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72 in the senate, he would have met there few men who were his superiors in knowledge of public affairs, in comprehension of the principles of statesmanship, or in the ability to engage in their discussion. &mdash; Richard Henry, son of the preceding, b. in Cambridge, Mass., 3 Jan., 1851, was graduated at Harvard in 1874, being chosen class orator, and at Harvard law-school in 1877. In that year he received from President Hayes the nomination of secretary of legation at London, but declined the office. He married Miss Edith Longfellow, second daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet, 6 Jan., 1878. While continuing the practice of law, he has been a regular contributor to the &ldquo;Civil Service Record,&rdquo; besides writing occasionally for the press on questions of political reform. &mdash; Another son of Richard Henry, Edmund Trowbridge, b. in Cambridge, Mass., 29 Aug., 1818; d. there, 18 May, 1869, was graduated at the University of Vermont in 1839, and at Cambridge law-school in 1841. Subsequently he practised in partnership with his brother, Richard, in Boston for several years, when failing health compelled him to reside in Europe, where he continued his studies, devoting special attention to Roman civil law, and to history and philosophy in their bearings upon law. In 1854 he received the degree of J.U.D. from the University of Heidelberg, and returned to the United States two years later. He wrote occasionally for periodicals, and attempted the translation of the works of Von Mohl and other eminent German jurists.

DANE, Nathan,' jurist, b. in Ipswich, Mass., 27 Dec, 1752; d. in Beverly, Mass., 15 Feb., 1835. He was graduated at Harvard in 1778, and, after study- ing law, was admitted to its practice and settled in Beverly. His acquirements made him a safe and able counsellor, and with his large and diversified experience he became one of the most prominent lawyers of New England. He entered at once into political life, and from 1782 till 1785 was a mem- ber of the Massachusetts legislature. In 1785 he was a delegate to the continental congress, and was continued as such by re-election until 1788. During his career in the national legislature he rendered much efficient service by his work on committees, and was the framer of the celebrated ordinance passed by congress in 1787 for the gov- ernment of the territory northwest of the Ohio. It was adopted without a single alteration, and contains the emphatic statement " that there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory." He also incorporated in this oi"di- nance a prohibition against all laws impairing the obligation of contracts, which the convention that formed the constitution of the United States a few months afterward extended to all the states of the Union by making it a part of that constitution. In 1790 he was elected to the Massachusetts senate, and again elected in 1794 and 1796. He was ap- pointed judge of the court of common pleas for Essex county in 1794, but, after taking the oath of office, almost immediately resigned, and in 1795 was appointed a commissioner to revise the laws of the state. In 1811 he was delegated to revise and publish the charters that had been granted in Massachusetts, and in 1812 was selected to make a new publication of the statutes. Duiing the same year he was chosen a presidential elector. He was a delegate to the Hartford convention in 1814, and also to the Massachusetts constitutional convention in 1820, but declined serving on account of deaf- ness. For fifty years he devoted his Sundays to theological studies, excepting during the hours of public worship, reading generally the Scriptures in their original languages. In 1829 he gave $10,000, which he increased by $5,000 in 1831, for the foun- dation of the Dane professorship of law in Har- vard law-school, requesting that his friend, Judge Joseph Story, should occupy the chair, which he did until his death. He published "A General Abridgment and Digest of American Law " (9 vols., Boston, 1823-'9). and " Appendix " (1830).

DANELS, John Daniel, soldier, b. in Balti- more, Md., in 1786; d. therein 1856. He became a captain in the Colombian navy in 1818, and served the republican cause in South America as com- mander of a squadron, by fitting out vessels, and by his credit as a rich man. When the Republic of Colombia was established, he returned to the United States, and gave up his claims for money due for his services, for supplies provided by him for the Revolution of 1818, for .expenses incurred by his three ships in the blockade of Cumana in 1821, for the use of his three ships in the blockade of Puerto Cabello and in guarding La Guayra, and for the expenses of a journey to the United States to raise funds for the sloop-of-war " Bolivar." The executive power of Colombia gave him a vote of thanks, and the congress of Venezuela in 1845 de- creed that his name should have an honorable place as captain of the navy in the military list of the republic. — His son, Simon Bolivar Daniel Danels, was consul for Venezuela, stationed at Baltimore, Md.. for manv vears.

'''DANENHOWER. John Wilson''', arctic explorer, b. in Chicago, 111., 30 Sept., 1849 ; d. in New York city, 24 April, 1887. He received a public-school education, entered the U. S. naval academy in 1866, was graduated in 1870, commissioned as ensign, 12 July, 1871, as master, 27 Sept., 1873, and as lieutenant. 2 Aug., 1879. He served on a surveying expedition in the North Pacific in the " Poi'tsmouth " in 1873-'4, took part in sup- pressing an insurrection in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1873, and served on board the " Vandalia" during Gen. Grant's visit to Egypt and the Levant. In 1878 he joined the arctic steamer " Jeannette " at Havre, France, and made the voyage to San Fran- cisco, and thence through Bering straits into the Arctic ocean. The expedition left San Francisco, 8 July, 1879, under command of Lieut. George W. De Long. The vessel was beset in the ice-pack for twenty-two months. Lieut. Danenhower, who was second in command, suffered severely from ophthal- mia, and was confined in a dark room most of the time. From the place where the steamer was crushed the party made a retreat for ninety-five days over the ice, dragging the ship's boats, and then sailed in the three boats, but were separated by a gale. The boat that Lieut. Danenhower com- manded reached the Lena delta, where the crew were rescued by Tunguses. After landing, 17 Sept., 1881, while waiting for the return of native messengers sent to Bulun, Danenhower made an ineffectual search on the delta for the crews of the other boats. With his crew he made the journey of 6.000 miles to Orenburg, leaving Engineer Mel- ville to continue the search for the captain and his party, and arrived in the United States in June, 1882. He published " The Narrative of the Jean- nette " (Boston, 1882).

DANFORTH, Charles, inventor, b. in Massachusetts about 1797 ; d. in Paterson, N. J., 22 March, 1876. He was educated and spent his early life in New England, where he invented in 1824 a counter-twister, spinning-speeder, and a throstle-frame. These inventions he successfully introduced, both in the United States and in England. Later he settled in Ramapo, N. Y., and there in-