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Temple, Daniel – Terrell, John A

Temple, Daniel

missionary, author, was born Dec. 23, 1798, in Reading, Mass. He was ordained as an evangelist in 1821, and went to Malta as a missionary in 1822, where he labored till his return to this country in September, 1828. He published many works in modern Greek, Italian and Armenian, including several biographies of Bible characters, and edited a monthly magazine in Greek.

He died Aug. 9, 1851, in Reading, Mass.

Temple, Edward Lowe

banker, author, was born May 12, 1844, in Fort Winnebago, Wis. Since 1883 he has been manager of the Marble Savings bank; and in 1893 he published a volume entitled The Church in the Prayer Book; Shakespeare: the Man and his Art; and the Testimony of the Scriptures.

Temple, Jackson

lawyer, jurist, was born Aug. 11, 1827, in Heath, Mass.

He was appointed to the bench of the California state supreme court to fill a vacancy in 1887, and then continued in his seat by re-election. He has also served as district judge and judge of the superior court of Sonoma county.

Temple, Oliver P

lawyer, jurist, author, was born Jan. 27, 1820, in Greene county, Tenn. He is a noted lawyer of Knoxville, Tenn.; and during 1866-78 was chancellor of the second chancery division of Tennessee. He is the author of The Covenanter; The Cavalier; and The Puritan.

Temple, William Granville

na- Rutland, Vt. He served with distinction through the Mexican and civil wars; and became a rear admiral in 1884.

Tennant, Albert C

lawyer, jurist, was born Nov. 11, 1846, in Willet, N. Y.

In 1873 he was admitted to the bar at Albany, N. Y.; was elected surrogate in 1883, and so ably and satisfactorily discharged his duties that in 1889 he ceived the re-election to the same office. re-

Tennent, Gilbert

clergyman, author, was born in 1703 in Ireland. He was a presbyterian clergyman of Philadelphia, active in his day as a controversialist; and the author of XXIII Sermons; Discourses on Several Subjects; and Sermons on Important Subjects. He died July 23, 1764, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Tenney, Mrs. Abby Amy Gove

author. She is the author of Pictures and Stories of Animals for the Little Ones at Home; and a New Game of Natural History. She also contributed to scientific journals.

Tenney, Edward Payson

clergyman, college president, author, was born in 1835. He is a congregational clergyman of New England, at one time president of Colorado college; and the author of Agamenticus; and Constance of Acadia, a novel.

Tenney, William Jewett

author, was born in 1814 in Newport, R. I. He was a writer who lived at Elizabeth, N. J., for many years. He edited Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia in 1861-82, and wrote a Military and Naval History of the Rebellion. He died Sept. 20, 1883, in Newark, N. J.

Terral, John H. D

clergyman, missionary, was born Aug. 1, 1858, in Paulding, Miss. He received his education in the Summerville institute of Gholson, Miss.; was mayor of Spanish Fork, Texas, in 1885; and since that time has been a missionary, and identified with the methodist episcopal church south. He founded the town of Terral, I. T., where he is also a successful merchant, and prominent in public affairs.

Terrell, John A

physician, public official, was born in 1850 in Auburn Mills, Va. He received his education at the university of Maryland; and graduated in medicine from the Baltimore Medical college. He is one of the leading physicians of the south, and has a large practice in his native city; has been justice of the peace, postmaster, and filled various other public positions of trust.

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