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 HERRINGSHAW'S LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. Enyart, Charles Francis, educator, clergycollege president, was born Feb. 9, 1865, near Logansport, Ind. He reorganized the Hillsboro college of Ohio; and was its

man,

president in 1865. He now fills a pastorate in the methodist episcopal church at Wilmington, Ohio.

Enyart, David A.,

soldier,

was born

and

Since 1899 he has been professor

il.D.

anatomy in the university of Mmnesota. He has made researches on articulations. Erdman, Constantine J., lawyer, congressman, was born Sept. 4, 1846, in Lehigh counof

ty, Pa.

in

Ohio. In 1861 he became lieutenant-colonel in the first regiment Kentucky infantry; and in 1865 was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. He died Oct. 31, 1867. Epes, James Fletcher, soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born May 23, 1842, in Nottoway county, Va. He received a thorough education; and graduated from the university of Virginia. During the civil war he served in thfe cavalry branch of the confederate service; had three horses shot from under him; and received two bullet wounds. After the war

He

received the rudiments of his education in the public schools attended a classical school at

Quakertown

he was a representative to the fifty-third and fifty-fourth congresses as a democrat. Erichsen,

Hugo, physician, founder, au-

was born June Mich. He was educated

1860, in Detroit, at the German- American seminary of Detroit, Mich.; at the Realschule of Kiel,

thor,

of the bar. In 1891-95 he was a representative from Vir-

congressman,

representative to the fifty-fifth and fiftysixth congresses as a democrat. He died March 2, 1900, in Washington, D.C. Eppes, John Wayles, congressman, United States senator, was born in 1773 in Virginia. In 1803-11 and 1813-15 he was a representative from Virginia to the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and thirteenth congresses. In 181719 he was United States senator, when he resigned because of ill health. He died Sept. 20, 1823, in Richmond, Va. Erben,- Henry, naval officer, was born in 1833 in New York City. In 1857 he was promoted lieutenant; and served through the civil war. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1894; and in 1895 was retired. Erben, Peter, musician, organist, was born in 1771 in Philadelphia, Pa. He became an organ builder; and was also organist in Trinity parish in 1807-39. He died in 1863 in

New York

City.

Erdman, Jacob, congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. In 1845-47 he was a representative" from Pennsylvania to the twenty ninth congress. He died July 20, 1867, in Lehigh county. Pa. Erdmann, Charles Andrew, anatomist, scientist, was born Aug. 3, 1866, in Milwaukee, Wis. He has received the degrees of Ph.G.

22,

Germany and

received degree of M.D. from the Detroit medical college, the univer-

ginia to the fifty-second and fifty-third congresses as a, democrat. He has now retired from active life and lives on a farm owned in former years by his father, in Nottoway P., journalist,

entered

there. He was elected district attorney in 1874; and in 1893-9'?

member

was born Aug. 20, 1865, in Nottoway county, Va. He was elected in 1891 a member of the Virginia general assembly; and was register of the land office. In 1897-1900 he was a



Pennsylvania college of Gettysburg in 1861, and graduated in 1865. He read law and was admitted to the bar of Lehigh in 1867; and since has practiced

he became a prominent

county, Va. Epes, Sydney

393

the

sity

of

Vermont and

the Queen's university at Kingston, Canada. In 1883-85 he was professor of diseases of the brain and nervous system in the school of medicine at Chaddock college of Quincy, 111. In 1882 he was assistant editor of the Detroit Clinic; and in 1883-84 was associate editor of the Western Medical Reporter. In 1885 he founded the Michigan cremation association; and in 1887 founded the Detroit crematorium. He is the author of Medical Rhymes; The Cremation of the Dead; The Methods of Author; and other works. Ericson, Charles John Alfred, banker, statesman, was born March 18, 1840, in Sweden. Since 1875 he has been engaged in the 'banking business in Boone, Iowa; and is now president of the City bank of Boone. In 1895-1903 he was a member of the Iowa state senate; and assisted in revising Iowa codes of 1873 and 1897. He is vice-president of the Iowa state library association; and in 1902 received the degree of LL.D. from

Augustana

college.

Ericson, John Ernst, civil engineer, was born Oct. 21, 1858, in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 1884 he has been connected with the city of Chicago as assistant engineer; and since 1897 as city engineer. He had charge of the construction and operation of the Chicago water-works, harbor work and bridges. Ericsson, John, engineer, inventor, was born July 31, 1803, in Sweden. To this skill-