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 HERRINGSHAW'S LIBRARY OP AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. Beauchamp, Jennie B., reformer, author, was born July 9, 1833, in Nelson county, Ky. In 1883 she was elected state president of the Texas woman's christian temperance unShe is the author of Maplehurst ; Digest of Parliamentary Laws; and a collection of Responsive Bible Readings. Beauchamp, Lou J., journalist, lecturer, author, was born Jan. 14, 1853, in Cincinnati Ohio. Since 1877 he has been principally engaged as a temperance lecturer; and has been called the western Gough. He is the author of This, That and The Other; Sunshine; and What the Duchess and I Saw in ion.

Europe.

Beauchamp, William, clergyman, was born April 26, 1772, in ICent county, Del. In 1817 he began to build up the town of Mount Carmel, 111.; and in 1823 was appointed presiding elder of the Indiana district. He was the author of Essays on the Truth of the Christian Religion. He died Oct. 7, 1824, in Paoli, Ind.

Beauchamp, William Martin, clergyman, archaeologist, author, was born March 25, 1830, in Coldenham,N.Y. In 1865-1900 he was rector of Grace church of Baldwinsville, N.Y.

In 1884 he was examining chaplain of the diocese of central

New

York. Since 1889 he has been director of the Orion historical society; in 1901-03 was president of the Orion

He is Names county

New York; History of Onondago and several New York archseological

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bulletins.

Beaudry, Louis Napoleon, clergyman, authwas born Aug. 11, 1833, in Highgate, Vt. He studied in Troy university; but left without graduation and became chaplain of the New York regiment of cavalry in 1863 ; and in 1865 was honorably discharged. He is now professor of theology in Wesleyan theological college of Montreal. He is the author of Army and Prison Experiences With the Fifth or,

New York

Cavalry.

Andrew, congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. In 1833-37 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the twenty-third and twenty-fourth congresses; and was appointed commissioner of public buildings for the District of Columbia in 1846. He died Oct. 30, 1853, Wilkesbarre, Pa. Beaumont, Mrs. Betty Bentley, merchant, Beaumont,

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Was born Aug. 9, 1828, in England; and was the ony child of Joseph Bentley, the great educational reformer and author of thirty-three books to improve the methods of education. She became a successful merchant of Woodville, Miss. She was the author of

author,

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My Life; and Business Journal. She died in Woodville,

Twelve Years of

Woman's Miss.

Beaumont, Henry Francis, soldier, journalauthor, was born Sept. 8, 1878, in Nashville, Tenn. He attended the Bell academy, the university of Nashville and Jennings business college. He has been connected with the Sunday Times, Society Chat and Southern Life. During the Spanish-American war he ist,

served in the first regiment Tennessee infantry in its campaigns in the Philippine Islands. In 1898 he founded the Manila American, the first newspaper published in English in the Philippine Islands. He has been editor of the Knoxville Journal-Tribune and other publications; is now bureau manager of the Atlanta Constitution; and editor of the Southern Magazine. He is the author of Forgotten Pages in Tennessee History; and The

Lost Regiment.

Beaumont, John 6., naval oificer, was born Aug. 27, 1831, in Pennsylvania. He was engaged as commander of a monitor in attacks on the fortifications in Charleston harbor during the civil war; and took a prominent part in the capture of Fort Wagner. He died Aug. 2, 1883. Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Xoutant, soldier, author, was born May 28, 1818, in St Bernard parish, La. He was a confederate general and as a com;

mander of the confederate army he was very popular. In 186164 he was general in command at Bull Rvin, bombardment of Fort Sumter, Corinth, Pitts, burg Landing, of Fort Wagner and Fort Dar-

academy of science; and in 1905-09 was president of the Syracuse clerical society. the author of Iroquois Trail; Indian

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included is Louisiana's distinguished authors, in virtue of his Commentary on the Campaign and Battle of Manassas and his Summary of the Art of War. He died Feb. 20, 1893, in New Orleans, La. Beauvais, Armand, state senator, governor, was a Creole of Louisiana. He became governor by constitutional right in 1829-30, being president of the state and ex-offlcio lieutenant-governor at the time of Governor Derbigney's death. He was elected to the state legislature in 1814, to which position he was afterward twice re-elected. In 1832-30 he was a member of the state senate. He died in Louisiana. ling.

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Beaux, Cecillia, painter, artist, was bom 1863 in Philadelphia, Pa. She has received bronze and gold medals from the Carnegie institute; and in 1900 received a gold medal at the Paris exposition. She is an associate of the National academy of design. Beaven, Thomas Daniel, clergyman, bishop, was born March, 1849 in Springfield, Mass. In 1893 he was consecrated Roman catholic bishop of Springfield, Mass. in