Page:Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography - volume 2.pdf/192

 HBRRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY.

204

Darling, John Augustus, soldier, musical composer, was born June 7, 1835, in Bucksport, Maine. He graduated from the state military academy of Pennsylvania. In 1861 he was commissioned second lieutenant in the second United States artillery; became first lieutenant, captain and major; and received two brevets for gallant conduct in the civil war. After the civil war he served in the artillery until he was retired at his own request in 1897 as major. Under the pen name of August Mignon he has published in

lieutenant in the last war with England. In 1817-19 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the fifteenth congress. In 183139 he was president judge of the county court. He died April 37, 1839, in Pennsylva-

America and Europe many well-known vocal and instrumental compositions. He resides

Princeton the degree of D.D. from the university of the City of New York; and LL.D. from St. John's college at Annapolis, Md. Inl883 he was ordained a deacon and

nia.

Darlington,

James Henry, clergyman,

of

Mary

Greenleaf, educator, author,

Oct. 28, 1848, in 73oston, Mass. In 1873-82 she taught private classes of young girls in Brookline, Mass. She is the author

was born

of Battles at

Home;

and Action; Gladys;

In the World;

We

Four; and

Faith

A

Girl

of This Century.

Darling, Mason C, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born May IS, 1801, in Bellingham, Mass. 'He aided in establishing the towns of Sheboygan and Fond du Lac, Wis. He has been judge of probate; mayor of Fond du Lac; and a member for several years of the territorial legislature. In 184749 he was a representative from Wisconsin to the thirtieth congress. He died in Wisconsin. Darling, jurist,

Noyes,

was born

merchant, agriculturist, 1782 in Woodbridge,

in

He

passed the latter portion of his Haven, of which city he was mayor. He subsequently served as county surveyor; and was at the time of his death judge of the county court. He died Sept. 17, 1846, in New Haven, Conn. Conn.

life

in

New

Darling, William, physician, author, was born in 1815 in Scotland. He was the author of Anatmography, or Graphic Anatomy; and Essentials of Anatomy. He died in 1884 in

New York

City.

Darling, William A., merchant, soldier, congressman, was born Dec. 17, 1817, in Newark, N.J. In 1847-54 he was deputy re-

Texas for New York; and in 1854was president of a railroad company in New York. He was a presidential elector in 1860; and in 1865-67 he was a representative from New York to the thirty-ninth conceiver of

65

gress.

He

died in

New

York.

Darlington, Edward, congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. In 1833-39 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the twenty-third, twenty-fourth and twentyfifth congresses. He died in Pennsylvania. Darlington, Isaac, soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born on Dec. 13, 1781, in Westtown, Pa. In 1807 he was elected to the state legislature; served as a volunteer

New

of



London, Conn. Darling, Lupi I., litterateur, poet, was born in Westminster, Mass. She is the author of Messages From the Watch Tower, a volume of poems. Darling,

City

the

York; received the degree of Ph.D. from

New

in

bish-

op, author, was born June 9, 1856, in BrookIvti. N.Y. ?Tp araduated from the university

and

priest;

in

1883-

1905 was rector of the Christ church at Biokl , In 1896-98 he was arch-deacon ot BiooUlyn, and in 1905 was consecrated first bishop of Harrisburg, Pa. In 1902-03 he lectured in the New York university



lege for of the

Rhymes

and was a trustee of Rutgers colwomen. He has edited The Hymnal and Little Church In ilemoriam



for Little People.

of Pastor

He

is

the author

and People.

Darlington, Smedley, educator, congressman, Avas born Jan. 2-1, 1827, in Pocopson, Pa. Since 1864 he has conducted an extensive business as broker in West Chester, Pa. In 1887-91 he was a representative to the fiftieth and fifty-first congresses as a. republican. He died June 24, 1899, in West Chester, Pa. Darlington, Thomas, physician, public ofwas born Sept. 24, 1858, in Brooklyn, N.Y. In 1888 he was appointed surgeon to the Copper queen consolidated mining company of Bisbee, Ariz.; and also of the Southeastern railroad company. He was for many years medical editor of the Mail and

ficial,

Express of

New York

missioner of health for

He

City.

is

New York

now comCity.

,

Darlington, William, botanist, congressman, author, was born April 38, 1783, in Birmingham, Pa. In 1815-17 and 1819-23 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the fourteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth congresses. Darlingtonia, a genus of pitcherplants, was named in his honor. He was the author of Mutual Influence of Habits and Disease; Agricultural Botany; Flora Ces.

trica;

and Memorials of John Bartram and

Humphrey Marshall. West Chester, Pa. Damall, G. was born

tor,

D-.,

He

died

in

1863

in

physician, surgeon, legisla38, 1843, In Paris, 111. He

May

a physician and surgeon of West Union, Iowa. He was elected a. member of the twenty-second general assembly of Iowa. is

.