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674 retained through several political changes, until his resignation on 26 Jan., 1858. In 1856, at the request of the governor, he travelled through vari- ous European countries and reported on the fire- arms there in use, which report was printed. He was brevetted major-general in March, 1858, in pursuance of a special act of the legislature for his long and meritorious services. — His son, John Lambert, lawyer, b. near Trenton, N. J., 17 Nov., 1836, was graduated at Princeton in 1856 and at Harvard law-school in 1860. His legal studies were made with Daniel Lord in New York city, and subsequently he practised his profession in that place. During 1874^'6 he was assistant secretary of state under Hamilton Fish. — Another son, Richard McCall, lawyer, b. in Trenton, N. J., 17 Sept., 1839, was graduated at Princeton in 1860, and at Harvard law-school in 1863. He was admitted to the Philadelphia bar in 1864, where he has since practised successfully. Mr. Cad- walader is the author of " The Law of Ground Rents " (Philadelphia, 1879).

CAMERON, Henry Clay, educator, b. in Shep- herdstown, Va., 1 Sept., 1827. He was graduated at Princeton in 1847, and at the theological sem- inary in 1855. Meanwhile he was principal of the Edgehill school in Princeton in 1851, and in 1852-'5 tutor at the college. He was made ad- junct professor of Greek in 1855, associate in 1860, and professor in 1861, and since 1877 he has held the chair of the Greek language and literature. In addition he was instructor in French in 1859-'70, and librarian in 1865-'72. Prof. Cameron was or- dained a clergyman by the presbytery of Philadel- phia on 1 Feb., 1863. The degree of Ph. D. was given him by Princeton in 1866, and he received that of D. D. from both Rutgers and Wooster in 1875. For more than twenty years he edited the " General Catalogue of the College of New Jersey," and, in addition to cyclopaedia articles and essays, including one on "Jonathan Dickinson and the Rise of Colleges in America." he has published " Princeton Roll of Honor." a list of the graduates of that college that fought in the war for the Union (Princeton, 1865) ; " The History of the American Whig Society" (1871), and with Prof. Arnold Guyot a series of classical maps.

CASEY, Thomas Lincoln, soldier, b. in Madi- son Barracks, Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., 10 May, 1831. He is the son of Gen. Silas Casey (vol. i., p. 550), and was gradu- ated at the U. S. mili- tary academy as bre- vet 2d lieutenant of engineers in 1852. In 1854-'9 he was assist- ant professor of en- gineering at the mili- tary academy. From 1859 till 1861 he had command of the en- fineer troops on the acific coast. Dur- ing the civil war he served at first as staff engineer at Fort Monroe, Va., became captain in the engi- neer corps on 6 Aug., 1861, was superintending engineer of the permanent defences and field fortifications upon the coast of Maine, and served on special duty with the North Atlantic squadron during the first expedition to Fort Fish- er, N. C, 8-29 Dec, 1864. He was made major on 2 Oct., 1863, and brevetted lieutenant-colonel and colonel on 13 March, 1865. In 1877 he was placed in charge of the public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia, the Washington aque- duct, and the construction of the building for the state, war, and navy departments, which was com- pleted on 31 May, 1888. He was engineer of the Washington monument from 1878 till its comple- tion in 1884, and on 1 Nov., 1886, he became presi- dent of the board of engineers, in New York city. On 6 July, 1888, he was appointed brigadier-gen- eral, and chief of engineers, U. S. army, and on 2 Oct., 1888, he was, by act of congress, placed in charge of the erection of the building for the Libra- ry of congress. Besides numerous official reports, and articles upon engineering, he has contributed sketches to historical and genealogical magazines.

CATHCART, Charles Murray, governor of Canada, b. in England, 21 Dec, 1783 ; d. there, 16 July, 1859. He was educated at Eton, and at the age of fifteen entered the army as an ensign. He served on the continent under the Duke of Wel- lington, and at the battle of Waterloo, where he led several charges, three horses were killed under him. He succeeded his father as second Earl Cathcart, in 1843, was appointed commander-in- chief of the troops in British North America in, and on the retirement of Lord Metcalfe in , he assumed the civil government as well. A year later he resigned his military command, re- turned to England, and was then succeeded in his civil office by Lord Elgin. Subsequently he was appointed to the command of the Northern and Midland district of England, which post he retained until 1854. He also served on various commissions and was for several years a mem- ber of parliament.

CATHERWOOD, Mary Hartwell, author, b. in Luray, Ohio, 16 Dec, 1847. She was graduated at the Female college, Granville, Ohio, in 1868, and on 27 Dec, 1887, married James S. Catherwood, with whom she resides in Hoopeston, 111. Mrs. Catherwood is the author of " Craque-o'-doom " (Philadelphia, 1881) ; " Rocky Fork " (Boston, 1882); "Old Caravan Days" (1884); "The Secrets at Roseladies" (1888); "The Romance of Dollard" (1889) and " The Bells of Ste. Anne " (1889).

CHARNAY, Desire explorer, b. in Fleurie, France, 2 May, 1828. He was educated at the Col- lege Charlemagne, and has been sent by the French government on many scientific explorations, in- cluding one in 1880 to Central America, which was aided by the generosity of Pierre Lorillard. He is the author of " Cites et ruines americaines " (Paris, 1861) ; " Le Mexique " (1862) ; " Explora- tions au Mexique et Amerique du Centre " (1883) ; "Les anciennes villes du nouveau monde" (1883); and " Une princesse indienne avant la conquete" (1888). " The Ancient Cities of the New World " was translated by Mrs. J. Gonino and Mrs. Helen S. Conant. with an introductory chapter by Allen Thorndike Rice (New York, 1887).

CLARK, Emmons, secretary, b. in Huron, Wayne co., N. Y., 14 Oct., 1827. He received his early education at Owego and Groton, and was graduated at Hamilton college in 1847. Before arriving at his majority he studied medicine, but shortly thereafter, removing to New York city, he became a clerk in the first office established in Broadway for the transportation of through freight and passengers to Chicago and the west, and he rose rapidly to the place of manager. Retiring from mercantile pursuits, he was appointed secretary of the Board of health at its organization in 1866, and he has since held that office. In Janu-