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for him. He died in 1881 in Washington. Biidgers, Robert Rufus, railroad president, was born Nov. 28, 1819, in Edgecombe county, N.C. He was twenty times elected president of the Wilmington and Weldon railroad. He died Dee. 10, 1888, in Columbia, S.C. Bridges, Albert F., clergyman, journalist, author, was born Aug. 22, 1853, in Poland, Ind. During 1874-81 he filled pastorates in the Indiana conference of the methodist episcopal church. For nine years he was editor and owner of the Register of Brazil, He is the author of Ind. History of Brazil; and other works. Bridges, Fidelia, painter, artist, was born May 19, 1835, in Salem, Mass. She was elected an associate of the national academy of design in 1872; and a member of Americaii water color society in 1873. Her best known paintings are Winter Sunshine and Wild Flowers in Wheat; Blackberry Bushes; and Thistles, Yellow Birds, Cornfield, and Salt Marshes. She began painting in water-colors in 1871, and has been eminently successful. Bridges, George Washington, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Oct. 9, 1821, in Athens, Tenn. He was attorney-general of Tennessee in 1849-54. He held the positions of bank attorney and railroad director; and was a presidential elector in 1860. In 186163 he was a representative from Tennessee to the thirty-seventh congress. In 1865 he was elected judge of the fourth judicial circuit of Tennessee. He died March 16, 1873,

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Bridges, Robert, colonial iron-factor, was born about 1700 in England. He was probably th^ first American promoter of an American mining scheme involving the investment of British capital. He died aboxit

1780 in Lynn, Mass. Bridges, Robert, editor, author, poet,

was

born July 13, 1858, in Shippensburg, Pa. In 1881 he was connected with the New York Evening Post; in 1887 became one of the editors of Scribner's Magazine; and was for

many years literary critic of New York He is the author of Overheard in

Life.

Arcady; Suppressed Chapters; and Bramble BrEB, poems. Bridges, Samuel Augustus, lawyer, congressman, wag born Jan. 27, 1802, in Colchester, Conn. For seven years he was deputy attorney-general of the state for Lehigh county. In 1848-49, 1853-55 and 1877-79 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the thirtieth, thirty-third and thirty-fifth congresses. 1884, in Allentown, Pa.

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Elijah Coleman, missionary, author, was born April 23, 1801. He was one of the first American missionaries to China in 1829; and translated the bible into Chinese. He died Nov. 2, 1861, in Shanghai, China.

Bridgman, Frederick Arthur, painter, artwas born Nov. 10, 1847, in Tuskegee, Ala. In 1881 he became a member of the In 1890 he national academy of design. opened a studio in Paris for the instruction of women students. His best known works are Funeral of a Mummy; The American Circus in Brittany; Bringing in the Maizi?, Pastimes of an Assyrian King; and Proist,

cession of the Bull Apis.

Bridgman, George H., educator, clergyman, college president, was born Aug. 2, 1841, in Ontario, Canada. He has received the degrees of A.M., D.D. and LL.D. For a short time he was a clergyman of the Methodist episcopal church; and in 1873-83 was principal of the Wesleyan seminary at Lima, N.Y. Since 1883 he has been president of Hamline university of St. Paul,

Minn.

Bridgman, Herbert Lawrence, journalist, historian, explorer, was born May 30, 1844, in Amherst, Mass. Since 1864 he has been a journalist; and resides in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is secretary of the Peary arctic club; treasurer of the arctic club; and A founder of the American alpine club. In 1894 he was historian of the Peary auxiliary expedition; and in 1897 assisted Professor Libbey in scaling Mesa Encantada, N.M. In 1899 he was in command of the Peary auxiliary expeditions on the steamship Diana; and in 1901 on the steamship Erik.

Bridgman, Howard Allen, journalist, clergyman, author, was born Aug. 20, 1860, in Northampton, Mass. In 1883-84 he was principal of the high school at Granby, Mass.; in 1887-89 was an editor; and in 1890 was ordained to the ministry. the author of Steps Christward.

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Bridgman, Joseph Clarke, bookseller, pubwas born Oct. 23, 1831. He was educated in the public and private schools of New England. He has been United States government agent in the Indian department; and has held various othlisher, genealogist,

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and honor. For many years he was a bookseller

of Boston,

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and has always been interested and identified with the business and public affairs of Hyde Park and Boston. He is the author of Genealogy of the Bridgman Family; and Happenings in Our Homes, a very valuable work which has had a large ss.



sale.

Bridgman, Laura, blind and deaf mute, was born Dec. 2, 1829, in Hanover, N.H. She was born with the enjoyment of all her faculties; but at two years old lost