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 HERRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. Berry,

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Fisk, clergyman, educator, was born Nov. 24, 1851, in Camden, Maine. In 1881-99 he was a methodist pastor; and in 1899-1902 was secretary of the Christian civic league of Maine. Since 1902 he has been president of the

college president,

Maine Wesleyan seminary and woman's

col-

lege.

Berry, William librarian,

James Courtnald, lawyer, was born May 28, 1847, in Jersey

City, N.J. In 1870 he became the first librarian of the New York bar association; and he held that position for over twenty-seven years. He served as an officer in the eighth

regiment

New York

infantry; and captain of the old guard.

Berryman, author,

Clifford

is

now a

Kennedy, cartoonist,

was born April

2,

1869, in Versail-

Ky. He began his career as an artist for the Washington Post in 1891; and became cartoonist of that publication. He is the author of Berryman's Cartoons. Berryman, Jerome Woods, banker, statesman, was born March 12, 1870, in Arcadia, Mo. He was educated at the Bellevue collegiate institute of Caledonia, Mo. He is the les,

president of the Stockgrowers' national bank of Ashland, Kan.; and is prominently identified with the business and public affairs of his community. He has been councilman and mayor of his city; and served two terms as a representative in the Kansas state legislature.

George Webb, was born March 21,

Bertram,

soldier,

lawyer,

1847, in Salem, Mass. He attended the common schools and the agricultural college at Manhattan, Kan. He served as a union soldier during the civil war in company B, eighteenth regiment Kansas cavalry. For two years he was attorney for Mitchell county, Kan.; and in 1890-94 was judge of the seventeenth judicial district court of Kansas. Bertram, Henry, soldier, was born in Germany. He served in the United States army in 1846-51 and in 1861-65, when he was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. He died Sept. 25, 1878. jurist,

Berwald, William, musician, composer, was born Dec. 26, 1864, in Mecklenburg, Germany. He studied music at Munich. He has been conductor of orchestra and chorus in Russia. Since 1892 he has been professor of the piano and theory of music in Syracuse university of New York; in 1893 was made full professor; and since 1903 has been master of music. He is the author of several valuable and popular compositions. Bessels, Emil, scientist, author, was bom in 1847 in Germany. He was chief of the scientific department of the Polaris expedition of 1870-73; and in 1876 edited the first three volumes of scientific results of that expedition. He was also in the expedition of Dorst and Weyprecht; and has edited reports of the United States naval institute. Bessey, Charles Edwin, botanist, author, was born May 31, 1845, in Milton, Ohio. He is a botanical professor in the university

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of Nebraska. He is the author of Geography of Iowa; Botany for High Schools and Colleges; The Essentials of Botany; Elementary Botanical Exercises ; and other works. Beshoar, Michael, physician, legislator, journalist, was born on Feb. 25, 1833, near Milflintown, Pa. In 1853 he graduated from the university of Michigan. He was a representative in the legislatures of Arkansas; f^k and in the territory L and later the state of mm fHP^ IE. Colorado. He was a surgeon in the Arkansas state militia; was surgeon of the provisional, and later the regular army of the

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filled numerous other public offices as a physician. He was county judge for seven years; and county superintendent of schools for two terms. He was founder and editor of the Pueblo Chieftain in 1868; and founder and present editor and owner of the .Daily A-dvertiser of Trinidad, Col. He was a member of the PanAmerican medical congress. Best, Clermont Livingston, soldier was born in New York. He was a colonel in the civil war. He died April 7, 1897. Best, Eva, dramatist, author, poet, was born Dec. 19, 1851, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the author of dramas entitled An American Princess; Sands of Egypt; Rhine Crystal; and numerous short stories and

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poems. Best,

Lyman

Austin, educator, lecturer, 1862, at Hornell, N.Y. In 1888 he graduated with the degree of B.Sc. from Cornell university. He held a university scholarship in mathematics throughout his course; and gained special distinc-

was born Aug.

20,

tion in mathematics as well as the Sigma

Xi key upon graduation. He began teaching in the high school at Hornell in 1881; and since 1888 has

been

engaged

in

his

profession in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a teacher of mathematics in the Boys' high school in 1888-89; was principal of grammar school number thirteen in 1889-1902; and has been principal of grammar school number one hundred and eight since 1902. He was president of the Brooklyn teachers' association for four years in 1903-07; and president of the Interborough council of teachers of New York City for three years in 1904-07. He was also secretary of the New York state teachers' association for three years in 1904-07. As president of the New York City teachers'