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Wyman, Morrill – Wythe, Joseph Henry

Wyman, Morrill

physician, author, was born July 25, 1812, in Chelmsford, Mass. He is a physician of Cambridge; and the author of Practical Treatise on Ventilation; Progress in School Discipline; and Autumnal Catarrh.

Wyman, Robert Harris

naval officer, was born July 12, 1822, in Portsmouth, N. H. He was commander in the United States navy in 1862; captain in 1866; chief hydrographer in 1869; and rear-admiral in 1878. He died Dec. 2, 1882, in Washington, D. C.

Wynkoop, Henry

soldier, legislator, jurist, was born March 2, 1737, in Bucks county, Pa. He represented his county in the committee of safety in 1776; succeeded Edward Biddle in the continental congress in 1779; and received the reelection in 1780 and 1781. He was a lieutenant in the revolutionary army; justice of common pleas; representative in the federal congress; and associate judge of his county during 1789-1812. He died March 25, 1816, in his native county.

Wynkoop, Richard

lawyer, author, was born June 29, 1829, in Yorktown, N. Y. During 1852-64 he practiced law in New York city. He is the author of The Wynkoop Genealogy; Schureman Genealogy; Documenting of Vessels; Clearance and Entrance of Vessels; Vessels and Voyages; and other works.

Wynn, Richard

soldier, congressman, was born about 1750 in Eastern Virginia. He entered the military service early in the revolutionary war, and in 1775 was lieutenant of South Carolina Rangers. He was active during the remainder of the war, and at its close was: appointed a brigadier and then a majorgeneral of militia. He was a representative in congress from South Carolina from 1793 to 1797, and again from 1802 to 1813..

He died in 1813 in Tennessee..

Wynn, Thomas

planter, state senator, congressman, was born in 1764 in Hertford county, N. C. He was a general of militia; and served a number of years. in the North Carolina house of commons. and senate. He was a representative in congress in 1802; from 1803 to 1807; and in 1800 and 1808 was a presidential elector. He died June 3, 1825, in Hertford county, N. C.

Wynns, Thomas

soldier, state senator, was born in 1764 in Hertford county, N. C. In 1790 he was state senator from North Carolina. He was also a member of the executive council and brigadiergeneral of militia. He died June 3, 1825, in Hertford county, N. C.

Wythe, Joseph Henry

clergyman, physician, author, was born March 19, 1822, in England. He is a methodist clergyman and physician of San Francisco; and the author of The Microscopist; Curiosities of the Microscope; Agreement of Science and Revelation; The Science of Life; Biblical Biology; Easy Lessons in Vegetable Biology; and Physiology of the Soul.