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 HERRINGSHAW'S LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. Anthoine, Isaiah Gilman, physician, surgeon, scientist, was born March 25, 1846, in Windham, Maine. He received a thorough education at North Bridgeton academy, Wesley an seminary, Westbrook seminary, Dartmouth college and Bowdoin medical college.

attained success as an eminent physiof Nashua, N.H. He has been president of the Center district medical society; president of the Nashua medical society; and a delegate to the Dartmouth medical college. He is a member of the American medical association; a member of the New Hampshire state medical association; and a member of the American electro-therapeutic association and various other medical and

He has cian

and surgeon

scientiiic bodies.

Anthon, Charles, educator, author, was born Nov. 19, 1797, in New York City. He was a, noted classical scholar; and for many years professor of ancient languages at Columbia college. He was the author of some fifty classical text-books, including a Classical Dictionary. He died July 39, 1867, in

New York

City.

Anthon, Charles Edward, educator, numismatist, was born Dec. 6, 1823, in New York City. He was a son of John Anthon. In 185383 he held the chair of history and bellesin the college of the city of New York. He was an enthusiastic collector of coins; and owned one of the most valuable collections ever gathered in the United States. For some time he was president of the American numismatic society. He died June 7, 1883, in New York City. Anthon, George Christian, lawyer, educator, founder, was born March 19, 1830, in Red Hook, N.Y. He was the oldest son of the Rev. Henry Anthon. He was professor of Greek in the university of the city of New York. He established the Anthon grammar school in 1854; and was its principal until his death. He died Aug. 11, 1877, in Yonk-

baptist church of Bangor, Maine.. Since 1890 he has been professor of new testament exegesis at the (jobb divinity school of Lewiston, Maine. He is the author of An Introduction to the Life of Jesus; The Method of Jesus; The Higher Criticism in the New Testament; and uLher works.

Anthony, Andrew Varick Stout, engraver, was born in 1838 in New York City. His most conspicuous success has been achieved in the line of engraving. Among his bestknown works are the illustrations for Whittier's Snow Bound; Ballads of New England; Mabel Martin; Longfellow's Skeleton in Armor; and Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter. artist,

He

died in 1906 in

N.Y. Anthon, Henry, clergyman, historian, was bom March 11, 1795, in New York City. In 1813 he graduated from Columbia college. For twenty-four years he was rector of St. Mark's in the Bowery, New York City, which

now known as the church in his honor. He Historical Notices of St. 1795-1845. He died Jan. 5, is

Anthon memorial was the author of Mark's Church 1861, in

in

New York

City.

Anthon, John, lawyer, jurist, author, was born May 14, 1784, in Detroit, Mich. He was a jurist of New York City. He was the author of Essay on the Study of Law and Analysis of Blackstone. He died March 5, 1863,

in

New York

City.

Anthony, Alfred Williams, clergyman, theologian, author, was born Jan. 13, 1860, in Providence, R.I. In 1883 he graduated from Brown university; in 1883-85 took a divinity course in Cobb divinity school; and in 188890 attended Berlin university of Germany. In 1885-88 he was pastor of Essex street free

New York

City.

Anthony, Mrs. Augusta, lecturer, author, poet, was born May 25, 1844, in Rockland, Mass. As a lecturer she has gained eminent success in California. She is the author of several prose works and numerous poems of merit; and many of her poems have been set to music.

Anthony, Brayman William, educator, clergyman, college president, was born Feb. 16, 1854, in Leray, N.Y.

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In 1880 he graduated with the degree of Ph. B. from Adrian college of Michigan; and subsequently received the degree of D.D. from

Kansas City universiSince 1877 he has been a clergyman of the methodist episcopal church; and has fillty.

ed pastorates in North Wolcott, South Valley, Paine's Paris, 111. ;

Hollow and and then in

Springdale and Castle Shannon, Pa. Since 1904 he has been president of Adrian college of Michigan.

Anthony, Cyrus A., soldier, lawyer, jurist, was born April 29, 1839, in Hackettstown, N.J.

He

regiment

served four years in the Illinois infantry, rising

fifty-first

from

priv-

ate to captain. He moved to Missouri in 1870; was prosecutng attorney of Nodaway county in 1875-76; and was elected to the thirty-first and thirty-third general assemblies. He was judge of the twenty-ninth circuit in 1886-98.

Anthony, Daniel Read, pioneer, soldier, journalist, statesman, was born Aug. 23, 1834, in South Adams, Mass. He visited the state of Kansas in 1854; and while there helped to found the city of Lawrence. He served in the union army in 1863-63; and attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He located in Kansas at Leavenworth; was mayor of that city in 1863-73; was a member of the Kansas state legislature in 1873; and was government director of the Union pacific railroad in 1886. He was the owner of the

Leavenworth Times, now one of the most extensive newspaper establishments in the