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Rh instead of an alphabetical arrangement of subjects, and a revision of Swift's "Digest" (1848). — His cousin, (Jeorge Washington, physician, b. in Sheldon, Vt.. 18 Dec, 1826, is also a grandson of Capt. Thomas. He studied at Oberlin college, Ohio, in 1844-'5, enlisted in 1846 in an Ohio regi- ment of volunteers, and served during the Mexican war in the commissary and medical departments. After studying medicine three years, and attend- ing a course of lectures in the University of Penn- sylvania, he began practice at Independence, Ohio, and in 1860 removed to Tomales, Cal. In 1869 he attended a second course of lectures in Philadel- phia, and received his doctor's degree. Among his contributions to medical literature is a pa- per on " Treatment of Fracture of the P^emur," printed in the " Transactions " of the California medical society for 1874, in which he first called attention to the fact that the sound limb must be stretched equally with the broken limb as a crite- rion of measurement in order to avoid inequality of length upon recovery.

BUTTON, Henry Worthington, journalist, b. in Lebanon, Conn., 17 April, 1796 ; d. in Boston, Mass., 15 April, 1875, When he was about five years old his father removed to Geneseo, N. Y., and erected the first tannery in that part of the state. After his death Plenry returned to Connecti- cut with his mother, and at the age of ten years was sent to Hadley. Mass., where he was taken into a private family, sent to school in winter, and worked on a farm in summer until 1812, when he was indentured to a printer in Stockbridge. He remained there two years, then went to Pittsfield, Mass., and with Ebenezer Cooper printed for some months the "Berkshire Reporter." On the dec- laration of peace with Great Britain in 1815, he settled in Boston and became a joui'neyman printer in the office of Wells & Lilly, and afterward fore- man until 1824. During a part of this time James Gordon Bennett, founder of the " New York Her- ald," was a copy-holder and proof-reader in the same office. He began business in Boston with James Wentworth in 1824, and after the hitter's death, in 1848, continued it with his widow till 1856, when Mr. Dutton purchased her interest in the " Tran- script," and took his son, William Henry, into partnership. For twenty-five years the firm of Dutton & Wentworth had been state printers, the contract terminating in 1852. The office of the " Transcript " was twice destroyed by fire, once in 1851, and again in the great fire of 1872, but the regular issue of the paper was never omitted.

DUVAL, Gabriel, jurist, b. in Prince George county. Md., 6 Dec, 1752 ; d. there, 6 March, 1844. He received a classical education, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and became clerk of the Maryland legislature previous to the Declaration of Independence. He was elected to congress to fill a vacancy, and re-elected, serving from Novem- ber, 1794, till March, 1796, when he resigned to take his place on the bench of the Maryland su- preme court. In December, 1802, he was appoint- ed comptroller of the currency, which office he held till 18 Nov., 1811, when he was appointed a justice of the U. S. supreme court. In 1886 he was compelled by deafness to resign.

DUVAL, Isaac Hardin, soldier, b. in Wells- burg, Brooke co., Va., 1 Sept., 1824. He received a common-school education, was many years a hunter in the Rocky mountains, commanded the first company that crossed the plains from Texas to California, and travelled in Mexico and Central and South America. In 1846-7 he was secretary to the commissioners sent by President Polk to treat with the Indians on the Texas frontier. On 1 May, 1861, he entered the U. S. volunteer service as major of the 1st West Virginia infantry. He was promoted colonel on 1 Sept., 1862, brigadier- general on 1 Nov., 1864, assigned to the command of the 1st division of the 8th army corps, and made major-general by brevet at the end of the war. He was two years in the senate of West Vir- ginia, two years adjutant-general of the state, and in 1868 was elected as a republican to congress, serving one term. He was appointed assessor of internal revenue in 1871, and was collector for the first district of West Virginia in 1873-5. He subsequently followed the insurance business, and in 1886 was elected to the legislature.

DUVAL, William P., lawver, b. in Virginia in 1784 ; d. in Washingten, D. C., 19 March, 1854. His great-grandfather was a French Huguenot, who settled in Virginia, his grandfather a mem- ber of the house of burgesses, and his father, Maj. William, an officer of the Revolution, who possessed a high reputation as a chancery lawyer, spent a large fortune in helping the poor, and en- joyed the friendship of Washington. The son re- moved to Kentucky when a boy, studied law there, and was admitted to the bar. He commanded a company of mounted volunteers against the In- dians in" 1812, and was elected to congress in that year, serving from 24 March, 1813, to 2 March, 1815. After his return to Kentucky he practised law at Bardstown till 1822, when he was appointed goverjior of the territory of Florida by President Monroe. Pie was continued in that office by Presidents Adams and Jackson, serving till 1834. He removed in 1848 to Texas, and died of a para- lytic shock while visiting Washington. His life and character have been celebi'ated in fiction by James K. Paulding, who portrayed him in " Nira- rod Wildfire," and by Washington Irving, who drew from him the character of " Ralph Ring- wood." — His brother, John Pope, lawyer, b. in Richmond, Va.. 3 June, 1790 ; d. in Florida about 1855, was educated at Washington college and at William and Mary, studied law in Richmond, and was admitted to practice in 1811. He became 1st lieutenant in the 20th U. S. infantry, 9 April, 1812, served on the Canadian frontier, and was promoted to captain in January, 1814, serving in Virginia. After the close of the war he resigned his commission and entered on the practice of the law, but, not meeting with success, sold his prop- erty and emigrated to Florida, where his brother was governor, arriving in Tallahassee in June, 1827. He obtained a good practice, but, owing to the unhealthfulness of the climate, removed in 1832 to Bardstown, Ky., where he remained till 1836, organizing volunteer forces during the war between Texas and Mexico, with the rank of brigadier-general in the Texan service. He was on the point of departing for the scene of hostili- ties when the war ended with the capture of Santa Anna. He then returned to Florida as secretary of the territory, gained a high reputation there as a lawyer, and was commissioned by Gov. CaU to make a " Digest of the Laws of Florida " (1840). While acting as governor he secured the capture of a large body of Indians on tlie Appalachicola river. After the admission of Florida to the Union he was prominent as a Democratic politi- cian, but was a firm unionist during the secession- ist agitation of 1851-'2.

DUVENECK, Frank, artist, b. in Covington, Ky., about 1845. He was a student in Paris for ten years or more, and a pupil of Diez. He sent five portraits to the Boston art club in 1875, con-