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fellow, of the American association for the advancement of science. Crampton, Henry Edward, educator, zoologist, was born Jan. 5, 1875, in New York CSty. Since 1904 he has been professor of zoology in Barnard college of New York

City.

Crampton, John Willey, merchant, banker, state senator, was born Nov. 10, 1826, in Tinmouth, Vt. His ,firm of John W. Crampton and company carry on a large trade in stoves and hardware; and the Bardwell house in Rutland has belonged to him for the last thirty years. He is now president of the Baxter national bank, the Steam stone cutter company, the True blue marble company and the Rutland street railroad. He was a state senator in 1886; state prison director in 1882-93; and president of Rutland village for several terms. Cranch, Caroline A., painter, artist, was horn in May, 1853, in Cambridge, Mass.; and is a daughter of Christopher Pearse Cranch. She paints figure pieces with success and has a large clientage in Cam;

bridge, Mass.

Cranch, Christopher Pearse, clergyman, artist, poet, was born March 8, 1813, in Alexandria, Va. His best known poem, Enosis, was written for the Dial. He is the author of Poems, 1844; The Bird and the Bell, and

Other Poems; Ariel and Caliban, and Other Poems; Saton: a Libretto; The ^neid in English Blank Verse. The Last of the Huggermuggers; and Kobboltzo, are juvenile prose tales.

He

died Jan. 20, 1892, in

Cam-

bridge, Mass.

Cranch, John, painter, artist. He was a portrait painter of Washington, D.C.; and was an associate in the national academy. He died in 1891 in Washington, B.C. Cranch, Richard, lawyer, author, was born in 1736 in England. He was the author of Views of the Prophets concerning AntiChrist. He died in 1811 in Braintree, Mass. Cranch, William, lawyer, jurist, author, was born July 17, 1769, in Weymouth, Mass. He was educated in the public and private schools of New England. He was a noted jurist; and was chief justice of the District of Columbia in 180555. His decisions have shown great legal learning and a clear judicial mind. He was the author of Reports of Cases in the United States district court of the District of Columbia, 1801-41;

and Su-

preme Court Reports, 1800-1815. He died Sept. 1, 1855, in Washington, D.C. Crandall, Arthur Fitz James, journalist, artist, was born Aug. 11, 1854, in Easton, N.Y. He was educated at the Greenwich academy at New York; studied two years in Cornell university; and also made special

studies in art at the Art students' league of New York City. Since 1893 he has been news editor of the New York Evening Post.

Crandall, Charles Henry, journalist, author, poet, was born June 19, 1858 in Greenwich, N.Y. He is the compiler of The Season; and Representative Sonnets; and the author of Wayside Music; The Chords of Life; and The Faith of the Trees. Crandall, Charles Lee, educator, civil engineer, author, was born July 20, 1850, in

Bridgewater, N.Y. In 1872 he graduated with the degree of C.E. from Cornell college of Ithaca, N.Y. In 1872-74 he served in an architect's office

and as assistant engineer.

In 1874 he entered the engineering depart-

ment of Cornell college as instructor; became assistant professor in 1875; associate professor in 1891; and subsequently took the chair of railway engineering and geodesy. is also professor in charge of the college of civil engineering at Cornell university. In 1870-91 he was city engineer of Ithaca, N.Y. He is the author of Tables for Computation of Railway and Other Earthwork; Notes on Descriptive Geometry; Notes on Shades, Shadows and Perspective; and the Transition Curve.

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Crandall, Floyd Milford, physician, lecturauthor, was bom May 2, 1858, in Belfast, N. Y. Since 1893 he has been professor in the New York polyclinic; and is president of the New York county medical society. He is the author of How to Keep Well. er,

Crandall, Francis Asbury, journalist, librarian, bibliographer, was born Nov. 28, 1837, in Carbondale, Pa. For thirty-five years he was an editor and publisher in various cities; and was the first United States superintendent of documents. In 1867 he

founded the Scranton Morning Republican; and in 1873 bought the Erie Gazette. He ii now a specialist in United States public documents. Crandall, Frederick Mortimer, soldier, was born in Pennsylvania. In 1861 he became first lieutenant in the thirty-third regiment Illinois volunteer infantry; and in 1865 wag brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. Crandall, Lathan Augustus, clergyman, author, was born on Sept. 20, 1850, in Plymouth, N.Y. Since 1881 he has been a clergyman of the baptist church; for twelve years was pastor of the memorial baptist church of Chicago, 111.; and since 1904 in charge of Trinity baptist church of Minneapolis, Minn, iie is the author of Calm View of Christian Science.

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Crandall, Lucian Stephen, manufacturer, inventor, was bom May 4, 1844, in New

York.

He

invented the Crandall typewriter; he organized the Parish manufacturing company of Parish, N.Y., and began the manufacture of the American Standard and Victoria. They were all eventually superseded by the International, which is his most original and best work.

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in 1886