Springer, Charles Chesley – Staigg, Richard Morrell
Springer, Charles Chesley
educator, lawyer, state legislator, was born Nov. 4, 1852, in Livermore, Maine.
In 1879-80 he served as a member of the Maine house of representatives from the town of Yarmouth.
Springer, Rebecca Ruter
author, poet, was born Nov. 8, 1832, in Indianapolis, Ind. She is the author of two novels entitled Beechwood; and Self; and a volume of poems entitled Songs of the Sea.
Springer, Reuben Runyan
philanthropist, was born Nov. 16, 1800, in Frankfort, Ky. He gave to the Music hall, the Exposition building, the Odeon theater, and the Art museum in Cincinnati, in all $420,000; to private charities of the Roman catholic church, of which he was a member, more than $100,000, and at least $30,000 annually in the way of benevolence, besides contributing liberally and regularly to various charities and public enterprises. He left about $3,000,- 000 to his nearest of kin, having no children; also annuities to the college of Music, the Music hall and the Art museum, and nearly $400,000 to various Roman catholic charitable institutions, among these, $40,000 to the Cathedral schools, $50,000 to St. Peter's Benevolent society, and $100,000 for the education of priests.
He died Dec. 10, 1884, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Springer, William Mckendree
lawyer, jurist, legislator, was born May 30, 1836, in Sullivan county, Ind. In 1870- 72 he was a member of the Illinois state legislature; and for twenty years during 1875-95 was a member of congress from the Springfield district. In 1895 he became judge of the United States court, and chief justice of the United States court of appeals for the Indian territory, for term expiring Dec. 12, 1899.
Sproat, Ebenezer
soldier, civil engineer, was born in 1752 in Middleborough, Mass. In 1775 he entered the army as a captain, and became a lieutenantcolonel. He was subsequently a surveyor of Providence, R. I. He died in February, 1805, in Marietta, Ohio.
Sprong, William Albert
educator, lawyer, was born Jan. 23, 1859, in Raleigh, Ind. He received his education at the Raleigh academy, and the Adrian college, Michigan. He became principal of the Elwood graded schools; studied law; and is now a prominent lawyer of Anderson, Ind. He has been reading clerk in the Indiana house of representatives; deputy prosecuting attorney of the fiftieth judicial circuit of Indiana; is prominent in several fraternal orders; and takes a prominent part in the public affairs of his city, county and state. He has contributed both prose and verse to the periodical press.
Sproull, Thomas
reformer, author, was born Sept. 15, 1803, near Freeport, Pa.
He was a reformed presbyterian clergyman of Pittsburg, who published Prelections on Theology.
Spruance, Presley
merchant, United States senator, was born in 1785 in Delaware. He served in the Delaware state senate and was president of that body. He was a senator in congress from Delaware from 1847 to 1853. He died Feb. 13, 1863, in Smyrna, Del.
Spurgeon, James Arbuthnot
educator, lawyer, was born in 1868 in Brown county, Ohio. He received his education in the Missouri Normal school of Kirksville, Mo. He then entered educational work; studied law; and is now one of the leading lawyers of his native state at Joplin.
Squier, Ephraim George
archæologist, author, was born June 17, 1821, in Bethlehem, N. Y. He was an archæologist and diplomatist, consul to Peru in 1863-65, and consul-general of Honduras at New York in 1868. He was the author of Nicaragua; Mexican Hieroglyphics; Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (with E. H. Davis); Antiquities of the State of New York; Waikna, or Adventures on the Mosquito Coast; The States of Central America; Serpent Symbols; and Peru. He died April 17, 1888, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Squier, Kittie Estella
artist, poet, was born June 10, 1862, in Williamson, N. Y. After receiving her education she began educational work; has been a book-keeper, and has acquired success as an artist, having taken several prizes for pencil drawing, pen and ink illustrations and designs; and two of her pictures exhibited at the World's Columbian exposition were favorably reported. She is the author of a number of meritorious poems, some of which have been given a place in Poets of America and other standard works.
Squire, Watson Carvosso
soldier, financier, congressman, governor, United States senator, was born May 18, 1838, in Cape Vincent, N. Y.
In 1862 he received commission from the governor of Ohio to raise the seventh independent company of sharpshooters, of which he was commissioned captain.
He served with the army of the Cumberland, and commanded the battalion of Ohio sharpshooters in 1863. His company was selected by General Sherman as his sole headquarters escort and body guard in the march to the sea.
He was appointed judge advocate of the district of Tennessee, on the staff of Major-General Rousseau; served on the staff of General Thomas in the battle of Nashville; was brevetted major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel; and was mustered out of the service in August, 1865. He was engaged in business in the city of New York and at Ilion, N. Y., in the manufacture and sale of Remington breechloading arms and ammunition for years; and visited European countries and Mexico for this purpose. After disposing of his interest in this business he became interested in the territory, now state of Washington, where he has engaged in farming and other business since the year 1879. He was governor of the territory in 1884-87; and was elected to the United States senate in 1889, and re-elected in 1891.
Stacy, Edwin Clark
lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born Sept. 5, 1814, in Hamilton, N. Y. He received his education in the Hamilton academy of his native city, and the Erie academy, Pennsylvania. In 1836 he moved to Ann Arbor, Mich.; there studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1840 at Tecumseh, Mich.
In 1856 he moved west, located a government claim at the head of Geneva lake, in the then wilds of Minnesota. In 1856 he was appointed a commissioner to organize Freeborn county; and in 1857 he was elected to the constitutional convention which framed the organic law of the state, and served in that body with marked ability. In 1859 he moved to Albert Lee; was elected three terms as county auditor; served as judge of probate; and one term as superintendent of schools.
He was city justice from 1875 until his death, which occurred on Sept. 5, 1896.
Stacy, James
clergyman, author, was born June 2, 1830, in Liberty county, Ga. In 1757 he was called to the pastorate of the Newnan, Ga., presbyterian church.
He is president of the board of directors of the Theological seminary at Columbia, S. C. He has published a prize essay on the Holy Sabbath; Water Baptism; and Day of Rest.
Stafford, Charles Lewis
clergyman, college president, was born Sept. 26, 1844, in Miami county, Ohio. Since 1891 he has been president of the Iowa Wesleyan university.
Stager, Anson
soldier, was born April 20, 1825, in Ontario county, N. Y.
He served in the civil war, attaining for meritorious services the rank of brigadiergeneral.
Stahel, Julius
soldier, journalist, was born Nov. 4, 1825, in Hungary. In 1863 he was commissioned major-general.
He resigned from the army in 1865. In 1866 he was made United States consul at Yokohama, Japan, but after three years' residence there he was compelled to return on account of impaired health. He was engaged in mining from 1870 till 1877, when he was again appointed consul to Japan. There he remained until March, 1884, when he was made United States consul-general at Shanghai.
Stahle, James A
soldier, congressman, was born Jan. 11, 1830, in West Chester, Pa. He enlisted in 1861 as captain of company A, eighty-seventh Pennsylvania volunteers, and was promoted major and lieutenant-colonel. He was deputy collector of internal revenue at York for more than fifteen years. He was elected to the fifty-fourth congress as a republican.
Stahlnecker, William G
merchant, congressman, was born June 20, 1849, in Auburn, N. Y. He was elected mayor of Yonkers, N. Y., in 1884, for a term of two years. In 1884 he was elected a representative from New York to the forty-ninth congress; and was re-elected to the fiftieth, fifty-first, and fifty-second congresses as a democrat. He served on several important committees while a member of congress.
Stahr, John S
clergyman, college president, was born Dec. 2, 1841, in Bucks county, Pa. He was professor of German and history during 1867-72 in Franklin and Marshall college; professor of natural science from 1872-90; and since that time has been its president.
Staigg, Richard Morrell
artist, was born Sept. 7, 1817, in England. Some of his miniatures were exhibited at the Royal academy, and received warm praise.
The last twenty years of his life were devoted to painting life-size portraits in oil, as well as genre pieces and landscapes.
He died Oct. 11, 1881, in Newport, R. I.