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Vt. He was one of the founders of christian science in America. He died in 1882 in Boston, Mass. Eddy, Clarence, musician, organist, composer, author, was born June 23, 1851, in Greenfield, Mass. In 1868-71 he was organist at

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studied in Berlin. For seventeen years i n 1875-92 he was organist and choirmaster of the First presbyterian church of Chicago, Bl. In 187G he became general director of the Hershey school of musical art of Chicago; and is at present organist and choirmaster of the Tompkins' avenue congregational church of Brooklyn, N.Y. He has given hundreds of organ recitals in the principal cities of the United States and America; and has composed numerous pieces for the organ. He is the author of The Church and Concert Organist; and The Organ in Church. Eddy, Daniel Clark, clergyman, author, was born May 21, 1823, in Salem, Mass. He was a baptist clergyman of Boston, and later of Brooklyn. He was the author of

The Percy Family, and Walter's Tour in the East, two series of volumes for young readers; Young Man's Friend; Young Woman's Friend; The Burman Apostle, a Life of Judson; Roger Williams and the Baptists; The Unitarian Apostasy; Europa, or Scenes in the Old World; Waiting at the Cross; and Angel Whispers. He died July 26, 1896, in Cottage City, Mass. Eddy, Ebenezet J. Foster, soldier, scientist, was bom Jan. 15, 1847, in Moretown, Vt. He has held various positions in the grand army of the republic; and has been president of the National christian scientists'

versity of Tennessee, at Cornell university, at Princeton college and at the university of Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1891-94 he was president of the Rose polytechnic institute of Terre Haute, Ind.; and since 1894 has been professor of engineering and mechanics and since 1906 dea,n of the graduating school. He is the author of Analytical Geometry; Researches in Graphical Statics; and other

works in English and German. Eddy, Edward, actor, was born in 1821 He came to New York City in Troy, N.Y. in 1851, and was successively manager of the Metropolitan theater, Burton's Chambers street theater, the Old Bowery, and the old Broadway theater. He died Dec. 10, 1875, in Jamaica. Eddy, Frank Marion, educator, business man, congressman, was born April 1, 1856, He was elected in Pleasant Grove, Minn. clerk of the district court of Pope county; and he has held this position, also that of court reporter of the sixteenth judicial disIn 1895-1903 trict, continuously ever since. he was a representative from Minnesota to the fifty-fourth, fifty-fifth, fifty-sixth and fifty-seventh congresses as a republican.

Eddy, John H., geographer, author, was born in 1782. He published a circular map of the country for thirty miles around New York in 1814; a map of the western part of New York; a map to illustrate the communication between Lake Erie and the Hudson; a map of the state of New York; and was engaged on a general atlas of America at the time of his death. He died Dec. 22, 1817, in New York. Eddy, Mrs. Mary Baker Glover, author. She is a resident of Concord, N.H., widely known as the founder of the sect of christian scientists. She has published a number of pamphlets on the general subject of christian science. She lectured extensively throughout the

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Eddy, Henry Turner, educator, mathemaauthor, was born June 9, 1844, in Stoughton, Mass. He graduated from Yale college; and received

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of A.B. received the degree of Ph.B. from the Sheffield scientific school; the degrees of C.E. and Ph.D. from Cornell university; and the degree of LL.D. from Center college. He also studied at a university and institute in Ber-

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lin, Germany. He has a professor of mathematics, Latin, civil engineering and astronomy; and an instructor in lield work. He has taught in the Sheffield scientific school, in the uni-

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tian science; and has also contributed extensively to current publications. She has been president of the

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physical college; editor and proprietor of _ „ The Christian Science Journal founded in 1883; and is pastor emeritus of The First .

Church of Christ, Scientist, with a total membership of sixteen thousand of the mother church in Boston, Mass. She is the author of the Christian Science text-book, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, which has reached its one hundred

and eighty-third edition. Eddy, Norman, congressman,

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Dec. 10, 1810, in Scipio, N.Y. In 1853-55 he was a representative from Indiana to the