Guyot, Arnold Henry – Hadley, Horace L
Guyot, Arnold Henry
educator, author, was born Sept. 28, 1807, in Switzerland. He was a geographer of distinction who came to America in 1849, and from 1854 until his death was professor of geography at Princeton college. was the founder of the Princeton museum, and the author of Earth and Man; Creation, or the Biblical Cosmogony in the Light of Modern Science; Physical Geography; and Social Economy. He died Feb. 8, 1884, at Princeton, N. J.
Gwin, William
naval officer, was born Dec. 5, 1832, in Columbus, Ind. He entered the navy as midshipman in 1847, and was promoted until he was commissioned lieutenant in 1855, and lieutenantcommander in 1862. He died Jan. 3, 1863, on the Yazoo river, Mississippi.
Gwin, William Mckendree
congressman, United States senator, was born Oct. 9, 1805, in Sumner, Tenn. He was appointed United States marshal for Mississippi, and was elected a representative in congress from that state, serving from 1841 to 1843. He was commissioner of public buildings to superintend the erection of the New Orleans custom house. He was a member of the convention for framing the constitution of California, and was one of the first United States senators from that state, having been elected, in 1850, for six years, and re-elected, in 1856, for the term which expired in 1861.
He died Sept. 3, 1885, in New York city.
Gwinnett, Button
signer of the declaration of independence, was born about 1732 in England. He was a delegate to the continental congress from 1775 to 1776, and was one of the signers of the declaration of independence. In 1777 he was a member of the convention to form a state constitution for Georgia. He was re-elected to congress, but, having fought a duel with General McIntosh, was mortally wounded, and died May 27, 1777, in Georgia.
Habberton, John
journalist, author, was born Feb. 24, 1842, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He is a journalist of New York city whose first book, Helen's Babies, enjoyed a popularity. His subsequent writings include Other People's Children; The Barton Experiment; The Jericho Road; Who Was Paul Grayson? The Scripture Club of Valley Rest; The Bowsham Puzzle; Brueton's Bayou; Country Luck; Grown-Up Babies; Life of Washington; Some Folks; My Mother-in-Law; Mrs. Mayburn's Twins; The Worst Boy in Town; The Chautauquans; All He Knew; Honey and Gall; and The Lucky Lover.
Habersham, Alexander Wylly
naval officer, merchant, author, was born March 24, 1826, in New York city. He was a naval officer who in later life was a tea merchant in Japan, and the author of My Last Cruise, an Account of the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition . He died March 26, 1883, in Baltimore , Md.
Habersham, James
educator, merchant, statesman, was born in 1712 in , statesman, was born in 1712 in England. In 1767 he was one of the presidents of the upper house of assembly, and in 1769-72 he officiated as governor during the absence of Sir James Wright.
He raised at Bethesda the first cotton in the state. He died Aug. 28, 1775, in New Brunswick, N. J.
Habersham, John
soldier, congressman, was born in 1754 in Savannah, Ga. He was a member of the first regiment ever formed in Georgia; member of the continental congress in 1785 and 1786; and collector of the port of Savannah from 1789 to 1799. He died Nov. 19, 1799, near Savannah, Ga.
Habersham, Joseph
soldier, congressman, was born July 28, 1751, in Savannah, Ga. He served with distinction in the revolutionary war as a lieutenantcolonel. He was a delegate from Georgia to the continental congress from 1785 to 1786; and a member of the state assembly. He was appointed postmaster-general in 1795, and, having been continued in office by Presidents Adams and Jefferson, resigned in 1802, when he became a president of the branch bank of the United States at Savannah, which he held until his death. He died Nov. 17, 1815, in Savannah, Ga.
Habersham, Richard Wylly
lawyer, congressman, was born in 1786 in Savannah, Ga. He was a representative in congress from Georgia from 1839 to 1843. He died Dec. 2, 1842, in Clarkesville, Ga.
Hackett, Horatio Balch
clergy- Salisbury, Mass. He was a baptist clerman, author, was born Dec. 27, 1808, in 1808, in gyman, professor at Newton seminary, Massachusetts, in 1839-70, and from 1870 till his death professor in Rochester seminary, New York. He was one of the American revisers of the Bible, and editor of Smith's Bible Dictionary. A Commentary on the Original Text of the Acts of the Apostles is his chief work. Others are, Memorials of Christian Men in the War; and Illustrations of Scripture by a Tour in the Holy Land. He died Nov. 2, 1875, in Rochester, N. Y.
Hackett, Thomas C
congressman, was born in Georgia. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1849 to 1851, and was a member of the committee on Indian affairs. He died Oct. 8, 1851, in Marietta, Ga.
Hackleman, Elijah
educator, state senator, was born Oct. 18, 1817, in Franklin county, Ind. In 1874 he was elected to the Indiana state senate.
Hackleman, Pleasant Adam
soldier, lawyer, jurist, state legislator, was born Nov. 15, 1814, in Franklin county, Ind. In 1837 he was elected judge of the probate court of Rush county, which office he held till 1841, when he was elected to the Indiana state house of representatives. He was made a brigadier-general in 1862. He took an active part in the battle of Corinth, where he was killed on the second day. He died Oct. 4, 1862, near Corinth, Miss.
Hackley, Aaron
congressman, was born in New Haven, Conn. He was a member of the New York legislature in 1814, 1815, and 1818; and was a representative in congress from that state from 1819 to 1821.
Hackley, Charles Elihu
physi- Unadilla, N. Y. He was surgeon in the cian, author, was born Feb. 22, 1836, in second United States cavalry in 1861-64, alry division, army of the Potomac. He and was surgeon-in-chief of the third cavhas translated Stellwag's Diseases of the Eye; Niemeyer's Practical Medicine; and Billroth's Surgical Pathology.
Hackley, Charles William
cler- 9, 1809, in Herkimer county, N. Y. He was gyman, educator, author, was born March an episcopal clergyman who was professor of mathematics at Columbia college from 1843 until his death; and the author of Treatise on Algebra; Elementary Course in Geometry; and Elements of Trigonometry. He died Jan. 10, 1861, in New York city.
Hackney, Edward T
lawyer, state legislator, was born Nov. 1, 1870, in Mt.
Pulaski, Ill. He is a successful lawyer of Wellington, Kan.; and in 1897 he was elected a member of the Kansas state legislature.
Hadden, Alexander
physician, was born July 24, 1833, in Montgomery, N. Y.
He studied medicine in New York city, and in 1859 graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons with the degree of M. D. He then served one term as a member of the house staff of the Bellevue hospital, and then commenced the practice of his profession in New York city. He has been connected with some of the leading hospitals, and for thirty years has been connected with the North Eastern dispensary, of which he was one of the organizers.
Haddock, Charles Brickett
educator, author, was born June 20, 1796, in Franklin, N. H.; a nephew of D. Webster.
He was a professor of rhetoric at Dartmouth college in 1819-50, and chargé d'affaires in Portugal in 1850-54. He originated the railway system of New Hampshire, and also the system of common schools in that state. His Addresses and Miscellaneous Writings appeared in 1846. He died Jan. 15, 1861, in West Lebanon, N. H.
Haddock, George Channing
clergyman, journalist, poet, was born Jan. 23, 1832, in Watertown, N. Y. While endeavoring to enforce the prohibition laws of Iowa he was assassinated in Sioux City. He published several fugitive poems that became popular, including Autumn Leaves; The Skeleton Guest; and The Cross of Gold.
His Life was published by his son in 1887.
He died Aug. 3, 1886, in Sioux City, Iowa.
Hadley, Arthur Twining
educator, author, was born April 23, 1856, in New Haven, Conn. He has been a professor of political science at Yale university since 1886. He is the author of Private Property and Public Welfare; Railroad Transportation, Its History and Laws; and Report on the System of Weekly Payments.
Hadley, Hiram
educator, college president, author, was born March 17, 1833, in Clinton county, Ohio. He received his education at the Friends' academy, Friends' boarding school, Earlham college, and Haverford college. With the exception of ten years with the publishing house of Charles Scribner and Company, Prof. Hadley has been an active educator. He has served Wayne county, Ind., as a county examiner for several years; organized and conducted the first long Teachers' institute in Indiana; was active in developing Indiana's school system; and has been a pioneer in many good educational movements. He has been principal of several academies; for six years was president of the New Mexico college of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; and since 1894 has been acting president of the university of New Mexico. He is the author of Hadley's Lessons in Language, and other works.
Hadley, Horace L
lawyer, legislator, was born May 7, 1837, in Sandwich, N. H. During 1882 he was representative in the Ohio state legislature from Fayette county.