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west. He died Nov. 12, 1904, in Leavenworth, Kan. Anthony, Daniel Read, journalist, publisher, congressman, was born Aug. 23, 1870, in Leavenworth, Kan. He studied at the Michigan military academy and at the university of Michigan; and was admitted to the bar. He has always been engaged in practical newspaper work; and

succeeded to the management of the Leavenworth Daily Times upon the death in 1904 of his father, Colonel Daniel R. Anthony. In 1903-05 he was mayor of Leavenworth, Kan. In 1907-11 he was a representative from Kansas to the sixtieth and sixty-first congresses as a republican.

Anthony, David, pioneer, cotton manufactwas born Jan. 9, 1786, in Somerset, Mass. In 1808-12 he worked in a cotton factory in Pawtucket, R.L; in 1813 became agent of the Fall River manufactory; and for urer,

twenty-five years until 1839, was in the active management of this concern. In 1825 he was elected president of the Fall River bank and later in life became treasurer of the Union mills. He died July 6, 1867, in Fall Riv-

Mass. Anthony,

er,

DeWitt Clinton, soldier, was in Indiana. In 1861 he was lieutenantcolonel in the twenty-third regiment Indiana volunteer infantry; in 1862 became colonel in

Anthony, Gardner Chace, educator, founder author,

classical schools of Providence, R.I. ; and in 1875-78 took a special course in engineering at Brown univers-

and

ity and Tufts college. In 1878-85 he practiced mechanical engineering; and since then has been teaching. In 1887 he founded the Rhode Island technical

and has been dean of the engineering department at Tufts college of Massachusetts. He is the author of Elements of Mechanical Drawing; Essentials of Gearing; Machine Di'awing; and Descriptive Geometry. Anthony, Henry Bowen, United States senator, was born April 1, 1815, in Coventry, R. I. In 1838 he assumed for editorial charge of the Providence Journ^ al, which he retained until called to a seat in the United States senate. In 1849-51 he was governor of Rhode Island. In 1859-84 he was United States senator. He was a memdrawing since

Anthony, Edmund, journalist, publisher, founder, was born Aug. 2, 1808, in Somerset, Mass. In 1831-50 he published the Independent Gazette of Taunton, Mass. In 1835-45 he was town clerk of Taunton, Mass.; and in 1838-44 was county treasurer. In 1850 he moved to New Bedford, and there established the Evening Standard; and in 1864 began the publication of the Springfield Union. He

was postmaster of New Bedford; for twelve years was a special justice of the police court and was an active member of the city

government. He died Jan. 24, 1876, in New Bedford, Mass. Anthony, George T., soldier, merchant, manufacturer, journalist, governor, was born June 9, 1834, 'in Mayfield, N.Y. He was a merchant and manufacturer of hardware in Medina, N.Y. He was a captain in the civil war; and was brevetted major for services on the field. For six years he was publisher and proprietor of the

Kansas Farmer; and

in

1868 was appointed collector of internal revenue. In 1877-79 he was the sixth governor of the state of Kansas. He died Aug. 5, 1896, in Topeka, Kan.

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the sixty-sixth regiment Indiana volunteer infantry; and in 1865 was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers for gallant and meritorious services during the civil war. He died March 15, 1891, in Indiana.

was bom April 24, 1856, in ProvidHe was educated in the English

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coln to Springfield, 111. of the senators designated by the United States senate to attend the funeral of General Scott in 1866 ; and was also a delegate to the Philadelphia loyalists' convention of 1866. He died Sept. 2, 1884, in Providence, R.I. Anthony, John Gould, naturalist, scientist, author, was born May 17, 1804, in Providence, R.I. He accompanied Agassiz on the Thayer expedition to Brazil in 1865. He was recognized as an authority on the American land and fresh water mollusca. He died Oct. 16, 1877, in Cambridge, Mass.

was one

Anthony, Joseph B., congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. In 1833-37 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the twenty-third and twenty-fourth congresses. He died Jan. 17, 1851, in Williamsport, Pa.

Anthony, Philip Frederick, patriot, statesman, was born July 2, 1730. He was a member of the provincial council and of the general and state assemblies; was judge of the court of common pleas; and a colonel of state militia. He was so conspicuous and ardent a patriot during the revolution that the British offered a reward for his head. In 1776 he successfully cast an eighteen-pounder, the first cannon ever made in America

He

died Sept. 20, 1801, in Lancaster, Pa.