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Tweedale, William

civil engineer, was born May 18, 1823, in Scotland. At the opening of the civil war he raised a company for an engineer regiment, and was mustered in as captain. He was engaged in the engineering operations against New Madrid, which resulted in its capture, and cut a passage for a fleet of transports across the lower end of Island No. 8.

Tweedy, John H

congressman, was born in Connecticut. He was a member of the first constitutional convention of Wisconsin territory in 1846; and was elected a delegate to congress from the same in

Tweedy, Samuel

congressman, was born in Connecticut. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1833 to 1835.

Twiggs, David Emanuel

soldier, was born in 1790, in Richmond county, Ga.

He was a major at the close of the war of 1812, and was retained in the army.

He was brevetted major-general after the battle of Monterey, and for his gallantry there he received a gift of a sword from congress. He died Sept. 15, 1862, in Augusta, Ga.

Twining, Nathan Crook

soldier, educator, was born Sept. 27, 1834, in Boston, N. Y. He received his education in the Albion academy, Milton college, Wisconsin, and holds college diplomas of A. B. and A. M. In 1864 he was a captain in the United States army; and is a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He has been a superintendent of public instruction; and attained success as professor of ancient languages, literature and mathematics.

Twiss, Stephen P

lawyer, jurist, state legislator, was born May 2, 1827, in Charlton, Mass. He was a representative in the Massachusetts state legislature in 1857; and was city solicitor of Worcester in 1863 and 1864. In 1865 he moved to Kansas City, Mo.; and was a representative in the state legislature. He was city counselor in 1878-79; and in 1880 was appointed associate justice of the supreme court of Utah.

Twitchell, Edgar A

journalist, lawyer, lecturer, author, was born Jan. 1, 1854, in Bethel, Vt. In 1877 he graduated from Dartmouth college; and is now the editor and owner of The Emancipator, of St. Cloud, Minn. He is also a successful lawyer and lecturer; and the author of several works.

Twitchell, Ginery

congressman, was born Aug. 26, 1811, in Athol, Mass.

In 1866 he was elected a representative from Massachusetts to the fortieth congress; and was re-elected to the fortyfirst and forty-second congresses as a republican. He died July 23, 1883, in Brookline, Mass. TWITCHELL, JOSEPH HOPKINS, clergyman, author, was born in 183-, in Connecticut. He is a congregational clergyman of Hartford from 1865; and the author of Life of John Winthrop; and Some Old Puritan Love Letters.

Tydings, Richard

clergyman, author, was born June 16, 1783, in Anne Arundel county, Md. He was a member of the Louisville conference at the time of his death. He wrote a work on Apostolical Succession: He died Oct. 3, 1865, in Bullitt county, Ky.

Tyler, Asher

lawyer, congressman, was born May 10, 1798, in Bridgewater, N.

Y. He was a representative from New York to the twenty-eighth congress. He subsequently settled in Elmira, where he was extensively identified with railway operations. He died in August, 1875, in Elmira, N. Y.

Tyler, Bennet

clergyman, author, was born July 10, 1783, in Middlebury, Conn. He was a congregational clergyman; president of Dartmouth college in 1822-28; and subsequently minister at Portland, Maine. He was the author of History of New Haven Theology; The Sufferings of Christ; New England Revivals; and Lectures on Christian Nurture. He died May 14, 1858, in South Windsor, Conn.