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Beaton, David, clergyman, college presidlecturer, author, was born in 1848 in Scotland. In 1888-91 he was president of ent,

Redfield college of South Dakota; and since 1891 has been pastor of Lincoln Park congregational church of Chicago, 111. He is the author of Cyrus the Magician; Selfhood and Service; and Scientific System of Educa-

A

tion.

Beattie,

Hamlin,

was born May

manufacturer,

banker,

1835, in Greenville, S.O. In 1859 he established the mercantile house of H. Beattie and company; and in 1872 organized and became president of the national bank of Greenville, S.O. 6,

Beattie, James A., educator, clergyman, college president, was born May 11, 1845, in Ohio. He is a regular minister of the Disciples christian church; and has received the degrees of A.M. and LL.D. In 1876-81 he was a teacher and part of the time president of Bedford college of Indiana; in 1881-89 was teacher ajid part of the time president of Oskaloosa college of Iowa; and in 1889-96 was a teacher in C'otner university at Lincoln,

Neb. In 1896-1900 he was president of the state normal school of Nebraska; in 19001903 was president of the eastern state normal school of Oregon; in 1903-04 was president of Hiram college of Ohio; and since 1904 has been vice-chancellor and professor of economics and sociology at Cotner university of Lincoln, Neb. Beatty, Erkuries, soldier, was bom Oct. 9, 1759. In 1784 he was appointed first lieutenant in the regular army. In 1786-88 he was paymaster of the western army. He died Feb. 33, 1833, in Princeton, N.J. Beatty, H. 0., lawyer, jurist. Sometime between 1865 and 1899 he was associate justice of the supreme court of Nevada. Beatty, James H., lawyer, legislator, jurwas born in Lancaster, Ohio. He was a member of the Idaho territorial legislature; and a member of the constitutional convention. He was chief justice of Idaho in 188991. Since 1891 he has been United States district judge for the district of Idaho. ist,

Beatty, John, soldier, physician, banker, congressman, was born Deo. 10, 1749, in

Bucks county, Pa. He attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the revolutionary war. In 1780 he resumed the practice of medicine in Treilton, N.J. In 1783-85 he was a delegate from New Jersey to the continental congress. In 1793-95 he was a representative from New Jersey to the third congress. In 17951805 he was secretary of state of New Jersey. He died May 30, 1836, in Trenton, N.J.

Beatty, John,

soldier,

banker,

congress-

man, author, was born Sept. 16, 1828, near Sandusky, Ohio. He entered the third Ohio infantry; and became brigadier-general in the civil war. In 1867-73 he was a representative from Ohio to the fortieth, forty-first and forty-second congresses. He is president

of Citizen's savings bank of Columbus,. Ohio. is the author of The Citizen Soldier. Beatty, Henry Oscar, lawyer, jurist was born May 31, 1813, in Kentucky. In 1852-63 he practiced law in Sacramento, Cal. In 186768 he was chief justice of the supreme court of the state of Nevada. He died Feb. 14, 1893,

He

in

Sacramento, Cal.

Beatty, John W., artist, director, was born July 8, 1851, in Pittsburg, Pa. He has attained success as a painter-teacher; and was a pupil of the academy of fine arts at Munich. In 1893 he was a member of the jury on painting for Pennsylvania and New York to the World's Columbian exposition; and in 1900 was a, member of the national advisory board of the Paris exposition. In 1900 he

was

also a

member

of

the fine arts committee of the Pan- American exposition at Buffalo; and in 1904 was a member of the national advisory committee of the universal exposition at St. Louis, Mo. Since 1896 he has been director of fine arts of the Carnegie Institute at Pittsburg, Pa. Among his best known paintings are Return to Labor; Plowing the Orchard; and the Farmer's Boy. Beatty, Martin, congressman, was born in Kentucky. In 1833-35 he was a representative from Kentucky to the twenty-third congress. He died in Southfork, Ky. Beatty, Samuel, farmer, soldier, was born Dee. 16, 1830, in Mifflin county. Pa. He served nearly two years in the Mexican war as first lieutenant in the third regiment Ohio volunteers. He was made brigadier-general of volunteers in 1863; commanded a division in the battle of Stone River and was brevetted major-general in 1865. He died May 26, 1885, in Jackson, Ohio. Beatty, William, congressman, was born in Ireland. In 1837-41 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth congresses. Beatty, William Henry, lawyer, jurist, was born Feb. 18, 1838, in Lucas county, Ohio. In 1864-75 he was judge of the district court of Nevada; was justice of the supreme court of Nevada in 1875-81; and since 1889 has been chief justice of the supreme court of

California.

Beauchamp, James

K., lawyer, jurist, was April 23, 1859, in Viola, Del. In 187985 he practiced law in Missouri; and in 188593 practiced in Kansas. In 1886 he was city attorney of Pratt, Kan.; and in 1889-93 was county attorney of Seward county, Kan. In 1893 he began the practice of law in Oklahoma; in 1899-1903 was probate judge of

bom

Garfield county; and since 1903 has been associate justice of the supreme court of Okla-

homa.