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Weed, Elbert D – Weeks, Thomas Edwin

Weed, Elbert D

lawyer, was born Dec. 1, 1858, in Allegheny county, N. Y.

In 1880 he graduated from the Lawrence university of Appleton, Wis.; and subsequently from the Wisconsin State Law school of Madison. He has attained prominence as one of the foremost lawyers of Montana at Helena; was assistant United States district attorney, district of Montana, in 1884-85; was United States district attorney during 1889-94; and in 1894-95 was mayor of the city of Helena.

Weed, Emily Stuart

poet, was born in Greenwich, Conn. Her collection of poems entitled Twilight Echoes contains many fine gems. She is of English parentage, and lineally descended from John Adams, second president of the United States.

Weed, Smith Mead

lawyer, financier, state senator, was born July 26, 1833, in Belmont, N. Y. His connection with what are now known as the Chateaugay Iron mines in northern New York, dates from 1867. In 1865 he took his seat in the New York state assembly. By successive re-elections he served in the assembly during 1866, 1867, 1871, 1872, and

Weed, Stephen Hinsdale

soldier, was born in 1834 in New York city.

He served in the Seminole, Mexican and civil wars, and in 1863 was made brigadier-general of volunteers. He died July 2, 1863, in Gettysburg, Pa., from a wound received while holding a position on Little Round Top, which is now historically marked as Weed's Hill.

Weeden, William Babcock

soldier, manufacturer, author, was born Sept. 1, 1834, in Bristol, R. I. He served as a union soldier during the civil war.

He is president of the Providence board of trade in Rhode Island. He is the author of The Morality of Prohibitory Liquor Laws; Social Law of Labor; and The Economic and Social History of New England.

Weedon, George

soldier, was born about 1730 in Fredericksburg, Va. He was commissioned brigadier-general in 1777, and participated in the battles of the Brandywine and Germantown. He died in 1790 in Fredericksburg, Va.

Weeks, Edwin Lord

artist, author, was born in 1849 in Boston, Mass. He is an artist of note; and the author of From the Black Sea through Persia and India.

Weeks, John M

inventor, author, was born May 22, 1788, in Litchfield, Conn.

He was an inventor of Salisbury, Vt.; and the author of Manual on Bees; and History of Salisbury. He died Sept. 1, 1858, in Salisbury, Vt.

Weeks, John W

lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman. He was a county sheriff in New Hampshire from 1820 to 1825. He was a state senator in 1827 and 1828; and was a representative in congress from New Hampshire from 1829 to 1833. He was judge of probate in Coos county in 1854.

Weeks, Joseph

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in Massachusetts. He was a representative in congress from New Hampshire from 1835 to 1839, having previously been for two years judge of the county court for Cheshire county.

Weeks, Leroy Titus

educator, college president, poet, was born Feb. 1, 1854, in Mount Vernon, Iowa. In 1893 he became president of the Little Rock university of Arkansas; and is the author of a volume of poems.

Weeks, Thomas Edwin

dental surgeon, author, was born May 5, 1853, in Massillon, Ohio. In 1892 he filled the chair of dental anatomy and operative technics in the university of Minnesota.

He is the author of a work entitled Weeks's Manual of Operative Technics.