Wentworth, George Albert – West, Charles W
Wentworth, George Albert
author, educator, was born July 31, 1835, in Wakefield, N. H. He was fitted for college at the Philips Exeter academy, and in 1858 graduated from Harvard college. For thirtythree years he was professor of mathematics in the Philips Exeter academy, resigning that position in 1891. He is best known as the author of a series of text books in mathematics, which are used in the public schools and colleges of every state and territory of the United States; and are also extensively used in Japan, British India, Canada and other countries where the English language is taught.
Wentworth, John
lawyer, jurist, lieutenant-governor, was born Jan. 16, 1671, in Portsmouth, N. H. In 1711 he was councilor of New Hampshire; justice of the court of common pleas in 1713, and lieutenant-governor during 1717-30.
He died Dec. 12, 1730, in Portsmouth, N. H.
Wentworth, John
governor, was born Aug. 9, 1737, in Portsmouth, N. H.
He was the last royal governor of New Hampshire. He died April 8, 1820, in Nova Scotia.
Wentworth, John
lawyer, author, was born in 1768 in Portsmouth, N. H.
He was appointed attorney-general of Prince Edward island, and removed to Portsmouth, where he married Martha Wentworth. In 1816 he returned to Europe. He was the author of a System of Pleading, in ten volumes. He died in 1816 in France.
Wentworth, John
journalist, lawyer, congressman, was born March 5, 1815, in Sandwich, N. H. He was among the first who took an interest in securing a city charter for Chicago. He was a representative from Illinois to the twentyeighth, twenty-ninth, thirtieth, thirty-first and thirty-second congresses; and was subsequently elected for the sixth term to the thirty-ninth congress. He died Oct. 16, 1888, in Chicago, Ill.
Wentworth, John
lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born July 17, 1745, in Somersville, N. H. He was register of probate, which office he held until his death. He was elected a representative to the New Hampshire state legislature from 1776 to 1780. He was a delegate from New Hampshire to the continental congress in the years 1778 and 1779, serving four sessions, and was one of the signers of the articles of confederation.
He was a member of the state senate from 1784 until his death, and was an active member of the committee of safety during the revolution. He died Jan. 10, 1787, in Dover, N. H.
Wentworth, Joshua
soldier, was born in 1742 in Portsmouth, N. H. He was colonel of the first New Hampshire regiment in 1776, was elected to the legislature, served four years as state senator, and was appointed a delegate to the continental congress, but did not attend.
He died Oct. 19, 1809, in Portsmouth, N. H.
Wentworth, Moses J
lawyer, capitalist, state legislator, was born May 9, 1848, in Sandwich, N. H. Becoming sole trustee of the large estate of his uncle, John Wentworth, he did not practice his profession, but devoted his time to the care of property. He is a democrat in politics and was elected a member of the twenty-ninth, thirtieth and thirty-first general assemblies of the state of Illinois.
Wentworth, Tappan
state senator, congressman, was born Sept. 24, 1802, in Dover, N. H. He was president of the common council of Lowell in 1842; served four years in the state senate, and eight years in the lower house of the legislature.
He was a representative in congress from Massachusetts from 1853 to 1855. He died June 12, 1875, in Boston, Mass.
Wenzel, John
lawyer, author, was born Oct. 30, 1869, in Marlboro, Mass. For seven years he was assistant librarian of Boston university, and since 1894 he has been trustee of the Ashland Public library, Massachusetts. He practices law in Boston, and is the author of The Comparative View of Governments, and contributes extensively to current literature.
Werden, Elias
poet, was born April 26, 1816, in New Marlboro, Mass. He is the author of a volume of poems entitled Sketches in Prose and Verse.
Wereat, John
patriot, congressman, was born about 1730. He was a member of the provincial congress of Georgia in 1775, its speaker in 1776, and after the fall of Savannah in 1779, as president of the executive council, was at the head of the state government till the next election. He died in 1798 in Bryan county, Ga.
Wernick, Emil V
educator, business man, was born Feb. 14, 1863, in Windsor, Wis. He received his education at the State Normal school of Oshkosh, Wis., and graduated from a full course in 1882.
For seven years he was principal of the Hillsboro High school; and is now president of the board of education of that city. For three years he was a member of the county board of supervisors, and is now president of the board of trustees of Vernon county Insane asylum.
Wernwag, Lewis
civil engineer, was born Dec. 4, 1769, in Germany. In 1810 he erected a bridge across Neshaminy creek, on the road between Philadelphia and New York. One of his bridges of wood was built across the Schuylkill river in 1812 at Philadelphia. This structure was known as the Colossus of Fairmount.
In consideration of its length of span (it being the longest ever erected), solidity, and strength, the bridge was regarded as one of the wonders of the world. died Aug. 12, 1843, in Harper's Ferry, Va.
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Wert, J. Howard
educator, poet.
He is a successful educator of Harrisburg, Pa., and the author of Poems of Camp and Hearth; and other works.
Wertman, Sarah K
lawyer. She was admitted to the bar and is nowa member of the law firm of Wertman and Wertman, of Ashland, Ohio.
Wertmuller, Adolph Ulric
artist, born in 1751 in Sweden. Among his portraits are those of Gustavus III. and his queen, and Gustavus IV. His Marie Antoinette and her Children is in the museum at Stockholm. He died Oct. 5, 1811, near Marcus Hook, Pa.
Wesley, John
philanthropist, was born June 17, 1703, in England. He was the founder of methodism. He died Feb. 23, 1791.
Wesselhoeft, Conrad
physician, author. He is a homeopathic physician of Boston, and the author of The Law of Similars.
Wesselhoeft, Mrs. Lily
(POPE), author, was born in Massachusetts. She is a Boston writer of popular juvenile tales, and the author of Jerry the Blunderer; Sparrow the Tramp; Flipwing the Spy; Old Rough the Miser; The Winds, the Woods, and the Wanderer; and Frowzle, the Runaway.
Wessells, Henry Walton
soldier, was born Feb. 20, 1809, in Litchfield, Conn. In 1833 he graduated from West Point; served in the Seminole, Mexican and civil wars; and attained the brevet of brigadier-general in the United States army.
Wessinger, John Augustus
physician, surgeon, lecturer, was born Aug. 6, 1860, in Howell, Mich. He received a thorough education; received the degree of A. B. from the university of Bloomington; the degree of M. D. from the Detroit college of Medicine, and took a course in sanitary science under the Michigan state board of health. In 1892 he was lecturer on hygiene and sanitary science in the Michigan college of Medicine and Surgery of Detroit; and is now a prominent physician and surgeon of Ann Arbor, Mich. He is the author of a number of important medical papers, published in pamphlet form, and in medical journals; and is a prominent member of the leading medical bodies of America and Europe.
West, Andrew Fleming
educator, author, was born in 1853 in Pennsylvania.
He is a professor of Latin in Princeton college from 1883, and the author of The Philobiblion of Richard de Bury; and Alcuin and the Rise of the Christian Schools.
West, Benjamin
astronomer, educator, author, was born in March, 1730, in Rehoboth, Mass. In 1786 he accepted the chair of mathematics and natural philosophy in Brown university, which he held until 1799. In 1812-13 he was postmaster of Providence. He published an Account of the Observation of Venus upon the Sun, June 3, 1769. He died Aug. 13, 1813, in Providence, R. I.
West, Benjamin
artist, was born Oct. 10, 1738, near Springfield, Pa. Early in life he took up his residence in London, and was patronized as an artist by George III. Some of his finest pictures are in the Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia. He succeeded Sir Joshua Reynolds as president of the Royal Academy in 1792. He died March 11, 1820, in London, England.
His pictures have been extensively copied by engravers of the United States.
West, Bina M
supreme record keeper, Ladies of the Maccabees of the World, was born May 18, 1867, in Columbus, Mich.
She has been prominently identified with the educational interests of Michigan. She began teaching at an early age, and her ability was recognized by an election to the county board of school managers for St. Clair county, the only woman who has ever been so honored in that county.
She is an extensive traveler, and has lectured in the interest of the Ladies of the Maccabees in every state in the Union.
She is distinguished as an orator and writer, and is the editor of The Review, a fraternal magazine.
West, Charles W
merchant, philanthropist, was born Aug. 7, 1810, in Montgomery county, Pa. In 1841 he established himself in Cincinnati, where he achieved commercial success. In 1880 he offered to contribute $150,000 toward the erection of an art museum building, provided that an equal amount was raised by subscription, and on the condition being fulfilled he gave twice as much as he had promised. The building was begun in 1882, and completed in 1885. He died Sept. 21, 1884, in Cincinnati, Ohio.