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Rh church, which was dedicated on 13 Oct., 1887, the anniversary of the founding of the university.

PACKER, William Fisher, governor of "Penn- sylvania, b. in Howard, Centre co., Pa., 2 April, 1807; d. in Williamsport, Pa., 27 Sept., 1870. He was of Quaker ancestry. At the age of thirteen he apprenticed himself to a relative, who published a newspaper in Sunbury. After completing his ap- prenticeship in Bellefonte, he worked for two years as a journeyman in the office of Simon Cameron, then public printer at Harrisburg, read law for a short time in Williamsport, and in 1827 became one of the proprietors and editors of the " Lycom- ing Grazette," of which he was sole manager from 1829 till IS'SG. He was the author of an " Address to the People of Philadelphia" (1831), urging the construction of the West branch canal as a part of the system of internal improvements that was then under discussion, and was superintendent of that division until the work was completed in 1835. He was one of the founders in 1836 of the " Key- stone," at Harrisburg, which became the organ of the Democratic party in the state. He was a canal commissioner in 1839-'42. In 1842 he disposed of his interest in the "Keystone" and became auditor- general of the commonwealth, which office he held till 1845. In 1847 and 1848 he was elected to the state house of representatives, and was chosen speaker for both terms. In 1849 he was elected a state senator, and while in that body he secured, against strong opposition, the incorporation of the Susquehanna railroad company, the beginning of railroad connections with Baltimore. He was made president of the corporation on its organization in 1852, and, when the road was consolidated with others to form the Northern central railway, be- came a director in the latter company. As a mem- bor of the National Democratic convention he la- bored for the nomination of James Buchanan for the presidency in 1856. In 1857 he was elected governor for the term ending in January, 1861. He opposed the policy of President Buchanan, and in his last annual message denounced the secession of South Carolina as an act of rebellion.

PADDOCK, Algernon Sidney, senator, b. in Glenn's Falls, N. Y., 9 Nov., 1830. He was educated at Glenn's Falls academy, studied law, removed in 1857 to Omaha, Nebraska territory, and was there admitted to the bar. He engaged actively in poli- tics, was a candidate for the territorial legislature in 1858, a delegate to the Republican national con- vention in 1860, and afterward secretary of the territory, holding the offlce and performing the duties of governor during much of the time, from April, 1861, till the admission of Nebraska as a state in 1867. He engaged in the manufacture of hydraulic cement at Beatrice, was a delegate to the Republican national convention in 1864, and in 1866 an Independent Republican candidate for congress. In 1868 he was appointed governor of Wyoming territory, but declined. He was after- ward elected a U. S. senator by both Republican and Democratic votes, and served from 3 March. 1875, till 4 March, 1881. He was a candidate for re-election, but was defeated by Charles H. Van Wyck. They contended again for the nomination at the conclusion of the latter's term, and Mr. Paddock was victorious in the Republican caucus, and on 21 Jan., 1887, was elected senator for the term ending 3 March, 1893.

PADDOCK, John Adams, P. E. bishop, b. in Norwich. Conn., 19 Jan., 1825 ; d. in Santa Barbara, Cal., 3 March, 1894. He was the eldest son of Rev. Seth B. Paddock, of Norwich. He was gradu- ated at Trinity in 1845, and at the New York general theological seminary in 1849, made deacon in the following July, and ordained priest in 1850. He served as rector of the Episcopal church in Stratford, Conn., from 1849 until 1855, when he accepted a call to St. Peter's, Brooklyn, N. Y. There he remained for twenty-five years, until his elevation to the episcopacy. He was a member of the standing committee of the diocese of Long Island from its foundation in 1868, and also of the foreign committee of the board of missions. In 1880 he was elected missionary bishop of Washing- ton territory, and consecrated on 15 Dec. His suc- cess in this arduous field was very encouraging. A church hospital costing about $60,000 was built, and an endowment of $100,000 secured for it. Several church schools have also been estab- lished and are in a flourishing condition. Bishop Paddock received the degree of S. T. D. from Trinity in 1860. His publications include several occasional sermons and addresses, and a " History of Christ Church, Stratford, Conn." (1854).— His brother, Benjamin Henry, P. E. bishop, b. in Norwich, Conn., 28 Feb., 1828 ; d. in Boston, Mass., 9 March, 1891, was graduated at Trinity in 1848, was assistant teacher in Cheshire in 1848-'9, and entered the New York general theological seminary, where he was graduated in 1852. He was made deacon, 29 June, 1852, and priest in Trinity church, Norwich, Conn., 27 Sept., 1853, by Bishop Will- iams. While in deacon's orders he served as assist- ant minister in the Church of the Epiphany. New York city. In the spring of 1853 he became rector of St. Luke's church, Portland, Me., but finding the climate too severe he returned to Connecticut the same year and became rector of Trinity church, Norwich, his father's former parish. In 1860 he accepted the rectorship of Christ church, Detroit, Mich., in 1868 he was nominated missionary bishop of Oregon and Washington territory, but declined, and in 1869 he removed to Brooklyn, N. Y., where he took charge of Grace church. He was elected bishop of Massachusetts, and consecrated in Grace church, Brooklyn, 17 Sept., 1873. He received the degree of S. T. D. from Trinity college, Hartford, in 1867. Bishop Paddock had written freely, for reviews and other periodicals, canonical digests and sermons (1876-80). Among these may be mentioned " Ten Years in the Episcopate " (1883) ; " The First Century of the Diocese of Massachu- setts " (1885) ; and " The Pastoral Relation."

PADILHA, Francisco (pah-deel'-yah), Brazilian soldier, d. in Bahia. 12 June, 1627. In 1624 he held the rank of captain. He served with credit in the war of 1624-'5 against the Dutch. On 10 June, 1624, Bahia had fallen into the power of superior forces that had been sent to conquer it by the states-general of Holland. But soon afterward Bishop Marcos Teixeira organized a general resistance, and among the first that volunteered was Capt. Padilha. Col. Johan van Dorth was the governor of the conquered city, and, knowing that the Portuguese had begun to intrench themselves near the city, went on a reconnoitring expedition. In a spot called " Agiui dos Meninos " he fell into an ambuscade that had been prepared by Padilha. While the Indians and some colonists attacked the Dutch soldiers, Padilha sought out Col. Dorth and killed hiin after a short hand-to-hand combat. Padilha continued to serve against Bahia till its recapture by the squadrons of Spain and Portugal. In June, 1627, the Dutch admiral, Piet Hein, forced the entrance of Bahia, seizing the ships that were in port, and, hearing that six other richly laden vessels were concealed in Pitanga river, he proceeded with part of his fleet to capture them on 12