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died Feb. 22, 1839, in Middletown, Conn.

Amos

Fiske,

Kidder, lawyer, author,

was

born May 12, 1842, in Whitefield, N.H. For twenty years he was on the staflE of the New York Times; and is now associate editor of the Journal of Commerce. He is the author of Midnight Talks at the Club; Beyond the Bourn; The Jewish Scrtptures; The Myths of Israel; The Story of the Philippines; The West Indies; and The Modern Bank. Fiske, Asa Severance, clergyman, author, was born March 2, 1833, in Strongsville, Ohio. In 1855 he graduated from Amherst college; and in 1859 became pastor of the

congregational church of St. Paul, During the civil war he served as chaplain and superintendent of refugees and abandoned bands. Since 1865 he has filled pastorates in the presbyterian church; and in 1896-1904 was pastor of the Gunton temple church at Washington, D. C. He is the author of Reason and Faith; and Ruth. first

Minn.

1871 he has been engaged as clerk, manager, partner and is now president of Fiske company, manufacturers of terra cotta. In 1902 he was president of the national association of brick and terra cotta manufacturers. For thirteen years he was president of the Union rescue mission of Boston, Mass. Fiske, George McClelland, clergyman, auwas born Oct. 21, 1850, in East

thor,

Windsor, Conn. In 1870-78 he was head master of Burlington college; and in 187476 was missionary of St. Mark's of Hammonton, and of Christ church of Waterford, N.J. He has been rector of St. Stephen's at Providence since 1884. He is the author of A Memorial Sermon on General Grant; and An Uncorrupt Life. ^ Fiske, Horace Spencer, educator, author,

was born Nov. 4, 1859, in Dexter, Mich. He was educated in the Beloit college and the university of Michigan. In 1886 he was an inpolitical structor of economy and civics at Beloit college academy; and in 1887-93 held the same professorship in the Wiscon-

Fiske, Bradley Allen, naval officer, inventauthor, was born June 13, 1854, in Lyons, N.Y. In 1874 he graduated from the United States naval academy. He was promoted ensign in 1875; and became master in 1881. In 1887 he became lieutenant; was made lieutenant-commander in 1899 ; and was promoted to commander in 1903. He has served or,

under Commander Evans and in 1894 was on Admiral Benham's flagship. He was navigator of the Petrel at the battle of Manila; and at the subsequent taking of the city of Manila. He took part in the bombardment of the Filipino Insurrection; and in the bombardment of San Fernando in 1899. He has invented a system of electrical appliances

normal

sin state school. In 1892 he was elected to a fellowship in English in the university of Wisconsin; and in 1893-94



Fiske, Francis Skinner, soldier,

the World Review of Chicago, 111. Since 1903 he has been assistant recorder of the university of Chicago, and is editor of The University Record. He is a member of the Cliff dwellers and of the Reynolds club, university of Chicago. He is the author of The Ballad of Manilla Bay and Other Verses; Provincial Types in American Fiction; Chicago in Picture and Poetry; and other works. Fiske, Isaac, lawyer, jurist. In 1824-25 he was an associate justice of the supreme court of Rhode Island. Fiske, James Porter, surgeon, founder, was born Nov. 22, 1866, in New York City. Since 1904 he has been orthopedic surgeon of the New York hospital. He has lectured at the post-graduate school and at Cornell university. He was one of the founders of the School for crippled children in New

New

York

for warships, electrical engine telegraph, and other appliances; and in 1893 was awarded the Elliott Cresson gold medal by the Franklin Institute. He is the author of Electricity in Theory and Practice.

Fiske, Charles, clergyman, author, was born March 16, 1868, in New Brunswick, N.J. Since 1902 he has been rector of Somerville, N.Y. He is the author of The Church, What It Is and Why I Belong to It; and The

Religion of the Incarnation. Fiske, Daniel Willard, journalist, educator, was born Nov. 11, 1831, in Ellisburg, N.Y. In 1868-81 he was professor of European languages and chief librarian of Cornell university. He has written extensively in many languages. lecturer,

was born In 1861 he became lieutenant colonel in the second regiment New Hampshire infantry; and in 1865 attained the rank of brigadier-general of volunteers. in

he was a, student in England. Since 1894 he has lectured on English literature at the extension division of the university of Chicago. In 1901-02 he was literary editor of

Hampshire.

Fiske, George Mann, soldier, merchant, philanthropist, was born May 2, 1842, in Medfield, Mass. He served as a private soldier in the forty-second regiment

Massachu-

setts volunteers during the civil war.

Since

City.

was born April He was master mariner during the revolutionary war; and fought in many conflicts. After the war he engaged in commerce; was made major-general of militia in 1792 and acquired fame and fortune. He died Sept. 28, 1797, in Salem, Mass. Fiske, John, naval officer, 10, 1744, in Salem, Mass.