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Atlee, Samuel John, soldier, congressman, was born in 1739. He commanded a Pennsylvania company in the French war; in 1776 commanded an advanced battalion on Long Island; and was made prisoner and remain-

Attwood, William Rix, clergyman, author, in 1860 in London, England. In 1893-95 he was rector at Bellevue, Ohio; and since 1895 has been rector of All Saints' church at Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author

ed some time in the hands of the British. He was afterward a commissioner to treat with the Indians. In 1778-82 he was a delegate to the continental congress; and was one of

of Through Five Countries; Christ as a Teacher; and Current Schools of Thought.

the committee on the meeting of Pennsylvania troops in 1781. He died Nov. 35, 1786, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Washington Lemuel, surgeon, authwas born Feb. 33, 1808, in Lancaster, Pa. 1845-53 In he was professor of medical chemistry in the medical department of Pennsylvania college at Philadelphia. He was the author of Ovarian Tumors and Ovariotomy. He died Sept. 6, 1878, in Philadelphia, Pa. Atlee,

or,

William Augustus, lawyer, jurist, July 1, 1735, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1858 he began the practice of law in Lancaster, Pa.; and in 1777-84 was the first associate justice of the supreme court of Pennsylvania. He was chairman of the committee of safety. He died Sept. 9, 1793, in LanAtlee,

was

bom

caster, Pa.

Atterbury, Anson Phelps, clergyman, authwas born June 18, 1854, in New York. He is pastor of the Park presbyterian church of New York City. He is the author of Islam. or,

Atterbury, William Wallace, railroad manwas born Jan. 31, 1866, in New Albany, He received his education in the public schools of Detroit, Mich.; and he graduated from Yale university. In 1886 he entered the railway service of the Pennsylvania railroad company; and in 1889-93 was assistant road foreman of engines on various divisions. In 1893 he became master mechanic for the Pennsylvania company at Fort Wayne, Ind. In 1896 he was advanced to general superintendent of motive power of the Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburg and Erie; and since 1903 has been general manager. ager, Ind.

Attila, Louis, athlete, founder, was born July 3, 1854, in Germany. He has performed as an athlete in Europe and in America. In 1894 he established in New York City the largest and best equipped athletic studio in America; and as a physical culturist his pupils number thousands.

Attucks, Crispus, martyr, was bom about 1735 in Framingham, Mass. In 1888 a ten thousand dollar monument was erected on Boston common to the memory of Crispus Attucks and others, as a. memorial to the first martyrs in the cause of American liberty, having been shot by the British soldiers

March

5,

1770.

Attwood, Julius,

jurist,

banker, was

bom

Wob. 23. 1824. in Bast Haddam. Cohti. Tn 1859 he was elected judge of the probate court; in 1873-74 was a member of the general assembly of Connecticut; and in 1883 was elected president of the National bank of New England.

was born

pioiieer, jurist, was born 33, 1776, in Haven, Conn. In 1800 settled in Mantua, Ohio; and on the or-

Atwater, Amzi,

May

New

he ganization of Portage county was elected one of the county judges. He died June 32, 1851, in Portage county, Ohio. Atwater, Caleb, lawyer, legislator, author, was born Dec. 35, 1778, in North Adams, Mass. He moved to Ohio in 1811; and for some years was a member of the state legislature and postmaster of Circleville. He was also Indian commissioner under President Jackson. He was the author of A Tour to Prairie du Chien; Western Antiquities; Writings of Caleb Atwater; History of Ohio; and an Essay on Education. He died March 13, 1867, in Circleville, Ohio.

Atwater,

Charles

naval

Nelson,

officer,

was born about 1850 in New York. In 1880 he graduated from the naval academy; and in 1894 was promoted to lieutenant. In 1901 he was made lievitenant-commander; and was attached to the Monongahela. Atwater, Francis, journalist, publisher, auwas born Dec. 3, 1858, in Plymouth, Conn. He learned the printing trade early in life; and after an ex-

thor,

perience in the varied fields from his native state to California, in 1886 established and became president of the Journal publishing

company Conn.

of

Meriden,

He was

also

proprietor of the MerDaily Journal, iden the Connecticut School Journal, and the Daily Journal of Havana, Cuba, the first ail-American daily published on that island. It was a success from the start, but was sold on account of too much business at home. He built an electric road from Meriden to Southington, Conn. He is the owner of the New Britain Daily News. He is author of the Histories of Plymouth and Kent, Conn.; and has in preparation a history of the Atwater Family from the early period of the thirteenth century to the

present time.

Atwater, Horace Cowles, clergyman, authwas born in 1819 in New York. He was a clergyman of the methodist church south. He was the author of Incidents of a Southern or,

Tour.

He

died in 1879.

Atwater, Isaac, lawyer,

jurist.

In 1858-64

he was associate justice of the supreme court of Minnesota. Atwater, Jeremiah, educator, clergyman, college president, was born Dec. 27, 1773, in New Haven, Conn. In 1793 he graduated