Dawson, John – Dayan, Charles
Dawson, John
soldier, congressman, was born in 1762 in Virginia. He was a presidential elector in 1793 and was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1797 to 1814. He rendered service in the war of 1812, as aid to the commanding general, on the lakes, and was appointed bearer of dispatches to France, in 1801, by President Adams. He died March 30, 1814, in Washington, D. C.
Dawson, John B
lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1800 in Nashville, Tenn. He was a representative in congress from Louisiana from 1841 to 1845; and had repeatedly served in the legislature of Louisiana. He was a militia general of the state, and was judge of the parish court in which he resided be-, fore his election to congress. He died June 26, 1845, at St. Francisville, La.
Dawson, John Littleton
lawyer, congressman, was born Feb. 7, 1813, in Uniontown, Pa. He was appointed in 1845 United States attorney for the western district of Pennsylvania, and was elected a representative from Pennsylvania to the thirty-second and thirtythird congresses. In 1862 he was elected to the thirty-eighth congress, and was the author of the homestead bill, which passed in 1854. He was a delegate to the Baltimore conventions of 1844, 1848, and 1860, and to the Cincinnati convention of 1856.
He was re-elected in 1864 to the thirtyninth congress, and was a delegate to the New York convention of 1868. He died Sept. 18, 1870, in Fayette county, Pa.
Dawson, Samuel Kennedy
soldier, was born in 1818, in Fayette county, Pa. During the civil war he was promoted to be brevet colonel, and subsequently brevet brigadier-general. He died April 17, 1889, in Orange, N. J.
Dawson, Thomas
college president.
He was president of William and Mary college from 1755 to 1761.
Dawson, William
college president, was born in 1707 in Virginia. He was elected master of the grammar school in William and Mary college, chaplain of the house of burgesses; and in 1752 president of the college. He died Sept. 19, 1755.
Dawson, William
congressman, was born March 17, 1848, in New Madrid, Mo. He was elected in 1878 to the lower house of the general assembly of Missouri, and re-elected in 1880 and 1882. He was elected to the forty-ninth congress as a democrat, and declined renomination.
Dawson, William C
lawyer, congressman, United States senator, was born Jan. 4, 1798, in Greene county, Ga. Several times he was senator and representative in the Georgia legislature; and was a representative in congress from Georgia, from 1837 to 1842.
In 1845 he was appointed judge of the Ockmulgee circuit. From 1849 to 1855 he was senator of the United States. He a died May 5, 1856, in Georgia.
Dawson, William J
congressman.
He was a representative in congress from North Carolina from 1793 to 1795.
Day, George Edward
clergyman, educator, author, was born March 19, 1815, in Pittsfield, Mass. In 1866 he was appointed professor of the Hebrew language, literature, and biblical theology in the theological department of Yale. He ed ited the Theological Eclectic from 1863 till 1871. He was a contributor to Smith's Bible Dictionary, and has published articles in periodicals and Reports on the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb.
Day, George Tiffany
clergyman, journalist, was born Dec. 8, 1822, in Concord, N. Y. He was editor-in-chief of the Morning Star, a free-will baptist weekly paper, published in Dover, N. H., and afterward removed to Boston. He died May 21, 1875, in Providence, R. I.
Day, Hannibal
soldier, was born in 1804, in Vermont. He commanded a brigade of the fifth corps in the Pennsylvania campaign in 1863, taking part in the battle of Gettysburg. In 1865 he was brevetted brigadier-general for long service. He died March 25, 1891, in Morristown, N. J.
Day, Henry
lawyer, author, was born Dec. 25, 1820, in South Hadley, Mass. He was formerly devoted to the old school branch of the presbyterian church; earnestly advocated union between the old and new schools; and when this was effected, in 1869, he drafted the articles. He wrote much for publication, among his works being The Lawyer Abroad; and From the Pyrenees to the Pillars of Hercules. He died Jan. 9, 1893, in New York city.
Day, Henry Noble
clergyman, college president, author, was born in 1808. in Connecticut. He was a congregational clergyman, for many years a western railway president, and president of Ohio Female college, 1858-64. He is the author of The Art of Rhetoric, reprinted as Art of Discourse; Elements of Logic; Science of Esthetics; The Art of Elocution; Rhetorical Praxis; Logical Praxis; Science of Thought; Elements of Mental Science; The Logic of Sir William Hamilton; Introduction to the Study of English Literature, which include the greater number of his writings.
Day, Horace H
manufacturer, inventor, was born in 1813. He was identified with the india-rubber trade from its inception, and was involved in lawsuits with Charles Goodyear on his rubber patents. He died Aug. 23, 1878, in Manchester, N. H.
Day, James Roscoe
clergyman, college president, was born Oct. 17, 1845, in Whitneyville, Maine. He is a noted clergyman of the methodist episcopal church and has filled pastorates in Portland, Boston and New York. Since 1893 he has been chancellor of the Syracuse university.
Day, Jeremiah
clergyman, author, was born Jan. 26, 1738, in Colchester, Conn. He was a congregational clergyman of Connecticut, whose Sermons Collected were issued in 1797. He died Sept. 12, 1806, in Connecticut.
Day, Jeremiah
mathematician, college president, author, was born Aug. 3, 1773, in New Preston, Conn. He was a noted mathematician who was president of Yale college, 1817- 46. He is the author of Introduction to Algebra; Mensuration of Superficies and Solids; Examination of Edwards's Freedom of the Will; Plane Trigonometry; Navigation and Surveying; and Inquiry Respecting the Self- Determining Power of the Will and Contingent Volition. He died Aug. 22, 1867, in New Haven, Conn.
Day, Mahlon
publisher, philanthropist, was born Aug. 27, 1790, in Morristown, N. J. He acquired wealth as a publisher and for fifteen years before his death had devoted his life to charitable and educational objects. He died at sea Sept. 27, 1854.
Day, Martha
poet, was born Feb. 13, 1813, in New Haven, Conn. She attained great proficiency in mathematics and the languages, and wrote poetry of merit.
Her Literary Remains, with memorials of her life and character, was published in 1834. She died Dec. 2, 1833, in New Haven, Conn.
Day, Richard Edwin
journalist, poet, was born April 27, 1852, in Granby, N. Y. Since 1880 he has been on the editorial staff of the Syracuse Daily Standard. He is the author of Lines in the Sand; Thor, a Lyrical Drama; Lyrics and Satires; and Poems.
Day, Rowland
congressman. He was a member of the New York assembly in 1816 and 1817, and was a representative in congress from that state from 1823 to 1825, and again from 1833 to 1835.
Day, Rufus
journalist, poet, was born Jan. 26, 1803, in Boston, Mass. He is the author of several volumes of poems, the most notable of which were Geraldine, and Ode on the Death of Walter Scott.
Day, Samuel D
physician, surgeon, was born March 2, 1811, in Berkshire county, Ind. He was a practicing physician of Shelbyville, Ind., for fifty years, and attained a celebrity which has not been confined to his own county.
Day, Thomas
lawyer, jurist, author, was born July 6, 1777, in New Preston, Conn. He was judge of the city court of Hartford from 1818 to 1831; and was one of the committee to prepare the statutes of 1808, 1821, and 1824. He reported the decisions of the court of errors, from 1805 to 1853, published in twenty volumes.
He was an original member of the Connecticut Historical society, and president of it from 1839 till his death. He died March 1, 1855, in Hartford, Conn.
Day, Timothy C
congressman, was born in Ohio. He was elected a representative from that state to the thirtyfourth congress.
Day, William A
lawyer, legislator, was born June 11, 1850, in Wilmington, Del. He was twice elected corporation counsel of Champaign, served two terms as a representative in the Illinois state legislature, and in 1883 he was elected mayor of Champaign for the term of two years.
Day, William Howard
educator, clergyman, was born Oct. 16, 1831, in New York. In 1860 he became editor of The Standard and Review of New York city; in 1866 was ordained an elder in the Virginia conference, and in 1884 was elected presiding elder of the Baltimore district.
He is now intellectual instructor of conferences and supervisor of missions.
Day, Wilson Miles
journalist, publisher, was born Nov. 5, 1850, in Clarion, Pa. He was night editor of the Cleveland Leader, and editor of the Iron Trade Review of Cleveland, Ohio.
Dayan, Charles
educator, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born July 16, 1792, in Amsterdam, N. Y. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1831 to 1833, and a state senator in 1827 and 1828. He was acting lieutenant-governor in 1829; a member of the assembly in 1835 and 1836, and was also district attorney for Lewis county for five years. He died Dec. 25, 1877, in Lowville, N. Y.