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406 oriental literature in Washington (now Trinity) college, but resigned in 1837 to become rector of Christ church, Middletown, Conn. Having been appointed church historiographer by the general convention of 1838, he resigned his charge in 1842, and devoted the remainder of his life to literary la- bors. He received the degree of D. D. from the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania in 1819, and that of LL. D. from Trinity in 1837. Dr. Jarvis was a trustee of Trinity college and of the General theological semi- nary, secretary and treasurer of the Christian knowl- edge society, and secretary of his diocese. He was a fine classical and biblical scholar, and also took a great interest in art, having collected dur- ing his residence abroad a gallery of old paintings, mostly of the Italian school. These were exhibit- ed on his return for the benefit of a charitable as- sociation, but were finally sold after his death, to- gether with his valuable library. Ur. Jarvis's principal publications are " A Discourse on the Religion of the Indian Tribes of North America " (New York, 1820); "A Discourse on Regenera- tion" (1821); "A Sermon on Christian Unity" (1837); "Two Discourses on Prophecy; being a Refutation of Millerism" and "No Union with Rome " (1843) ; " A Chronological Introduction to the History of the Church " (London, 1844 ; Bos- ton, 1845) ; " The Colonies of Heaven," a sermon (1846) ; "A Replv to Dr. Milner's 'End of Controversy'" (New York, 1847) ; and " The Church of the Redeemed," only the first volume of which was published (Boston, 1850), Dr. Jarvis's last illness preventing further literary work. He was one of the editors of the " Gospel Advocate " from 1821 till 1826, contributed articles to the " Church Re- view," and edited the American edition of Thomas H. Home's " Mariolatry " (1844).

JARVIS, Charles, physician, b. in Boston, Mass., 26 Oct., 1748 ; d. there, 15 Nov., 1807. He was graduated at Harvard in 1766, and, after com- pleting his medical education in Europe, settled in Boston, where he became well known in his pro- fession. He was a zealous patriot during the Revolution, was a delegate to the Constitutional convention of 1788, and a member of the legisla- ture until 1798. He was a popular orator and leader of the Jefferson party, and was appointed by Jefferson to be surgeon of the marine hospital in Chelsea. — His only son, William, merchant, b. in Boston, 4 Feb., 1770 ; d. in Weathersfield, Vt., 21 Oct., 1859, was educated at Bordentown acade- my, N. J. When of age he entered into mercan- tile business in Boston, but failed, and went to sea as supercargo. In two voyages he had made enough to purchase a third of a ship, and although he had no nautical experience, except that of these voyages, the other owners intrusted him with her command. He navigated this vessel with suc- cess for five years, also engaging in trade on his own account, and, regaining his fortune, paid his debts and retired from the sea. In 1802 he was appointed by President Jefferson consul-general at Lisbon, and charge d'affaires at the court of Por- tugal. This was during the English wars with Napoleon, and the position of our representatives in Europe was difficult. American commerce was constantly assailed by the cruisers of the belliger- ents, and the impressment of our seamen by the British finally led to the war of 1812. Mr. Jarvis won a great reputation by the dexterous manage- ment of the nogotiations which he was obliged to conduct from time to time, first with the Portu- guese government, then with Gen. Junot, the com- mander of the French forces, who took possession of Lisbon in 1807, and governed there until 1808, and afterward with the British authorities. Mr. Jefferson spoke of him as " pre-eminently among the faithful of the public servants." Mr. Jarvis con- tinued to represent this country in Portugal until October, 1810. During this time the departure of the Braganzas to Brazil took place, and the over- throw of the Spanish royal family. The flocks of merino sheep, which up to that time had remained exclusively the property of the Spanish and Portu- guese grandees, were offered for sale. Mr. Jarvis was satisfied that the raising of sheep and the growth of wool could be conducted successfully in New England, and he purchased and exported to the United States large numbers of merinos, many of them from the Paular flocks of Godoy. Some of these he presented to public men, and they were distributed from Maine to Virginia. Our minister to Madrid, Col. Humphreys, did the same, and from the flocks thus sent to this country by these two gentlemen the merino sheep throughout the Union are descended. On his return to this coun- try Mr. Jarvis found the National treasury almost bankrupt, and he never asked, and never received, a dollar of his salary. About 1812 Mr. Jarvis pur- chased a large tract of land on the bank of Con- necticut river, in the town of Weathersfield, Vt., where he resided till his death. Mr. Jarvis con- tinued to take pride in his pure-blooded merinos. He exhibited an active interest in public affairs, was an ardent friend and admirer of Henry Clay and active in the Whig party, although he never would consent to accept the offices that were frequently tendered him. Although a high-tariff man, he never advocated a duty on wool.

JARVIS, Edward, physician, b. in Concord, Mass., 9 Jan., 1803; d. in Dorchester, Mass., 31 Oct., 1884. He was descended from John Jarvis, a ship-builder who emigrated from Yorkshire, England, to Boston in 1661. He was graduated at Harvard in 1826, and at the Boston medical school in 1830, and practised in Northfield, Mass., in 1830-'2, in Concord, Mass., till 1837, in Louisville, Ky., in 1837-'42, and then in Dorchester, Mass. Dr. Jarvis made a sanitary survey of Massachusetts, by order of the government, and published a report (1855), and subsequently, by appointment of the secretary of the interior, he tabulated the mortality statistics of the United States as reported in the census of 1860, his work constituting one half of the fourth volume of the reports of the eighth census. He was a member of numerous learned societies, was president of the American statistical association from 1852 till his death, and published &ldquo;Practical Physiology&rdquo; (Philadelphia, 1848); &ldquo;Primary Physiology for Schools&rdquo; (1849); and a large number of reports on public health, mortality rates, education, insanity, and other subjects.

JARVIS, John Wesley, artist, b. in South Shields, England, in 1780 ; d. in New York city in 1840. He came to Philadelphia in 1785, and be- gan, with but little instruction, as a portrait-painter, but, although self-taught, was one of the first artists in the United States to give attention to the study of art-anatomy. He became popular, and his por- traits, which were executed chiefly in New York and the southern cities, were numerous and often effective. His works include likenesses of Com. Isaac Hull, Com. William Bainbridge, Com. Thomas McDonough, Gov. De Witt Clinton, John Randolph, Bishop Benjamin Moore, and Fitz-Greene Halleck. His portraits are agreeable in color, and valuable for seizing characteristic traits.

JARVIS, Russell, journalist, b. in Boston, Mass., in 1791; d. in New York city, 17 April, 1853. During his infancy his family removed to Clare-