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 HERRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OP AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. Dewart, Lewis, congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. In 1831-33 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the twenty-

He died in Pennsylvania. Dewart, William L., lawyer, congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. In 1857-59 he was a representative to the thirty-fifth congress from Pennsylvania. He died in Pennsecond congress.

sylvania.

Dewees, William Potts, physician, author,

was born Nov. 5, 1768, in Pottsgrove, Pa. He was a professor of obstetrics in the university of Pennsylvania. He was the author of Medical Essays; Physical and Medical Treatment of Children ; System of Midwifery and Practice of Medicine. He died May 18, 1841, in Philadelphia, Pa. Deweese, John T., lawyer, soldier, congressman, was bom June 4, 1835, in Arkansas. He entered the volunteer army in 1861 was promoted to the rank of colonel in 1863 and after the war was commissioned a lieutenant in the regular army, and stationed in North Carolina. In 1867-71 he was a representative from North Carolina to the fortieth and

Cadiz, Ohio. In 1841-43 he was a member of the Ohio state senate. Dewey, Chester, educator, botanist, author, was born Oct. 25, 1784, in Sheflield, Mass. He was connected with various colleges, and lastly with the university of Rochester. He made the study of the grasses a specialty; and discovered and described several new species.



forty-first congresses.

Dewey, Mrs. Byrd Spilman, litterateur, was born Feb. 16, 1856, in Covington, Ky. She is the author of Bruno. Dewey, Charles Augustus, lawyer, jurist, was bom March 13, 1793, in Williamstown, Mass. He served as United States district attorney in 1830-37; and in 1837-66 was an associate justice of the supreme court of author,

Massachusetts.

He

died Aug.

22,

1866,

Northampton, Mass. Dewey, Charles Melville, painter,

in

artist,

1851, in Louisville, Ky. In 1878 he opened a studio in New. York City. He is recognized as one of the foremost landscape painters. Among his raos; important works are Edge of the Forest The Queen of Night; Gray Robe of Twilig'.it;

was born July

16,

and other works. Dewey, Chauncey, lawyer, banker, statesman, was born March 27, 1796, in Norwich, Conn.

He was

educated

in

schools ;

the

common

and he worked

on his father's farm. In 1814 he was drafted into a military company to repel an anticipated attack of the British; and service about

was

in

seven then entered

weeks. He the Hartwich academy of Otsego county, N. Y.; and in 1820 graduated from union college of Schenectaay, N.Y. He began the study of law at Cooperstown, N.Y., finishing his course at Cadiz, Ohio. In 1822-45 he practiced his profession at Cadiz, Ohio. He became president of the state bank of Ohio; and in 1865 became president of the Harrison national bank at

He was

the

author of Herbaceous Plants of Massachusetts; and an elaborate monograph on the





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Carices of North Amand also numerous other botanical monographs and papers to scientific societies. He died Dec. 5, 1867, in Rochester, N.Y. Dewey, Daniel, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Jan. 29, 1766, in Sheffield, Mass. In 1813-14 he was a. representative from Massachusetts to the thirteenth congress; and in 1814-15 was a justice of the supreme court of Massachusetts. He died June 3, 1815. Dewey,, Davis Rich, educator, author, was born April 7, 1858, in Burlington, Vt. He is professor of economics and statistics at the Massachusetts institute of technology. In 1909 he was president of the American economic association. He is the author of Syllabus on Political History Since 1815; and several Reports. Dewey, Frederic Perkins, chemist, metallurgist, was born Oct. 4, 1855, in Hartford, Conn. He was appointed in 1882 curator of metallurgy in the United States national erica;

museum

in Washington. Dewey, George, naval officer, was

bom

on

Dec. 26, 1837, in Montpelier, Vt. He attended the naval academy during 1854-58; and during 1858-59 was attached to the steam frigate Wabash; and to the Mississippi in 1861-63. He was at the capture of New Orleans in 1862; of Port Hudson in 1863;

and in 1864-65 was in the North Atlantic blockading squadron. He was commissioned lieutenant in 1861; became lieutenant-commander in 1865; was made commander in 1873; and became captain in 1884. He was secretary of the light-house board in 187782 and chief of the bureau of equipment and recruiting, with rank of commodore, during 1889-90. He has attained world-wide fame by his destruction of the Spanish fleet in Manila bay on May 1, 1898; was given a vote of thanks by congress; presented with a golden sword was promoted to rear-admiral; and in 1899 was made admiral of the navy. Dewey, Israel Otis, merchant, paymaster, legislator, was born March 9, 1824, in Berlin, Vt. In 1849-64 he was a merchant in Concord and Hanover, N.H. In 18G0 he was a member of the New Hampshire legisla;