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302 BOGART, Elizabeth, poet, b. in New York city about 1806. She was a daughter of the Rev. David S. Bogart, and contributed to periodicals, chiefly the New York "Mirror," under the pen-name of "Estelle," her first pieces appearing in 1835. Specimens of her poetry are reprinted in Griswold's "Female Poets of America." She wrote two prize stories, entitled "The Effect of a Single Folly" and "The Forged Note," evincing constructive ability; but "He Came too Late," and other poems, were her most admired productions.

BOGART, William Henry, author, b. in Al- bany, N. Y., 28 Nov., 1810 ; d. in Aurora, N. Y., 21 Aug.. 1888. His early life was passed at Aurora. He wrote a life of Daniel Boone and "Who Goes There?" a book of historical reminiscences; but his chief work was done as the "Sentinel" correspondent of the New York " Courier and Enquirer," and the New York "World," in reviving the taste for American antiquarian history, especially of the colonial period of New York. He contributed a monograph on Cornelius and William H. Vanderbilt to the " New York Genealogical and Biographical Record " for April, 1880.

BOGGS, Charles Stuart, naval officer, b. in New Brunswick, N. J., 28 Jan.. 1811; d. there 22 April, 1888. A nephew of Capt. James Lawrence, he entered the navy 1 Nov.. 1826. He was promoted a lieutenant 6 Sept., 1837, was in the "Princeton," of Com. Conner's squadron, during the Mexican war, was present at the siege of Vera Cruz, and commanded the boat expedition that destroyed the "Truxtun" after her surrender to the Mexicans. He was promoted comjnander, 14 Sept., 1855, and assigned to the U. S. mail steamer "Illinois," which he commanded three years. He then became light-house inspector for California, Oregon, and Washington territory. In 1861 he was ordered to the gun-boat "Varuna," of Farragut's gulf squadron. In the attack on Forts St. Philip and Jackson, in April, 1862, he destroyed six of the confederate gun-boats, but finally lost his own vessel, which steamed ahead of the fleet and engaged the confederate squadron above the forts. She was attacked by two rams and run into the banks of the river and there sank, causing, however, the destruction of her antagonists, which were both burned. He returned to Washington as bearer of despatches, and was ordered to the command of the new sloop-of-war "Juniata." He was promoted to the rank of captain on 16 July, 1862, and was made a commodore, 25 July, 1866. He commanded the steamer "De Soto," of the North Atlantic squadron, in 1867-8. In 1869-'70 he was assigned to the European fleet, and prepared a report on the condition of steam-engines afloat. On 1 July, 1870, he received promotion to rear-admiral, and was appointed light-house inspector of the 3d district. He was placed on the retired list in 1873.

BOGGS, Lilburn W., pioneer, b. in Kentucky in 1798; d. in California in 1861. He was governor of Missouri in 1836, and took a prominent part in the expulsion of the Mormons. In 1846 he migrated to California, and in the years 1847-'9 was alcalde of the Sonoma district, where he gained reputation for his energy and ability in a trying position during the period of the interregnum.

BOGLE, James, painter, b. in Georgetown, S. C, in 1817; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., 11 Oct., 1873. He came to New York in 1836 and entered the studio of Prof. Morse, inventor of the telegraph and the founder of the national academy of design. Mr. Bogle, confining himself to portrait painting, soon achieved distinction in that department. In 1850 he was elected an associate of the national academy, and in 1861 an academician. For many years his pictures occupied annually a prominent position at the academy; but he exhibited only at rare intervals in the later years of his life, when the state of his health compelled him to live in the south. He executed portraits of John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Chief-Justice Jones. Bishop Atkinson, of North Carolina, De Witt Clinton, and Rev. Dr. Budington. Among his later pictures were portraits of Gen. John A. Dix and Henry J. Raymond.

BOGY, Lewis Vital, senator, b. in St. Genevieve, Mo., 9 April, 1813 ; d. in St. Louis, 20 Sept., 1877, He was descended from the early French settlers of the region, received a common-school education, was for some years a clerk, afterward studied law in Illinois and Kentucky, was graduated at the Lexington law school, Ky., in 1835, and began practice in St. Louis. He was several times elected to the legislature, and in 1867-'8 was commissioner of Indian affairs. He was interested in the development of the mineral resources of the state, and was a projector of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain railroad, of which he was president for two years. He was elected to the U. S. senate as a democrat in 1873, and served on the committees on Indian affairs, land claims, and education and labor.

BOHLEN, Henry, soldier, b. in Bremen, Germany, 22 Oct., 1810; killed near Rappahannock Station, Va., 22 Aug., 1862. He came to the United States when young, and settled as a liquor merchant in Philadelphia, acquiring wealth in that trade. In 1861 he became colonel of the 75th Pennsylvania (German) volunteers, and was attached to Gen. Blenker's command, was made brigadier-general of volunteers, 28 April, 1862, and served under Frémont in western Virginia, distinguishing himself at the battle of Cross Keys, 8 June, when Gen. Frémont attacked &ldquo;Stonewall Jackson&rdquo; and drove him from a strong position beyond Harrisonburg. He was also specially commended for his services in the Shenandoah valley under Gen. Sigel. He covered the retreat of the army of Virginia across the Rappahannock, and fell while directing the movements of his brigade in a skirmish near that river. He led his brigade across the river to attack a detachment of Longstreet's division, but was assailed by superior numbers, and re-crossed under cover of the batteries.

BOHORQUES, Juan (bo-or'-kes), Mexican prelate, b. in the city of Mexico late in the 16th century; d. in 1633. He was rector of the college of St. Louis in Puebla, filling several high ecclesiastical offices in Mexico, and representing his country at the court of Madrid and his ecclesiastical province at Rome. Philip III. of Spain caused Bohorques to be appointed bishop of Caracas in 1610, but soon afterward he was placed in charge of the bishopric of Oaxaca, Mexico, which he ad- ministered until his death.

BOHORQUES, Pedro (bo-or'-kes), Spanish soldier, d. in 1667. He served in the army of Peru and made the Indians believe that he was a descendant of the Incas and must reinstate the Peruvian kingdom. He set out to discover the Paititi, a kind of El Dorado, also called Jurac Guari ("the white palace"), which was said to be at the borders of Guallago river. He found only a very poor Indian town belonging to the Pelados ("hairless," meaning extremely poor), so called on account of their utmost misery. They proclaimed him sovereign; but he soon grew weary of his miserable kingdom, disappeared from it, and then was made a prisoner by Spanish troops. He was sentenced to death and executed in the city of Lima.