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Diggs, Mrs. Annie L., librarian, author, was born in 1853 in Canada. Since 1898 she has been state librarian of Kansas. She is the author of Little Brown Brothers.

the Chicago veterinary college. He is a successful farmer, horse dealer and veterinarian of Monmouth, 111. For eight years he was assessor of Roseville township; for four years

James R. L., educator, college presiwas born in November, 1867, in Upper Marlboro, Md. He was educated at Wayland

was

seminary of Washington, D.C.

author,

I'iSgs,

dent,

he attended B'ueknell university, Cornell university and the Illinois Wesleyan university. He has attained eminence as an educator and minister. In 1886-90 he was a teacher in the public schools of Maryland; and in 1890-94 was in;

now

iirst

P",.

James Brooks, lawyer, born July

35,

capitalist, au1854, in Spencer-

He practised law in New York City; and made a specialty of corporation law. In 1906 was appointed judge of the court of errors and appeals of New Jersey, the court of last resort of that state. He is the author of Business Corporations Dill on Corporations; and Banking and Trust Company Laws of New Jersey. Dillard, James Hardy, educator, author, was bom Oct. 24, 1856, in Nanesmond county, Va. He graduated from the Washington and Lee university; and in 1876-77 was professor of mathematics in that institution. In 1877-82 he was principal ^of Rodman school of Norfolk, Va. In 1882-87 he was principal of Norfolk academy; in 1887-91 was principal of the Mary institute in the Washington university of St. Louis, Mo.; and since 1891 has been professor of latin in the Tulane university of New Orleans, La. He is the author of Arithmetic Exercises; Selections from Wordsworth; Fifty Letters of Cicero; and other works. Dillard, John Henry, soldier, lawyer, jurist, was bom Nov. 29, 1819, in Rockingham county, N.C. He began the practice of law

Richmond, Va. and became commonwealth attorney. In 1861 he served in the civil war. In 1871 he was elected a justice of the supreme court of North Carolina. Dillaye, Stephen Devalson, author, was bom in 1820 in New York. He was the author of The Money and Finances of the French Revolution in 1789. He died in 1884. in



Dillenbeck, Clark, civil engineer, architect, author, was born June 24, 1866, in Palatine Bridge, N.Y. He has designed many important structures and large manufacturing plants. He is the author of Specifications for Railway Stations. Dilley, Ira, farmer, veterinarian, public official, was born Sept. 16, 1854, in Roseville, m. He was educated in the public schools of Avon,

III.;

and in 1890 graduated from

county

and



is

111.

educator,

geologist,

27, 1850, in

Bloomfrom

Ti 1879 he duly graduated

the Lawrence scientific school of Harvard university; and spent four years in post-graduate studies in the universities

of

Harvard and

Heidelberg. In 187377 he taught in the state normal school at Westfield, Mass. Then in 1881-83 he was geoologist in the Assos exposition; and he since

Kentucky. Since 1906 he has been president of the state university of Kentucky. Dill,

Silas,

was born Aug.

structor in Wayland seminary of Washington, D.C. In 1898-1906 he was professor of latin and instructor in philosophy at the Virginia union university of Richmond, Va. In 1905-07 he was state secretary of the Niagara m.ovement for Virginia; and since 1907 state secretary of the movement for

thor, was port, N.y.

sheriff of his

Warren county,

Joseph

Diller, fi^l'l.

deputy

sheriff for

1883 has been geoloUnited States geological survey at Washington, D.C. He is an associate editor of the American Journal of Science. He is the author of Diamonds in the United States; Notes on the Geology of Northern Califoi-nia; and over one hundred other Monographs and geological articles. Dillingham, Benjamin F., merchant, naval officer, was born Sept. 4, 1844, in West Brewster, Mass. In 1863 he was third officer of the clipper ship Southern CVoss, which was captured and burned at sea by the confederate cruiser Florida. In 1865 he was engaged with the mercantile firm of H. Dimond and son; and three years later he bought them out. He promoted the great sugar plantation Ewa; and the Oloa sugar company, limited. Dillingham, Frances Bent, author, poet, was born in Chelsea, Mass. Since 1895 she has contributed poems and stories to Scribners, Lippincotts and St. Nicholas magazines. She is the author of A Proud Little Baxter. Dillingham, Fred Augustine, clergyman, author, was born Jan. 37, 1851, in Auburn. Maine. He fills a pastorate in Bridgeport, Conn. He is the author of Life of Jesus. Dillingham, John Hoag, educator, author, was born June 1, 1839, in West Falmouth, Mass. He was educated at the Lawrence academy of Falmouth; and in 1862 he graduatea from Harvard college. In 1865-78 he was pro fessor of moral and gist in the

political science at the

Haverford college of Pennsylvania; and he since 1878 has been a teacher in the Friends' select school of Philadelphia, Pa. In 188198 he was librarian of the Friends' library; and also custodian of records. Since 1898 he has been editor of the Friend of Philadelphia,