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Rh the Maine conference seminary, and was graduated at Bowdoin college in 1833. From 1833 to 1836 he taught Latin and Greek in Cazenovia, N. Y. seminary, and in 1836 he became principal of the high school at Augusta, Me. The same year he was elected professor of natural philosophy and chemistry in Dickinson college, Carlisle, Pa., where in 1846 lie assumed the duties of the professorship of philosophy and English literature, and in 1847-'48 was acting president. He was appointed president of Girard college in 1850, which place he held until 1863 and again from 1867 until his death. During 1865-66 he was president of Pennsylvania agricultural college. In 1872 he was chosen president of the American Bible society. He contributed largely to periodical literatui-e, and published several valuable reports on education.

ALLEN, William Howard, naval officer, b. in Hudson, N. Y., 8 July, 1790 ; killed in action 9 Nov., 1822. He entered the navy as midshipman 1 Jan., 1808, and was promoted lieutenant 24 July, 1813. He was 2d lieutenant of the "Argus," and commanded in the fight with the "Pelican" off the coast of England after Captain Allen and the first officer were disabled. He was killed in attempting to board piratical vessels with boats near Matanzas, in the island of Cuba. His friend Halleck made his early death the subject of a tender and touching poem.

ALLEN, Zachariah, inventor, b. in Providence, R. I., 15 Sept.. 1795; d. 17 March, 1882. He was descended from one of the early settlers of Providence and was son and lieu- of a wealthy merchant. He was graduated at Brown in 1815, was admitted to the bar in 1817, and in 1822 engaged in manufacturing. He did much as a capitalist to promote the industries of Rhode Island, and was the inventor of the automatic cut-off valve for the steam-engine, extension rollers, an improved fire-engine, and a hot-air furnace. He also devised a storage reservoir for water-power, and first suggested the system of mutual insurance adopted by New England mill-owners. He was for many years president of the Rhode Island Historical Society. He published, on returning from Europe in 1825, the "Practical Tourist," a treatise on "Practical Mechanics." speculative works on physical science entitled "Philosophy of the Mechanics of Nature" (1851), and "Solar Light and Heat" (1879), and articles on the history of Rhode Island. See "Memorial" of Mr. Allen by Amos Perry (1883).

ALLENDE, Ignacio (al-yen'-de), Mexican patriot, b. 20 Jan., 1779; shot at Chihuahua, 1 Aug., 1811. He was a captain in the Spanish army, but joined the rebellion of Hidalgo in 1810, and rendered efficient services by reason of his military knowledge and his influence over the natives, with whose aid he transported heavy artillery across the mountains. When Hidalgo lost the battle with the Spanish troops, Allende conducted the retreat, but was betrayed into the hands of the Spaniards near Saltillo and executed. In 1824 his remains were buried in the vault reserved for the viceroys and presidents in the cathedral of Mexico.

ALLERTON, Isaac, pilgrim, b. about 1583: d. in New Haven in 1659. He went from England to Leyden in 1608, and came to America in 1620 in the first voyage of the "Mayflower." He was a wealthy and enterprising member of the colony, and took a leading part in its affairs. He treated with Massasoit, and made several trips to England as the agent of the colony to purchase the rights of the adventurers, to secure patents for lands, and to bring over the rest of the congregation at Leyden. In 1631 he had a dispute with the colony and was dismissed from its service. He then took up his residence at Marblehead, and established trading-stations on Kennebec river, at Penobscot, and other places. Two coasting vessels owned by him were wrecked, and two of his trading-houses were destroyed by the French and Indians. In 1635 he was warned by the Plymouth authorities to depart from Marblehead. He was a burgher of New Amsterdam, and was chosen a member of the council in 1643, but resided, after he left Marblehead, at New Haven. His daughter Mary, who died in 1699, was the last survivor of the "Mayflower" company.

ALLIN, John, clergyman, b. in England in 1596; d. in Dedham, Mass., 36 Aug., 1671. He was a Puritan scholar, who emigrated from England in 1637 and became the first minister of Dedham. He published a "Defence of the Nine