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Rh cellor. as successor of James Kent. After four years' service he resigned on account of impaired health, and was again elected to the U. S. scii.-ilc. serving from 31 Jan., 1826, till 3 March, 1831. Dur- ing his second term as senator his efforts were espe- cially directed toward securing a reform of the nmvncy, and a change in the standard of the gold coinage was recommended by him in an elaborate report that formed the basis of subsequent legisla- tion. He also recommended a line of policy toward France in retaliation for the dilatory course pur- sued by her regarding indemnity for depredations on our" commerce, which, though rejected at the time, was afterward approved by President Jack- son and adopted by congress. At the expiration of his senatorial term he retired to his estate on Long Island, where he resided until his death. His third wife was Mary Buchanan, granddaughter of Thomas McKean, signer of the Declaration of In- dependence. The wedding ceremony was held in the White House, President John Quinoy Adams, Miss Buchanan's nearest relative, giving away the bride. His son, Edward, poet, b. in Albany, N. Y., 8 July, 1805; d. in Gowanda, Cattaraugus co., N. Y., 28 Aug., 1876, was graduated at Union college in 1824, and studied law, but never prac- tised, preferring journalism, politics, and literature. His first engagement was upon the editorial staff of a Brooklyn newspaper. He was subsequently connected with the New York " Standard " and " Times," with the latter in 1836-'7. He next be- came associate editor of the Washington " Globe," the organ of the Van Buren administration. Re- turning to New York city in 1838, he was made assiMant naval officer at that port, and also held the office of secretary to the commission to restore the duties on goods that had been destroyed by the great fire of 1835. In 1843 he was elected to the state senate. He was a frequent contributor of both prose and verse to the " New York Mirror" the " Spirit of the Times," and the " Knicker- bocker" magazine. Among his best-known com- positions, only a few of which appeared over his own name, are a poetical address to "Black Hawk" and " The Loves of the Shell-Fishes." Other speci- mens of his graceful and humorous verse are pub- lished in various collections.

'''SANFORD. Thaddeus''', journalist, b. in Con- necticut in 1791; d. in Mobile, Ala., 30 April, 1867. He went to New York city in early life, and en- gaged in commercial pursuits until 1822, when he removed to Mobile, Ala., and in 1828 became the editor and proprietor of the " Mobile Register." He continued to conduct that journal, with the exception of the period between 1837 and 1841, for twenty-six years. In 1833 he was elected president of the Bank of Mobile, and in 1853 he was ap- pointed collector of the port by President Pierce, holding the office throughout Buchanan's admin- istration. On the organization of the Confederate government hi' was reappointed, and subsequently, in addition, discharged the duties of " depositary'" for the Confederate treasury. Mr. Sant'ord was intimately connected with the progress and pros- perity of his adopted city for nearly half a century.

SANFUENTES, Salvador (san-foo-ain'-tays), Chilian poet, b. in Santiago 2 Feb., 1817 ; d. there, 17 July, 1860. He followed preparatory studies in the National institute, and early showed literary t a -t rs. but, according to his father's wishes, entered commercial life in the latter's store. There he at- tracted in 1833 the attention of Andres Bello (q. .-.), who, recognizing the youth's talent, befriended him, and the next year published in his paper " El Araucano," a translation from Racine by Saufuen- tes. The latter entered public life as secretary of the legation that was sent to Peru in 1836, returned to Chili in 1837. was appointed clerk of the minis- try of justice and public instruction, and in 1843 became general secretary of the newly organized university. In 1845 he was made intendant of the pni i i ire of Valdivia, and in February, 1847, he was called to occupy the ministry of public instruction, which place he held till June, 1849. In 1855 he was appointed judge of the court of appeals of Santiago, in 1857 he was for the second time miu- .ister of public instruction, and in 1858 he was elected judge of the supreme court, which place he held till his death. He wrote " Caupolican," a drama in verse (Santiago, 1835) ; " El Campanario " (1838); "Leyendas y obras dramaticas " (Santiago, 1849-'50); "'Chile desde la batalla de Chaeabuco hasta la de Maipo " (1850) ; " Ricardo y Lucia, 6 la destruction de la Imperial " (2 vols., 1857) ; "Teudo, 6 memorias de. un solitario " (1858) ; and " Dramas ineditos " (1863). In 1873 a monument was erected in Santiago to the memory of Sanfuentes, Garcia Reyes, and Tocornal.

SANGER, George Partridge, lawyer, b. in Do- ver, Mass., 27 Nov., 1819 ; d. in Swampscott, Ma--., 3 July, 1890. He was graduated at Harvard in 1840, and for a time was tutor. He studied law, was ad- mit ted to the bar, and received the degree of LL. B. from Harvard in 1844. He was for many years the editor of " The American Almanac " (Boston), and also edited the Boston " Law Reporter " (vols. xi.-xvi.) in conjunction with Stephen H. Phillips and George S. Hale, and after May, 1860, alone. He edited, with George Minot, the " United States Statutes at Large, Treaties, Proclamations, etc." (Boston), and in 1862-'3, with John G. Locke, re- vised and consolidated the city ordinances of Bos- ton. Mass.. and collated the state municipal laws. SANGSTER, Charles, Canadian author, b. in Kingston, Ontario, 16 July, 1822. He was almost entirely self-educated. When fifteen years of age he was employed in the laboratory at Fort Henry, Kingston, and afterward in the ordnance office as a messenger and clerk, where he remained for ten years. In 1849 he became editor of the Aniherst- burg "Courier," and the same year returned to Kingston and formed a connection with the press of that city. Since then he has gained a reputa- tion as a poet, and his compositions have been favorably reviewed both here and in Europe. He has published " St. Lawrence and the Saguenay, and other Poems " (Kingston, 1856), and ' Hesperus and other Poems and Lyrics " (1860).

SANGSTER, John Herbert, Canadian author, b. in London, Ont.. 26 March, 1831. He was gradu- ated at Victoria college in arts in 1861 and in medi- cine in 1864, has been principal of the Toronto normal school, professor of chemistry and botany in the University of Victoria college, and is now (1898) engaged in active practice as a physician. He has published "Natural Philosophy" (Mon- treal, 1861-'2): "Elementary Arithmetic" (1862) ; " Students' Note-Book on Inorganic Chemist ry " (1862); "National Arithmetic Revised" (1864); and " Elements of Algebra " (1864).

SANGSTER, Margaret Elizabeth, author, b. in New Rochelle, N. Y., 22 Feb., 1838. Her maiden name was Munson. She was educated chiefly at home, and in 1858 married George Sangster. She has done a large amount of work as a journalist, having been associate editor of "Hearth and Home " in 1871-'3, of the " Christian at Work " in 1873-'9, of the " Christian Intelligencer " from 1879 till the present time (1898), and of " Harper's Young People" since 1882. Her publications in