Dorsey, Jesse Hook – Douglas, Alice May
Dorsey, Jesse Hook
manufacturer, was born in 1849, in Beallsville, Pa. He purchased and conducted the Tampa Lumber company, the largest lumber manufacturing business in Florida.
Dorsey, Mrs. Sarah Anne Ellis
author. She was the amanuensis of Jefferson Davis, to whom she bequeathed her estate of Beauvoir on the Gulf of Mexico, where he died. She was the author of Lucia Dare; Agnes Graham, both stories of the civil war; Panola, a tale of Louisiana; Atalie, or a Southern Villeggiatura; and Life of Governor Allen of Louisiana. She died July 4, 1879, in New Orleans, La.
Dorsey, Stephen W
soldier, railroad president, congressman, was born Feb. 28, 1842, in Benson, Vt. He was elected president of the Arkansas Central Railway company; and, removing to Arkansas, was chosen chairman of the republican county and state committees.
He was elected United States senator from Arkansas for the term commencing in 1873 and ending in 1879.
Dorsheimer, William
soldier, lawyer, congressman, author, was born Feb. 5, 1832, in Lyons, N. Y. He was a major in the United States army during the civil war; and in 1867 was appointed United States attorney for the north- In 1874 he was elected lieutenant-governor of New York; received the re-election in 1876; and was elected to the forty-eighth congress as a democrat. He was the author of A Life of Grover Cleveland. He died March 26, 1888, in Savannah, Ga. district of New York. ern
Doster, Charles S. G
soldier, lawyer, legislator, was born Aug. 21, 1830, in Autauga county, Ala. He received his education at the East Tennessee university, and graduated irom the Centenary college, Louisiana. He served during the war as colonel of the reserves; and was militia colonel before the war. He was county superintendent of education for eight years; a representative in the Alabama state legislature for four years; and state senator for four years. Since 1850 he has practiced law with success, and is still engaged in that profession in Prattville, Ala.
Doten, Lizzie
author, poet, was born April 1, 1829, in Plymouth, Mass.
She is a Boston spiritualist trance medium, whose verses are claimed to be inspired by the spirits of Shakespeare, Burns, Poe, and other poets of the past.
She is the author of Poems of Progress; and Poems from the Inner Life.
Doton, Hosea
educator, author, was born Nov. 29, 1809, in Pomfret, Vt. From 1866 till his death he was chief engineer of the Woodstock railroad. He was a member of the state senate in 1865-66, and in the latter year the legislature established his method of computing interest, known as the Vermont rule. died Jan. 19, 1886, in Woodstock, Vt.
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Doty, Alice
musician, was born Jan. 10, 1862, in Plano, Ill. She studied music in America, and in Berlin, Germany; and in 1888 passed the associated examination of the American College of Musicians.
She has attained success as an organist and concert pianist. She is also a successful teacher in Aurora, Ill.; and has a studio in ne Auditorium of Chicago.
Doty, James Duane
jurist, congressman, governor, was born in 1799, in Salem, N. Y. He was a delegate to congress from the territory of Wisconsin from 1839 to 1841; from 1841 to 1844 was governor of Wisconsin; and for many years was United States judge for northern Michigan. He was also superintendent of Indian affairs; and was a representative in congress from the state of Wisconsin from 1849 to 1853. In 1864 he was appointed governor of Utah, of which territory he had previously been treasurer. He died in June, 1865, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Doty, Lockwood Lyon
lawyer, was born May 15, 1827, in Groveland, N.
Y. He founded the state military bureau at Albany, which collected the histories of the volunteer regiments and provided for the care of the sick and wounded.
In 1871 he was appointed pension agent in New York city. He died Jan. 18, 1873, in Jersey City, N. J.
Doubleday, Abner
soldier, author, was born June 26, 1819, in Ballston Spa, N. Y. He was a colonel and brevet major-general in the United States army, who retired from active service in 1873. He is the author of Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie; Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; and Gettysburg Made Plain. He died Jan. 27, 1893, at his home Morristown, N. J. at Mendham, near
Doubleday, Charles
WILLIAM, soldier, author, was born Jan. 28, 1829, in England. He was a soldier who accompanied Walker on the famous Nicaragua expedition, and later served as acting brigadier-general in the United States army. He is the author of Reminiscences of the Filibuster War in America.
Doubleday, Ulysses F
journalist, congressman, was born Dec. 15, 1792, in New Lebanon, Conn. For twenty years he edited a journal in the city of Auburn; and was elected a representative to congress in 1831, and was again elected in 1835. He died March 11, 1866, in Belvidere, Ill.
Doucet, Edward
college president, was born March 12, 1825, in Canada. In 1863 he was elected president of St. Johns college. He died Dec. 9, 1850, in Fordham, N. Y.
Douey, Carl Gregg
lawyer, clergyman, author, was born July 24, 1867, in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from the Ohio State university, and from Harvard university. He was admitted to the bar, and practiced the profession of law in Columbus, Ohio. He has since attained distinction as an eminent clergyman of the methodist episcopal church; has filled a pastorate in Bainbridge, Ohio; and since 1896 has filled a pastorate in Granville, Ohio. He is the author of several stories; and a constant contributor to the religious press.
Dougherty, Charles
state legislator, congressman, was born Oct. 15, 1850, in Athens, Ga. In 1876 he was elected a representative in the Florida legislature; was re-elected in 1878, and was elected speaker of the house. He was again re-elected in 1880 and 1882, and in the latter year was again elected speaker. He resigned in 1884 on being elected a representative from Florida to the forty-ninth congress; and received the re-election to the fiftieth congress as a democrat.
Dougherty, Daniel
lawyer, orator, was born Oct. 15, 1826, in Philadelphia, Pa. He attained prominence in New York as a successful lawyer, and was also a noted orator, being known throughout the country as the Silvertongued Orator. He died Sept. 5, 1892, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Dougherty, Hugh
banker, legislator, was born July 28, 1844, in Darke county, Ohio. He served as a union soldier during the civil war, enlisting as a member of company F, ninety-fourth regiment of Ohio volunteer infantry. He was made prisoner of war, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, until his exchange.
After his military career he entered business pursuits; became assistant cashier in the First National bank of Bluffton, of which his uncle, John Studabaker, was president. The title of this bank was subsequently changed to the Studabaker bank, of which institution Mr. Dougherty has been president since 1895. He was largely instrumental in the building of several railroads, and has been active and liberal in the promotion of all material interests in his city and county, and has been equally conspicuous in advancing the cause of education and morality. In 1870 he was elected to the state senate, and served with distinction in that body. In 1878 he was a candidate for congress; and was a delegate to the democratic national convention in 1884 and again in 1892.
Dougherty, John
business man, was born April 8, 1840, in Ireland. In 1888 he became general manager of the Colorado Coal and Iron company of Pueblo, Colo.; and has been director and trustee of numerous railroad corporations of New York city.
Dougherty, Thomas E
merchant, manufacturer, was born in 1858, in Port Byron, N. Y. Since 1895 he has been devoting nearly all his time to an extensive oil business in Indiana. He joined the Ashland club of Chicago in 1890, and served on the board of directors for two successive years. In 1895 he was chosen president of the club, and made one of the best executive officers the organization ever had. He is also a member of the Chicago Athletic and Illinois clubs.
Doughty, Thomas
artist, was born July 19, 1793, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was one of the earliest American artists to make evident the charm of what is called the silvery tone, and to reproduce autumnal effects with genuine grace and emphasis. His works include A Peep at the Catskills; View on the Hudson; Lake Scene; Old Mill; Delaware Water-Gap; and Scene on the Susquehanna. He died July 24, 1856, in New York city.
Doughty, William Henry
surgeon, was born Feb. 5, 1836, in Augusta, Ga. From 1867 till 1875 he three times held the professorship of materia medica and therapeutics in the medical college of Georgia (now the medical department of the state university).
Douglas, Alice May
educator, author, poet, was born June 28, 1865, in Bath, Maine. She is a writer of poetry and juvenile tales, whose home is at Bath, Maine. Her poems include Phlox; May Flowers; and Gems Without Polish.
Jewel Gatherers; The Peacemaker; and Self-Exiled from Russia, are among her tales for young readers.