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Rh DUHAMEL, Joseph Thomas, Canadian R. C. archbishop, b. in ContreecEur, county of Vercheres, Canada, 6 Nov., 1841. He studied at the College of Ottawa, prepared for the priesthood under the direction of the Oblate Fathers, was ordained priest in 1863, and was immediately appointed cure of Buckingham. Here his administrative qualities at- tracted the notice of his superiors, and as the parish of St. Eu- gene was in need of a church he was sent to build one. In 1869 he accompanied his bishop to the Vatican council in the capacity of theologian. In 1874 he was con- secrated bishop of Ottawa. He devoted himself specially to the advancement of education in his diocese, developing and improving the College of Ottawa, invited the Jesuits to open establishments, and founded several Christian Brothers' schools. In 1878 he mj^de his first visit to Rome as bishop, and in 1882 revisited it to make arrangements for the division of his diocese. In 1886 Bishop Duhamel was created first archbishop of Ottawa. In 1882 he was constituted a count of the Holy Roman empire, and he is also assistant at the pontifical throne, a knight grand cross of the order of the holy sepulchre, and an advocate of St. Peter's.

DUHAMEL, William, physician, b. in Mary- land in 1827; d. in Washington, D. C, 15 Aug., 1883. He was educated at St. Mary's, Md., was graduated at Maryland university of medicine in 1849, and practised near Washington, D. C, for several years in partnership with Dr. Bayne. In 1852 he was appointed adjunct professor of surgery in Georgetown medical college. Dr. Duhamel was called to attend the president of the United States in 1859, and continued to visit all the occupants of the White House during three presidential terms. He also served as chief physician for ten years to the U. S. prisons in the District of Columbia, and was a member of several learned societies, in which he occupied important offices. He contributed val- uable articles on the use of chloroform and other professional subjects to the " Stethoscope," of Vir- ginia, and to the " New Jersey Medical Journal," and wrote a treatise on the " National Hotel Dis- ease " (at Washington).

DUHRING, Louis Adolphus, physician, b. in Philadelphia, 23 Dec, 1845. His father emigrated from Germany in 1818. and became a successful merchant. The son was graduated at the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1867, and became one of the resident physicians to the Philadelphia hospital. He made a special study of cutaneous diseases, sailing at the end of fifteen months for Europe, where he spent two years in acquiring a knowledge of dermatology in the hospitals of Paris, London, and Vienna. He returned to this country in 1870, and opened in Philadelphia a dispensary for skin diseases. He was also, in 1871-'2. one of the editors of the " Photographic Review of Medicine and Surgery." In 1871 he was chosen clinical lecturer upon his specialty in the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1876 professor of diseases ' of the skin. In 1878 he was elected dermatologist to the Phila- delphia hospital. He acted as physician to his dispensary until 1880, and has since been the con- sulting physician. He published "An Atlas of Skin Diseases " (1876) ; " A Practical Treatise on Diseases of the Skin," the latter translated into French, Italian, and Russian (1877) ; and " Epito- me of Skin Diseases" (1885). — His sister, Julia, author, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., 23 Feb., 1836, was educated partly in her native city and partly in Europe, and has travelled extensively in the Unit- ed States, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Miss Duh- ring has published two volumes of critical essays on social life, and has prepared a third, which is soon to be issued. The titles of the volumes that have alreadv appeared are "Philosophers and Fools" (Philiulelphia, 1874), and "Gentlefolks and Others" (Philadelphia, 1876).

DUKE, William, clergyman, b. on Patapsco Neck, Md., 15 Sept., 1757V d. in Elkton, Md., in 1840. He was licensed as an exhorter when only sixteen years of age, and continued preaching un- til the spring of 1780, when, his health falling, he devoted the following summer to study, taking lessons in Ijatin and Greek. Up to 1784 the Methodists had been regarded as a branch of the Episcopal church, and Mr. Duke had alwaj's con- sidered himself an Episcopalian. When, there- fore, at Christmas of that year, the Methodist con- ference constituted itself a separate church, Mr. Duke at once severed his connection with it. In 1785 he was admitted to holy orders by Bishop Seabury, and in 1787 was called to preside over St. Paul's parish in Prince George county, Md. His salary being small, and not easily collected under the new voluntary system, Mr. Duke was again compelled to resort to teaching. He labored sub- seqiiently in St. Paul's chapel, near Baltimore ; North Elk parish, at the head of Chesapeake bay ; St. Margaret's, Westminster, Anne Arundel co. ; and St. Ann's church, Annapolis. He also taught at Elkton. Md., was professor of languages at St. John's college, Annapolis, in 1803-4, was principal of Charlotte Hall school in 1812-14, and in 1818 returned to the academy at Elkton. He left a valuable library, which was presented by his daugh- ter to St. James's college. He was the author of "A Clew to Religious Truth" (1795), written at a time when French infidelity was thought to be making inroads among the gentry of Maryland, and in"l819-'20 was a contributor to the " Theolog- ical Repertory," his principal articles being " Let- ters to Candidates for Holy Orders," the " Thirty- nine Articles Collated with Texts of Scripture," and " The Study of Hebrew."

DUKES, Joseph, missionary, b. in what is now the state of Mississippi in 1811. His parents were half-breed Choctaw Indians, and Joseph was born in the Choctaw nation. At the age of ten he was placed in one of the large mission-schools at Mayhew. After the sale of the Choctaw lands to the United States, Mr. Dukes remained several years in Mississippi. assisting Rev. Cyrus Byington in the preparation of a grammar and lexicon of the Choctaw language. He afterward removed to the new country west of Arkansas, continuing to give his services gratuitously as an interpreter, was chosen an elder in one of the churches, and was licensed to preach by the presbytery in 1853. He was an excellent preacher in the Choctaw language, and was highly esteemed by the missionaries. He also served as captain, or "head man" of the tribe, translated the Choctaw laws, was some time judge of the supreme court, repeatedly chosen a member of the general council, and acted for five years as