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all made in his name. 1826, in Batavia, N.Y.

were

He

died Aug. 19,

Mrs. Lydia Landon, litterateur, is the author of a volume of poems named after the leading one. The Skeleton's Message. She is a direct descendant of the Landons; and a noted litterateur Elliott,

She

poet.

of Columbus, Ohio.

is

Maud,

Mrs.

litterateur, author, 1855, in Boston, Mass. She the author of Atlanta in the South; Mam-

Elliott,

was born Nov.

9,

A Newport Aquarelle; The San RosRanch; Honor; and Phyllida. Elliott, Mortimer F., lawyer, jurist, congressman, was bom Sept. 24, 1842, in Cherry Flats, Pa. He is a noted lawyer of Wellsboro. Pa.; and in 1870 was an unsuccessful mon;

ario

candidate for president judge. He was a of the state constitutional convention of 1873; and in 1883-85 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the fortyeighth congress as a democrat.

member

Orrin

educator, registrar, 1860, in Centerville, N. Y. In 1886-91 he was instructor in English; and since 1891 has been registrar of Leland Stanford Junior university. Elliott, Robert Brown, lawyer, congressman, was born Aug. 11, 1842, in Boston, Mass. He was a member of the state constitutional convention of South Carolina in 1868; and was a member of the house of representatives in 1868-70. In 1869 he was appointed assistant adjutant-general.. In 1871-75 he was a representative to the forty-second and forty-third congresses. He died in 1884 in New Orleans, La. Elliott,

Leslie,

was born March

8,

Elliott, Robert Woodward Barnwell, clergyman, bishop, was born Aug. 16, 1840, in Beaufort; S.C. In 1874 he was consecrated missionary bishop of western Texas. He died Aug. 36, 1887, in Sewanee, Tenn. Elliott, Sarah Barnwell, author, was born about 1840. She was the author of Jerry; John Paget, a novel of New York and Newport; The Felmeres; and The Durket Sperret.

Stephen, naturalist, author, was 11, 1771, in Beaufort, S.C. He in the South Carolina state medical college. He was the author of The Botany of South Carolina and Georgia. He Elliott,

born Nov.

was a professsor

died

March

28,

1830, in

Stephen,

Charleston, S.C.

lawyer, bishop, was born Aug. 31, 1806, in Beaufort, S.C. He practiced law in Charleston and Beaufort until 1833. In 1841 he was consecrated protestant episcopal bishop of Georgia. He died Dec. 21, 1866, in Savannah, Ga. Elliott, Stephen, second Stephen, soldier, was born in 1832 in Beaufort, S.C. He attained the grade of brigadier-general in the confederate service during the civil war. In 1865 he took the oath to support the constitution of the state and of the United States, and later was a candidate for conElliott,

gress. S.C.

He

died

March

21,

1866, in Aiken,

Elliott, Victor A., lawyer, jurist, was born He was a judge of the supreme court

in 1838.

of Colorado.

He

died Feb.

6,

1899, in Denver,

Col.

Elliott, William, patriot, was born in 1761 in Beaufort, S.C. He served in the patriot

army while still a youth; and was taken prisoner at the surprise of John's Island, and confined in the prison ship. He died in 1808 in Beaufort, S.C. Elliott, William, litterateur, author, was born April 27, 1788, in Beaufort, S.C. He was the author of Address Before the St. Paul's Agricultural Society; Carolina Sports by Land and Water; and Fiesco, a tragedy. He died in February, 1863, in Beaufort, S.C. EUiotft, William, soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Sept. 3, 1838, in Beaufort, S.C. He served as an officer throughout the war in the confederate army; and in 1866 was elected a member of the South Carolina legislature. In 1887-89 and 1891-93 and 1897-1903 he was a representative to the fiftieth,

fifty-second,

fiifty-fifth,

and

fifty-

seventh congresses as a democrat; received the certificate of election to the fifty-first congress, but was unseated by the house; was given the certificate of election to the congress, but was unseated fifty-fourth June 4, 1896, and the seat given to his republican opponent. Elliott, William Henry, soldier, lawyer, journalist, was born July 4, 1844, in New Castle, Ind. In 1866-70 he served in the United States navy. He practiced law in New Castle, Ind.; and was the owner of the New Castle Courier. He also served in the Spanish-American war. In 1899 he organized the postal system of Porto Rico. Ellis, Abner, patriot, was born in Dedham, Mass. He represented Dedham in the provincial congresses of October, 1774, and

February and May, 1775. Ellis, Alston, educator, college president, author, was born Jan. 36, 1847, in Kenton county, Ky. He received a thorough education;

and graduated at various times with the degrees of B.S., A.B., A. M., Ph.D. and LL.D. In 1867-68 he taught school in Covington, Ky.; and in 1868-71 in Newport, Ky. In 187179 and 1887-92 he was

superintendent of public schools at Hamilton, Ohio and in 188087 in Sandusky, Ohio. In 1892-99 he was

president of the state agricultural college at Fort Collins, Col.; and also in 1893-99 was director of the Colorado experiment station. Since 1901 he has been president of the Ohio state university at Athens. In 1875-79 and in