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commission merchant of New York City. For ten years he was secretary of the American numismatic and archaeological society of New York; and was its first vice-president. Since 1903 he has been secretary of the New York genealogical and biographical societies; and in 1906 was secretary of the sons of the revolution of New York. He has a fine collection of books and revolutionary documents, and historical relies, coins and paper money. Drowne, Solomon, educator, physician, scientist, botanist, author, was 11, 1753, in Providence, R.I. In

bom Marcn

1780 he entered the colonial army as surgeon. He had the first botanical garden in Rhode Island. In 1811 he was elected professor of materia medica and botany in Brown university. He was part author of The Farmer's Guide. He died Feb. 5, 1834, in Foster, R.I. (Drum, Augustus, congressman, was born in Indiana, Pa. In 1853-55 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the thirtythird congress. He died in Pennsylvania. Drum, Richard Coulter, soldier, was born May 28, 1825, in Pennsylvania. He served in Mexico in 1847; served in the Mexican war; and was brevetted first lieutenant for bravery. He was transferred to the artillery; served in the expedition against the Sioux; and served in the Kansas troubles of 1856. During the civil war he attained the rank of assistant adjutant general in the United States army; became captain in 1861; and

was made brigadier-general for services during the civil war. He became a full colonel in 1869; and in 1880 became adjutant-general of the United States army; and retired with the rank of brigadier-general. Drumgoole, John C, clergyman, priest, was bom Aug. 15, 1821, in Ireland. In 1869 he was ordained to priesthood. In 1876 he founded the St. Joseph's Union; and donated to the worthy poor. He died March 28,

New York City. Drummond, Harrison Irwin,

1888, in

financier,

was

1868, in Alton, HI. He was president of the Drummond tobacco company; and a director of the Mississippi valley trust company. Since 1901 he has served as a director of the Louisiana purchase exposition. Drummona, Josiah Hayden, lawyer, author, was bom in 1827. He was attorney-general of Maine for years. He was the author of Maine Masonic Text-Book for Use of Lodges; History of Masonic Jurisprudence; and Under the King. He died in 1902 in Portland,

born Dec.

14,

Maine.

Drummona, Sara King Wiley, litterateur, was born Sept. 23, 1871, in East

author,

Orange, N.J. She is part author of Alaska, Yosemite and the Yellowstone Poems, Lyrical and Dramatic; Cromwell, a play; and

other works.

Drummond, Thomas, lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born Oct. 16, 1809, in Bristol, Maine. He was elected to the house of rep-

resentatives of Illinois in 1840; and was appointed judge of the district court of the United States for Illinois in 1850. He removed to Chicago in 1854; and became judge of the district court of the United States for the northern district of Illinois. He died

May

Wheaton,

16, 1890, in

111.

Drummond, William, colonial governor, was born in Scotland. He was colonial governor of Virginia. Virginia.

He

died Jan. 20, 1677, in

Drummond, William W., lawyer, jurist. resident of Illinois; and was ap-

He was a

pointed an associate justice of the United States court for the territory of Utah. He died in Illinois. Drury, Augustus Waldo, clergyman, author, was born in 1851. He is a clergyman of the sect of united brethren in Christ. He is the author of Life of Otterbein, the founder of the sect. Drury, John Benjamin, clergyman, lecturer, author, was bom Aug. 15, 1838, in Rhinebeck, N.Y. He attended the Rhinebeck acad-

emy, Rutgers college and the New Brunswick theological seminary; and has received the degree of D.D. president of the general synod of the reformed church

He has been

of America; was Vedder lecturer in 1883; and since 1887 he has been editor of Christian Intelligencer of New York City. He is the author of Historical Sketch of the First Reformed Church of Ghent; Historical Sketch of the Reformed Dutch Church at

Rhinebeck, N.Y.; Truths and Untruths of Evolution; and other works. Drury, Luke, lawyer, jurist. In 1822-24 he was an associate justice of the supreme court of

Rhode

Island.

Drury, Marion Richardson, journalist, clergyman, author, was born Dec. 27, 1849, in Pendleton, Ind. In 1889-97 he was associate editor of The Religious Telescope of Dayton, Ohio. He is the author of The Pastor's Pocket Book; Pastor's Companion; Handbook for Workers; At Hand; and Our Catechism.

Drury,

WiUiam Henry,

lawyer, inventor, Worcester, Mass. Since 1873 he has been a lawyer of Boston, Mass. He is the inventor of the system of spinning yarn, by which numerous strands of twisted and completed yarn are made directly from the ring-doffers of a carding machine without any subsequent process or

was born Jan.

12, 1842, in

spinning.

Dryden, John D.

S.,

lawyer, jurist. In 1863-

was an associate justice of the supreme court of Missouri; and resided in Marion, Mo. 65 he