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brigadier-general in the United States army. He died in 1904 in Montclair, N.J.

Carpenter, Henry Bernard, clergyman, au-

was born in 1840 in Ireland. He was a unitarian clergyman of Boston; and

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brother of W. Boyd Carpenter, the Anglican bishop of Ripon. He was the author of The Oatmeal Crusaders; Liber Amoris, a, Metrical Romance of the Middle Ages; and A Poet's Last Songs. He died in 1890 in Boston, Mass.

Carpenter, Henry Otis, banker, statesman, was born Jan. 30, 1852, in Walpole, N.H. He was educated in the public and the private schools of Rutland, Vt. He has been vicepresident of the Rutland savings bank; for many years was interested in various business enterprises and corporations of Vermont; and has now retired from active business. He has been president of Rutland city; and in 1898 was a representative in the Vermont state legislature. In 1905-06 he was a, member of the Vermont state senate from Rutland county.

Carpenter, James Edward, soldier, lawyer, author, was born March 6, 1841, in Kent county, Md. He participated in the campaigns of the army of the Potomac until his discharge in 1864, having attained the rank of captain in 1863. He received the brevet of major in 1865. After the civil war he studied law; and was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia, Pa. He is the author of List of the Battles, Engagements, Actions and Important Skirmishes in which the eighth Pennsylvania Cavalry Participated During the War of 1861-65.

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Carpenter, James Given, physician, surgeon, founder, author, was born on Aug. 24, 1854, near Hustonville, Ky. In 1871 he taught school; and since 1875 has practiced medicine and surgery. In 1892 he was president of the Central Kentucky medical society; and in ]889 was a delegate to the American medical association, of

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dent of the Southeastern Kentucky medical society; in 1887-91 was councilman of Stanford, Ky. and in 1892-98 was United States examining surgeon for pensions. He is the author of The Ideal Doctor; and a score of Monographs on medical and surgical sub;

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Carpenter, John Thomas, surgeon, was born June 27, 1833, in Pottsville, Pa. At the opening of the civil war he was commissioned surgeon of the thirty-fourth regiment Pennsylvania volunteers; in 1863 became president of the army medical board at Cincinnati. Ohio; and in 1864 became medical inspector and superintendent of hospitals in the district of Kentucky. At the close of the civil war he settled in the practice of his profession at Pottsville, Pa.

Carpenter, Mrs. Kate E., litterateur, auwas born in Barrytown, N.Y. She is the author of The Story of Joan of Arc, for

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Girls; and The Story of Frederic! the Great, for Boys and Girls. Carpenter, Julia Wiltberger, physician was born in Cincinnati, Ohio; and is daughter of the late Dr. Isaac V. Carpentei She graduated fron the Woman's medica college of Philadelphia Pa.; and was an in terne in the Woman'i hospital of that city She spent two yean studying practica

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chemistry in McMiek en university of Cin cinnati; and spent twt years in the hospitals of Vienna and Paris Since 1878 she has practiced medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio; was twice vice-president of the Cincinnati acad' emy of medicine; and in 1902 was president ot the Cincinnati obstetrical society.

Carpenter, Levi D., congressman, was born Oneida county, N.Y. In 1843-45 he was a representative from New York to the twenty-eighth congress to fill a vacancy. He died in

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Carpenter, Lewis Cass, journalist, congressman, was born Feb. 20, 1836, in Putnam Conn. In 1868 he assisted in establishing the first daily paper in South Carolina, the Charleston Republican; and established The Daily Union in 1870. In 1873-75 he was a representative from South Carolina to the forty-third congress to fill a vacancy. He died 1908 in South Carolina. Carpenter, Louis Henry, soldier, was bom Feb. 11, 1839, in Glasaboro, N.J. He served army of the Potomac; was aide to General Sheridan; and colonel of volunteers in 1865. He remained in the regular army as captain of the tenth regiment United States cavalry; he participated in numerous campaigns; and he received six brevets and a medal of honor. In 1899 he became brigadier-general of volunteers. He served in the

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Matthew Hale, lawyer, jurist, TT^ff^o*.".' united btates senator, was born Dec 22, 1824, Moretown, Vt. He was for several years a district attorney for the state of Wisconsin; and practiced his profession before the supreme court of the United States. In 1869-75 and 187981 he was United States senator from Wisconsin; and served as president pro tem of the United States senate. He died Feb. 34,

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