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Neal, John – Neece, William H

Neal, John

author, poet, was born Aug. 25, 1793, in Portland, Maine. He was a once famous writer of Portland, Maine. He was the author of Keep Cool, a novel; The Battle of Niagara, a poem; Goldau, and Other Poems; Rachel Dyer, a novel; Downeasters, a novel; True Womanhood; Bentham's Morals and Legislation; Great Mysteries and Little Plagues; and Wandering Recollections of a Somewhat Busy Life. He died June 21, 1876, in Portland, Maine.

Neal, Joseph Clay

humorist, author, was born Feb. 3, 1807, in Greenland, N. H. He was a journalist of Philadelphia who founded The Saturday Gazette, and was a popular humorist in his day. He was the author of Charcoal Sketches; and Peter Ploddy, and Other Oddities. His humor lies in the delineation of small spendthrifts, pretenders to fashion, bores, and the frayed-out gentleman. He died July 18, 1847, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Neal, Lawrence Talbott

lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Sept. 22, 1844, in Parkersburg, W. Va.

He was solicitor of Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1867; and was elected to the legislature in 1867. He was attorney of Ross county in 1870, and held that office until 1872, when he resigned. He was elected to the fortythird and forty-fourth congresses as a democrat.

Neale, James Brown

lawyer, jurist. In 1879 he was appointed judge of the thirty-third judicial district of Pennsylvania, holding that office for ten years.

Neale, Leonard

archbishop, was born Oct. 15, 1746, in Port Tobacco, Md.

In Philadelphia he was appointed vicargeneral for the northern states. In 1799 he was made president of Georgetown college, which had been founded a few years before by the Jesuits of Maryland.

He died June 15, 1817, in Georgetown, D. C.

Neale, Raphael

congressman, was born in St. Mary's county, Md. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1819 to 1825.

Neale, Rollin Heber

clergyman, author, was born Feb. 23, 1808, in Southington, Conn. He is the author of a work entitled Burning Bush, several sermons, and a Harvard college Dudleian lecture.

He died Sept. 19, 1879, in Boston, Mass.

Nebeker, Aquila

ranchman, lawyer, legislator, was born June 9, 1859, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He served several sessions in the Utah legislature, and was presiding officer of the state senate in the session of 1896.

Nebeker, George

jurist, railroad president, was born Aug. 20, 1813, in Pickaway county, Ohio. For a period of fifteen consecutive years, from 1845 to 1860, he acted as justice of the peace in Terre Haute, Ind. He was elected president of the Attica and Terre Haute Railroad company, the road being afterward consolidated and merged into the Chicago and Danville railroad.

Nebinger, Andrew

physician, author, was born Dec. 12, 1819, in Philadelphia, Pa. During the civil war he was surgeon-in-charge of the Cooper-shop volunteer hospital and dispensary. He was the author of various medical papers and addresses to societies. He died April 12, 1886, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Neckere, Leo Raymond De

bishop, was born June 6, 1800. He was the third Roman catholic bishop of New Orleans, La. He died Sept. 4, 1833, in New Orleans, La.

Neece, William H

lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Feb. 26, 1831, in Logan county, Ill. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1858 in Macomb, Ill. In 1864 he was elected a representative in the state legislature; and in 1871 was again elected to the legislature. In 1878 he was elected state senator, and served four years; and was elected a representative from Illinois to the forty-eighth congress; and was reelected to the forty-ninth congress as a democrat.