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Boynton, Nathan Smith, soldier, merchant, was born June 23, 1837, in Port Huron, Mich. During the civil war he attained the rank of major. In 1868 he was elected to the lower house of the Michigan founder,

state legislature; and in 1874-78 he was mayor of Port Huron. Since 1883 he has given his time, energy and ability to building up the order of the knights of the Maccabees, of which he is

past supreme commanthe author of The History of the Maccabees; and other works. der.

He

is

Boynton, Nathaniel Augustus, manufacwas born July 12, 1823, in Mason, N.H. He has invented many improvements in furnace and heating apparatus. He organized and was president of the turer, invc'+or,

of New died Feb. 10, 1900, in New

Boynton furnace company City. City.

He

York York

Nehemiah, clergyman, author,

Boynton,

was born Nov. 21, 1856, in Medford, Mass. In 1882 he was ordained to the congregationand until 1905 filled a pastorate He then became pastor of the Clinton avenue congregational church at Brooklyn, N.Y. He is the author of Eeal al ministry;

in Detroit, Mich.

Preaching.

Boynton, Thomas

was judge

of

the

J.,

lawyer, jurist. He States district

United

court sometime prior to 1884. Boynton, Washington Wallace, lawyer, jurIn ist, was born Jan. 27, 1833, in Russia. 1858 he began the practice of law in Elyria, supreme Ohio. In 1867 he was elected to the court of Ohio; and in 1881 became chief justice.

Boynton, Paul, nautical adventurer, was born June 29, 1848, in Ireland. He has achieved a world-wide reputation for his-exploits, among which was his crossing the English channel in twenty-four hours in 1875.

Brabb,

Marvil

I.,

lumberman,

business

was bom Oct. 8, 1847, in He was educated at Dickinson institute, and at

president, banker,

Romeo, Mich.

the Eastman's business college of Poughkeep-

N.Y. He was president of the first national bank of Romeo, sie,

Mich.

He

is

now a

successful lumberman and is president of the Romeo savings bank of Romeo, Mich.; is president of the Burt

and Brabb lumber

mpany;

is

co-

prominent-

ly identified with various other business enterprises; and nas filled various positions of

trust

and honor in the

gift of his city, coun-

ty and state.

Bozman, John Leeds, lawyer, author, was born in 1757 in Oxford, Md. He was the author of Historical Sketch of the Prime Causes of the Revolutionary War; and History of Maryland. Died in 1823 in Maryland. Brabson, Reese B., congressman, was born In 1859-61 he was in Chattanooga, Tenn. a representative from Tennessee to the He died in Septemthirty-sixth congress. ber, 1863, in Tennessee. Brace, Charles Loring, clergyman, founder, '

philanthropist, author, was born June 19, He founded the 1826, in Litchfield, Conn. Children's aid society of New York City. Ho was the author of Norsefolk; Home Life in Germany; The Races of the Old World; Gesta Christi; and The Dangerous Classes He died Aug. 11, 1890, in of New York. Switzerland. Brace, DeWitt Bristol, educator, author, was born Jan. 5, 1859, in Wilson, N.Y. In 1887 he became professor of physics in the university of Michigan; and in 1888-1905 was professor of physics in the university of Nebraska. He was the author of Laws of Radiation and Absorption. He died Oct. 2, 1905, in Lincoln, Neb. Brace, John Peirce, educator, journalist, author, was born Feb. 10, 1793, in Litchfield, Conn. After teaching for many years he became editor of the Hartford Courant. He was the author of Lectures to Young Converts; Tales of the Devil; and The Fawn of the Pale Faces, a novel. He died Oct. 18, 1872, in Litchfield, Conn. Brace, Jonathan, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Nov. 12, 1754, in Harrington, Conn. He was a judge of probate and chief judge of the Hartford county court. In 1798-1801 he was a, representative to the and sixth fifth congresses. He was frequently in the state legislature; at one time state attorney for Hartford county; and for nine vears was mayor of Hartford. He died Aug. 26, 1837, in Hartford, Conn. Brace, Theodore, soldier, lawyer, jurist, was born June 10, 1835, in Maryland. In 1861-62 he was colonel of the third Missouri cayalry, second district of iVlissouri guard. In 1874-75 he was a member of the Missouri state senate. In 1878-79 he was judge of the probate court; and was judge of the circuit court in 1880-86. Since 1886 he has been a judge of the state supreme court of Missouri.

Bracken, Henry Martyn, physician, public author, was born Feb. 27, 1854, in Noblestown, Pa. In 1877 he graduated from the college of physicians and surgeons of New York City; and studied at the Royal college of surgeons at Edinburgh, Scotland. Since 1888 he has been professor of materia medica and therapeutics at the university of Minnesota. Since 1897 he has been secretary and executive officer of the Minnesota state board of health. He is the author of official,

Infection and Disinfection.