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HERRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OP AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY.

after his designs.

He

died Nov. 14, 1874, in

Boston, Mass. Billings, John Shaw, surgeon, librarian, author, was born April 13, 1839, in Switzerland county, Ind. In 1894 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and deputy surgeon-general United States army. Upon the consolidation of the New York City libraries he

was made chief librarian. His chief work is a voluminous Index Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office; and is also the author of Hygienics of the United States Army Barracks; and Mortality and Vital Statistics of the United States Army.

Luther G., naval officer, was born Remsen, N.Y. At the outbreak of the civil war he entered the United States navy as and served acting assistant paymaster; Billings,

superintendent of police of Staten Island. He commanded a corps of militia during the American revolution. He died in 1827 in Canada. Billingsley, William Newton, educator, college president, was born Nov. 9, 1853, near Pikeville, Tenn. In 1873 he graduated from the Burritt college. For two years he was principal of the Eaton institute; and for ten years was principal in Onward seminary. For four years he was superintendent of public

in

throughout the civil war. He was captured and confined in Libby prison. In 1865 he was promoted to assistant paymaster; and in 1866 to paymaster. In 1895 he was promoted to pay director; and was retired in 1898. Billings, Samuel D., railway manager, was bom Aug. 12, 1847, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Since 1880 he has been connected with the car rewhat is now the New England railroad company at Norwich, Conn. Billings, Simeon E., farmer, civil engineer, statesman, was born March 17, 1835, in Orleans county, N.Y. He was county surveyor in Michigan for six years; was a member of the state legislature in 1875-78; and was state senator in 1879-81. In 1893-97 he was a commissioner of railroads. He died Nov. 12, 1905, in Davison, Mich. Billings, William, patriot, composer, was born Oct. 7, 1746, in Boston, Mass. During the revolution he produced a number of papairs of

pieces, including Lamentation Over Boston; Retrospect; Independence; and Coltriotic

umbia; as well as verses set to the air of Chester, which were popular in the camps of the revolutionary army. He died Sept. 26, 1800, in Boston, Mass.

Amos Stevens, clergyman, Billingsley, author, was born Nov. 14, 1818, .near East Palestine, Ohio. In 1847 he graduated from the Jefferson college, Pennsylvania; and in 1850 from the Allegheny theological seminary.

He

filled

many

important pastorates; was home missionary in

Nebraska and Colo-

rado; was chaplain in the army was promoted to United States

chaplain. He was president of the board of trustees of Biddle university. He was the author of Christianity in the War; Life of Reverend George Whitfield; and Sources of Pulpit Power. He died Oct. 12, 1897, in Statesville, N.C. Billopp, Christopher, soldier, was born in 1737 on Staten Island, N.Y. In 1783 he was

White

schools for

co-

unty, Tenn. and since 1889 has been president of Burritt college at Spencer, Tenn. He has been president of the Tennessee state association of public school officers and in 1 900 was a commissioner to the Paris exposition.- In 1899-1904 he was a member of the Tennesse state textbook commission. In 1904 he was re-elected president of Burritt college for a term of fifteen years. Bimeler, Joseph Michael, religionist, founder, was born in 1778 in Germany. He was one of a colony of three hundred men that settled in the Tuscarawas valley of Ohio for religious freedom. He was their physician, clergyman and the highest executive official. He died Aug. 27, 1853.



Bines, Thomas, congressman, was born in Trenton, N.J. In 1814-15 he was a representative from New Jersey to the thirteenth congress to fill a vacancy. Bingham, Caleb, educator, author, was born in 1757 in Connecticut. He was an educator and bookseller of Boston, Mass. He was the author of Child's Companion; American Preceptor; and Columbian Orator. He died in 1818 in Boston, Mass. Bingham, David Judson, soldier, was born May 16, 1831, in Massena, N.Y. In 1854 he was appointed second lieutenant; and in 1865 was brevetted brigadier-general. In 1866 he was major and quartermaster in the United States army and in 1904 was advanced to the rank of brigadier-general. Bingham, Edward Franklin, lawyer, jurist, statesman, was born Aug. 13, 1828, in Concord, Vt. He received his education in the select and public schools at Peaoham academy in Vermont and at Marietta college of Ohio. In 1850-55 he was prosecuting attorney of Vinton, Ohio and served as a representative in the Ohio state legislature in 1855-57. In 1860 he was a delegate to the democratic national convention. For several years he was a member of the board of education of Columbus, Ohio; was city solicitor in 1867-71. He was chairman of the democratic executive committee of Ohio in 1868; and as such conducted the campaign of that year. In 1873-87 he was common pleas and district







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