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Perkins, Samuel Elliott

lawyer, jurist, author, was born Dec. 6, 1811, in Brattleborough, Vt. He was judge of the superior court of Marion county, Ind., in 1873-76, and in the latter year was again placed on the supreme bench, of which he was chief justice at his death.

He was professor of law in the Northwestern Christian university, and editor and proprietor of The Jeffersonian, a democratic paper, and published Digest of the Decisions of the Supreme Court of Indiana. He died Dec. 17, 1879, in Indianapolis, Ind. PERKINS, SARAH MARIA CLINTON, editor, lecturer, was born April 23, 1824, near Cooperstown, N. Y. Early in life she was engaged in educational work; and subsequently married a New England clergyman. For many years she was one of the national organizers of the Woman's Christian Temperance union; has been district president, and filled various other positions in reform associations. She is a brilliant lecturer, and the editor of A True Republic, published in Cleveland, Ohio.