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Rh dent of the Pennsvlvaiiitt academy of fine arts. He was till' author of " Origin and Antiijuity of En- graving " (Philadelphia, 1872; 2d eii (1887); " Bibliotheca Washing- toniana" (18Sl»): and " Itinerary of George Wash- ington from June 15, 1775, to I)«?c. 23, 1783"(1892); " Washington after the Revolution " (1887): and " Washington in Philailclphia" (1897). Mr. Baker's collection of " Washingtotiiana" was bequeathed to the Historical society of IVnnsylvania.

BALDWIN, Maurice Souliard, Canadian An- glican bishop, b. in Toronto, Canada. 21 June, 1836. He was graduated at Trinity college, To- ronto, in 1859, ordained deacon in April, 1860, and became a presbyter in July, 1861. lie was incum- bent of Port Dover, Ont., in 1862-'5, and in 1870 was appointed curate of Christ church cathedral, Montreal. He became canon of the cathedral in the following year, and in 1872 was electeointed dean of Montreal, and on 17 Oct., 1883, was elected bishop of Huron, to which ofllce he was consecrated on 30 Nov. of the same year. He received the degree o{ I). I), from Trinity college, Toronto, in 1882. Bishop Baldwin atteniled the Lambeth conferences of 1888 and 1897. He is the author of " A Break in the Ocean Cable" (.Montreal. 1877); " Life in a li<»k" (1N7»); and a volume of " Sennoiis."

'''BALLINGER. William Pitt,''' jurist, b. in Barbourville, Knox co., Ky., 25 Sept., 1825; d. in (iaivcston, Tex., SO Jan., 1888. He was edu- cated at St. Mary's college, near Lebanon, Ky., re- moved to Texas at the age of eighteen, served as a private and afterward as adjutant and lieuten- ant during the Texan revolution, studied law, anly that between the city and the Galvestcm wharf company involving the title to the water-front of the city. He declined a [dace on the suiireme bench in 1871, and re»igne<l the ofllce imme<lialely after he a<-c<'ptcd it In 1874. In 1H75 he was a Mil inlM'r I'l the state constitutional convention.

BANGS, John Kendrirk, author, b. in Yon- ki.Ts, N. v., 27 May, 18*12. He was gradoated from Ciiluinliin, and studied law. Later he was associ- ate eilitor of " Life." and since 1888 has been eon- necte4): "Water (1804); ".Mr. IV.na- ' A l{el)ellious Heroine' (1896); "The I'nrsnit of the Houseboat" (1S97): "Peeps at i'eople" (1888); and "The Hous«.U>«t on the Sivx" (1890).

BANKHEAD, Henry Clay, military officer, b. inUiiltiiiion-. M.I.. r>Oi-t., IH2M: iI. in Hayonne, X. J., 9 Jan.. 1X94. He was graduated at the l*. S. mili- tary academy in June. IS-IO.cnlcreil the army, and in 1879. after attaining the rank of major of cav- alry, he was relireil for disabilities incurreil in the lineofdiity. Iletook [larl in the lialtles of Shiloh, Gettysburg, Five Fork.s, ami other famous engage- ments of the civil war. receiving the brevet of brigadier-general in both the regular and volunteer service for gallantry in the field. (iliosts, and other Stories' parte of Corsic^" (1895);

'''BAKANDA. Joaquin''', Mexican jurist, b. in Merida. Yucatan, 7 May, 1840. He was educated in Camiieehe, graduating there as a lawyer. He went to the state of Tamanlipas, and was ap{X>int- ed in succession to several important psitions, in- cluding that of attorney-general. When he re- turned to Cam|)cche be was appointed criminal judge. Since the fall of the empire he has served as judge of the district of Cainpcche, representa- tive to the 4th and 5th congresses of the union, president of the supreme tribunal of justice of Campeche, governor of the state for three terms, magistrate of the circuit tribunal of Yucatin, Cam- pec-lie, Tobasco, and Chiapas, senator for the fed- eral district, secretary of justice and public in- struction, re-elected senator, and finally secretarv of justicw and public instruction in 1884. which tilace he still hold.s. In 1887 he established the bureau of records, with all its defiendencies. He was appointed secretary of the commissioners of Costa nica for the international conference of the American republics, and in 1891 was a delegate to the moiietarv confert-nce which met in Washington.

BAKBOSA-BACELLAK, Antonio (bar-bo-sah), Portuguese author, b. in Oporto al>out 1600; d. in Cliagas in 1663. After finishing his studies at the University of Coimbra he taught law in the latter city, was afterwani civil judge at Bahia, and later judge of the supreme court of Brazil, but came into collision with the viceroy, and, resigning, returned to Portugal, and died in jx)v- erty at the hospital of Chagas. He wrote " Sla- tera veritatis, give pra'cipua ralionnm momenta pro Jure corona- l^usilania"" (LisImhi, 1641): " Itela^) da tomada da cidade dc Recife e ou- tras do Brazil" (1648); " Rclacao das victorias alcanfadas por as tropas do rey I>om Alfonso VI., sobre as de Castella" (1650); and KelaySo Diario do sitio e t^miada da forte prat^ado Recife, recupe- ra^ao das capitanias de Itamaraca, I'arahiba, iiio Grande, Ceara, e ilha de Fernando de Noronha, por F. Barreto, Mestre Gl. do estado do Brazil " (Ifl.'Vt). a very valuable work, which was translated into Italian'(Rome, 1665) and into French (Paris, 1671). His poems were collected and printeIi.igra|)her, b. in Lisbon, 31 March. 1082; d. in Santo .ilriano de Sever in 1770. He studied at the University of Coimbra, entered holy onlers in 1?24. anil was" apjiointed in 1728 abbot of the convent of .Santo Adriano de Sever, which post he retained till his death. He devote<l eighteen years to researches in convents, state archives, private and public libraries, and wrote "Bibliotheca Liisi- tana antigiia e nova, hi.storica, eritica e chronologica, na qiial sc coinprehende a noticia dos autores Portuguc7.es. e das obras que compiizeram desrove<l invaluHblc for the history of Por- tuguese and Brazilian literature. BarlM)sa-Machado's great work was several times reprinted, and the bililiograpliical part of it was sejiaralely piib- lisheil. with notes and a<lditions by Ueiito Jos^ Farinha under the title "Sujnniarioila Bibliotheca Liisitana " (4 vols.. Coimbra, 18'20). — His brother. Ignaeio, Portuguese author, b. in Lisbon in 1682; d. ill Hnhiii, Brazil, in 1770. He was educated at the University of Coimbra, entered the magistrature, and was sent to Bahia, in Brazil, as civil judge