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Mcdermott, Hugh Farrar

journalist, poet, was born in 1833. He was a journalist of New York city; and the author of Poems from an Editor's Table; and The Blind Canary, a book of poems.

He died in 1890.

MCDERMOTT, THOMAS JEFFERSON, lawyer, orator, writer, was born Nov. 17, 1861, in Kasota, Minn. He received the rudiments of his education in the district school, and at a. private college; and subsequently attend-- ed the state university of Minnesota,. from which institution he was a graduate. For six years. he was in the United States postal service; was a member of the executive committee of the democratic state central committee; and for two years was chairman of the democratic state central committee.

He has attained prominence as one of the foremost lawyers of Minnesota, and has a large practice in the city of St. Paul.

He is a brilliant orator; and as a writer has contributed valuable articles to law literature and the periodical press gener-- ally.