Home › N › Nash, Wiley Norris – Neal, Henry S
Nash, Wiley Norris – Neal, Henry S
Nash, Wiley Norris
soldier, lawyer, legislator, was born in 1846, in Noxubee, Miss. He served gallantly in the confederate service, and gained the rank of sergeant. He served with distinction in the Mississippi state legislature; and is now attorney-general of the state of Mississippi. ¥686
Nason, Henry Bradford
educator, author, was born June 22, 1831, in Foxborough, Mass. He was a professor of chemistry in the Troy Polytechnic institute; and the author of Table of Reactions for Qualitative Analysis; and Table for Qualitative Analysis in Colors. He died in 1895.
Nast, Thomas
caricaturist, was born Sept. 27, 1840, in Bavaria. When fifteen years old he began to furnish illustrations to the papers, and during the war began his long series of effective political caricatures in Harper's Weekly.
Nast, William
clergyman, journalist, author, was born June 15, 1807, in Germany. He is a methodist minister of Cincinnati, editor of The Christian Apologist for many years; and the author of Christological Meditations; Gospel Records; A German Commentary on the New Testament; and Das Christenthum und seine Gegensätze.
Naylor, Charles
soldier, congressman, was born Oct. 6, 1806, in Philadelphia county, Pa. He represented his na- *tive district in congress from 1837 to 1841.
He died Dec. 24, 1872, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Nead, Benjamin Matthias
lawyer, journalist, author, was born July 14, 1847, in Antrim, Pa. He is a lawyer and journalist of Harrisburg; and the author of Sketches of Early Chambersburg; Guide to County Officers; Early Government of Pennsylvania; and Brief Review of the Financial History of Pennsylvania.
Neagle, John
portrait-painter, was born Nov. 4, 1796, in Boston, Mass. His first decided success was a portrait of the Rev. Dr. Joseph Pilmore, which is in St.
George's hall, Philadelphia. In 1825 he painted his celebrated full-length portrait of Patrick Lyon, the blacksmith, at his fcrge, which is now in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
He died Sept. 17, 1865, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Neal, David Dolloff
artist, was born Oct. 20, 1837, in Lowell, Mass. His first figure composition, James Watt, was exhibited at the Royal academy in London; and in 1875 he painted his bestknown work, The First Meeting of Mary Stuart and Rizzio. When it was first exhibited in 1876, it received the great medal from the Royal Bavarian academy.
Neal, Elias Craig
physician, surgeon, was born Jan. 28, 1833, in Barnstead, N. H. After receiving a thorough education, he entered into the active practice of his profession, and became one of the leading physicians in New England.
Neal, George Philip
physician, surgeon, was born Nov. 10, 1852, in Ohio.
He graduated in 1874 from the Iowa State university, and soon attained success in his profession at Fort Madison, Iowa. He was appointed postmaster by the president; has been health officer; and president of the board of the United States examining surgeons.
Neal, Henry Augustus
lawyer, legislator, was born Dec. 13, 1846, in Tuftonboro, N. H. He is an eminent attorney of Charleston, Ill.; has been mayor of his city; and served as a member of the thirtieth and thirty-first general assemblies of the state of Illinois.
Neal, Henry S
lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Aug. 25, 1828, in Gallipolis, Ohio. He was elected a state senator in 1861, and re-elected in 1863. He was appointed consul of the United States at Lisbon, Portugal, in 1869; and was charge d' affaires during a part of 1869 and 1870. He was elected a representative from Ohio to the forty-fifth, fortysixth, and forty-seventh congresses.