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Slafter, Edmund Farwell – Sleeper, David L

Slafter, Edmund Farwell

clergyman, author, was born May 30, 1816, in Norwich, Vt. For twenty years he was superintendent for the protestant episcopal church and the American Bible society; and since 1877 has devoted his time to historical studies. He is most noted for his Memorial of John Slafter, with genealogical account of his descendants.

Slagle, Charles W

merchant, philanthropist, was born March 11, 1828, in Hanover, Pa. He is distinguished as a successful merchant and philanthropist of Baltimore, Md.

Slater, John Fox

philanthropist, was born March 4, 1815, in Slaterville, R.

I. He was early interested in the cause of education, and gave liberally for the establishment of the Norwich free academy and other objects. In 1882 he placed in the hands of trustees $1,000,000, the interest of which is to be used for the education of freedmen in the south. He died May 7, 1884, in Norwich, Conn.

Slater, William Albert

philanthropist. In 1886 he transferred to the Norwich free academy a building costing one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which he erected in memory of his father, John Fox Slater.

Slaughter, Gabriel

soldier, farmer, state legislator, governor, was born in 1767 in Virginia. He was frequently a member of the Kentucky state legislature. At the battle of New Orleans he was chosen colonel of a Kentucky regiment, and received the thanks of the legislature. He was chosen lieutenant-governor, and, after the death of Governor Madison, was governor from 1816 to 1820. He died Sept. 9, 1830, in Mercer county, Ky.

Slaughter, Guilford H

farmer, state senator, was born Aug. 29, 1828, in Hopkinsville, Ky. He was postmaster for twenty-five years; and for the same period was a justice of the peace. For two terms he served as a state senator.

Slaughter, Linda W

journalist, poet, was born Feb. 1, 1850, in Harrison county, Ohio. She is a writer of Bismarck, N. D.; and has been vice-president of the Woman's National Press association Washington, D. C. She is the author of several prose works; and a volume of poems entitled Early Efforts. at

Slaughter, Philip

clergyman, author, was born Oct. 26, 1808, in Springfield, Va. He was an episcopal clergyman of Virginia, historiographer of the diocese; and the author of The Colonial Church in Virginia; and Man and Woman.

Slayden, James L

merchant, state legislator, congressman; was born June 1, 1853, in Graves county, Ky. He was a member of the twenty-third legislature of Texas in 1892; declined re-election; and was elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a democrat. He has taken an active part in various debates on bills that affect the welfare of his state; and has served on numerous important committees. He is a successful cotton merchant of San Antonio, Texas.

Slaymaker, Amos

soldier, congressman, was born March 11, 1755, in London Lands, Pa. He served as a soldier in the revolutionary army. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania during a part of the thirteenth congress to fill a vacancy. He died June 12, 1837, in Salisbury, Pa.

Sleat, John Drake

naval officer, was born in 1780, in New York city. In 1800 he entered the navy as sailing master, passed through all grades, and attained the rank of rear admiral. He died Nov. 28, 1867, in New Brighton, N. Y.

Sleeper, David L

lawyer, state legislator, was born June 15, 1856, in Iowa. During 1885-91 he was prosecuting attorney of Athens county, Ohio. He was elected as a republican to the seventy-first general assembly of Ohio; and re-elected to the seventy-second general assembly; and served as speaker of the house.