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 HERRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. the cantata Angel; The Russian Village; and the overture Eussiaat. He is the only representative of the Russian modern school of composers in America. He is a lecturer on Russian life and music. He has composed Songs of Freedom, twenty-one revolutionary songs; and The Torch of Liberty, a Russian marseillaise. He is the founder of the liberal arts society. He is the author of

Our

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Ideals.

Broussard, Robert F., lawyer, congressman, was born Aug. 17, 1864, in Iberia, La. In 1892-96 he was district attorney of the nineteenth judicial district of Louisiana. In 1897-1911 he was a representative from Louisiana to the fifty-fifth, fifty-sixth, fiftyseventh, fifty-eighth, fifty-ninth, the sixtieth and sixty-first congresses as a democrat. Broward, Napoleon Bonaparte, governor of Florida, was born April 19, 1857, in Duval county, Florida. Early in life he worked in a log camp; was subsequently a sailor; and until 1887 was a joint steamboat owner. In 1887-1900 he was sheriff of Duval county, Fla.; and in 1900 was a representative in the Florida state legislature. Since 1902 he has been engaged in the towing and wrecking business. He is governor of the state of Florida for the term of 1905-09; and resides in Jacksonville, Fla.

Brewer, Daniel Roberts, soldier, was born New York. He entered the United States army from the state of New York as a soldier. In 1846-48 he served as second lieutenant in the first regiment New York volunteer infantry; and served in the United States arrhy with distinction throughout the Jlexican war. He participated in numerous battles and skirmishes during the Mexican war; and served in the United States army in

until 1851.

Brower, Daniel Roberts, physician, author, in 1839 in Philadelphia, Pa. He is now professor of mental and nervous diseases at Rush medical college of Chicago, 111. He is the author of numerous Monographs; and a textbook on Insanity. Brower, Jacob Vradenberg, soldier, legis-

was born

lator,

explorer,

ethnologist,

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Head Waters

of the Mississippi; The Missouri River and Its Source; Quivira; Harahey; Mille Lac; Kathio; Kakabikansing; Minnesota: Discovery of Its Area; Kansas: Monumental Perpetuation of Its Earliest History. He died in 1905 in St. Paul, Minn.

Brower, John Hamil, merchant, was born Aug. 12, 1801, in Brooklyn, N.Y. The New York and Texas Packet line was his venture; and at one time fifteen vessels belonged to him and traded to all parts of the world. His ship Harvey Birch, named after the noted spy of the American revolution, was the first vessel captured and destroyed by the confederates during the civil war. He died June 15, 1881, in New York City. Brower, John M., state senator, congressman, was born July 19, 1845, in Greensborough, N.C. In 1878 he was elected to the North Carolina state senate from the thirtythird district. In 1887-91 he was a, representative from North Carolina to the fiftieth and fifty-first congresses as a republican. Brown, A. Benson, soldier, was born in New Jersey. He served throughout the civil war; became first lieutenant in 1863; and was made captain in 1864. He served in numerous battles and skirmishes; and was honorably mustered out in 1867. He then entered the regular army; and served until 1873. In 1867 he was brevetted captain for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of

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naval officer, clergyman, college president, was born Sept. 2, 1843, in Batavia, N.Y. He is a retired commander; and president of Norwich university. Brown, Aaron Venable, lawyer, congressman, governor, cabinet officer, was bom Aug. 15, 1795, in Brunswick county, Va. He received a good education in the public and D.,

private schools of his native state. He served for a number of A Pars in the state legislature of Tennessee; and in 1839-45 he was a representative from Tennessee to the twenty-sixth, twenty-sev-

was

born Jan. 21, 1844, in York, Mich. He was educated in the public schools of Michigan.

He served in the volunteer cavalry and in the United States volunteer navy during the civil war. He was county auditor, county superintendent of schools and county attorney of Todd county, Minn.; and in 1873 served as a member of the Minnesota state legislature. He was register of the United States land office at St. Cloud, Minn.; and commissioner of the Itasca state park. He was archaeologist of the Minnesota historical society at St. Paul; and president of the Quivira historical society. He charted the source of the Mississippi river in 1889. He discovered the mounds and ancient village site at Itasca lake in 1894-95 and rediscovered the site of Quivira in 1897-98. He was the author of The Mississippi River and Its Utmost Source; Prehistoric Man at the

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enth and the twentyeighth congresses. In 1845-47 he was the tenth governor of Tennessee. In 1857-59 he was postmaster-general; and filled numerous other positions of trust and honor.

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died March 8, 1859, in Washington, D.C. Brown, Abbie Farwell, translator, author, poet, was born in Boston, Mass. She is one of the editors of Young Folks' Library; and of the Library for Young People. She is the author of The Books of Saints and Friendly Beasts; The Lonesomest Doll; In

the Days of Giants; A Pocketful of Posies, a volume of child poems; The Curious Book of Birds; and The Flower Princess, all juvenile.