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the Allen and Greenough series of classical textbooks. He was the author of Hebrew Men and Times Fragments of Christian History; Christian History, in three volumes; Outline of Christian History; Positive Religion; Historical Sketch of Unitarianism; and other works. He died March 20, 1898, in

Cambridge, Mass. Allen, Judson, congressman, was born in Connecticut. He removed to New York. In 1839-41 he was a representative from New York to the twenty-sixth congress as a democrat. Allen,

Leven Cooper, soldier, was born in Missouri. He graduated from the United States military academy; and in 1872 was second lieutenant in the sixteenth regiment United States infantry. In 1903 he attained the rank of lieutenant -colonel in the same regiment. Allen, Lewis Fally, author, was born in 1799 in New York. He was once a prominent cattle broker. He was the author of Rural Architecture; The American Herd Book; and

American

Cattle.

Allen, Louis J., naval ofRcer, was born in Maryland. In 1859 he entered the navy; and in 1863 was promoted to first assistant engineer. In 1895-97 he was a member of the experimenting board of New York. In 1902 he was retired as rear admiral. He died in

1905. Allen, Luther, banker, railroad president, was born July 20, 1846, in Gowanda, N.Y. In 1874-82 he was accountant for the Society of savings at Cleveland, Ohio; and in 1884 became secretary and treasurer. In 1894-95 he was president of the Cleveland chamber of commerce; in 1901-08 was president of the Bankers' national bank of Cleveland; and was president of the Toledo and western rail-

road company.

He was

twice a republican

presidential elector of his district. Sept. 23, 1905, in Cleveland, Ohio. Allen, or, poet, is,

JIo.

Lyman Whitney,

He

died

clergyman, auth-

was born Nov. 19, 1854, in St. LouHe graduated from the Washington university of St. Louis, Mo.; studied at the Princeton theological

seminary and has

re-

ceived the degrees of A.M. and D.D. Since 1880 he has been in the presbyterian ministry; and is now pastor of the South Park presbyterian church of Newark, N.J. He is chaplain of the New Jersey society sons of the American revolution. He is the author of Abraham Lincoln, the Star of Sangamon, a prize poem for which he was awarded onethousand dollars by the New York Herald. He is also the author of the noted poem entitled The Coming of His Feet.

Major John, soldier, lawyer, jurist, in 1749 in James City county, Va. He received his education at the William and Mary college of Williamsburg, in the county of his nativity. He was a soldier in the continental army during the revolution; and when mustered out of service held the rank of major. In 1781 he married Jane Tanby, and engaged in the practice of law with ColAllen,

was born

onel George Nicholas of Charlottesville, Va. In 1786 he moved to Fayette county, Ky.; and in 1788 settled in Bourbon county at Paris. After the organization of the state government, he was elected one of the commissioners to select a site for the permanent seat of government; and was also a member of the convention that framed the first Kentucky state constitution. He was the first judge of the district court after the formation of Bourbon couny, and afterward of the circuit court. His son, Frank Sterling Allen, is a banker and farmer of Sharpsburg, Ky.

Mary Wood, physician, lecturauthor, was born Oct. 19, 1841, in Delta, Ohio. After graduating she taught music, Allen, Mrs.

er,

French and German a

in institute

collegiate

in Battle Ground, Ind., until her marriage to Mr. Chillon B'. Allen.

In 1875 she graduated in medicine from Ann Arbor, Mich. and subsequently practiced medicine. She was the

author of

Man Wond-

in the Home Beautiful, an allegorierful

cal physiology and her poem, entitled Motherhood, won for itself immediate fame. She was also the author of Young Girl; Young Wife; Teaching Truth; The Marvels of Our Bodily Dwelling; and other works. She died Jan. 21, 1908, in Battle Creek, Mich.

Allen, Moses, clergyman, patriot, was born Sept. 14, 1748, in Northampton, Mass. In 1777 he took charge of the church at Midway, Ga. The British forces under General Prevost burned his church and devastated the district in 1778. He officiated as chaplain to the Georgia brigade; and was captured Avhen Savannah was reduced by the British in December. His eloquent, patriotic appeals and energetic exertions in the field had rendered him obnoxious to the British, and they refused to release him on parole with the officers. He was confined in a loathsome prison-ship, and was drowned in attempting to escape, Feb. 8, 1779. Allen, Nathan, physician, author, was born April 13, 1813, in Princeton, Mass. He was a physician of Lowell, Mass. He was the author of The Law of Human Increase; The Opium Trade; and Physical Development. He died Jan. 1, 1888, in Lowell, Mass.