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 HERRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OP AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. Crandall, Orestes Augustus, lawyer, finanauthor, was born Feb. 25, 1833, near Syracuse, N.Y. In 1868 and in 1872 he was a member of the Missouri democratic state executive committee and in 1868 was a candidate for state senator. In 1880 he organized the great Missouri trust company at Sedalia. Mo., and he was its president until his death. In 1897 he was appointed by the governor of Missouri a member of the board of managers of the state geological bureau. His chief literary works were a book on Money; and several Monographs on scientific subjects. He died in July, 1901, in Sedalia,

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Mo. Crandall, Prudence, educator, philanthrowas born Sept. 3, 1803, in Hopkinton, E. 1. She opened a school for young ladies in Canterbury, Conn.; and was soon after imprisoned for accepting colored girls. She died Jan. 27, 1890, in Elk Falls, Kan. pist,

Crandall, Reuben, educator, physician, bot-

bom about 1805 in Westchester, N.Y. In 1855 he went to Washington, to teach botany ; and was arrested and sent to prison on the charge of circulating incendiary pamphlets. He died Feb. 1, 1838, in Jamaica, W.I. Crane, Aaron Martin, author. He is the author of Eight and Wrong Thinking.

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Crane, cnarles Judson, soldier, was bom April 30, 1852, in Hernando, Miss. He was educated in the public and private schools of Independence, Texas; and at the United States military academy of West Point,

N.Y. As an ofEcer in the regular army he has held every position, from second lieutenant to colonel. In 1898-1902 he was also lieutenant-colonel and colonel of volunteers in the Philippines. In

1901-03 he was major and adjutant-general in the United States army; and in 1903-05 commanding district of Porto Eico. He was military secretary and adjutant-general in 1905-07; and since 1907 has been colonel ninth regiment United States infantry. Crane, Clinton Hoadley, designer, naval architect, was born Jan. 20, 1873, in Englewood, N.J. He became a member of the firm of Tams and Lemoine, naval architects and in 1900 the name was changed to Tams Lemoine and Crane. Among the boats designed by him are the Dreamer; Aloho; .

Latona; and Endymion. Crane, Elizabeth Green, author, poet, was New York City. She is the author of Berquin, an historical drama; and Sylva,

born in

was bom Jan, 7, 1838, in Baltimore, Md. She was the author of Emily Chester; and Opportunity and Reginald Archer. She died

a collection of verse. Crane, Elvin Williamson, lawyer, statesman, was born Oct. 20, 1853, in Brooklyn, N.Y. In 1886 was elected to the state legislature and was prosecutor of Essex county, N.J. He was democratic nominee for governor of New Jersey in 1898. He died Jan.

Dec. 10, 1873.

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Crane Benjamin E, soldier, merchant, was born Dec. 12, 1835, in Athens, Ga. He served in the civil war; and in 1863 he attained the rank of major. He was one of the organizers

Frank, clergyman, lecturer, author, poet, was born May 12, 1861, in Urbana. 111. He was educated in the public

Crane,

Anna Moncure,

litterateur, author,

1909, in

schools of Springfield,

of the chamber of commerce; and was its president from the organization until his death. He died Jan. 15, 1885, in Atlanta, Ga.

Crane, Bruce, printer, artist, was born in 1857 in New York City. In 1901 he became a member of the national academy of design. His principal works are. Old Mill-Pond on Long Island; On Shrewsbury River; After the Rain; Moor in Nantucket; Inlet on the Jersey Shore; Blossom Time; Winter; The Waning Year; and Indian Summer. Crane, Cephas Bennett, clergyman, author, bom in 1833. He is a baptist clergyman of Boston. He is the author of T'ne Spiritual Court of the Christian Church.

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Crane Charles Henry, surgeon-general, was July 19, 1825, in Newport, R.I. In 1882 he became surgeon-general of the United States army. He received brevets to include the rank of brigadier-general in the regular service at the close of the civil war. He died Oct. 10, 1883, in Washington, D.C.

bom

Newark, N.J.

Crane,

111.;

attended the

Illi-

Wesleyan university; and subsequent-

nois

received the degrees of

Ph.B. and D.D. from the Nebraska Wesley-

an university. For several years he was pastor of the Hyde Park episcopal methodist church of Chicago, 111.; and until 1909 was pastor of the union congregational church at Worcester, Mass. He is a noted lecturer; and for four years contributed a weekly column of pulpit editorials to the Chicago Record and to the American press association. In 1909 he was called to a permanent Sunday afternoon lec-

tureship in

Woodlawn, Chicago, on

nominational platform.

He

is

inter-de-

the author of

The Religion of To-Morrow; and numerous short stories and poems.