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Light, George Washington

journalist, author, poet, was born Jan. 21, 1809, in Portland, Maine. He was a journalist of Boston; and the author of Life of Timothy Claxton; and Keep Cool, Go Ahead, and a Few More Poems. He died Jan. 27, 1868, in Somerville, Mass.

Ligon, Robert F

soldier, lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born in Clarke county, Ga. He served in the Mexican war as a captain. He was a representative in the Georgia legislature in 1849 and 1850; a state senator in 1860, and again in 1863. He was a captain in the confederate army; and was lieutenantgovernor in 1874. He was elected a representative from Alabama to the fortyfifth congress as a democrat.

Ligon, Thomas Watkins

congressman, governor, was born in Prince Edward county, Va. He was a representative in congress from Maryland from 1845 to 1849; and in 1854 was elected governor of that state. He died Jan. 13, 1881.

Likins, John L

merchant, legislator, was born May 6, 1861, in Jasper county, Iowa. He has served in the city council of Whatcom, Wash., for three terms; and in 1896 was elected a member of the Washington state legislature.

Lillie, Mrs. R. Shepard

poet, was born in Erie county, N. Y. She is the author of a book of poems entitled Rays of Light.

Lilly, Herbert L

educator, lawyer, jurist, was born July 12, 1858, in Dover, Ohio. He received his education in the common schools of his native city, and at the Delaware university of Ohio.

For several years he was engaged in educational work as a teacher in the public schools of Dover and Cleveland, Ohio.

During 1891-95 he was city prosecutor in Cleveland; and in 1896 was appointed a police judge in that city.

Lilly, Samuel

physician, congressman, was born Oct. 28, 1815, in Geneva, N. Y. He was a representative in congress from New Jersey from 1853 to 1855.

Lincoln, Benjamin

soldier, was born Jan. 24, 1733, in Hingham, Mass. He was a farmer until 1773, holding the offices of magistrate, representative in the provincial legislature; and colonel of militia. In 1776 he joined the continental army, and rose rapidly to the position of major-general. He died May 9, 1810, in Hingham, Mass. He was a gallant soldier; a great jurist and statesman, and one of the foremost men of his time.

Lincoln, Daniel Francis

physician, author, was born Jan. 4, 1841, in Boston, Mass. He is a physician of Boston; and the author of School Hygiene; Electro-Therapeutics; and School and Industrial Hygiene.

Lincoln, Enoch

congressman, governor, poet, was born Dec. 28, 1788, in Worcester, Mass. He was a member of the United States house of representatives from Massachusetts from 1818 to 1820, and from 1821 to 1826 from the new state of Maine. He was then elected governor of Maine, and re-elected in 1828. He published, while at Fryeburg, a poem, entitled The Village; and was also the author of some historical recollections of Maine. He died Oct. 8, 1829, in Augusta, Maine.

Lincoln, Frederic Walker

banker, legislator, was born in 1817 in Massachusetts. He was president of the Franklin Savings bank of Boston, Mass.; and served several terms in the state legislature. He died Sept. 19, 1898, in Boston, Mass.

Lincoln, Heman

clergyman, educator, author, was born April 14, 1821, in Boston, Mass. He is a baptist divine, professor of church history at Newton Theological seminary since 1868; and the author of Outline Lectures in Church History; and Outline Lectures in History of Doctrine.