Duhring, Louis Adolphus – Duncan, May C
Duhring, Louis Adolphus
physician, author, was born Dec. 23, 1845, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is a physician of Philadelphia, prominent as a dermatologist, and the author of Atlas of Skin Diseases; Practical Treatise on Diseases of the Skin; Epitome of Skin Diseases; and Cutaneous Medicine.
Duke, Richard T. W
lawyer, congressman, was born June 6, 1822, in Albemarle county, Va. He was elected attorney for the county of Albemarle in 1858, and continued in that office until 1869.
He was elected to the forty-first congress to fill a vacancy; and was re-elected to the forty-second congress.
Duke, William
clergyman, author, was born Sept. 15, 1757, in Patapsco, Md.
He was an episcopal clergyman and educator of Maryland who published A Clew to Religious Truth. He died in 1840 in Elkton, Md.
Dulaney, Woodford Hector
capitalist, railroad president, was born May 16, 1842, in Loudon county, Va. He was several times elected to the general council of the city of Louisville, and has been president of the Elizabethtown and Paducah railroad; the Cumberland and Ohio railroad; the Kentucky National bank; and is now serving his twentieth year as director of the Bank of Kentucky.
Dulany, Daniel
statesman, author, was born in July, 1721, in Maryland. He was a noted Maryland statesman, and the author of Considerations on the Propriety of Imposing Taxes on the British Colonies. He died March 19, 1797, in Baltimore, Md.
Dulles, Charles Winslow
surgeon, author, was born in 1850 in the East Indies. He is a surgeon of Philadelphia, and the author of What to Do First in Accidents or Poisoning; What to Do First in Accidents and Emergencies; and Accidents and Emergencies.
Dulles, John Welsh
clergyman, author, was born Nov. 4, 1823, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a presbyterian clergyman of Philadelphia, at one time a missionary to India, and the author of The Soldier's Friend; Life in India; and The Ride Through Palestine. He died April 13, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Dummer, Jeremiah
author, was born in 1680 in Boston, Mass. he was a noted scholar who was colonial agent for Massachusetts in London in 1710-21, and was a political friend of Bolingbroke. He was the author of A Letter to a Noble Lord Concerning the Late Expedition to Canada; and A Defence of the New England Charters. He died May 19, 1739.
Dummer, William
governor, was born in 1677 in Boston, Mass. In 1716 he was commissioned lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts; and during 1723-28 acted as governor and commander-in-chief. He conducted the war against the Indians with skill. He died Oct. 10, 1761, in Boston, Mass.
Dumont, Ebenezer
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Nov. 23, 1814, in Vevay, Ind. He was a member of the state legislature in 1838; and from 1839 to 1845 was treasurer of his county. He served in the war with Mexico as a lieutenant-colonel, and was in several battles. He was a presidential elector in 1852, and in 1850 and 1853 was again elected to the legislature. He was president for nine years of the State Bank of Indiana. He was elected a representative from Indiana to the thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth congresses. He died April 16, 1871, in Indianapolis, Ind.
Dumont, Mrs. Julia Louisa
educator, author, was born in October, 1794, in Waterford, Ohio. She was a noted educator of Vevay, Ind., and the author of Life Sketches from Common Paths. She died in 1857.
Dun, Robert Graham
merchant, founder, was born in 1826 in Chillicothe, Ohio. An existence of over half a century has enabled the Mercantile Agency of R.
G. Dun and Co. to acquire an experience and accumulate an amount of capital, which enable it to fulfill to the satisfaction of the mercantile community the important duties which it is called on to discharge.
Dunbar, Charles Franklin
educator, author, was born in 1830 in Massachusetts. He was professor of political economy at Harvard university from 1871, and the author of Chapters on the Theory and History of Banking.
Dunbar, George Towers
civil engineer, ichthyologist, was born Feb. 11, 1812, in Baltimore, Md. He was one of the surveyors of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, Portsmouth and Welden railroad, and the New Orleans and Nashville railroad. In 1842 was appointed engineer of the state of Louisiana, and in 1848 deputy surveyor-general of that state. His great love of natural history led him to make a large collection of insects, birds and plants of the United States. He gave the classical names to the streets in the upper portion of New Orleans, and Dunbar, a town in Pennsylvania, was named after him.
Dunbar, James Harvey
lawyer, politician, was born Feb. 15, 1868, in Nicholas county, W. Va. In 1894 he was admitted to the bar, and in 1897 was elected mayor of Montgomery, W. Va. He is prominent in the business affairs of his city, and takes an active part in the public affairs of his county and state.
Dunbar, Paul Laurence
poet, was born in 1872 in Ohio. He is a poet of Dayton, Ohio, of African descent, and the author of Lyrics of Lowly Life.
Dunbar, R. O
lawyer, jurist, was born April 26, 1845, in Schuyler county, Ill. He has been city attorney of Goldendale, Wash., for several terms and prosecuting attorney for his district. In 1885 he was speaker of the territorial house, and in 1889 was elected supreme judge. In 1893 he was chosen chief justice, and in 1894 was again re-elected to the supreme bench for a six-year term.
Dunbar, Richard S
farmer, poet, was born March 4, 1857, in Canada. He has lived in Wisconsin, Missouri, Colorado, and is now engaged in farming in Farlington, Kan. He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and has been prominently identified with the populist party.
He has contributed both prose and verse to the periodical press; is special correspondent for the Inter-State Press association, and is the author of several stories, sketches, and works of fiction.
Dunbar, William
congressman. He was a representative in congress from Louisiana from 1853 to 1855.
Dunbar, William S
soldier, physician, legislator, was born Nov. 18, 1823, in Fincastle, Va. He served as captain of company H, eighth regiment West Virginia infantry, in the union army. In 1863 he was a member of the house of delegates of West Virginia, and in 1864-65 was a member of the state senate. He made a great stand against secession; and took a company of forty well-armed men outside of the rebel line, held elections and elected delegates to the constitutional convention, and helped to divide the state of Virginia, and formed the state of West Virginia. He has been successful as a physician, and now resides in Clear Creek, W. Va.
Duncan, Alexander
congressman.
He was a member of the house of representatives in congress from Ohio, from 1837 to 1841, and from 1843 to 1845. He died March 2, 1852, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Duncan, Charles
jurist. He was appointed an associate justice of the United States court for the territory of Wisconsin.
Duncan, Daniel
merchant, congressman, was born July 22, 1806, in Shippensburg, Pa. In 1843 he was elected to the legislature of Ohio from Licking county; and was a representative in congress from 1847 to 1849. He died June 18, 1849, in Washington, D. C.
Duncan, Francis Marion
educator, college president, legislator, was born Dec. 23, 1839, in Copp county, Ga. During 1873-76 he was a representative in the general assembly of Georgia, and during 1877-80 was a member of the state senate.
Since 1873 he has been president of the Hamilton college of Bremen, Ga.
Duncan, Garnett
lawyer, congressman, was born in Kentucky. He was a representative in congress from Kentucky from 1847 to 1849. He died May 25, 1875, in Louisville.
Duncan, James
soldier, was born Sept. 10, 1810, in Cornwall, N. Y. He became first lieutenant in 1836 and thereafter served on frontier and garrison duty till 1845. In 1846 he was made captain.
He died July 3, 1849, in Mobile, Ala.
Duncan, James Armstrong
clergyman, college president, was born April 14, 1830, in Norfolk, Va. From 1868 until his death he was president of Randolph- Macon college. For many years he was editor of The Richmond Christian Advocate. He died Sept. 23, 1877, in Ashland, Va.
Duncan, James H
lawyer, clergyman, congressman, was born Dec. 5, 1793, in Haverhill, Mass. He served four years in the state legislature, was a state senator from 1828 to 1831, and state councilor in 1840 and 1841. He was a representative in congress from 1849 to 1853. He subsequently became a baptist minister, and was a trustee of the Newton Theological seminary. He died Feb. 8, 1869, in Haverhill, Mass.
Duncan, Johnson Kelly
soldier, was born March 19, 1827, in York, Pa. In 1849 he graduated from West Point, and subsequently was in the confederate service as brigadier-general. He died in January, 1863, in Knoxville, Tenn.
Duncan, Joseph
soldier, congressman, governor, was born Feb. 22, 1789, in Paris, Ky. He was an ensign at the brilliant defense of Fort Stephenson under Colonel Croghan, for which he received from congress the testimonial of a sword, Feb. 13, 1835. He settled in Illinois, and was soon elected major-general of militia.
He was state senator, and in the session of 1824-25 originated the law which first established common schools in the state.
He was a representative in congress from 1827 to 1835, and was governor of Illinois from 1834 to 1838. He died Jan. 15, 1844, in Jacksonville, Fla.
Duncan, May C
musician, artist, poet, was born Nov. 24, 1860, in Calaveras county, Cal. She graduated from the state university of California, and subsequently married Dr. M. P. Duncan. Her poems have been widely published in the papers of California, and many of them have been given a place in standard works. .