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Calef, Robert, merchant, author, was born in 1648 in Massachusetts. He was the author of More Wonders of the Invisible World, a satirical reply to Cotton Mather's Wonders of the Invisible World. Its line of argument was in direct opposition to the witchcraft

persecutions;

and the book was publicly

burnt by Increase Mather in the grounds of Harvard college. He died in 1719 in Boston, Mass. Calhoun, Abner Wellborn, physician, college president, was born April 16, 1845, in Newnan, Ga. He has made a specialty of the diseases of the eye and ear. In 1868 he became professor of opthalmology and otology in the Atlanta medical college; and is now president of the college of physicians and surgeons of Atlanta, Ga. Calhoun, Edmund Rose, naval officer, was born May 6, 1821, in Chambersburg, Pa. He was appointed midshipman in 1869; was promoted commodore in 1876; and rear-admiral in 1882. He died Feb. 17, 1897, in Washington, D.C. Calhoun, James Edward, capitalist, soldier, was born in 1798 in Abbeville, S.C. He became occupied with planting and interests in land; and accumulated twenty-five thousand acres in Abbeville county, S.C, and Washington county, Ga., extending on both sides

Savannah river. He died in Abbeville county, S.C. Calhoun, James S., governor, was born in Georgia. In 1851-52 he was the first governor of the territory of New Mexico. Calhoun, John, jurist, congressman, was born in Kentucky. For many years he was a circuit judge; in 1820-21 was a, member of the Kentucky state legislature from Ohio county; and in 1829, 1830 and 1840 from Breckenridge county. In 1835-37 he was a representative from Kentucky to the twenty-fourth congress. The county seat of MoLean county was named for him in 1852. He died in Kentucky. Calhoun, John Caldwell, vice-president of the .United States, author, was born March 18, 1783, in Abbeville District, S.C. He was a noted South Carolina statesman; in 1811-17 he «as a, representative from South Carolina to the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth congresses. In 1817-25 he was secretary of war; and in 1844-45 he was secretary of state. In 183533 he was vice-president under John Quincy Adams; and in 1831-51 he was United States senator. He was one of the ablest political leaders; a great orator; and a political thinker of the first rank. He was the author of A Disquiof the

on Government; and The Constitutio and Government of the United States. B died March 31, 1850, in Washington, D.C. sition

Calhoun, John Erwin, lawyer. Unite States senator, was born in 1749. He wa for many years in the state legislature c South Carolina; and in 1801-03 he wa United States senator from South Carolini He was a member of the committee whic was instructed to report a modification c the judiciary system of the United Statei He died Nov. 3, 1802, in Pendleton Districi S.C.

Calhoun, Joseph, congressman. In 1807-1 he was a representative from South Care Una to the tenth and eleventh congresses. H died in South Carolina.

Calhoun, Simeon Howard, clergyman, mis was born in 1804 in Boston, Mas: He was a missionary in the Holy Land fo nearly forty years; was thoroughly verse' in the Arabic and Turkish languages an assisted Dr. Goodell in making the firs translation of the Bible into Turkish. died Dec. 14, 1876, in Buffalo, N.Y. sionary,

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Calhoun, William Barron, lawyer, con gressman, was born Dec. 29, 1796, in Bostoi Mass. He was a member of the Massachu setts state legislature in 1825-35; and speak er for two years. In 1835-43 he was a repre sentative from Massachusetts to the twenty fourth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth and twen ty-seventh congresses; president of the stat senate in 1846-47; and secretary of stat in 1848-51. He was bank commissioner n 1853-55; presidential elector in 1844; am

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of Springfield in 1859. 1865, in Springfield, Mass.

He

died

Nov

Califf, Joseph Mark, soldier, author, wa born Aug. 31, 1843, in Smithfield, Pa. He wa educated in the public schools and academiei

He

served in the

civ;

war; and in 1863 wa commissioned secon lieutenant in the Unit ed States cavalry; be came a lieutenant 1865 was brevette captain the same year 1:



and honorably mustei ed

out in 1866. I 1867 he was appoint ed second lieutenant the third United Stat es artillery; he becam 1875; was made captai i:

first

lieutenant in.

in 1896; and was promoted to major of axti. lery corps. In 1901 he attained the rank c

lieutenant-colonel; in 1904 was advanced t the rank of brigadier-general; and in 190 was retired and resides in Towanda, Pi During the Spanish-American war he con manded the battery of artillery at Cuba an Porto Rico. He is the author of History <

the Seventh Regiment Untied States Cavalr Troops; and Notes on Military Science.