalism in the interests of his church, and is editor of a weekly paper, The Living Church.