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 HERRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OF AMERICAN' BIOGRAPHY. Doolittle,

Thomas Benjamin, manufactur-

was born on June 30, 1839, in Woodbury, Conn. He was educated in the

er, inventor,

public schools of New England; and at the

Woodbury

academy. Early in life he was a manufacturer of brass

phlet on Our Fishery Rights in the North Atlantic. Dorchester, Daniel, educator, clergyman, author, was born March 11, 1827, in Duxbury, Mass. He was educated in the public schools; and at the

Norwich and Wesleyan academies. In 1847 he entered the Proviconference dence of the methodist episcol)al church; and filled pastorates in Somers, Thompson, Eastford,

articles at Bridgeport,

Conn.

He made many

inventions

in connection with the manufacturer barbed of wire; was the originator of the buffer platform and coupler; and invented and placed in service the first fare-registers in the street cars. He became connected with the bell telephone company at the beginning of the business; originated the first telephone switchboard; and in 1898 received a medal from Franklin institute for the origination of a process of producing hard drawn copper wire, which made long distance-telephony possible. He is at present engaged in the development of telephone toll-line traffic throughout the United States. He has been president of a manufacturing company; was vice-president of the American telephone company of New York at the time of its organization; and is a director in various industrial corporations. Doolittle, William Hall, lawyer, congress man, was born in Erie county. Pa. He served one term in the Nebraska state legisla-

ture in 1876-77; served in that state as assistant United States district attorney; and in 1880 moved from Nebraska to Washington Territory. In 1893-97 he was a representative from Washington territory to the fifty-third and fifty-fourth congresses as a republican.

Dooly, John Mitchell, lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born about 1772 in Lincoln county, Ga. He was solicitor-general of the western circuit of Georgia in 1802 to fill a vacancy; and in 1804 was elected to the same ofiice by the legislature. In 1816 he was elected judge of the same circuit; and in 1822 chosen first judge of the northern circuit, to which latter place he was re-elected in 1825. He died May 26, 1837, in Lincoln county, Ga.

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Woodstock and MysConn. He also preached in Worcester, Lowell. In Charleston, Springfield and Boston, Mass. In isns he was presiding elder of the Worcester district; in 1874 was presiding elder of the Lynn district; and in 1882 he was presiding elder of the North Boston district; and in 1895 he retired from active ministry. In 1855 he was commissioner of lunacy in Connecticut; and the same year was a member of the Connecticut state senate. In 1889-93 he was superintendent of the Indian schools of the LTnited States. He is the author of The Liquor Problem in All Ages; Christianity in the LTnited States; Romanism Versus the Public Schools; and other works. He died in 1907 in Pittsburg, Pa. Dore, John Clark, educator, banker, was born starch 22. 1822, in Ossipee. At the age of sevcntocn years he became a teacher in the country schools; and in 1843 graduated from Dartmouth college. He taught in Boston about seven years; tic,

and was principal of Boylston school. During 1853-55 he was (he

superintendent

of the public schools of Chicago, 111. He then en-

gaged

in

mercantile

and became identified with the pursuits;

tion in the extension division of the university of Chicago. She is the author of The Place of Industries in Elementary Educa-

lumber trade. For five years he was a member of the Chicago board of education; and one year was president. The Dore school is named after him. In 1866 he was elected president of the Chicago board of trade; for several years he was director and president of the Commercial insurance company; and in 1869 became president of the board of underwriters. For several years he was president of the state savings institution. In

The Tree Dwellers; The Later Caveman; and other works.

state senate.

Dopp, Katherine Elizabeth, educator, auwas born March 1, 1863, in Belmont, Wis. Since 1904 she has lectured on educathor,

tion;

Doran, Joseph IngersoU, lawyer, author,

was born Jan.

17, 1874, in Philadelphia, Pa.

In 1865 he practiced law; and two years was admitted to the supreme court of Pennsylvania. In 1888 he published a pham-

later

1868-72 he was a member of the Illinois He has been president of the

Illinois humane society, and president ot Newsboys' and bootblacks home at Chicago, 111.

Doremus, Charles Avery, chemist, was born Sept. 6, 1851, in New York City. He be-