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Rider, Henry Closs

educator, was born Dec. 14, 1832, in Esperance, N. Y.

He is the founder and present superintendent of the Northern New York institute for Deaf Mutes.

Rider, John J

farmer, legislator, was born Feb. 23, 1840, in Exeter, N. Y. This successful farmer is the owner of three hundred acres, and makes a specialty of dairying and hop raising. In 1894 he served as a member of the New York state legislature, and received the reelection to a second term.

Ridgaway, Henry Bascom

clergyman, educator, author, was born Sept. 7, 1830, in Talbot county, Md. He was a methodist clergyman and educator of Illinois, and president of the Garrett Biblical institute at Evanston, Ill., from 1882. He was the author of Life of Alfred Cookman; The Lord's Land, or Travels in Sinai and Palestine; and Lives of Bishops Janes, Waugh, Simpson. He died in 1895.

Ridgeley, Henry M

lawyer, congressman, was born in 1778. He was a lawyer by profession, and for many years was a distinguished member of the Delaware bar. He was a representative in congress from Delaware from 1811 to 1815; and filled a vacancy as senator in congress from 1826 to 1829. He died Aug. 7, 1847, in Dover, Del.

Ridgely, Charles

soldier, state senator, governor, was born Dec. 6, 1762.

He served in the state senate, and was chosen governor of Maryland three times successively, in 1815-17. He was also brigadier-general of Maryland militia. He died July 17, 1829, in Hampton, Md.

Ridgely, Henry Moore

lawyer, congressman, United States senator, was born in 1778, in Dover, Del. He was elected and re-elected to congress as a federalist, serving from 1811 till 1815. He then returned to Dover and continued to practice his profession until he was elected United States senator from Delaware in place of Nicholas Van Dyke, deceased.

He held the seat from 1827 till 1829. He died Aug. 7, 1847, in Dover, Del.

Ridgely, Nicholas

lawyer, jurist, state legislator, was born Sept. 30, 1762, in Dover, Del. He was attorney-general and member of the Delaware legislature.

In 1801 he was appointed chancellor of the state of Delaware, and held that office for twenty-nine years until his death. He died April 1, 1830, in Georgetown, Del.

Ridgely, Richard

congressman.

He was a delegate from Maryland to the continental congress from 1785 to 1786.

Ridgeway, Robert

journalist, congressman. He was a representative from Virginia to the fortieth congress. He was at one time editor of the Richmond Whig. He died Oct. 16, 1869, in Amherst county, Va.

Ridgway, Jacob Elwood

banker, financier, was born Aug. 14, 1824, in Salem, N. J. He was one of the founders of the Union Passenger railway, now known as the Philadelphia Traction company. Several large ships were also built by him.

Ridgway, Joseph

manufacturer, state legislator, congressman, was born May 6, 1783, on Staten Island, N. Y. In 1828 he was elected to the legislature of Ohio, and was re-elected in 1830; and was a representative in congress from Ohio, from 1837 to 1843.

Ridgway, Robert

ornithologist, author, was born July 2, 1850, in Mount Carmel, Ill. He was an eminent ornithologist of Washington, and curator of the department of birds in the National museum from 1879. He is the author of The Birds of Colorado; Ornithology of the Fortieth Parallel; Manual of North American Birds; and History of North American Birds.