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Woollen, William Wesley

journalist, banker, author, was born June 21, 1828, in Dorchester county, Md. He has filled the office of auditor and treasurer of his county; and city comptroller, and manager of the Indianapolis Clearing House association. He is the author of Biographical and Historical Sketches of Early Indiana.

WOOLLEY, MRS. CELIA PARKER, lecturer, author, was born June 14, 1848, in Toledo, Ohio. She is the author of Love and Theology, which was changed in its fifth edition to the title of Rachel Armstrong. Her other works are A Girl Graduate; and Roger Hunt. She has lectured before women's clubs, and for a year was president of the Woman's Western Unitarian conference. For two years she served as president of the Chicago Woman's club.

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