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Pendergast, William Wirt

educator, jurist, was born Jan. 31, 1833, in Durham, N. H. He received his education at the Durham academy, at Phillips academy, and in 1854 graduated from Bowdoin college. He has been judge of probate of McLeod county, Minn.; was superintendent of schools of that county for eight years; for twenty years was superintendent and principal of the Hutchinson High school; and for six years was assistant state superintendent of public instruction. He has been principal of the School of Agriculture, and university of Minnesota, for five years; and for, five years has been superintendent of public instruction for the state of Minnesota, his last term expiring in 1898.

PENDERGRAST, GARRETT JESSE, naval officer, was born Dec. 5, 1802, in Kentucky. He was appointed commandant of the Philadelphia navy-yard, which post he filled until two days before his death. Under the reorganization of the navy he was twelfth commodore on the retired list, which rank he attained in 1862. He died Nov. 7, 1862, in Philadelphia, Pa.