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Sloane, Rush Richard – Small, William B

Sloane, Rush Richard

lawyer, jurist, financier, was born Sept. 18, 1828, in Sandusky, Ohio. He was twice elected probate judge of Sandusky, Ohio. In 1879 the city of Sandusky made him mayor for a two years' term. Judge Sloane has been a promoter of railroad building in Ohio, and actually built the line between Columbus and Springfield.

Sloane, Thomas O'Conor

chemist, author, was born Nov. 24, 1851, in New York city. He is a chemist of New York city, on the editorial staff of The Scientific American; and the author of Home Experiments in Science; and Standard Electrical Dictionary.

Sloane, William Milligan

educator, author, was born Nov. 12, 1850, in Richmond, Ohio. He is a professor of history at Columbia college; and the author of The French War and the Revolution; Life of James M'Cosh; and Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Sloat, John Drake

naval officer, was born in 1780, in New York city. He served in the war of 1812, and the Mexican and civil wars; attaining for meritorious services the rank of rear admiral. He died Nov. 28, 1867, in New Brighton, N. Y.

Slocum, Elliott Truax

legislator, capitalist, was born May 15, 1839, in Trenton, Mich. In 1869 he was elected a state senator to the Michigan legislature. He is now one of the directors of the Union Trust company of Detroit.

Slocum, Jane M

educator, lecturer, was born May 1, 1842, in Slocumville, N.

Y. She has attained success in educational work; and has lectured extensively on social economics, social ethics, science of government, and current topics.

Slocum, Jesse

congressman. He was a representative in congress from North Carolina from 1817 to 1820. He died Dec. 20, 1820, in Washington, D. C.

Slocum, William F

clergyman, college president, was born July 29, 1851, in Grafton, Mass. This eminent congregational clergyman has been professor of philosophy and president of Colorado college since 1888.

Small, Alvin Edmond

physician, educator, was born March 4, 1811, in Maine.

In 1856 he removed to Chicago and entered at once into an extensive practice, which he continued till his death. Soon after his arrival in that city he was called to the chair of theory and practice in Hahnemann college, which he held for life. He died Dec. 29, 1866, in Chicago.

Small, Elwood Eldenne

journalist, poet, was born July 22, 1869, in Marshall, Mich. He is a journalist of Valparaiso, Ind.; and the author of a volume of poems entitled Rhymes with Reason and Without.

Small, Michael Peter

soldier, was born Aug. 9, 1831, in Harrisburg, Pa.

He became brevet colonel of United States volunteers, and brevet brigadier-general in 1865, for meritorious services in the subsistence department during the war.

Since 1884 he has been purchasing and depot commissary at Baltimore, Md.

Small, William B

congressman.

He was elected a representative from New York to the forty-third congress.