Wyatt, Francis – Yale, Cyrus
Wyatt, Francis
governor, was born about 1575 in England. He was appointed governor of Virginia in 1621, and with a fleet of nine sail arrived there in October of that year. He died in 1644 in England.
Wyatt, William Edward
clergyman, author, was born July 9, 1789, in Nova Scotia. He was an episcopal clergyman of Baltimore, and rector of St. Paul's church in 1814-64. He was the author of Christian Offices; and The Parting Spirit's Address to His Mother. He died June 24, 1864, in Baltimore, Md.
Wyatt, William Francis
educator, lawyer, author, was born Aug. 3, 1867, in Kane, Ill. For several years he taught school, and has since attained success in the profession of law at White Hall, Ill. He has taken an active part in politics; is an eloquent platform speaker; and the author of Reform Measures and other works on political questions.
Wyche, James E
lawyer, jurist, was born in Mississippi. He moved to Michigan; and was appointed from that state an associate justice of the United States court for the territory of Washington, residing at Vancouver.
Wyckoff, William Cornelius
journalist, author, was born May 28, 1832, in New York city. He was the scientific editor of the New York Tribune in 1869- 78; and the author of Silk Goods in America; and American Silk Manufacture. He died May 2, 1888, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Wyckoff, William Henry
clergyman, educator, author, was born Sept. 10, 1807, in New York city. He was a baptist clergyman and educator of New York city; and the author of American Bible Society and the Baptists; and Documentary History of the American Bible Union. He died Nov. 2, 1877, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Wyckoff, William Ozmun
manufacturer, soldier, lawyer, was born Feb. 16, 1845, in Lansing, N. Y. About 1882 he established the firm of Wyckoff, Seamans and Benedict, with about $20,000 of capital, and made a contract with E. Remington and Sons whereby the firm became sole agents for the sale of the machines. Their business continuing to expand, Wyckoff, Seamans and Benedict were incorporated May 19, 1892, with a capital stock of $3,000,000. He died July 11, 1895, at the Thousand Islands, N. Y.
Wyeth, John Allan
surgeon, author, was born May 26, 1845, in Missionary Station, Ala. He is a surgeon of New York city, founder in 1880 of the New York Polyclinic and Hospital, and the first graduate medical school in America.
He is the author of Essays on Surgical Anatomy and Surgery; and Text-Book on Surgery.
Wyeth, Louis Weiss
lawyer, jurist, was born June 20, 1812, in Harrisburg, Pa. In 1874 he was elected judge of the fifth judicial district of Alabama; and later was judge of the supreme court of Alabama. He died July 7, 1889, in Marshall county, Ala.
Wyeth, Nathaniel Jarvis
pioneer explorer, was born Jan. 29, 1802, in Cambridge, Mass. He built Fort William on the Columbia, and established a settlement on Wappatoo Island. He died Aug. 31, 1856.
Wylie, Andrew
clergyman, author, was born April 12, 1789, in Washington, Pa. He was elected president of Indiana college in 1818, and removing to Bloomington, Ind., in 1829, held this post during life. He published several sermons on special occasions (1816-51); English Grammar; Eulogy on General Lafayette; Sectarianism in Heresy, with its Nature, Evils, and Remedy; and baccalaureate and other addresses. He died Nov. 11, 1851, in Bloomington, Ind.
Wylie, Theodore William John
clergyman, author, was born Oct. 3, 1818, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is a reformed presbyterian clergyman of Philadelphia; and the author of English, Latin, and Greek Vocabulary; The God of Our Fathers; and Washington as a Christian.
Wylie, Theophilus Adam
clergyman, educator, author, was born Oct. 8, 1810, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a reformed presbyterian clergyman and educator, and professor of ancient languages in the university of Indiana from 1864. He was the author of History of the University of Indiana. He died in 1895.
Wyllys, George
governor, was born about 1570 in England. He was chosen deputy governor of Connecticut in 1641, and governor in 1642. He died March 9, 1645, in Hartford, Conn.
Wyman, Edwin Allen
clergyman, author, was born in 1834 in Maine. He is a clergyman of Malden, Mass.; and the author of Acquaintance with God, or Salvation and Character.
Wyman, Jeffries
physician, scientist, educator, author, was born ug. 11, 1814, in Chelmsford, Mass. He was a physician and scientist of distinction, Hersey professor of anatomy in Harvard university in 1847-74. He was the author of Fresh-Water Shell-Mounds of the St.
John's River, Florida, and many scientific monographs of much value. He died Sept. 4, 1874, in Bethlehem, N. H.
Wyman, Mrs. Lillie Buffum
[CHACE], author, was born in 1837 in Rhode Island. She is the author of Poverty Grass, a collection of short stories.
Wyman, Morrill
physician, author, was born July 25, 1812, in Chelmsford, Mass. He is a physician of Cambridge; and the author of Practical Treatise on Ventilation; Progress in School Discipline; and Autumnal Catarrh.
Wyman, Robert Harris
naval officer, was born July 12, 1822, in Portsmouth, N. H. He was commander in the United States navy in 1862; captain in 1866; chief hydrographer in 1869; and rear-admiral in 1878. He died Dec. 2, 1882, in Washington, D. C.
Wynkoop, Henry
soldier, legislator, jurist, was born March 2, 1737, in Bucks county, Pa. He represented his county in the committee of safety in 1776; succeeded Edward Biddle in the continental congress in 1779; and received the reelection in 1780 and 1781. He was a lieutenant in the revolutionary army; justice of common pleas; representative in the federal congress; and associate judge of his county during 1789-1812. He died March 25, 1816, in his native county.
Wynkoop, Richard
lawyer, author, was born June 29, 1829, in Yorktown, N. Y. During 1852-64 he practiced law in New York city. He is the author of The Wynkoop Genealogy; Schureman Genealogy; Documenting of Vessels; Clearance and Entrance of Vessels; Vessels and Voyages; and other works.
Wynn, Richard
soldier, congressman, was born about 1750 in Eastern Virginia. He entered the military service early in the revolutionary war, and in 1775 was lieutenant of South Carolina Rangers. He was active during the remainder of the war, and at its close was: appointed a brigadier and then a majorgeneral of militia. He was a representative in congress from South Carolina from 1793 to 1797, and again from 1802 to 1813..
He died in 1813 in Tennessee..
Wynn, Thomas
planter, state senator, congressman, was born in 1764 in Hertford county, N. C. He was a general of militia; and served a number of years. in the North Carolina house of commons. and senate. He was a representative in congress in 1802; from 1803 to 1807; and in 1800 and 1808 was a presidential elector. He died June 3, 1825, in Hertford county, N. C.
Wynne, James
physician, author, was born in 1814 in Utica, N. Y. He was a physician of New York city; and the author of Lives of Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of America; Importance of the Study of Legal Medicine; and The Private Libraries of New York. He died Feb. 11, 1871, in Central America.
WYNNE, MRS. MADELENE [YALE], artist, author, was born in 1847 in New York. She is a Chicago artist and worker in silver; and the author of The Little Room and Other Stories.
Wynns, Thomas
soldier, state senator, was born in 1764 in Hertford county, N. C. In 1790 he was state senator from North Carolina. He was also a member of the executive council and brigadiergeneral of militia. He died June 3, 1825, in Hertford county, N. C.
Wythe, George
signer of the declaration of independence, was born in 1726 in Elizabeth City, Va. He was for a long time a member of the house of burgesses; was chancellor of Virginia; and in 1764 was appointed to prepare a petition against the stamp act. He was a delegate to the continental congress from 1775 to 1777, and signed the declaration of independence. In 1777 he was speaker of the house of delegates; and was appointed judge of the court of chancery. The honor was awarded to him of having been the instructor of Thomas Jefferson.
He was the author of Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery. He died June 8, 1806, in Richmond, Va.
Wythe, Joseph Henry
clergyman, physician, author, was born March 19, 1822, in England. He is a methodist clergyman and physician of San Francisco; and the author of The Microscopist; Curiosities of the Microscope; Agreement of Science and Revelation; The Science of Life; Biblical Biology; Easy Lessons in Vegetable Biology; and Physiology of the Soul.
Yale, Albert W
educator, journalist, clergyman, was born Oct. 9, 1848, in Osceola, Ohio. He received his education at the Denison university of Granville, Ohio. In 1880 he was ordained a baptist clergyman; was president of the Normal school of Prospect, Ohio, in 1885-86; president of the Marion Normal school in 1887-90; and is now the editor and owner of the Chronicle of Waynesfield, Ohio.
Yale, Cyrus
clergyman, author, was born May 17, 1786, in Lee, Mass. He was ordained pastor of the church in New Hartford, Conn., in 1814; and the author of Life of Rev. Jeremiah Halleck; Miniature of the Life of the Rev. Alvan Hyde, D. D.; Biographical Sketches of the Ministers of Litchfield County after the Year 1800. He died May 21, 1854, in New Hartford, Conn. was was