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Tyler, Robert Ogden – Tyson, Philip Thomas

Tyler, Robert Ogden

soldier, was born Dec. 22, 1831, in Greene county, N.

Y. He served with distinction in the civil war; and attained the rank of brigadier-general. He died Dec. 1, 1874, in Boston, Mass.

Tyler, Samuel

lawyer, jurist, author, was born Oct. 22, 1809, in Prince George county, Md. He was a jurist of Frederick, Md.; and the author of The Progress of Philosophy; Discourse on the Baconian Philosophy; Burns as Poet and as a Man; Memoir of Chief Justice Taney; and Commentary on the Law of Partnership. He died Dec. 15, 1878, in Georgetown, D. C. a

Tyler, W. D

railroad president, was born Jan. 12, 1849, in Port Huron, Mich.

Since 1892 he has been president of the Washington and Columbia River railway, at Walla Walla, Wash.

Tyler, William

Roman catholic bishop, was born June 5, 1806, in Derby, Vt. In 1843 the new diocese of Hartford was created, and Father Tyler was consecrated its first bishop. He was consecrated on March 17, 1844, and went to Providence, R. I., which he made his episcopal residence. He died June 18, 1849, in Providence, R. I.

Tyler, William Seymour

clergyman, educator, author, was born Sept. 2, 1810, in Hartford, Pa. He is a congregational clergyman and educator; professor at Amherst college from 1836; and now professor emeritus of the Greek language and literature. He is the author of Prayer for Colleges; Theology of the Greek Poets; editions of Tacitus and the Iliad of Homer; and History of Amherst College.

Tylor, Wilson Moore

educator, journalist, was born June 2, 1856, near Denton, Md. Since 1885 he has been the editor and proprietor of The Gazette, of Easton, Md.

Tyng, Dudley Atkins

clergyman, lecturer, author, was born Jan. 12, 1825, in Prince George county, Md. He was known as a lecturer on religious and secular subjects. He was the author of Vital Truth and Deadly Error; God in Our Dwelling; and Our Country's Troubles.

He died April 19, 1858, in Brookfield, Pa.

Tyng, Edward

naval officer, was born in 1683, in Massachusetts. He commanded the frigate Massachusetts in the expedition against Cape Breton in 1745; and was made commodore of the provincial fleet. He died Sept. 8, 1755, in Boston, Mass.

Tyng, Stephen Higginson

clergyman, author, was born June 28, 1839, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was an episcopal clergyman of New York city; for a number of years subsequent to 1881 the manager of an insurance company in Paris. He is the author of The Square of Life; He Will Come; and Our Church Work.

Tyson, Jacob

state senator, congressman. man. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1823 to 1825; and was a member of the New York senate from Richmond county in 1828.

Tyson, James

physician, educator, author, was born Oct. 26, 1841, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is a Philadelphia physician, and medical professor in the university of Pennsylvania from 1870. He is the author of Manual of Physical Diagnosis; The Cell Doctrine; Introduction to Practical Histology; Practical Examination of the Urine; and Treatise Bright's Disease. on

Tyson, Philip Thomas

chemist, author, was born June 23, 1799, in Baltimore, Md. He published Geology and Industrial Resources of California. In 1856 he was appointed state agricultural chemist, which place he held until 1860. He was first president of the Maryland academy of sciences and contributed papers to its proceedings. He died Dec. 16, 1877, in Baltimore, Md.