Darling, William A – Davenport, Amzi Benedict
Darling, William A
merchant, soldier, congressman, was born Dec. 17, 1817, in Newark, N. J. From 1847 to 1854 he was deputy receiver of Texas for New York; and from 1854 to 1865 was president of a railroad company in New York. He was a presidential elector in 1860; and in 1863 and 1864 was president of the Union and Republican organization of New York city. In 1864 he was elected a representative from New York to the thirty-ninth congress.
Darlington, Edward
congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1833 to 1839.
Darlington, Isaac
soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Dec. 13, 1781, in Westtown, Pa. In 1807 he was elected to the state legislature; served as a volunteer lieutenant in the last war with England; and was a member of congress from Pennsylvania from 1817 to 1819. In 1820 he was appointed deputy attorney-general for Chester county; and in 1821 was appointed president judge of the county court, which office he held until his death. He died April 27, 1839.
Darlington, James Henry
clergyman, was born June 9, 1856, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He became pastor of Christ church of Brooklyn in 1883; is a trustee of Rutgers College for Women of New York city; and is an officer in many working associations.
Darlington, Smedley
educator, congressman, was born Jan. 24, 1827, in Pocopson, Pa. He has resided in West Chester since 1864, during which time he has conducted an extensive business as broker; and was elected to the fiftieth and fifty-first congresses as a republican.
Darlington, Thomas
physician, journalist, was born Sept. 24, 1857, in Brooklyn, N. Y. In 1888 he was appointed surgeon to the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining company of Bisbee, Ariz.; and also of the Southeastern Railroad company. He is the editor of The Mail and Express of New York city; and the author of various articles which have appeared in current literature.
Darlington, William
botanist, author, was born April 28, 1782, in Birmingham, Pa. He was a famous botanist of West Chester, Pa., in whose honor Darlingtonia, a genus of pitcher-plants, was named. He was the author of Mutual Influence of Habits and Disease; Agricultural Botany; Flora Cestrica; and Memorials of John Bartram and Humphrey Marshall. He died in 1863.
Darnall, G. D
physician, surgeon, legislator, was born May 28, 1843, in Paris, III. He is a successful physician and surgeon of West Union, Iowa; was elected a member of the twenty-second general assembly of Iowa; and has filled many important offices in his city, county and state.
Darnell, Eli Lawson
educator, lawyer, was born March 17, 1856, in Pickins county, Ga. For many years he was engaged in educational work; studied law, and is now a prominent lawyer of Jasper, Ga.
Darnell, Henry Faulkner
clergyman, author, was born June 24, 1831, in London, England. He is the author of Philip Hazelbrook; Flossie; The Craze of Christian Angelhart; A Nation's Thanksgiving; Songs of the Seasons; Kindesliebe; besides numerous short stories, sermons and poems.
Darragh, Cornelius
congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1843 to 1847. He died in January,
Darragh, Edward J
lawyer, statesman, was born June 20, 1869, in Painesville, Ohio. He graduated from the university of Notre Dame of South Bend, Ind., graduating therefrom in 1886. In 1890 he was admitted to the bar at St.
Paul, Minn., of which city he is corporation attorney. In 1894 he was honored by the unanimous nomination for congress from his district.
Darrall, Chester B
physician, surgeon, state senator, congressman, was born June 24, 1842, in Somerset county, Pa. He entered the army as assistant surgeon of volunteers, promoted to be surgeon, and served throughout the war. He was elected to the state senate of Louisiana in 1860; and was elected to the forty-first, forty-second, forty-third, fortyfourth, forty-fifth and fifty-seventh congresses as a republican.
Darrow, Allen R
author, poet, was born April 20, 1826, in New London, Conn. He has contributed both prose and verse to various journals and magazines; and is the author of Iphigenia and Other Poems. He is engaged in business in Buffalo, N. Y.
D'Arusmont, Madame Frances
reformer, author, was born in 1795, in Scotland. She was a very energetic and versatile Scottish reformer who came several times to America, and finally settled in Cincinnati. She was the author of Popular Lectures on Free Inquiry; Biographical Notes and Political Letters of Fanny Wright D'Arusmont (1844); Altorf: a tragedy; Views of Society and Manners in America; and A Few Days in Athens include her principal works. She died in 1852.
Darvin, Theophilus
physician, surgeon, was born Jan. 9, 1829, in South America. He was professor in the Medical college of Ohio from 1864 to 1869, and filled a similar position in the medical department of the university of Louisville from 1869 to 1872. He is now professor of obstetrics and diseases of women and children in the college of Physicians and Surgeons of Indiana.
Darwin, C. B
jurist. He was a resident of Iowa, from which state he was appointed an associate justice of the United States court for the territory of Washington.
Dassler, Charles F. W
lawyer, author, was born April 3, 1852, in St.
Louis, Mo. Since 1873 he has practiced law in Leavenworth, Kan.; has been city attorney for two terms; served in the city council for two terms, and was president one year. He is the author of Dassler's Kansas Digest; Dassler's Kansas Statutes; Kansas Addendum; and Leavenworth City Ordinances; and also editor and compiler of a number of other legal works.
Daugherty, James A
farmer, jurist, state legislator, was born Aug. 30, 1847, in McMinn county, Tenn. He received his education in the public schools of East Tennessee; and in 1867 moved to Missouri. During 1891-95 he served two terms as judge of the county court of Jasper county; and in 1896 was elected a member of the Missouri state legislature. He has taken an active part in public affairs; and is also a successful farmer and stock raiser of Webb City, Mo.
Dauvray, Helen
actress, was born Feb. 14, 1859, in San Francisco, Cal. She made her first appearance on the stage in San Francisco as Eva in Uncle Tom's Cabin. She subsequently was announced as a child star and took part in such plays as Fidela, No Name, and Katy Did.
Davee, Thomas
merchant, congressman, was born Dec. 9, 1797, in Plymouth, Mass. He served six years in the Maine legislature; and during his second term in the assembly was chosen speaker. He was a representative in congress from 1837 to 1841; was also for many years a postmaster in Maine and at the time of his death was a senator elect of the state legislature. He died Dec. 9, 1841.
Daveis, Charles Stewart
soldier, lawyer, state senator, was born May 10, 1788, in Portland, Maine. In 1839 he was a candidate for the state senate and the following year was elected a member of that body. In 1848 he was a member of the national convention, which nominated General Taylor for the presidency. He wrote extensively for current publications, and on genealogical subjects; and was vice-president general of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. He died March 29, 1865, in his native town.
Daveis, Edward Henry
lawyer, author, was born in April, 1818, in Portland, Maine. Since 1860 he has been manager of the Portland Gas Light company, and for a time was financial agent of the Portland Company of Locomotive and Marine Engine builders. He published Daveis' Reports; and an enlarged edition of Ware's Reports. He has been commissioner of the United States courts and of and of the court of claims.
Daveiss, Joseph Hamilton
lawyer, was born March 4, 1774, in Bedford county, Va. In 1795 he was appointed United States attorney for the state of Kentucky. In 1811 he joined Gen. Harrison's army in the campaign against the Indians, and received the command of major. He died Nov. 7, 1811.
Daveiss, Mrs. Maria Thompson
author, was born Oct. 31, 1814, in Harrodsburg, Ky. She is a Kentucky author who has written much for agricultural journals, and has published Roger Sherman, a Tale of '76; Woman's Love; History of Mercer and Boyle Counties, Kentucky; and Cultivation and Uses of the Chinese Sugar Cane.
Davenport, Addington
jurist, was born Aug. 3, 1670, in Boston, Mass.
He was clerk of the house of representatives, supreme court, and court of common pleas, was elected a member of the council, served as a representative in 1711-13, and was judge of the supreme court from 1715 till the time of his death.
He died April 2, 1736, in Boston, Mass.
Davenport, Adolphus Hoyt
actor, was born Aug. 4, 1828, in Stamford, Conn. His first appearance in Philadelphia was at the old Chestnut street theater, and he was a member of the company during 1853-54. He was manager of the Mobile theater during 1872, and was connected with Bidwell's academy of music. He died Oct. 22, 1873, in New Orleans, La.
Davenport, Amzi Benedict
educator, author, was born Oct. 30, 1817, in New Canaan, Conn. In 1836 he established a private academy at Brooklyn, N. Y., of which he was principal for sixteen years. In 1851 he prepared a history of the Davenport family.