Slemmer, Adam J – Slocum, Jane M
Slemmer, Adam J
soldier, was born in 1828, in Montgomery county, Pa. In 1850 he graduated from West Point; served in the Seminole, Mexican and civil wars. He attained the rank of brigadier-general of volunteers in 1862; and took an active part in the battle of Murfreesboro. From 1863 to the close of the war he served on an examining board as its president. He won the brevets of colonel and brigadier-general in the United States army in 1865; and spent the balance of his life in command at Fort Laramie, Kas., where he died Oct. 7, 1868.
Slemons, William F
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born March 15, 1830, in Weakly county, Tenn. He entered the southern army in 1861, and remained in service until its close; and rose from lieutenant to brigadier-general, and commanded a division. After the war he was district attorney; and elected a representative from Arkansas to the forty-fourth, forty-fifth and fortysixth congresses as a democrat. was SLENKER, MRS. EMMA [DRAKE], author, was born Dec. 23, 1827, in La Grange, N. Y. She is a writer living at Snowville, Va.; and the author of Studying the Bible; John's Way; The Darwins; Mary Jones; and Little Lessons for Little Folks.
Sleyster, Aaron L
photographer, poet, was born March 11, 1856, in Waupun, Wis. He is a successful photographer of Preston, Minn.; and the author of Howard Gray and Other Poems; and Hours of Pleasure, illustrated.
Slicer, Henry
clergyman, author, was born in 1801 in Annapolis, Md. He was a methodist clergyman, eight times chaplain of the United States senate; and the author of Appeal on Christian Baptism; and Discourse on Duelling. He died April 23, 1874, in Baltimore, Md.
Slidell, John
lawyer, state legislator, congressman, United States senator, was born about 1793 in New York city. He was appointed United States district attorney; and was frequently elected to the legislature of Louisiana. He was a representative in congress from 1843 to 1845; and while in congress was appointed minister to Mexico. In 1853 he was elected to the United States senate for the unexpired term of Senator Soule; and was re-elected for six years. He died July 29, 1871, in London, England.
Sligh, James Elison
clergyman, journalist, lawyer, was born July 31, 1841, in Minden, La. He attended the Minden academy, and received a liberal education.
He has been a successful clergyman, and pastor of churches in Greenville, Texas, and White Oaks, N. M. While in New Mexico he was an assayer in a mining camp, and subsequently studied law.
Since 1890 he has practiced law in Shelton, Wash.; has been postmaster of his city for three years; and was the founder and editor of the Sentinel of that city.
Slingerland, John I
agriculturist, state legislator, congressman, was born March 1, 1804, in Albany county, N. Y. He was a member of the New York legislature in 1843; and was a representative in congress from New York from 1847 to 1849. He died Oct. 26, 1861, in Albany, N. Y.
Sloan, a. Scott
lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1820 in Morrisville, N. Y. He moved to Wisconsin in 1854; was elected to the Wisconsin legislature in 1856; was appointed a circuit judge in 1858; and in 1860 was elected a representative from Wisconsin to the thirty-seventh congress.
Sloan, Andrew
lawyer, congressman, was born June 10, 1845, in McDonough, Ga. He moved to Savannah, and was appointed deputy collector of customs. He was appointed United States district attorney, and held the position until 1872. In 1872 he was elected a representative from Georgia to the fortythird congress.
Sloan, Clay
planter, state senator, was born Aug. 20, 1861, in Smithville, Ark. He has served with distinction as a member of the Arkansas state senate; and has filled the office of auditor of state.
Sloan, George Beale
merchant, state senator, was born June 20, 1831, in Oswego, N. Y. He strongly supported the cause of the union during the civil war, and was four times elected to represent his district in the state assembly, namely, in 1874, 1876, 1877 and 1879, and was, during two terms, chairman of the committee on ways and means, and one term speaker of the assembly. He was also three times elected to the state senate and served continuously from 1886 to 1891.
Sloan, Ithamar C
lawyer, congressman, was born in Madison county, N. Y. He removed to Wisconsin in 1854; and in 1858 and 1860 was chosen district attorney of Rock county. In 1862 he was elected a representative from Wisconsin to the thirty-eighth congress; and was reelected to the thirty-ninth congress.
Sloan, James
congressman. He was a representative in congress from New Jersey from 1803 to 1809. He died in November, 1811, in New Jersey.
Sloan, John A
soldier, author, was born July 20, 1839, in Greensboro, N. C.
He served in the civil war, attaining the rank of colonel. He is the author of a History of North Carolina in the War Between the States. He died in November, 1886, near Baltimore.
Sloan, Samuel
architect, was born March 7, 1815, in Chester county, Pa. He was an architect of Philadelphia; and the author of City and Suburban Architecture; Constructive Architecture; The Model Architect; and Homestead Architecture. He died July 19, 1884, in Raleigh, N. C.
Sloan, Samuel
railroad president, state senator, was born Dec. 25, 1819, in Ireland. He has served in the senate of the New York state legislature. He has been president of the Hudson River railroad, Michigan Central railroad, and various other railroads.
Sloan, Samuel G
educator, clergyman, was born July 12, 1864, in Fulton county, Ill. For many years he was engaged in educational work as a teacher in the public schools and as a college professor. He has attained success as a clergyman in the baptist church, and now fills a pastorate in Pratt, Kas.
Sloane, James Renwick Wilson
educator, college president, was born May 29, 1823, in Topsham, Vt. He was president of Richmond college, Ohio, in 1848- 50; of Geneva college, in the same state, in 1851-56; and professor of systematic theology and homiletics in Alleghany Theological seminary from 1868 till his death. He died March 6, 1886, in Alleghany City, Pa.
Sloane, John
state legislator, congressman, was born in 1779 in York, Pa. He was elected a member of the Ohio general assembly in 1804 and 1805, and 1805 was speaker. He was a receiver of public moneys at Canton, Ohio, from 1808 to 1816; and was afterward at Wooster until 1819. He was a colonel of militia during the war of 1812. In 1819 he was elected to congress as a representative from Ohio, continuing a member until 1829. He was secretary of state for three years; and was treasurer of the United States under President Fillmore. He died May 15, 1856, in Wooster, Ohio.
Sloane, Jonathan
congressman, was born in Massachusetts. He settled in Ohio; and was a representative in congress from that state from 1833 to 1837.
Sloane, Rush Richard
lawyer, jurist, financier, was born Sept. 18, 1828, in Sandusky, Ohio. He was twice elected probate judge of Sandusky, Ohio. In 1879 the city of Sandusky made him mayor for a two years' term. Judge Sloane has been a promoter of railroad building in Ohio, and actually built the line between Columbus and Springfield.
Sloane, Thomas O'Conor
chemist, author, was born Nov. 24, 1851, in New York city. He is a chemist of New York city, on the editorial staff of The Scientific American; and the author of Home Experiments in Science; and Standard Electrical Dictionary.
Sloane, William Milligan
educator, author, was born Nov. 12, 1850, in Richmond, Ohio. He is a professor of history at Columbia college; and the author of The French War and the Revolution; Life of James M'Cosh; and Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Sloat, John Drake
naval officer, was born in 1780, in New York city. He served in the war of 1812, and the Mexican and civil wars; attaining for meritorious services the rank of rear admiral. He died Nov. 28, 1867, in New Brighton, N. Y.
Slocum, Elliott Truax
legislator, capitalist, was born May 15, 1839, in Trenton, Mich. In 1869 he was elected a state senator to the Michigan legislature. He is now one of the directors of the Union Trust company of Detroit.
Slocum, Henry Warner
soldier, lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Sept. 24, 1827, in New York. In 1859 he was elected to the state legislature; and from 1859 to 1861 was instructor of artillery in the New York militia. When the rebellion broke out he was chosen colonel of the twenty-seventh regiment of New York volunteers: and before the close of 1861 was made brigadier-general of volunteers. In 1862 he was appointed a major-general. In 1868 he was chosen a presidential elector. He was elected a representative from New York to the forty-first and forty-second congresses; and was also elected to the fortyeighth congress.
Slocum, Jane M
educator, lecturer, was born May 1, 1842, in Slocumville, N.
Y. She has attained success in educational work; and has lectured extensively on social economics, social ethics, science of government, and current topics.