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Rh of God, made familiar through the photographic reproductions published under the title of Madonna and Child, and The Annunciation, the altar-piece in The Lady chapel of Grace Church at Elmira, N.Y.

Davies, Charles, educator, author, was born Jan. 23, 1798, in Washington, Conn. He was a noted professor of mathematics

Columbia college In 1857-76. Beside a notable series of mathein

g^^^^

matical text-books he was the author of

Mathema-

Practical

Elements of Sur-

tics j

veying;

An

Analytical

Geometry Diflferential and Integral Calculus; Logic and Utility of Mathematics; The Metric System and Mathematical Dic;

tionary.

He

died Sept. 17, 1876, in Pishkill

Landing, N.Y. Davies, Charles William, engraver, artist, was born June 21, 1854, in Whitesboro, N. Y. He attained prominence as a, noted steel and copper plate engraver. Davies, Edward, congressman, was bom In Pennsylvania. In 1837-41 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the twentyfifth and twenty-sixth congresses. He died in Churchtown, Pa. Davies, Fielding L., soldier. He served in the civil war as captain. Davies, Henry Eugene, lawyer, jurist, was bom Feb. 8, 1805, in Black Lake, N.Y. In 1860-69 he was judge of the court of appeals, being the chief justice for several years. He died Dec. 17, 1881, in New York. Davies, Henry Eugene, lawyer, soldier,

was born July 2, 1836, in New York City. At the commencement of the civil war he became captain of the

New York

volunteer infantry; he rose rapidly through all the grades; and he was brevetted brigadiergeneral of the United States volunteers. For three years he was public administrator of New York City; and during 1870-73 fifth

was

assistant district

attorney of the United States.

He

died Sept.

6,

1894, in Massa-

chusetts.

Davies, John Francis, educator, librarian, author, was born Oct. 2, 1858, in Rockland, Maine. He was assistant librarian of the St. Louis public library in 1883-92; and in 1892 became librarian of the Butte free public library of Montana. He is the author of Civics of Montana. Davies, Joseph Edward, lawyer, author, was bom on Nov. 29, 1876, in Watertown

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Wis. In 1902 he became prosecuting attorney for Jefferson county. Wis. He is the author of Private Corporations in Wisconsin.

Davies, Marianne, musician, was born in 1736 in New England. She was a noted player on the harmonica; and with her sister Cecilia made a successful tour of Europe.

She died

in 1792. Davies, Samuel, clergyman, college president, author, was born Nov. 3, 1724, in Summit Ridge, Del. He was a presbyterian clergyman; and the fourth president of Princeton college. He wrote a number of hymns still in use; and his sermons, in five volumes, appeared in London in 1767. He died Feb. 4, 1761, in Princeton, N.J.

Thomas, clergyman, philanthrowas born Dec. 21, 1736, in England.

Davies, pist,

By

his efforts the present parish of St. Michael's was organized in 1745. He gave it a tract of land; and contributed largely to the erection of a church. He died May 12, 1766, in Milford, Conn.

Davies,

Thomas

Alfred, soldier, author, in December, 1809, in St. Lawrence county, N.Y. He was a federal officer in the civil war. He was the author of Cosmogony, of Mysteries of Creation; Adam

was born

Ha -Adam;

Genesis Disclosed; Answer Miller and Theoretical Geologists; and How to Make Money and How to Keep It. He died Aug. 12, 1899, near Ogdensburg,

and to

Hugh

N.Y. Davies, Thomas Frederick, clergyman, bishop, was born Aug. 31, 1831, in Fairfield, Conn. He was a professor of Hebrew in the Berkeley Divinity school in 1856-62; rector of St. John's church of Portsmouth inl86268; and rector of St. Peter's church of Philadelphia in 1868-89. In 1889 he was consecrated protestant episcopal bishop of

Michigan. addresses.

He has published sermons and He died Nov. 9, 1905, in Detroit,

Mich. Davies, William, soldier, was bom in Virginia. He served in the revolutionary war; and in 1783 was brevetted brigadier-general. Davies, William, lawyer, jurist, was bom appointed a judge of the United States district court for the district of Georgia.

He

died in Georgia.

Davies, William Gilbert, soldier, insurance, was born March 21, 1842, in New York City. He was educated at Trinity college of Hartford, Conn.; and at the university of Leipslo, Germany. He has been general solicitor of the Mutual life insurance company of New York; and commissioner for widening and extending Elm street of New York City. Since 1888 he has been a member of James Monroe post, number six hundred and seven, grand army of the republic.

Davies, William Walter, educator, clergyman, author, was bom May 10, 1848, in South Wales. Since 1879 he has been pro-