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Rh "The Desmond Hundred " (1882) : and " Nantucket Scraps " (1883). Mrs. Austin has in press " The Sword of Miles Standish."

BAIRD, Henry Samuel, lawyer, b. in Dublin, Ireland, 16 May, 1800 ; d. in Green Bay, Wis., 28 April, 1875. His father, Thomas Baird, one of the United Irishmen, was imprisoned for a year in Kil- mainham jail, Dublin, and on his release in 1802 came to the United States, whence in 1805 he was followed by his family. Henry studied law at Pittsburg, Pa., and Cleveland, Ohio, and in 1822 settled in Mackinaw, Mich., where he opened a school. In the spring of 1823 a new court was es- tablished by act of congress, and he was admitted to practice. In September, 1824, he removed to Green Bay. In 1832 he served as quartermaster- general in the Black Hawk war, in 1836 was elected a member and chosen president of the first legislative council of the territory of Wisconsin, and the same year was appointed the first attor- ney-general of the territory, and subsequently in that year was secretary of Gov. Henry Dodge, U. S. commissioner to negotiate the treaty with the Menomenee Indians at Cedar Rapids, when about 4,000,000 acres were ceded to the U. S. gov- ernment. In 1846 he was a member of the Con- stitutional convention, and was chairman of the committee on the organization and officers of coun- ties and towns, and their powers and duties. He was the last Whig candidate for governor of Wis- consin. For many years he was a vice-president of the State historical society, and a contributor to its published collections. In 1861-'2 he was mayor of Green Bay. — His brother, Thomas James, b. in Dublin, Ireland, 30 April, 1794; d. in Pottsville, Pa.. 5 April, 1842 ; was graduated at West Point in 1814, served in the war against Great Britain, and resigned a captain of artillery in 1828. — The son of the latter, Edward Carey, b, in Pottsville, Pa., in April, 1836 ; d. near Ashland, Va., 14 Nov., 1874, served in the civil war for nearly four years, was assistant adjutant-general to Gen. John F. Reynolds, in command of the left wing of the Army of the Potomac; and on the first day of the battle of Gettysburg, that general died in his arms. Baird was promoted to the rank of major for gallant conduct.

BAKER, Peter Carpenter, publisher, b. in North Hempstead, N. Y., 25 March, 1822. Four of his ancestors were in the Revolutionary army. He was educated at Harlem academy, entered a book-store in New York, learned the printer's trade, and in 1850, with Daniel Godwin, estab- lished the firm of Baker and Godwin, which made a specialty of printing law-books and became widely known for fine work. In 1865 Mr. Baker established the law-publishing firm of Baker, Voorhis and Co., which is still in existence and has a large catalogue. Mr. Baker was one of the founders of the Metropolitan literary association, edited the " Steam Press," a patriotic periodical, during the civil war (1861-'5), and originated the plan for a statue of Benjamin Franklin in Print- ing-house square, New York, which was given" by Albert De Groot. He early became known as a public speaker, delivering orations at Fort Inde- pendence, N. Y., 4 July, 1848 ; at Trenton, N. J., 4 July, 1849 ; and in the old Broadway tabernacle, New York, on the anniversary of Bunker Hill, 1853. He has published addresses and mono- graphs, including, besides the orations noted above, " European Recollections " (New York, 1861) and " Franklin " (1865).

BAKER, Wendell, runner, b. in Brooklyn, N. Y., 19 Oct., 1862. He is a son of Francis Baker, a New York merchant, with whom he is now associ- ated in business. He was graduated at Harvard in 1886. During his preparation for college and sub- sequently until his graduation he distinguished himself by winning twenty-one championships at university and intercollegiate meetings. He placed to his credit twelve best college records, and in his senior year made the world's records on the 100, 220, and 440 yards dash. Of these the first two he shares with numerous other amateurs, but on the 440 yards his time of 47f seconds is the best record by either amateur or professional runners.

BAKER, William Spohn. antiquarian, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., 17 April, 1824. He became a conveyancer, but retired on account of his health, and turned his attention to art and literary pur- suits. Mr. Baker possesses a collection of en- graved portraits of George Washington which is the most complete that is known, and his num- ber of medals of Washington is second only to that of William S. Appleton, of Boston, while his collection of biographies of Washington is the most noted in existence. He is a member of the American philosophical society, one of the council of the Pennsylvania historical society, and since 1885 has been vice-president of the Pennsylvania academy of fine arts. He is the author of " Origin and Antiquity of Engraving" (Philadelphia, 1872; 2d ed., illustrated, Boston, 1875) ; " American En- gravers and their Works " (Philadelphia, 1875) ; "' William Sharp, Engraver, and his Works " (1875) ; " Engraved Portraits of Washington " (1880) ; " Me- dallic Portraits of Washington " (1884) ; and " Char- acter Portraits of Washington" (1887) ; and he is pre- paring for the press (1889) "A List of Biographies and Biographical Sketches of George Washington."

BALDWIN, Maurice Scollard, Canadian An- glican bishop, b. in Toronto, Canada, 21 June, 1836. He was graduated at Trinity college, To- ronto, in 1859, ordained deacon in April, 1860, and became a presbyter in July, 1861. He was incum- bent of Port Dover, Ont., in 1862-5, and in 1870 was appointed curate of Christ church cathedral, Montreal. He became canon of the cathedral in the following year, and in 1872 was elected rector of the parish. In 1882 he was appointed dean of Montreal, and on 17 Oct., 1883, was elected bishop of Huron, to which office he was consecrated on 30 Nov. of the same year. He received the degree of D. D. from Trinity college, Toronto, in 1882. Bishop Baldwin is the author of " A Break in the Ocean Cable " (Montreal, 1877), " Life in a Look " (1879), and a volume of " Sermons."

BARBOUR, John Strode, senator, b. in Cul- peper county, Va., 29 Dec, 1820. He was edu- cated at the University of Virginia, adopted the profession of law, served several terms in the legis- lature, and was active in state politics. He was elected to congress as a Democrat in 1880, and served three terms. In 1883 he became chairman of the Democratic organization in Virginia, suc- ceeded in preventing the re-election of Gen. Will- iam Mahone, and secured the defeat of the Re- adjuster party. He continued chairman of the Virginia Democratic committee in 1884-'8, and was active in the canvass for the election of Gro- ver Cleveland to the presidency. In 1888 he was chosen U. S. senator as a Democrat. He has been active in railroad matters, and is president of the Virginia midland railroad company.

BARNES, Alfred Smith, publisher, b. in New Haven. Conn., 28 Jan., 1817 ; d. in Brooklvn, N. Y., 17 Feb., 1888. He entered the book-publishing