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 HERRINGSHAW'S LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. aho. After years of travel he settled in New York City in 1902. He was sculptor for work on the cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. He executed the gargoyles on the Princeton dormitory. Borie, Adolph E., merchant, cabinet officer, was born in 1809 in Philadelphia, Pa. He was one of the originators and moneyed supporters of the Union league in Philadelphia and was elected vice-president of that body. In 1869 he was secretary of the navy. He died

Bosbyshell, Oliver Christian, soldier, was

born on Jan. 3, 1839, in Vicksburg, Miss. In 1861 he enlisted in the civil war as a private solaier. He received a medal of honor for being one of the first to respond to the president's call. ed to have



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5. 1880, in Philadelphia, Pa. Boring, William, Alciphron, architect, was born Sept. 9, 1859, in Carlinville, 111. He was the designer of the United States immigrant station on Ellis Island, N.Y.

Borland, Charles, legislator, congressman,

was born in Orange county, N.Y. He was a member of the New York assembly in 1820. In 1821-23 he was a representative from New York to the seventh congress. He died in

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Borland, Solon, soldier, diplomat. United States senator, governor, was born in Virginia. He served in the war with Mexico as a volunteer; and was a. presidential elector in 1844. In 1848-53 he was United States senator from Arkansas; and in 1853 he was territorial governor of New Mexico. He was appointed minister to Central America. He took part in the civil war of 1861 as a brigadier-general; and before the state had seceded raised troops and captured Fort Smith. He died Jan. 31, 1864, in Texas. Borland, William P., congressman. In 190911 he was a representative from Missouri to the sixty-first congress. Borowski, Felix, educator, lecturer, composer, was born March 10, 1872, in England. He is director of the department of composition and lecturer upon musical history in a musical college of Chicago, III. He is the composer of piano, violin and orchestra music; and has written a book of songs. Borst, Albert W., organist, compose)^, was born July 22, 1841, in Liverpool, England. He is prominent in the musical affairs of Philadelphia, Pa. He is composer of Cantatos John Gilpin; and The Pilgrim; and has composed church music; and an operetta. Borst, Peter I., congressman, was born in Middleburg, N.Y. In 1829-31 he was a representative from New York to the twentyfirst congress. He died Nov. 14, 1848, in Middleburg, N.Y. Bosler, James Williamson, merchant, philanthropist, was born April 4, 1833, in Hoguestown. Pa. He was the organizer and president of the Palo Blanco cattle company of New Mexico. The election of President Garfield vas due to him as much as to any other man in the United States, the financial part of that campaign being organized by him when it had begun to droop. The handsome James W. Bosler memorial building of i^ickinson college perpetuates his name.

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died Dec. 17, 1883, in Carlisle, Pa.

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the civil war. In 1861 he was promoted to second lieutenant; in 1862 became first lieutenant; and in 1864 was promoted to be acting assistant adjutB.ni-general and major. In 1887 he was elected vice-president of the Fidelity mutual life association. In 1889-94 he was superintendent of the United States mint of Philadelphia. In 1890 he was elected colonel of the second regiment national guard of Pennsylvania. Boss, John L., consressman. In 1815-19 he was a representative from Rhode Island to the fourteenth and fifteenth congresses. He died in Rhode Island. Boss, Lewis, astronomer, author, was bom Oct. 20, 1846, in Providence, R.I. Since 1876 he has been director of the Dudley conservatory at Albany, N.Y. He is the author of Declinations of Fixed otars. Bossier, r-ierre Evariste, state senator, congressman. After serving ten years in the state, senate in 1843-4 i he was a representative to the twenty-eighth congress. He died April 24, 1844, in Washington, D.C. Boston, Charles Anderson, lawyer, author, was born Aug. 31, 1863, in Baltimore, Md. In 18S6 he began the practice of law in Maryland. He is the author of articles on Medical Laws and Privileged Communications. in

Boston, L. napoleon, physician, lecturer, author, was born March 18, 1871, in Town Hill, Pa. He is a successful physician and lecturer of Philadelphia, Pa. He is the author of Textbook of Clinical Diagnosis of Laboratory Methods; and scores of Monographs.

Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, educator, librarborn March 8, 1860, in He was educated at the Litchfield institute; and in 1881 graduated from Yale colleee; and in 1881-84 took a post-graduate course, holding the Silliman ian, author, was Litchfield, l^onn.

fellowship in physical science, and receiving the degree of Ph.D. in 1883. In 1883-84 he was instructor and proctor at Yale university; and in 1884-86 was teacher of physical science at the Montclair high school of New Jersey. In 1886-88 he was on the staff of Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography; in 1890-92 was assistant editor of the Forum; in 1892-94 was associate editor of the Standard Dictionary; and since 1894 has been science editor of the Literary Digest. In 1895-99 he was librarian of the New York free circulating library; in 1899-1901