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the war with Mexico; and in 1849-50 served in the Seminole war. He was promoted to a lieutenant-colonelcy in 1851. He died May 31, 1857, near Galveston.

Bainhridge, William, naval officer, was born May 7, 1774, in Princeton, N.J. He entered the merchant marine at the age of fifteen; and at the age of nineteen became commander of a merchant ship. In 1798 he commanded the schooner Retaliation with the rank of a lieutenant-

commander; and was commander of the frigate

Constitution in several battles. He acted as Decatur's second in tl^p famous duel that led to Decatur's death. In the war of 1812 he attained great distinction. He died July 28, 1833, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Bainhridge-Hoff, William, naval officer, auwas born Feb. 11, 1846, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1860 he entered the United States naval academy; served in the civil war in 1863-66; and was soon after promoted to lieutenant. In 1881 he became commander; became captain in 1895 and in 1897 was retired for physical disability. In 1890 he originated the system of tactics officially adopted in the navy. He was the author of The Avoidance of Collisions at Sea; and Elementary Naval Tactics. He died May 22, 1903.

Baines-Miller, Mrs. Minnie Willis, lecturer, author, poet, was born in 1845, in Lebanon, N.H. She is the wife of Leroy Edgar Miller of Springfield, Ohio. She is the author of The Silent Land; His Cousin, the Doctor; The Pilgrim's Vision; and Mrs. Cherry's Sister.

Bainhridge, William Phillips, soldier, was bom in Michigan. He attained the rank of first lieutenant during the civil war.

Bair, Joseph Hershey, educator, anthropologist, scientist, was born June 21, 1875, in Hall, Pa. He was educated at the Pennsylvania central state normal school and oththor, er institutions of learning; and has received the degrees of M.E., Ph.B., A.M. and

Ph.D.

In 1902-03 he was assistant anthropologist at Columbia university and in 1903-04 was research assistant at the Carnegie institute. In 1904-08, he was professor of psychology and education at the university of Colorado. He has made researches on the control and formation of habiti. Since 1908 he has devoted his life to research work; and has made valuable researches on various features of child's infan;

cy and the development of its interest; and researches on dynamic factors in social evolution.

Baird, Absalom, soldier, was born Aug. 20, 1824, in Washington, Pa. He served at Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Resaca, Jonesborough and Atlanta. For his services in the Atlanta campaign he received the brevet rank of brigadier-general in the regular army in 1865, with that of major-general for services during the civil war. He served as inspector general of the department of the lakes in 1866, 1868; of the department of Dakota till 1870; of the division of the south till 1872; and subsequently as assistant inspector-general of the division of the Missouri. He died in 1905 in Washington, D.C. Baird, Andrew D., soldier, merchant, was born Oct. 14, 1839, in Scotland. He served entirely through the civil war; took part in

and was wounded three commanded the regiment after May, 1864. The stone yards of Gill and Baird of New York City are among the foreforty-five battles;

times; and

most

in the United States.

Baird, Charles Washington, clergyman, author, was born Aug. 28, 1828, in Princeton, N.J. ; and was a son of R. Baird. He was a presbyterian minister of Eye, N.Y.; and recognized as the first investigator and collector of the Presbyterian liturgies. He was the author of Eutaxia, of the Presbyterian Liturgies; Book of Public Prayer; History of Rye; and History of the Huguenot Emigration to America. He died Feb. 10, 1887, in Rye, N.Y.

Baird, Edward Carey, soldier, was born April 17, 1836, in Pottsville, Pa. He served in the civil war for nearly four years; was assistant adjutant-general to General John F. Reynolds, in command of the left wing of the army of the Potomac; and at the battle of Gettysburg that general died in his arms. He was promoted to the rank of major for gallant conduct. He died Nov. 14, 1874 near

Ashland, Va.

Baird, George William, soldier, author, was born Dec. 13, 1839, in Milford, Conn. In 1859 he graduated from Hopkins grammar school of

New

and

Conn.;

Haven,

in

1863

from Yale university. In 1862-64 he served as a private soldier in the civil war; was promoted to colonel; and in 1866 was appointed in the regular army

as

second lieutenant. In 1867 he became first lieutenant; then in 1871-79 was adjutant-general of General Nelson A. Miles' field commands and received a medal of honor for most distinguished gallantry in action against hostile Nez Perce Indians. In 1879 he was promoted to major and paymaster in the United States army;