Soule, Mrs. Caroline Augusta – Souvielle, Mathieu
Soule, Mrs. Caroline Augusta
[WHITE], missionary, author, was born Sept. 3, 1824, in Albany, N. Y. She is the widow of a universalist minister; she entered the ministry herself, was the first foreign missionary of that denomination, and in 1888 was in charge of a congregation in Glasgow, Scotland. She is the author of House Life; The Pet of the Settlement; and Wine or Water.
Soule, George
educator, author, president of Soule's college, was born May 14, 1834, in Barrington, N. Y. He received his education at the Sycamore academy, Illinois, and the Medical, Law and Commercial schools of St. Louis, Mo. In 1856 he established Soule's Commercial College and Literary institute of New Orleans, La., which has grown to be one of the leading educational institutions in the state. During the forty years the Soule college has been in existence, over ten thousand pupils have been taught within its walls. In 1862 he entered the military service of the confederate states as captain of company A, Crescent regiment Louisiana volunteers of New Orleans, and served through the war. As a lecturer on commercial sciences and sociology, Professor Soule is well known to every young man in New Orleans, and to educators north and south. He is the author of several works on practical mathematics and accounting. He has been president of the International Business College association and Business Educators' association of America; and is prominent in various social, scientific and educational organizations.
Soule, Harrison
soldier, financier, was born Aug. 4, 1832, in Orleans county, N. Y. He served with distinction through the war, and was promoted major. For sixteen years he has been ticket agent for the Michigan Central railroad; and is the treasurer of the university of Michigan.
Soule, Joshua
bishop, was born Aug. 1, 1781, in Bristol, Maine. In 1824 he was elected methodist episcopal bishop in New York and then in Baltimore. He died March 6, 1867, in Nashville, Tenn.
Soule, Nathan
congressman. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1831 to 1833; and was a member of the state assembly from Onondaga in 1837.
Soule, Pierre
journalist, lawyer, United States senator, was born in September, 1802, in France. He was a distinguished lawyer of New Orleans, La.; in 1.845 was elected to the state senate; in 1847 was appointed a member of the United States senate to fill a vacancy, and two years later was elected for a full term.
He died March 26, 1870, in New Orleans, La.
Soule, Richard
lexicographer, author, was born June 8, 1812, in Danbury, Mass. He was a lexicographer of Boston; and the author of Manual of English Pronunciation; Dictionary of English Synonyms; and Pronouncing Handbook. He died Dec. 25, 1877, in St. Louis, Mo.
South, Jerry Curtis
lawyer, state senator, lieutenant-governor, was born March 24, 1866, in Arkansas. He attended the Kentucky Military institute, the university of Louisville, and the university of Virginia. He has served three times as a member of the house of representatives of Arkansas; has been a member of the state senate, and served with distinction as lieutenant-governor. In 1892 and in 1896 he was a delegate to the national democratic convention; and has filled various other public positions of honor. He is one of the foremost lawyers of Arkansas at Mountain Home. He is the author of a genealogical work on the South family.
Southard, Henry
soldier, agriculturist, state legislator, congressman, was born in October, 1749, in Long Island, N.
Y. He took an active part in the revolutionary war; and after the adoption of the constitution served nine years in the state legislature. He was a representative in congress from New Jersey from 1801 to 1811, and from 1815 to 1821. He died June 2, 1842, in Baskinridge, N. J.
Southard, Isaac
congressman. He was a representative in congress from New Jersey from 1831 to 1833. He died Sept. 18, 1850.
Southard, James Harding
lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 20, 1851, in Lucas county, Ohio. In 1882 he was appointed assistant prosecuting attorney of Lucas county; and afterward was twice elected prosecuting attorney of said county and served in that office six years.
He was elected to the fifty-fourth, and re-elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a republican. He has attained success as one of the foremost lawyers of Ohio at Toledo, where he is also prominent in public affairs.
Southard, Milton Isaiah
lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 20, 1836, in Licking county, Ohio. He was elected attorney for Muskingum county, Ohio, in 1867, 1869, and 1871. He was elected a representative from Ohio to the forty-third congress, and was re-elected to the fortyfourth and forty-fifth congresses as a democrat.
Southard, Samuel Lewis
lawyer, United States senator, governor, was born June 9, 1787, in Baskinridge, N. J. In 1815 he was elected to the New Jersey legislature, and in a week after taking his seat was placed on the bench of the supreme court of New Jersey. In 1820 he was a presidential elector; and in 1821 was elected a senator in congress. In 1823 he was appointed secretary of the navy.
In 1830 he was elected attorney-general of New Jersey; and in 1832 was governor of the state. In 1833 he was again elected to the United States senate, and served until 1842; and on the death of President Harrison became the president of the senate. He died June 26, 1842, in Fredericksburg, Va.
Southgate, Horatio
bishop, au thor, was born July 5, 1812, in Portland, Maine. He was the first and only protestant episcopal bishop of Constantinople. He was consecrated in 1844, but resigned his office in 1850, and held various rectorships subsequently, including that of Zion church, New York city, in 1859-72, in which latter year he retired from active duties. He was the author of The Cross Above the Crescent; Parochial Sermons; Narrative of a Tour Through Armenia, etc.; The War in the East; and Practical Directions for the Observance of Lent. He died in 1894.
Southgate, William W
congressman, was born in Kentucky. He was a representative in congress from Kentucky from 1837 to 1839; and was a presidential elector in 1840 and 1844.
Southwick, George N
journalist, congressman, was born March 7, 1863, in Albany, N. Y. He was made editor of the Albany Evening Journal in 1889. He was elected from New York to the fiftyfourth and re-elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a republican.
Southworth, Mrs. Emma Doro-
THY ELIZA [NEVITTE], author, was born Dec. 26, 1819, in Washington, D. C.
She is a voluminous writer of sensational romances, mainly of southern life and some sixty in number, for many years a resident of Washington, but since 1876 of Yonkers, N. Y. She is the author of Ishmael; The Widow's Son; Retribution; and The Family Doom.
Southworth, Mrs. Gracia
poet, was born Aug. 6, 1833, in Worcester county, Mass. She has contributed extensively both prose and verse to the periodical press of Michigan.
Southworth, Nathaniel
artist, was born in 1806 in Scituate, Mass. He took a high rank in Boston, where he established himself as a miniature-painter, his portraits being characterized by accurate drawing and very delicate execution. In 1848 he visited Europe, and after his return practiced his profession in New York and Philadelphia. He died April 25, 1858, in Dorchester, Mass.
Southworth, Royal A
farmer, legislator, was born Sept. 29, 1845, in Litchfield, Mich. For many years he was a member of the general assembly of Colorado; and for twelve years was a member of the state board of agriculture. In 1888 he was a nominee of the union labor party for congress.
Souvielle, Mrs. E. M
author, poet, was born in central New York. She has traveled extensively in Europe and is a close student. Under the nom de plume of Eben Malcolm Sutcliffe she published a work entitled Sequel to the Parliament of Religions. She is a poet of rare genius, and the author of The Ulyssiad, an American Epic.
Her last work is a book upon Cuba, written originally in an Spanish expressly for her purpose, and of which she is the English editor and translator. She is the wife of Dr. Mathieu Souvielle, an eminent surgeon and scientist of Jacksonville, Fla.
Souvielle, Mathieu
physician, surgeon, scientist, was born in 1851 in Paris, France. He received his education in Paris and Berlin.
For many years he was a surgeon in the French army, and he was thanked by the French government for his services during the Prussian war.
He then became demonstrator a of anatomy in London, England. He is now vice-president of large syndicate for a the mining and manufacture of aluminum, with headquarters at Jacksonville, Fla. He speaks six languages; and is very greatly interested in literary work, having contributed a number of articles to medical and scientific journals.