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Zabriskie, Francis Nicoll – Zorcher, Philip

Zabriskie, Francis Nicoll

clergyman, author, was born in 1832 in New York. He was a Dutch reformed clergyman; and the author of Golden Fruit from Bible Trees; The Story of a Soul; Behold a Ladder; and Life of Horace Greeley. He died in 1891.

Zachos, John Celivergos

educator, clergyman, author, was born Dec. 20, 1820, in Turkey. He was a unitarian clergyman and educator; and the author of New American Speaker; Analytical Educator; and Phonic Primer.

Zane, Charles S

lawyer, jurist, was born March 2, 1831, in Tuckahoe, N.

J. In June, 1873, he was elected circuit judge for the fifth judicial circuit of Illinois for a term of six years; and was reelected in 1879. In 1884 he was appointed chief justice of the supreme court of the territory of Utah.

Zavala, Lorenzo De

Texan patriot, was born Oct. 3, 1789. In 1822 he was elected to the first Mexican congress; and in 1827-30 was governor of the state of Mexico. He died Nov. 1, 1836, in Zavala county, Tex.

Zellhoefer, August Carl

clergyman, was born March 20, 1860, in Rome, Wis. He received his education in the public schools and the Morgan Park seminary, Illinois. In 1872 he moved to Iowa; was first connected with the Evangelical association, and united with the baptist church in 1884. In 1892 he became district missionary for northwestern Iowa.

Zerrahn, Carl

musician, was born July 28, 1826, in Germany. In 1854 he became musical director of the Handel and Haydn society of Boston, which post he now holds. He has edited two books designed for musical organizations, The Index, and The Apograph.

Zeuner, Charles

musician, composer, was born Sept. 20, 1795, in Saxony. In 1854 he settled in Philadelphia, where he held various posts as organist. His oratorio, The Feast of Tabernacles, was published in 1832. He issued also some collections of music, notably The American Harp; and Ancient Lyre. He died Nov. 7, 1857, near Philadelphia, Pa.

Ziegler, Henry

educator, clergyman, author, was born Aug. 19, 1816, near Old Fort Center county, Pa. He is a lutheran clergyman in Selinsgrove, Pa.; and the author of Natural Theology; Apologetic Theology; Catechetics; The Pastor; The Preacher; Dogmatic Theology; and The Value to the Lutheran Church of Her Confessions.

Zimmermann, Joseph

legislator, jurist, editor, was born June 19, 1851, in Germany. In 1866 he emigrated to America. During 1883-91 he was president of the board of education of Fremont, Ohio; during 1886-90 he served with distinction for two terms as state senator in the Ohio legislature from the thirtieth district of Ohio; and in 1891 he was probate judge of his county. He has contributed extensively to current literature; and is the editor and correspondent of several leading German newspapers.

Zogbaum, Rufus Fairchild

artist, author, was born Aug. 28, 1849, in Charleston, S. C. He is an artist of New York city; and the author of Horse, Foot, and Dragoons, or Sketches of Army Life.

Zollicoffer, Felix Kirk

soldier, journalist, congressman, was born May 19, 1812, in Maury county, Tenn. He was elected a representative in congress from Tennessee in 1853, where he continued until the close of the thirty-fifth congress.

He was a delegate to the peace congress of 1861; and subsequently joined the great rebellion, and served as a general of volunteers. He died Jan. 19, 1862, near Mill Springs, Ky.

Zorcher, Philip

journalist, legislator, was born Oct. 1, 1866, in Tell City, Ind. In 1889-91 he served as a representative in the general assembly of the Indiana state legislature. In 1892 he was a delegate to the democratic national convention; and in 1893 was appointed postmaster of his native city. He has contributed extensively to current literature; and is the editor and owner of the Tell City News.