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England; and was given a large estate at the head of Lake Ontario. Brantley, William Gordon, lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born Sept. 18, 1860, in Blackshear, Ga. He was educated at academy F.lackshear of Georgia; and studied for two years at Georgetown universin

ity.

He

represented

county in the Georgia house of repPierce

resentatives in 1884and represented 85; the third senatorial district in the Georgia state senate in 1886-87. He was solicitor-general of Brunswick circuit in 1888-96. In 1897-1911 he was a representative from Georgia to the fifty-fifth, fifty-sixth, fifty-seventh, fiftyeighth, fifty-ninth, sixtieth and sixty-first congresses as a democrat. Brantly, Theodore, lawyer, educator, jurist, was born Feb. 13, 1851, in Lebanon, Tenn. Until 1889 he taught languages at the college of Montana. In 1892-98 he was judge of the third district of Montana; and in 1898 became chief justice of the state supreme court of Montana. Brantly, William Theophilus, lawyer, author, was born Nov. 17, 1852, in Augusta, Ga. Since 1885 he has been professor of the law school in the university of Maryland. Since 1894 he has been reporter of the court of appeals of Maryland. He is the author of Law of Personal Property. Brashear, John A., educator, scientist, was born 1840 in Brownsville, Pa. He has been acting director in the Allegheny observatory; and acting chancellor in the Western university of Pennsylvania. He is a fellow of the American association for the advancement of science. Brasher, Abraham, soldier, poet, was born Dec. 2, 1734, in New York City. He was one of iihe most active associates of the liberty boys of his native city; and wrote many of the popular ballads of the revolutionary period. Among his poetical productions were Another New Year's Address; and the General's Trip to Morristown. He died in 1782. Brastow, Lewis Orsmond, clergyman, educator, author, was born March 23, 1834, in Brewer, Maine. In 1861 he was chaplain In the twelfth regiment Vermont volunteer infantry. In 1861-84 he filled pastorates in St. Johnsbury and Burlington, Vt. Since 1885 he has been professor of practical theology in Yale divinity school. He is the author of

he was a representative from Maryland to the fifty-third congress as a democrat. He died May 10, 1894, in Princess Anne county,

Md. Brattle, Thomas, merchant, author, was He was born in 1657 in Massachusetts. once a, famous Boston merchant; and in 1676 was treasurer of Harvard college. He was the author of Eclipse of the Sun and Moon Observed in New England; and Lun-

He

ar Eclipse in New England in 1707. died May 18, 1713, in Boston, Mass.

Brattle, William, clergyman, author, was in 1763. He published a treatise on logic entitled Compendium Logicse Secundum Principia D. Eenati Cartesii, which was long used as a recitation book in colleges. He died Feb. 15, 1717, in Cambridge, Mass.

born

Bratton, John, soldier, physician, congress7, 1831, in Winnsboro, S.C. He enlisted in the confederate army in throughout the civil war, 1861; and served attaining the rank of brigadier-general. He was a member of the state constitutional convention in 1865; was a member of the state senate in 1866; and was chairman of the South Carolina delegation to the democratic national convention in 1876. He was a delegate from South Carolina to the democratic national convention of 1880. In 1881 he was elected comptroller-general of the state of South Carolina to fill a vacancy and in 1883-85 was a representative from South Carolina to the forty-eighth congress. He died Jan. 12, 1898, on his plantation near

man, was born March



Winnsboro,

S.C.

Bratton, John Walter, musician, composer, was born Jan. 21, 1867, in Wilmington, Del. He was educated at the Philadelphia college of music; and is a popular composer of New York City. He has composed over two hundred songs, the most notable of which are The Sunshine of Paradise Alley; and I Love You in the Same Old Way. Bratton, Theodore Bubose, clergyman, biwas born Nov. 11, 1862, in Winnsboro, S.C. In 1888-99 he was rector of the church of the advent at Spartanburg, S.C. Since 1903 he has been protestant episcopal bishop shop,

of Mississippi.

Brawley, William H., soldier, lawyer, jurcongressman, was born May 13, 1841,

ist,

in Chester, S.C.

He

served in the confedersolicitor of the sixth judicial circuit. He served in the state legislature of South Carolina. In 1891-93 he was a, representative from South Carolina to the fifty-second congress as a democrat; was elected to the fifty-third congress; and served until 1894, when he was appointed United States district judge for South Carate

army; and was

Representative Modern Preachers; and The

olina.

Modern

Braxton, Carter, legislator, congressman, 10, 1736, on the Mattapony river, Va. In 1760 he was elected to the house of burgesses, in which he was conspicuous. In 1776 he was a delegate from

Pulpit.

Brattan, Robert

was born May

F.,

lawyer, congressman,

13, 1845, in Barren Creek Springs, Md. In 1873-87 he was a member In 1893-94 of the Maryland state senate.

was born Sept.