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tionary war as sergeant-major.

He

died in

Kentucky. Champion, Aristarchus, merchant, philanthropist, was born in the early part of the nineteenth century in Rochester, N.Y. He was a merchant; and left a fortune to various church organizations. In 1856-60 he was

He died March 15, 1882, in Portland, Maine. Champlin, John Denison, author, was born Jan. 39-, 1834, in Stonington, Conn. He is the author of Young Folks' Cyclopaedia of Common Things; Young

books.

Cyclopaedia of and Places Young Folks' History of the War for the Union; Young Folks' Folks'

Persons

president of the American home missionary" society. He died in 1871 in Rochester, N".Y.

congressman, Epaphroditus, Champion, was born in 1757. In 1807-17 he was a representative from Connecticut to the tenth to the fourteenth congresses. He died Nov. 33,

Haddam, Conn. Champion, Thomas Emmet,

Catechism of T'hings;

soldier,

was

of volunteers.

He

died June 13, 1873.

Champlin, Christopher

E., lawyer, states-

man, was bom Sept. 24, 1860, in New Shoreham, R.I. In 1887-89 he was a member of the house of representatives of the Rhode Island legislature; and in the senate in 18901906. He procured appropriations aggregating one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars from the state of Rhode Island and the United States government for harbor refuge at New Shoreham Great Pond harbor, in his native town. Champlin, Christopher Grant, banker, congressman, United States senator, was born April 13, 1768, in Newport, R.I. In 1797-1801 he was a representative from Rhode Island to the fifth and sixth congresses; and in 1809-11 he was a United States senator. He was for many years president of the Rhode Island bank. He died March 28, 1840, in Newport, R.I.

Champlin, Daniel, lawyer, jurist. In 1818-27 he was associate justice of the supreme court of

Folk's

New

York. In 1863 he was a colonel in the ninty-sixth regiment Illinois infantry; and in 1865 was brevetted brigadier-general in

Rhode

Island.

Champlin, Edwin Ross, journalist, author, was bom May 4, 1854, in East Westerly, R.I. Since 1870 he has been engaged in newspaper and literary work; since 1888 he has been on the stafif of the Fall River Daily Evening News; and since 1900 as literary editor of the Gloucester Daily Times. He is the author of Heart's Own, in verse ; Lovers' Lyrics and Other Songs; and On the WhiteBirch Road. Champlin, George, merchant, congressman, was born in 1738. He was a merchant of Newport, R.I.; and an officer of the revolution. He was a member of the continental congress in 1785-86; and of the convention that adopted the federal constitution. He died in 1809 in Newport, R.I. Champlin, James TifEt, clergyman, college poet,

president, author, was bom June 9, 1811, in Colchester, Conn. He was president of Colby university in 1857-73. He was the author of First Principles of Ethics; Lessons on PolitText-Book of Intellectual ical Economy;

Philosophy; Scripture Reading Lessons; The Constitution of the United States, with Brief Comments; and a series of classical text-

Folks'

Games Young Astronomy

Cyclopaedia of and Sports;

1835, in East

born

Common

Young

The Chronicle

of the Coach; Charing Cross part Ilfracombe; to author of Cyclopaedia of Music and Musicians and CyclopEedia of Painters and Paint;

ings. .

Champlin, John W., lawyer, jurist, was born Feb. 17, 1831, in Kingston, N.Y. He received an academical education; practiced civil engineering for awhile; and in 1855 began the practice of law in Grand Rapids, Mich. In 1857 he drew up the revised city charter of Grand Rapids; and has been recorder, attorney and mayor of that city. In 1884-91 he was justice of the supreme court of Michigan; and was chief justice in 189091. In 1891-97 he was professor of law in the university of Michigan, lecturing on corporations and torts. He died July 24, 1901, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Champlin, Stephen, naval officer, was bom Nov. 17, 1789, in South Kingston, R.I. He was appointed a sailing master in the United States navy in 1813; was made a captain in 1850 and placed on the retired list in 1855. In 1863 he was raised to the rank of commodore, being the last survivor of the battle of

Lake

Erie.

He

died Feb. 20, 1870, in Buffalo,

N.Y. Champlin, Stephen. Gardner, soldier, lawyer, was born July 1, 1827, in Kingston, N. Y. He was a noted lawyer; recorder of the city of Grand Rapids, Mich., and served as prosecuting attorney of Kent county. In 1861 he became major in the third regiment Michigan volunteers; was commissioned colonel in October of the same year; and in 1863 became a brigadier-general. He died Jan. 34, 1864, from wounds received at Fair Oaks, Va. Champney, Benjamin, painter artist, author, was born Nov. 20, 1817, in New Ipswich, N.H. For sixty years his pictures have gone far and wide and been extensively copied in

chromo and other styles of reproduc-

tion. He is the author of Sixty ories of Aras and Artists.

Years'

Mem-

Champney, Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, authwas bom Feb. 6, 1850, in Springfield, Ohio. She is wife of the artist, J. Wells Champney, who has illustrated many of her books. She is the author of The Three Vassar Girls Seror,