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Lozier, Clemence Sophia

physician, was born Dec. 11, 1812, in Plainfield, N. J. In 1860 she began a course of lectures on medical subjects in her own parlors, which in 1863 resulted in the founding of the New York Medical college and hospital for women, where she was clinical professor of diseases of women and children, and also dean of the faculty, for more than twenty years. She died April 26, 1888, in New York city.

Lubke, George William

lawyer, jurist, was born Feb. 22, 1845, in St. Louis, Mo. In 1882 he was elected judge of the circuit court of St. Louis, resigning in 1889, when he resumed the practice of law in St. Louis. mem-

Lucas, Edward

congressman, was born in Virginia. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1833 to 1837; and was subsequently appointed government superintendent at Harper's Ferry, where he died March 4, 1858.

Lucas, George Washington

musician, composer, was born April 12, 1800, in Glastonbury, Conn. He delivered more than one thousand public lectures, taught more than fifty thousand people to sing, and arranged and conducted the music on more than one thousand public occasions.

He published much music, including an Ordination Anthem. He died about 1880 in Hampshire county, Conn.

Lucas, Robert

soldier, legislator,. governor, was born April 1, 1781, in Shepherdstown, Va. He was brigadier-general of Ohio militia in defense of the frontier in 1813. He was a member of the Ohio. legislature in 1814. He was governor of Ohio from 1832 to 1836; and first territorial governor of Iowa from 1838 to 1841. He died Feb. 7, 1858, in Iowa City, Iowa.

Lucas, S. Decatur

educator, college president, was born March 8, 1860, in Gallatin county, Ky. He has become prominent as an educator; and is the president. of the Jeff Davis college of Minden, La.

Lucas, William

congressman, was born in Virginia. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1839 to 1841, and from 1843 to 1845.

Luce, Clinton Lysander

journalist, poet, was born Sept. 28, 1854, in Stowe,. Vt. In 1882 he became editor and proprietor of The Albert Lea Enterprise.

Luce, Cyrus Gray

governor, was born July 2, 1824, in Windsor, Ohio. In. 1887 he was elected governor of Michigan, resigning in 1891.

Luckenbach, Abraham

missionary, author, was born May 5, 1777, in Lehigh county, Pa. He was a missionary of the Moravian church among the Delaware Indians, laboring till 1843, when he retired to Bethlehem. He edited the second edition of David Zeisberger's Delaware Hymn-Book; and published in the Delaware language Select Narratives from the Old Testament. He died March 8, 1854, in Bethlehem, Pa.

Luckett, S. M

clergyman, college president, was born April 9, 1835, in Russellville, Ky. He is a clergyman of the presbyterian church, and has been president of the Austin college of Sherman, Texas, for seventeen years.

Luckey, George J

soldier, educator, was born Oct. 2, 1838, in Blackhorse, Md. He commenced educational work in 1856, and taught in Ohio. He served in the civil war, and was present at the siege of Richmond and Petersburg.

For the past thirty-one years he has been superintendent of the Pittsburg schools, Pennsylvania.