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Rollins, Frank West – Roosevelt, James Henry

Rollins, Frank West

legislator, was born Feb. 24, 1860, in Concord, N. H.

He served with distinction in the New Hampshire state senate in 1895; and was made president of that body. He still resides in the place of his nativity; and his portrait hangs in the new library building of the state capitol.

Romain, Armand

lawyer, legislator, was born Feb. 22, 1871, in New Orleans, La. After receiving the rudiments of his education in the public schools, he attended the Tulane university of Louisiana. He has attained success as an eminent lawyer of his native city; has been the republican candidate for congress; and in 1896 was elected to the state senate of Louisiana.

Roman, Alfred

soldier, lawyer, jurist, author, was born in 1824 in St. James' Parish, La. In 1880 he was appointed judge of the criminal court of New Orleans for a term of eight years. He was the author of The Military Operations of General Beauregard. He died Sept. 20, 1892, in New Orleans, La.

Roman, Andrew Bienvenu

governor, was born March 5, 1795, in Opelousas. In 1818 he was a member of the Louisiana house of representatives; was several times re-elected; and for four years was speaker. He became parish judge, and entered upon his duties as governor in 1831; and was again elected to that office in 1838. He died Jan. 26, 1866, after having served Louisiana during years of sorrow and trial.

Roman, J. Dixon

congressman. He was a representative in congress from Maryland from 1847 to 1849; and was a delegate to the peace congress of 1861. He died Jan. 19, 1867, in Maryland.

Romans, Bernard

engineer, author, was born about 1720 in Holland.

He served in the revolutionary war as engineer, and is the author of Concise Natural History of East and West Florida; and also a Map of the Seat of the War.

Romeis, Jacob

business man, congressman, was born Dec. 1, 1835, in Germany. In 1874 he was elected a member of the board of aldermen of Toledo, Ohio, and was re-elected in 1876. He was president of the board in 1877; and in 1879 was elected mayor of the city, and was re-elected in 1881 and 1883. In 1884 he was elected a representative from Ohio to the forty-ninth congress; and reelected to the fiftieth congress as a republican.

Romero, Trinidad

lawyer, jurist, legislator, congressman, was born June 15, 1835, in Santa Fe, N. M. He was a representative in the territorial legislature in 1863. He was elected probate judge of San Miguel county in 1867; and was elected a delegate from New Mexico to the forty-fifth congress as a republican.

Ronayne, Maurice

clergyman, educator, author, was born in 1828 in Ireland. He was a Roman catholic clergyman and educator of New York city; and professor of history at St. Francis Xavier's college from 1888. He is the author of Religion and Science; and God Knowable and Known.

Rondthaler, Edward

clergyman, author, was born Sept. 6, 1817, in York, Pa. In 1853-54 he was president of Nazareth Hall, Pennsylvania. He was the author of a Life of John Heckewelder. He died March 5, 1855, in Nazareth, Pa.

Roosevelt, James Henry

philanthropist, was born Nov. 10, 1800, in New York city. He accumulated the sum that he intended from his early manhood to leave for some charitable object. By the terms of his will he left the principal part of his estate to found a noble hospital in New York city which bears his name, and was formally opened in 1871. The property left by him was valued at about $1,000,000. He died Nov. 30, 1863, in New York city.