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LEFT SHARP 374 SHATTGHNESSY SHARP, WILLIAM, a British critic and man of letters; born in Renfrew- shire, Scotland, Sept. 12, 1856; was edu- cated at Glasgow University. He traveled extensively, and contributed to leading publications throughout the world. His works include "Humanity and Man," a poem; "The Conqueror's Dream, and Other Poems"; "Dante Gabriel Rossetti," a biography; "Shakespeare's Songs, Poems and Sonnets"; "Sonnets of this Century"; "Shelley," a biography; "Ro- mantic Ballads"; "Lyrical Poems" (1899) ; in fiction, "Children of Tomor- row," etc. He also wrote under the name of Fiona Macleod, (q. v.). He died Dec. 14, 1905. SHARP, WILLIAM GRAVES, an American diplomatist, born at Mt. Gilead, Ohio, in 1859. He graduated from the Law Department of the University of Michigan, in 1881, and for several years practiced law at Elyria, Ohio. From 1885 to 1888 he was prosecuting attorney of Lorain co., Ohio. He was active in Eolitics and was a delegate to several lemocratic conventions. In 1909 he was elected to Congress, and was re-elected successively until 1914, when he resigned on his appointment as ambassador to France. He served in this capacity from December, 1914, to April, 1919. SHARPE, HENRY GRANVILLE, an American soldier, born at Kingston, N. Y., in 1858. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1880, and was appointed 2nd lieutenant in the same year. He resigned in 1882, but was reappointed as a captain in 1883. He was promoted major in 1895, colonel in 1901, and commissary-general in 1905. In 1912 he was made brigadier general in the Quartermaster Corps, and in 1916 was made major-general and quartermaster general. In 1918 he became major gen- eral of the line of the army. He super- intended relief work during several floods in the south, and had charge of the com- missary of the 1st Army Corps, and of the Department of Porto Rico during the Spanish-American War. He was chief commissary of the Philippines from 1902 to 1904, and in 1918-19 commanded the Southeastern Department. He served in France in the latter year. He was the author of "The Art of Subsisting Armies in War," and "The Provisioning of the Modern Army in the Field." SHARPSBURG, a borough in Alle- gheny co., Pa.; on the Allegheny river, and on the Pennsylvania and the Pitts- burgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis railroads; 5 miles N. E. of Pittsburgh. Here are public and private schools, banks, and a number of weekly news- papers. The borough contains numerous coal mines, foundries and iron furnaces. Pop. (1910) 8,153; (1920) 8,921. SHASTA, MOUNT, a peak of volcanic origin in Siskiyou co., Cal., at the N. end of the Sierra Nevada, 14,350 feet above sea-level. On its summit are three gla- ciers, one of which, the Whitney glacier, is 3 miles long. On its slopes are some gigantic trees over 300 feet high. The mountain is almost a perfect cone, and is a dormant volcano. SHASTER, or SHASTRA, in Brahman- ism, that by which faith and practice are governed, an institute of letters, law, or religion considered as of divine authority. Used of the Vedas and other books of the Brahmanic scriptures. SHATJGHNESSY, THOMAS GEORGE, 1st Baron, born at Milwaukee, Wis., in 1853. He was educated in the Catholic public schools and in 1882 became general THOMAS GEORGE SHAUGHNESSY purchasing agent on the Canadian Pa- cific railway, subsequently becoming as- sistant general manager and president- He was also president and director of a number of railway companies, all of which were directly or indirectly con-