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110 HASELTINE, James Henry, sculptor, b. in Philadelphia, 2 Nov., 1833. He studied in Paris and Rome, but came to this country in 1861 to enlist in the U. S. army. After the close of the civil war, in which he served as major of the 6th Pennsylvania cavalry, he went to Europe to study art. He has lived in Rome and Paris, and now (1887) resides in Nice. His works include " Happy Youth " (1858) ; " America Honoring her Fallen Brave " (owned by the Union league of Philadel- phia, 1865) ; " Love," and " Ingratitude " (1866) ; "New Wine" (1867); "Superstition," and "Relig- ion " (1868) ; " America Victorious " (1869) ; " Nis- sia, wife of King Candaules of Lydia" (1876); "The Ball-Player" (1871); "Ida" (1875); "Kiss- ing Cherubs " (1878) ; " Captivity " (1879) ; " Cleo- patra " (1882) ; " The Morning Star " (1883) ; " For- tune" (1884); "Hero" (1885); and portraits of Henry W. Longfellow, T. Buchanan Read, and Gens. Sheridan, Hartsuff, Merritt, Forsyth, and Duryee. — His brother, William Stanley, artist, b. in Philadelphia, 11 Jan., 1835, was graduated at Harvard in 1854, after which he studied art in his native city under Weber. He then went to Europe and studied in Diisseldorf and in Rome, where he now (1887) resides. He was elected a member of the National academy in 1861. His early works include " Indian Rock, Nahant," "Castle Rock, Nahant," and a "Calm Sea, Men- tone." Other pictures by his hand are " Bay of Naples," " Ischia," " Spezzia," " Ostia," " Pon- tine Marshes," and "Venice." He sent to the Cen- tennial exhibition of 1876 " Ruins of a Roman Theatre, Sicily," and " Natural Arch at Capri."

HASKELL, Abraham, physician, b. in Lancaster, Mass., 16 Nov., 1746; d. in Ashby, Middlesex co., Mass., 13 Dec., 1834. He followed the trade of a shoemaker till he was of age, but was fitted for Harvard, studied medicine under Israel Atherton, of Lancaster, and began his practice in Lunenburg. He removed thence to Leominster in 1810, and in 1833 joined his son, who was a physician in Ashby. He became a member of the Massachusetts medical society soon after its establishment, was a successful practitioner, and labored faithfully during the spotted-fever panic in Worcester county. He wrote chiefly for his amusement, but read dissertations on &ldquo;Croup,&rdquo; &ldquo;Spotted Fever,&rdquo; and other subjects before the Massachusetts medical society, which were published in its &ldquo;Transactions.&rdquo; He also printed a paper on &ldquo;Ichthyosis,&rdquo; in the &ldquo;New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery.&rdquo; He delivered a fourth of July oration at Fitchburg, which was published.

HASKELL, Daniel, clergyman, b. in Preston, Conn., in 1784; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., 9 Aug., 1848. His early life was spent in laboring on his father's farm. He was graduated at Yale in 1802, taught in a public school in Norwich, and had for one of his scholars Lydia Huntley, afterward Mrs. Sigourney. He was assistant teacher in Bacon academy, Colchester, in 1806-'7, then studied the- ology, and was licensed to preach by the Litchfield association of ministers. He was successively pas- tor at Middletown, Litchfield, St. Albans, and Burlington, Vt., holding the latter charge from 1810 till 1821, when he was appointed president of the University of Vermont. This post he held till he resigned in 1824. For several years he suffered from mental disorder and was separated from his family, but subsequently joined them in Brooklyn, where he devoted himself to literary work. The degree of LL. D. was given him by Olivet college, Mich. He published an ordination sermon (1814) ; a " Gazetteer of the United States," with J. Calvin Smith (New York, 1843); "Chronological View of the World " (1845) ; and edited McCulloch's " Geo- graphical Dictionary " (New York, 1843-'4).

HASKELL, Daniel Noyes, journalist, b. in Newburyport,,Mass., 1 Jan., 1818; d. in Boston, Mass., 13 Nov., 1874. He was the son of a car- riage-trimmer, and after receiving a good educa- tion engaged in business. He wrote constantly for the press, and in 1853 became editor of the " Boston Transcript," which post he held until his death. He took an active part in politics as a Whig, but was indifferent to official honors. Later he was a supporter of the liberal branch of the Whig party, and afterward became a Republican.

HASKELL, Llewellyn Solomon, merchant, b. near Gloucester, Me., 4 Jan., 1815 ; d. in Santa Barbara, Cal., 31 May, 1872. He was of Welsh ancestry, was educated in the Gardiner lyceum. Me., and began business as a druggist in Philadel- phia about 1834. He afterward formed a partner- ship with Thomas B. Merrick, and removed to New York city in 1841. He had resided on the summit of Orange mountain, N. J., for several years, when he became impressed with the many advantages offered by its southeastern slope as a place of residence for business men. Having spent two years in the purchase of land there, he began in 1857 to lay out Llewellyn park, and about 1859 retired from business to give his whole time to its improvement. The park is now filled with fine residences. Mr. Haskell was a practical land- scape-gardener, and many of its most beautiful features are due to him. A bronze bust of its founder has been placed near the entrance in Orange, N. J. — His son, Llewellyn Frost, soldier, b. 8 Oct., 1842, went to Heidelberg, Germany, to study, but returned in 1861 to join the National army. He enlisted in the 14th New York regi- ment, rose to the rank of captain, served on the staff of Gen. Alexander S. Asboth at Pea Ridge and on that of Gen. Henry Prince at Cedar Moun- tain, where he was severely wounded, and was the only officer on Gen. Prince's staff that was not killed or mortally wounded. He became lieuten- ant-colonel of the 7th colored troops in October, 1863, served in South Carolina and Virginia, and became colonel in November, 1864. At the close of the war he was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. He then became associated with his father in the development of Llewellyn park, but in 1877 removed to San Francisco, Cal., where he has since engaged in business.

HASKIN, Joseph A., soldier, b. in New York in 1817 ; d. in Oswego, N. Y., 3 Aug., 1874. He was graduated at the U. S. military academy in 1839, and entered the 1st artillery. He was on duty in Maine during the "disputed frontier" controversy, from 1840 till 1845, afterward in Florida and Louisiana, and during the Mexican war took part in all the battles under Gen. Scott, losing an arm at the storming of Chapultepec. He was subsequently in garrison and fortress-duty on the frontiers and elsewhere, becoming captain in the 1st artillery in 1851, was compelled to surrender Baton Rouge arsenal to a vastly superior force of Confederates in the winter of 1861, served during the civil war in Washington, at Key West, in command of the northern defences of Washington in 1862-'4, and as chief of artillery in the Department of Washington till 1866. He was promoted to be major in i862, lieutenant-colonel of staff the same year, lieutenant-colonel, 1st artillery, in 1866, and brevet colonel and brevet brigadier-general, 13 March, 1865. He was retired from active service in 1872.