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Rh ard in that and the following year diiring the war of 1812-'4, and several times volunteered to per- form most perilous undertakings against the In- dians. He was governor of the state in 1838-'42.

CARLIN, William Passmore, soldier, b. in Rich Woods, Greene co.. 111., 24 Nov., 1829. He was graduated at the U. S. military academy in 1850, and, after serving on garrison duty, became first lieutenant in the Sth infantry, 8 March, 1855, and took part in Gen. Harney's Sioux expedition of that year. He commanded a company in Col. Sumner's expedition of 1857 against the Cheyennes, and took part in the Utah expedition of 1858. He was in California from 1858 till 18G0, and. having been promoted to captain, 2 March, 18G1, served on recruiting duty. On 15 Aug., 1801, he became colonel of the 88th Illinois volunteers, and defeated Gen. Jeff. Thompson at Fredericktovvn, Mo., 21 Oct., 1861. He commanded the district of south- eastern Missouri from November, 1861, till March, 1862, led a brigade under Gen. Steele in the Arkan- sas expedition, and joined Pope's army in season to aid in the pursuit of Beauregard from Corinth. He distinguished himself at Perryville, Ky., 8 Oct., 1863, and was made brigadier-general of volunteers 29 Nov. He defeated Wharton's confederate cav- alry in the skirmish at Knob Gap, near Nolans- ville, 26 Dec, 1862, and his brigade bore a promi- nent part in the battle of Stone River, 31 Dec, 1862, as is shown by its heavy losses in that conflict. He was in the Tullahoma campaign, the battles of Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge, and brevetted lieutenant-colonel, 24 Nov., 1868, for his services in the battle of Chattanooga. After a month's leave of absence he became major of the 16th U. S. infantry, 8 Feb., 1864, and took part in the invasion of Georgia, being in the ac- tions at Buzzard's Roost and Resaca, the pursuit of the enemy with almost daily fighting during May and June, 1864, and the siege and capture of Atlanta. He commanded a division in the assault on the intrenchments at Jonesboro', 1 Sept., 1864, and was brevetted colonel in the regular army for his services on that day. He participated in the march to the sea and through the Carolinas, and on 13 March, 1865, was brevetted brigadier-general for services at Bentonville, N. C, and major-gen- eral for services during the war. From 1867 till 1868 he was assistant commissioner of the freed- men's bureau in Tennessee. He was made lieu- tenant-colonel of the 17th infantry, 1 Jan., 1872, commanded at various posts, and became colonel of the 4th infantry, 11 April, 1882. Gen. Carlin was retired from the army. 24 Nov., 1893.

CARLING, John, Canadian statesman, b. in the township of London, Middlesex, Ontario, 23 Jan., 1828. He was elected as a conservative for the city of London, 18 Dec, 1857, and held the seat for that constituency, in the Canada house of assem- bly, continuously from his first election until the confederation, when he was re-elected, in August, 1867, for the Plouse of Commons, and held the seat until 1874. He was also returned for the Ontario legislature in 1867, and held the portfolio of agri- culture and public works in the Sandfield-Mac- donald government from July, 1867, till December, 1871. He was also receiver-general in the old gov- ernment of Canada in 1872, has been director of several railway companies, and held other offices.

CARLISLE, Frederick Howard, fifth earl of, British statesman, b. 28 May, 1748; d. in Castle Howard, England, 4 Sept., 1825. He first distinguished himself in the house of lords by advocating conciliatory measures toward the American colonists, and was one of the three commissioners sent to America by George III., in 1778, to endeavor to restore peace. He was viceroy of Ireland from 1780 till 1782, and afterward becam.e lord privy seal. He was an opponent of Pitt in 1791 and 1792, but supported the war against the French in the latter year. He opposed the enactm.ent of the corn laws in 1815. Lord Carlisle was the imele and guardian of Byron, who dedicated to him his " Hours of Idleness." He issued several pamphlets, and numerous tragedies and poems, which he col- lected and published in one volume (1801).

CARLISLE, John Griffin, statesman, b. in Campbell (now Kenton) county, Ky., 5 Sept., 1835. He was the eldest child in a large family, received a common-school education, studied law, taught for a time in Covington and elsewhere, and was admitted to the bar of Kentucky in 1858. He served a single term in the Kentucky house of representatives, acquiring, in the mean time, an extensive and lucrative law practice. During the civil war he was opposed to secession. In 1866 and 1869 he was a member of the state senate. He was a delegate to the National democratic convention held in New York in 1868, was lieutenant-governor of Kentucky from 1871 till 1875, and in 1876 was a presidential elector. The same year he was elected to congress, taking his seat in March, 1877, and he was seven times re-elected. He soon became prominent as a democratic leader, was appointed a member of the committee of ways and means, and attracted attention by an able speech on revenue reform. This and the revival of American shipping he regarded as the most important questions before the country. On the organization of congress in December, 1883, he was elected speaker of the house of representatives, to which office he was re-elected in 1885 and 1887. He was one of the most popular men in his state, politically, and might have had a seat in the U. S. senate had he not preferred to retain the leadership of the house. His service as speaker was noteworthy for his clear-headed and even rulings, none of which were ever reversed by the house. During the 46th congress his internal revenue bill made him the recognized leader of his party on the question, and in all succeeding tariff debates he led his party both in and out of congress. In 1890 he was chosen U. S. senator to succeed James Beck, and he served till he was appointed secretary of the treasury in President Cleveland's cabinet in 1893. He shaped the financial policy of Cleveland's second administration (see ../Cleveland, Grover), and was active in explaining it and supporting it with vigor and ability. After the close of the adminisration Mr. Carlisle removed to New York city. His reputation will, perhaps, rest principally on his lear and able advocacy of revenue reform in congress. He said, in 1882: &ldquo;I do not hesitate to announce my adherence to that creed which demands the largest liberty in trade, that doctrine which opens the channels of commerce in all parts of the world and invites the producer and consumer to