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Rh PARKER, Quanah, Comanche chief, b. in west- ern Texas about 1840. His mother, a white woman, was captured by the C'omatiehes from her people while but a chilli. Slie grew up in the tribe and married a Comanche warrior, but not long after the birth of Quanah she was found by her friends and taken back to civilization, where she died of a broken heart because she was not allowed to rejoin her husband and her son. The boy became chief of the tribe, which he ruled with wisdom and fore- sight, growins rich himself and bringing peace and prosijerity to the tribe. Parker occupies a fine residence on a ranch, over which range many thousands of fine cattle and hundreds of well-bred horses. Four of the Comanche chief's children are students at the Carlisle (Pa.) Indian school.

PARTRIDGE, Edward Laseil, physician, b. in Newton, Mass., 27 Sept., 1853. He was gradu- ated at the New V'ork college of physicians and surgeons in 1875, settled in New York city, was visiting physician for seven years to the New York infant asylum, has been physician to the New York nursery and child's hospital since 1881, and sur- l^eon to the Maternity ho.<!pital in 1884-'6. He was instructor in obstetrics in the New York college of physicians and surgeons for several years, profess- or in the New York post-graduate medical school in 1888-'5, and later was visiting physician to the New York hospital, the Nursery and child's hos- pital, and assistant phj-sician to the Sloan mater- nity hospital He edited Verrier's " Manual of Obstetrics " (New York, 1884), and is the author of a " JIanual of Obstetrics" (1884).

PARTRIDGE, William Ordwajr, sculptor, b. in Paris, France, 11 April, 1861. Ele was gradu- ated from Columbia college, and received his art training in Rome, Florence, and Paris, working under such ma.sters as Galli and Pio Welonski. He is professor of the fine arts at Columbian uni- versity, lecturer l)efore the National social science association and Concord school of philosophy, and an active participant in the world of art! As sculptor his chief works are a statue of Shake- speare in Lincoln park, Chicago, a large bronze statue of Alexander Hamilton in Hrooklyn, a bust of l-Idward Everett Hale in the Union league club of Chicago, a bust of Whittier in the Boston pub- lic library, and, most notably, a colossal bronze equestrian statue of Gen. Grant, recently pur- cnased by the Union league club of Brooklyn. As an author he has written " Art for America" (New York, 1894): "Song Lite of a Sculptor" (1894); and "Tcchni(|iie of Sculpture" (1895).

'''PATTERSON. Christopher Salmon'''. Cana- dian jurist, b. in l-imilon. Kngland, 17 Jan., 1823. He became a barrister in 1851, queen's counsel in 1872, and judge of the court of apiicals of Ontario in 1874. lie was appointed a commissioner for revising the statutes of Ontario in 1874, for ar- ranging uniform conditions of fire insurance in 1875, and again a commissioner for revising liie Ontario statutes in 1885. — His son, Andrew Dick- son, artist, b. in Picton county. Prince E<lward island. 30 .June, 18.54, was educated at Upper Can- ada college, and studied art in the Kensington school, London. He subsequently studied law, but returning to art Mr. Patterson spent several years in London, and then settled in Toronto, at- taining suicpss as a portrait-painter.

'''PATTERSON. James Colebrook,''' Canadian statesman, b. in Armagh, Ireland, in 1839, was educated at Mublin. He came to Canada in 1857, and was called to the bar of Ontario. He entered politics in 1875, represj-nting North Essex, and later West Huron counties. He became a member of the privy council of Canada in January, 1892, and has filled the oflfices of secretary of state and minister of militia. In September, 1895, he was appointed lieutenant-governor of Manitoba.

'''PATTON. John,''' soldier, b. in Sligo, Ireland, in 1745; d. in Centre county. Pa., in 1804. He was residing in Philridelphiaat the opening of the revolution, and in March, 1776, was commissioned major in Col. Miles's Pennsylvania rifle regiment. He participated in the battle of Long Island, and on 11 Jan., 1777, was appointed by Gen. Washing- ton colonel of one of the " sixteen additional regi- ments "in the Continental line. He resigned in November, 1777, and was employed to purchase flour for the army. After the war he engaged with Gen. Miles in the iron business, and built the Cen- tre furnace, in Centre county. In 1800 he was ap- pointed major-general of the Pennsylvania militia.

PAUNCEFOTE. baron of Preston, British di- plomatist, b. in Munich, Bavaria, 13 Sept., 1828. He received his education at I'aris. Geneva, and in England; was called to the bar. Inner Temple, in 18.52 : and was appointed attorney-general of Hong-Kong in May, 1865. He was chief justice of the LeewanI islands in 1873 ; assistant under-sec- retary of state for the colonies from September, 1874, to June, 1876; assistant under-secretary of state for foreign affairs, June 30, 1876 ; permanent under-secretary of state for foreign affairs, 1882; and was appointed minister to the United States in 1888. He has the honor of being the first dip- lomatic representative of Great Britain, raised to the rank of ambassador to this country. The baron succeeded .Sir Lionel Sackville-West (now Lord Sackville-West) after his compulsory withdrawal during Cleveland's administration. His term of office has been longer than that of any of his pred- ecessors, it having been twice extended. During his incumbency many important questions have l)een satisfactorily adjusted between this Country and Great Britain — notably the settlement of the Venezuelan question by arbitration and the Bering sea matter. The proposal for the sigmiture of a general treaty of arbitration between this country and Great Britain was also mooted during his terra of office. He attended the peace congress at The Hague in 1899, taking a prominent part, and in Augu.st of that year was raisetL to the peerage as Baron Pnuncefoteof Preston. He will retire from the diplomatic service during the year 1900.

PAYNE, Sereno Elisha, congressman, b. in Hamilton, Madison co., N. Y., 26 June, 1843. He was graduated at Rochester university, was ad- mitteti to the bar in 1866, and has since practised law in Auburn. He was district attorney of Ca- yuga county for four years, and for the same period "was president of the board of education of Auburn, He was elected to the 48th congress as a Hepubli- ean. and has been re-elected seven times. In the election to the 55th congress he received 33,628 votes as against about one-lialf t hat number cast for two Democratic candidates. Mr. Payne was chair- man of the committee of ways and moans in that congress, and was re-elected to the 56(h congress.

PAYNE, William Henry, soldier. b. at Clifton, Fauciuier co.. Va.. 15 June, 1830. lie was educated at the University of Jlissouri, Virginia military institute, and the University of Virginia. At the' beginning of the civil war he raised and organized the Black horse cavalry and was its first captain, commanding it at the battle of Bull Run, Three weeks after the battle he was appointed major; was made lieutenant-colonel of the 4th Virginia cavalry in June, 1862; colonel in September, 1863 ; and brigadier-general in the Confederate