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Rh  or those of the heavy sentimental drama, but wisely confined his efforts to genteel comedy and romantic youthful characters. He wrote for the stage “The Veteran” and “Rosedale,” both of which were deservedly popular, and prepared three papers that were published in “Scribner's Magazine” in October and following months after his death.

WALLBRIDGE, Lewis, Canadian jurist, b. in Belleville, Ont., 27 Nov., 1816. He studied law, was admitted as a barrister in 1839, and became queen's counsel in 1856. He was elected to the Canadian parliament in 1857, became a member of the executive council in 1863, and speaker of the Canadian assembly the same year. In 1882 he was appointed chief justice' of Manitoba.

WALLEN, Henry Davies, soldier, b. in Sa- vannah, Ga., 19 April, 1819 ; d. in New York city, 2 Dec, 1886. He was graduated at the U. S. mili- tary academy in 1840 in the class with William T. Sherman and George H. Thomas, and was as- signed to the 4th infantry. His first service was in the Florida war in 1840-'2, and, after garrison duty during 1842-'5, he was engaged in the mili- tary occupation of Texas and in the war with Mex- ico, being wounded at Palo Alto. After five years of frontier duty at Detroit and Plattsburg, he was sent to the Pacific coast, where he remained until the beginning of thfiicivil war, serving in various forts, with the Yakima expedition in 1855, and in command of the exploring expedition to Salt Lake in 1859. Meanwhile he had been promoted captain on 31 Jan., 1850, and major on 25 Nov., 1861. He was acting assistant inspector-general of the De- Jartment of New Mexico from June, 1862, till une, 1864, and in command of a regiment at Fort Schuyler, N. Y, thereafter until May, 1865. The brevets of lieutenant-colonel and colonel were given him on 23 Feb., 1865, and that of brigadier-general on 13 March, 1865, while the actual rank of lieu- tenant-colonel was conferred on him, 30 July, 1865. For a year he served in the west, and commanded successively the district of the Gila and the district of Arizona, but in 1867 he was given command of Governor's island, New York harbor, which post he held until 1869. In 1872 he was on the Yellowstone expedition, and on 19 Feb., 1873, he was made colonel of the 2d infantry. He was retired from active service on 18 Feb., 1874, and subsequently resided in New York city.

WALLER, Frank, artist, b. in New York city, 12 June, 1842. During 1863-8 he was engaged in business in New York. In 1870-'l he studied under John G. Chapman in Rome. The following year he travelled in Egypt with Edwin White, mak- ing many studies and sketches for future works. He was one of the founders in 1875 of the Art- students' league, of which he was also the first president, and for which he wrote " Report on Art Schools " (New York, 1879). His paintings include "Tombs of the Caliphs " (1874) ; " Interior of my Studio ; " " Caravan on the Desert " (1878) ; " In- terior of Metropolitan Museum of Art " (1879) ; " Temple of Kom Ombos " (1881) ; " Eventide, Venice " (1883) ; " Testing his Toledo " (1884) ; and "Hop-Picking" (1885). Of the last three he has also made etchings. He has adopted architecture as a profession, and now devotes his attention principally to that art. — His brother, Elwyn, chem- ist, b. in New York city, 22 March, 1846, was grad- uated at Harvard in 1867, and at the Columbia school of mines in 1870, with the degree of engineer of mines. In 1871 he became an assistant in the department of analytical chemistry in the School of mines, in 1871 he became an instructor, and since 1885 he has been professor of analytical chemistry. He was appointed assistant sanitary inspector on the New York health board in May, 1872, and in 1875 became its chemist, which place he filled until 1885. The degree of Ph. D. was conferred on him for post-graduate researches by Columbia in 1875. He is a member of various scientific bodies and a fellow of the London chemical society. Dr. Waller was connected edi- torially with " The American Chemist." and has contributed articles on water, food, and sanitary and analytical chemistry to scientific journals. The chapter on " Disinfection " in Buck's " Treatise on Hygiene " (New York, 1879), and that on " Wa- ter " in Parkes's " Manual of Practical Hygiene " (1883), were written by him. He has edited Cairns's "Manual of Quantitative Analysis " (New York, 1879), and has contributed a "Report on Butter" to the New York state dairy commissioners' report published in 1885.

WALLER, John, clergyman, b. in Spottsylvania county, Va., 23 Dec, 1741 ; d. in Abbeville, S. 0, 4 July, 1802. By reason of his notorious wickedness in early life, he was styled " Swearing Jack Waller " and "The Devil's Adjutant." He was especially hostile to the Baptists, and was "one of the grand jury that prosecuted the Rev. Lewis Craig, of that denomination, for preaching. Craig's address to the jury deeply impressed him, and was the means of his conversion. He soon became a Baptist preacher, travelling extensively, and attracting crowds of hearers to his zealous ministrations. But the intolerant spirit that he had once shared now made him its victim. He lay 113 days in four different jails of Virginia, and was repeatedly scourged. He was one of the most laborious and useful of the pioneer preachers of the south.

WALLER, John Lightfoot, clergyman, b. in Woodford county, Ky., 23 Nov., 1809 : d. in Louis- ville, Ky., 10 Oct., 1854. He was educated under private tutors, and became an accomplished scholar. After teaching for several years, he took in 1835 editorial charge of the " Baptist Banner," and sub- sequently he edited that paper when it was com- bined with the " Western Pioneer " in Louisville, Ky. In 1840 he was ordained to the Christian ministry, and he was for a time pastor of a church in Woodford county. In 1845 he established the " Western Baptist Review," afterward called the " Christian Repository," of which he remained edi- tor until his death. He was a member of the con- vention that in 1849 formed the present constitu- tion of Kentucky, and in that body displayed debating talent of a high order. In 1842 he en- gaged in a celebrated debate with the Rev. Nathan L. Rice on the subject of baptism. He resumed in 1850 editorial charge of the "Baptist Banner and Western Pioneer." The degree of LL. D. was conferred on him by Madison university in 1852.

WALLER, Thomas McDonald, governor of Connecticut, b. in New York city about 1840. He was left an orphan at the age wf nine, and was a newsboy for some time, but he attracted the attention of a citizen of New London, Conn., who adopted him, and whose name he assumed. He studied law, was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1861, and attained note as an advocate. He early entered politics, became well known as a public speaker,and served in the legislature in 1867, 1868, 1872, and 1876, being chosen as a Democrat. During his last term he was speaker of the house. In 1870 he was secretary of state, and in 1873 he became mayor of New London. He served as state's attorney in 1876-83, and in 1882 was elected governor of Connecticut, after canvassing the state in his own behalf, contrary to custom. On the ex-