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Prettyman, Elijah Barrett – Price, Samuel
Prettyman, Elijah Barrett
educator, was born Feb. 20, 1830, in Williamsport, Pa. He attended a classical school in Baltimore; then attended the Cumberland academy; and subsequently graduated from Dickinson academy. He has attained success in educational work; has been principal of Brookeville academy; principal of Maryland State Normalschool; and state superintendent of public instruction of Maryland. He is prominent in educational affairs; and has contributed valuable articles to educational journals.
Prevost, Charles Mallet
soldier, lawyer, was born Sept. 19, 1818, in Baltimore, Md. He was appointed United States marshal for the territory of Wisconsin, and he was subsequently deputy collector of the port of Philadelphia. He died Nov. 5, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Prevost, John B
lawyer, jurist. In 1804 he was appointed a judge of the United States court for the territory of Orleans.
Price, Andrew
lawyer, planter, congressman, was born April 2, 1854, in Chatsworth plantation, La. He was elected from Louisiana to the fifty-first congress to fill a vacancy. He was elected to the fifty-second and fifty-third congresses and re-elected to the fifty-fourth congress as a democrat.
Price, Bruce
architect, author, was born Sept. 12, 1845, in Cumberland, Md.
He is an architect of New York city; and the author of A Large Country House.
Price, Curtis E
surgeon, was born Sept. 25, 1840, in Letimbreville, Ohio. He entered the army as surgeon, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for gallant conduct at the battle of Nashville; served with the army of the Cumberland until the close of the war; and since 1867 has been in the regular service of the United States army as surgeon.
Price, E. B
poet. He is the author of a volume of poems entitled Beulah.
Price, Eli Kirk
lawyer, author, was born July 20, 1797, in Bradford, Pa. He was a Philadelphia lawyer of prominence and the author of Law of Limitations and Liens against Real Estate. He died Nov. 14, 1884, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Price, Hiram
public official, congressman, was born Jan. 10, 1814, in Washington county, Pa. He was president of the State bank of Iowa from 1859 to 1866; and was paymaster-general of Iowa during the civil war. He was elected a representative from Iowa to the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, fortyfifth, and forty-sixth congresses. He was president of the Davenport and St. Paul Railroad company.
Price, Hugh H
merchant, congressman, was born Dec. 2, 1859, in Black River Falls, Wis. He is engaged in milling and lumber business in Black River Falls, Wis.; and was elected to the fortyninth congress as a republican to fill a vacancy.
Price, Ira Maurice
educator, author, was born in 1856 in Ohio. He is an educator of Chicago, professor of Semitic languages in the university of Chicago from 1892; and the author of Syllabus of Old Testament History.
Price, Samuel
lawyer, jurist, state legislator, United States senator, was born Aug. 18, 1805, in Fauquier county, Va.
He served several terms in the Virginia state legislature; and in 1863 was elected lieutenant-governor of Virginia, holding the office until the close of the civil war.
In 1876 he was appointed United States senator, serving about two months. He died Feb. 25, 1884, in Leesburg, Va.