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Rh its chancellor, but subsequently resigned. He was also a member of the Anglican synod.

DE BOLT, Rezin A., jurist, b. in Fairfield county, Ohio, 30 Jan., 1828 ; d. in Trenton, Mo., 29 Oct., 1891. He received a common-school education and worked on a farm, when he was apprenticed to a tanner. After serving his time he followed his trade for a few years, but in the mean time studied law, and was admitted to the bar in February, 1856. He removed to Trenton, Grundy co., Missouri, in 1858, and began the practice of law. He was appointed school commissioner of Grundy county in 1859, and re-elected to the same office in 1860, serving until the beginning of the civil war. He entered the National service in 1861 as captain in the 23d Missouri infantry, was captured at the battle of Shiloh, 6 April, 1862, and held as prisoner until the following October. In 1863 he resigned his com- mission on account of impaired health, and resumed his profession, but in 1864 re-entered the army as major in the 44th Missouri infantry, and was mustered out of service in August, 1865. He was elected judge of the circuit court for the 11th district of Missouri in November, 1863, which office he held until his election as a representative from Missouri in the 44th congress, closing his congressional cai'cer in 1877.

DE BONNE, P. A., Canadian jurist, b. about 1750. He was a nephew of the French governor of Canada, Marquis de la Jonquiere. He was a member of the executive council in 1794, and also of the legislative assembly, in which he opposed Mr. Cuthbert's motion to abolish slavery. He eventually became leader of the Canadian party in the house, and displayed great ability as a debater ; but, as his expressions were objectionable to the as- sembly, he was dismissed from the house by a sim- ple vote of its members. He was also a judge in Lower Canada, and was the only member of the judiciary who held a seat in the house.

DEBORRE, Prurthomme, soldier. He was a French officer, who had seen thirty-five years of European service, and was given a commission in the American army about 1777. On 22 Aug. of that year he commanded a brigade in Sullivan's attack on Staten Island. At the battle of the Brandy wine, on 11 Sept., Gen. Deborre claimed the post of honor on the right wing of the army ; but Sullivan would not yield this to him, and when Deborre pertinaciously insisted on taking it, the former made a long and circuitous march for the purpose of outreaching him, which did not ac- complish its object, and in consequence of which his brigade was not formed for action when the battle began. Deborre's brigade was the first to give way before the British attack. His insubor- dination was made the subject of a congressional inquiry, and he resigned his commission. He was unpopular in the army, and totally unfit to com- mand American troops.

DE BOW, James Duiiwoody Brownson (de- bo'), statistician, b. in Charleston, S. C, 10 July, 1820; d. in Elizabeth, N. J., 27 Feb., 1867. He was employed in a commercial house for seven years, was graduated at Charleston college in 1843, and in the following year was admitted to the bar. He had a predilection for statistical science and literature, and before adopting the legal profession was a contributor to the "Southern Quarterly Re- view," of which he became editor in 1844. His elaborate article on •' Oregon and the Oregon Ques- tion " attracted wide attention in the United States and Europe, appeared in French, and was the oc- casion of a del)ate in the French chamber of depu- ties. In 1845 Mr. De Bow withdrew from its editor- ship and removed to New Orleans, where "De Bow's Commercial Review " was established by him, and attained immediate success. In 1848 lie be- came professor of political economy and commer- cial statistics in the University of Louisiana, and was one of the founders of the Louisiana historical society, since merged into the Academy of science. He left the university about 1850 to assume charge of the census bureau of Louisiana, holding the office three years, during which time he collected a vast mass of statistical matter relating to the popula- tion and products of the state, and the commerce of New Oi-leans. President Pierce appointed him superintendent of the census in 1853, and he per- formed the duties of this office two years, continu- ing to edit his "Review." He devoted himself almost wholly to political economy, writing exten- sively on commercial statistics and finance, and contributing articles on American topics to the eighth edition of the " Encyclopn?dia Britannica." He delivered various addresses before literary, agri- cultural, and commercial associations. Apart from his literary pursuits he was one of the most indus- trious men of his time, and, notwithstanding his delicate organization and frequent ill health, his public lecturing and executive duties were appar- ently unabated. He was active in enterprises for the material and intellectual interests of the south, and was a member of every southern commercial convention subsequent to that of Memphis in 1845, and was president of the Knoxville conven- tion of 1857. During the civil war his "Review" was necessarily suspended, though his voice and pen were employed in advocacy of the Confederacy, previous to which he had uttered bitter denuncia- tions against the northern states and their institu- tions. After the overthrow of the Confederacy his views changed, he admitted the superiority of the free-labor system of the northwest to the slave- labor system of the south, and urged the legisla- tures of the southern states to encourage immigra- tion. His "Review" was first resumed in !New York city, and subsequently in Nashville, Tenn. He was author of an " Encyclopaedia of the Trade and Commerce of the United States " (2 vols., 1853), and " The Industrial Resources and Statistics of the Southwest," compiled from his " Review " (3 vols.. New York, 1853). He collected and prepared for the press, in 1854, a greater part of the material for the three volumes of the quarto edition, and compiled the octavo volume entitled " Statistical View of the United States," being a compendium of the Seventh Census (that of 1850), of which 150,- 000 copies were ordered by congress (Washington, 1854). He was also author of " The Southern States, their Agriculture, Commerce, etc." (1856), and edited a work on mortality statistics.

DE CAMP, John, naval officer, b. in New Jersey in 1812 ; d. in Burlington, N. J., 25 June, 1875. He was appointed to the navy from Florida in October, 1827, and served on the sloop "Vandalia," of the Brazil squadron, in 1829-'30. He was promoted to passed midshipman in 1833, was in the West India squadron till 1837, and commissioned lieutenant in 1838, and served on the frigate "Constitution" along the coast of Africa in 1854. He was commissioned commander in 1855, and served in the navy-yard. New York, as light-house inspector, and as commander of the store-ship "Relief." He commanded the steam sloop "Iroquois" at the attack upon Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and the capture of New Orleans (April, 1862), and participated in various actions on the Mississippi, including Vicksburg, while in command of the "Wissahiekon." He was commissioned captain in