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Pilcher, James J – Pinkerton, Allan

Pilcher, James J

surgeon, author, was born March 18, 1857, in Adrian, Mich.

He was surgeon in the army; professor of military surgery in the Ohio Medical university; and of military hygiene in the Starling Medical college. He is the author of First Aid in Illness and Injury; and a number of other popular medical works.

Pilgrim, William Mawer

merchant, legislator, was born Nov. 2, 1839, in England. This successful merchant has served as a representative in the legislature of Illinois from Bradford.

Pilling, James Constantine

ethnologist, author, was born Nov. 16, 1846, ogist of distinction in the government serin Washington, D. C. He was an ethnolvice, among whose writings are Bibliographies of the Languages of the North American Indians, of the Eskimoan Languages, of the Siouan, of the Iroquoian, and others. He died in 1895.

Pillow, Gideon Johnson

soldier, was born June 8, 1806, in Williamson county, Tenn. He became a brigadiergeneral in 1846, and in 1861 major-general. He died Oct. 6, 1878, in Lee county, Ark.

Pillsbury, John S

merchant, state senator, governor, was born in 1827, in New Hampshire. In 1854 he removed to Minnesota and settled at the Falls of St.

Anthony; and engaged in business as a hardware merchant. He was for twelve years a member of the Minnesota state senate; and in 1864 was president of the board of regents of the State university of Minnesota. In 1877 he was elected governor of Minnesota, and in 1880 was reelected, serving until 1884.

Pillsbury, Oliver

educator, state legislator, was born Feb. 16, 1817, in Henniker, N. H. He served three terms in the New Hampshire legislature, was a state councillor in 1862 and 1863, displaying executive ability and energy in business connected with the New Hampshire quota of troops, and in 1869 was appointed the first insurance commissioner of the state, holding the office till his death. He died Feb. 22, 1888, in Concord, N. H.

Pindall, James

congressman, was born in Virginia. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1817 to 1820, when he resigned.

Pindar, Susan

author, was born about 1820 in Tarrytown, N. Y. She is the author of Susan Pindar's Story Books; and Legends of the Flowers.

Pingree, Hazen S

merchant, governor, was born Aug. 30, 1842, in Denmark, Maine. He was elected mayor of Detroit in 1886 and served three successive terms. He was elected governor of Michigan in 1896.

Pingree, Samuel Everett

soldier, lawyer, governor, was born Aug. 2, 1832, in Salisbury, N. H. He was twice elected state's attorney for Windsor county, Vt.; and in 1882 was elected lieutenant-governor of Vermont, serving two years. In 1884 he was elected governor of Vermont for a term of two years.

Pinkerton, Alfred S

lawyer, was born March 19, 1856, in Lancaster, Pa.

In 1886 he was elected a member of the Massachusetts house of representatives; and in 1890 was elected to the state senate.

Pinkerton, Allan

detective, author, was born Aug. 25, 1819, in Scotland. He is a chartist who came to America in 1842 and settled in Chicago, where he founded a famous detective agency. He was the author of The Molly Maguires and the Detectives; Criminal Reminiscences; The Spy of the Rebellion; Thirty Years a Detective; and Railroad Forgers and the Detectives. He died July 1, 1884, in Chicago, Ill.