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Cornell university school of law; and since 1891 has been Dwight professor of law in Columbia university of New York City. He is the author of B'urdick's Cases on Torts; Cases on Sales; The Law of Sales; Cases on Partnership and The Law of Partnership. Burdick, Theodore Weld, soldier, congressman, was born Oct. 7, 1836, in Evansburg, Pa. He was treasurer and recorder in 185763 of Winneshiek county, Iowa. He recruited a company for the union army; was commissioned a captain; and served throughout the civil war. In 1877-79 he was a representative from Iowa to the forty-fifth congress as a republican. Buford, John Henry, lawyer, jurist, was born Feb. 29, 1852, in Parke county, Ind. For a number of years he was registrar of land oflBee at Oklahoma City; has been prosecuting attorney; in 1898-1902 was judge United States district court; and is now chief justice supreme court of Oklahoma at Guthrie. Burgdorf, August C, educator, college president, was born July 12, 1838, in Hanover, Germany. He was educated at the Evangelical Lutheran trinity parochial school and at

,

Concordia college, both of St. Louis,

Mo. He

has taught in

Illinois

and Missouri; he was teacher of the Lutheran

parochial

school

Ked Bud, 111.; and was teacher of Mount in

Zion parochial in St. Mo. In 1870-89 he was principal of

Louis,

St. Louis,

Lutheran academy of Mo.; and since 1889 he has been

president of Walther college of that city. He is the author of several educational Mdnographs. Burger, Louis, soldier, architect, was born Feb. 6, 1831, in Bavaria. In 1854 he organized the engineer corps of the fifth regiment New York state national guards; and was elected captain. During the civil war he commanded his regiment in the short campaign of 1861 and received the brevet of brigadiergeneral in 1863. He died May 25, 1871, in New York City. Burges, Dempsey, soldier, congressman, was born in Camden county, N.O. He was lieutenant -colonel of Gregory's continental regiment in the revolutionary war. In 179598 he was a representative from North Carolina to the fourth and fifth congresses. He died in North Carolina. Burges, Gideon Albert, clergyman, college, president, author, was born May 39, 1854, in Providence, R.I. In 1890-96 he was the president of Parker college at Winnebago City, Minn; and in 1896 became a pastor at Toledo, Ohio. He is the author of The Free Baptist Cyclopaedia. Burges, Tristam, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was bom Feb. 36, 1770, in Rochester,

Mass. In 1817-18 he was chief justice of the supreme court of Rhode Island. He occupied the chair of oratory in Brown university. In 1825-35 he was a representative from Rhode Island to the nineteenth to the twenty-third congresses. He died Oct. 13, 1853, in Providence, R.I. Burgess, Albert Franklin, entomologist,

was born Oct. 3, 1873, in Rockland, Mass. In 1895-99 he was assistant entomologist of the Massachusetts state board of agriculture; and in 1903-07 was chief inspector of nurseries and orchards of the Ohio department of agriculture. He is a fellow of the American association for the advancescientist,

ment

of science.

Burgess, Alexander, clergyman, bishop, was born Oct. 31, 1819, in Providence, R.I. When the new diocese of Quincy, was formed he was chosen its first protestant episcopal bishop and was consecrated in 1878. He published a memoir of his brother, the first bishop of Maine and was also the author of various sermons, addresses, and Sunday-school

literature, with some carols and hymns. died Oct. 8, 1901, in St. Albans, Vt.

He

Burgess, Ebenezer, clergyman, author, was born April 1, 1790, in Wareham, Mass. He was the agent of the American colonization society in Africa in 1817-18; assisted in founding the colony of Liberia; and in 181819 was the society's agent in the United States. He was the author of The Dedham Pulpit; and The Burgess Genealogy. He died i^ec. 5, 1870, in Dedham, Mass. Burgess, Ebenezer, missionary, author, was born June 35, 1805, in Grafton, Vt. In 183954 he was a missionary in India. He engaged in lecturing and literary work; and at his death had nearly completed an elaborate work on the antiquity of man. He died Jan. 1, 1870, in Newton Centre, Mass.

Burgess, Edward, architect, author,

born June

30, .1848, in

was West Sandwich, Mass.

He was a noted naval architect of Boston. He was the author of English and American Yachts. He died July 13, 1891, in Boston, Mass.

Edward Sandford, educator, auwas born Jan. 19, 1855, in Little Valley,

Burgess, thor,



N.Y. Since 1895 he has been professor of natural

science

York. City.

He

of

Normal

college

of

New

the author of Monographs Species of North American Asters. Burgess, Frank Gelett, illustrator, artist, author, was born Jan. 30, 1866, in Boston, Mass. He is an illustrator of San Francisco, Cal. He is the author of The Lark Almanac; and other works. Burgess, Frederick, clergyman, bishop, was born Oct. 6, 1853, in Providence, R.I. In 1878-1903 he filled pastorates in New England, Detroit and Brooklyn. In 1903 he became protestant episcopal bishop of Long is

Upon

Island.

Burgess,

Gavon

D.,

lawyer,

jurist,

was

born Nov. 5 1835, in Kentucky. In 1892-1902 he was associate justice of the state suprem&