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was

He

United States internal died about 1880 in Cam-

bridge, Ohio. Albright, Edwin,

lawyer, state senator,

eral years

in the

revenue service.

jurist,

was born Nov.

8,

1838,

in

Lehigh

county, Pa. For three years he was district attorney; and for six years was a member of the Pennsylvania state senate. Since 1878 he has been president judge of the district court of Lehigh county. Pa. Albright, Mrs. Eliza Downing, educator, temperance worker, was born March 13, 1847, in Philadelphia, Pa. After her marriage in 1867 to the Rev. Louis M. Albright, she was engaged in teaching mathematics and natural sciences in the Ohio wesleyan female college; and has also filled the chair of mathematics in the Depauw female college, of which institution her husband was president. Since 1877 she has been identified with the Ohio woman's christian temperance union and the woman's foreign missionary

Country's Flag; Genealogy of Albro Family. Albright, Jacob Dissinger, physician, surgeon, author, was born Jan. 29, 1870, in Lancaster county. Pa. He was educated at Albright college of Pennsylvania; and in 1893 graduated from the Medico-chirurgical college of Philadelphia with the degree of M.D. He is a, specialist on rectal diseases, cancer and hernia; proctologist to the post-graduate hospital of Philadelphia, Pa. and has a large special practice in that city. He is the

editor of Albright's Office Practitioner, a monthly journal of medicine. He is the author of The General Practitioner as a Specialist; and Business Methods of Specialists.

Albrook,

J. B., soldier,

he graduated with the degree of A.B. from the Cornell college of Iowa; and subsequent-

society.

Albright, Evelyn May, educator, author, 1, 1880, in Sidney, Ohio. Since 1899 she has been an instructor in English at the Ohio wesleyan university. She is the author of The Short Story, Its Principles and Structure. Albright, Jacob, clergyman, bishop, was born May 1, 1759, in Pottstown, Pa. He made many converts, almost exclusively Germans; and in 1800 a separate church organization was created for them, Albright being their first presiding elder. He was appointed bishop in 1807. His denomination is now known as the evangelical association, but in many places its adherents are named Albrights. He died in 1808. Albro, Addis, educator, clergyman, lecturer, college president, author, was born Feb. 18, 1855, in Middleburgh, N.Y. He was educated at Fort Edward collegiate institute of

was born May

New York; in 1880 graduated with the degree of B.S. from Lawrence university and in 1886 graduated from the Albany law school; and has received

the

degree

of

ly received the degrees of Ph.D. and D.D. In

1878-83 he was president of Epworth classical seminary. In 1874 he was grand chaplain of the independent order of good templars; in 1892 was department chaplain of the Iowa grand army of the republic; and in 1897-99 department chaplain and in 1899-1901 ohaplain-in-chief of the union veterans' union. For thirteen years he has been chaplain of the second Iowa cavalry association. In 1883-86 he was financial agent of Cornell college; and has dedicated numerous churches and seminaries. Since 1870 he has been a member of the upper Iowa conference of the methodist episcopal church; is serving his second six years' term as presiding elder; and in 1896 and 1900 represented his conference in the general conference of his church.

Alcorn, David Nicholas, physician, surgwas born Oct. 19, 1856, in Warren county. Pa. He graduated from the college of physicians and surgeons of Chicago, eon, aurist,

from the Grant memorial university. In 1879-86 he was professor and also college president. In 1887-93 he was a pastor in the methodist episcopal church in Illinois and New York; and in 1894-98 was field secreD.D.

tary of the New York state sabbath association. Since 1898 he has been secretary of the American reform association. In 1893 he was chaplain in the New York state senate; and in 1901-03 was chaplain in the Michigan military academy. In 1900 he was a delegate to the national republican convention. He is the author of History of Our

educator, clergyman,

was born July 18, 1844, in Monroe, Pa. In 1863 he was first lieutenant of the Milo guards and a member of company I, second Iowa cavalry. In 1870

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He has been

ex-

examining eye and ear surgeon for the United States pension bureau; and examiner for several orders. He is a member of the Northwestern Wisconsin medical society and other medi-

pert

cal

now tice to the eye, ear,

associations. He limits his prac-

nose and throat; and is proprietor of the Stevens Point eye and ear infirmary of Wisconsin.