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Oadams, T. S – O'Brien, Fitz James

Oadams, T. S

clergyman, poet. He fills a pastorate in the congregational church of Maquoketa, Iowa; and is the author of a number of poems, some of which have been set to music. was

Oakes, James

soldier, was born April 4, 1826, near Limestoneville, Pa.

He brevetted brigadier-general United States army in 1865, and commissioned colonel in 1866; and in 1879 was retired from active service.

Oakes, Thomas Fletcher

railroad president, was born July 16, 1843, in Boston, Mass. In 1893 he became president of the Northern Pacific railroad.

Oakes, Urian

clergyman, college president, poet, was born in 1631 in England. He was a congregational clergyman, pastor of the church in Cambridge, and president of Harvard college in 1675- 81. He is chiefly remembered for his Elegy upon the Death of Thomas Shepard, a notable poem in six-lined stanzas; but his sermons, in point of style, are the best which were written in America during the colonial period. He died July 25, 1681, in Cambridge, Mass.

Oakey, Alexander F

architect, author, was born in 1850 in New York.

He is an architect of Buffalo, and the author of Building a Home; Home Grounds; and The Art of Life and the Life of Art.

Oakey, Emily Sullivan

educator, author, poet, was born Oct. 8, 1829, in Albany, N. Y. She was an educator of Albany, and the author of Dialogues and Conversations; and At the Foot of Parnassus, a collection of poems. She died May 11, 1883, in Albany, N. Y.

Oakman, Walter George

railroad president, was born May 10, 1845, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was president of the Richmond and Danville Railroad company; and of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad company.

Oates, Alice

actress, singer, was born Sept. 22, 1849, in Nashville, Tenn.

She has attained a national reputation as a noted actress and vocalist. She died Jan. 10, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Ober, Frederick Albion

author, was born Feb. 13, 1849, in Beverly, Mass.

He is a writer of Beverly, Mass., well known as a traveler, and the author of Camps in the Caribbees; Young Folks' History of Mexico; The Silver City; Travels in Mexico; Mexican Resources and Guide to Mexico; Montezuma's Gold Mines; The Knockabout Club in the Antilles; The Knockabout Club in the Everglades; In the Wake of Columbus; and Josephine, Empress of the French.

Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxon

journalist, author, was born in 1868 in Pennsylvania. He is a Philadelphia journalist, and the author of The Referendum in America, a Discussion of Law-Making by Popular Vote.

O'Bleness, Hamilton Cree

author, poet, was born June 30, 1846, in Washington county, Ohio. He is the author of a number of works on philosophy and metaphysics.

O'Brien, Fitz James

journalist, author, poet, was born in 1828 in Ireland. He was a brilliant but erratic journalist of New York city, and the author of Poems and Stories; The Diamond Lens, and Other Stories. He died April 6, 1862, in Cumberland, Md.