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as a delegate of the United States to the international American conference held in Washington in 1889-90. In 1893 he acted for the president of Brazil in the purchase ice

vessels and munition of war; and in 1895 during the Chinese-Japanese war he purchased the cruiser Esmeralda from Chili and delivered her to Japan. Both before and during the Spanish-American war he rendered valuable services to the United States government in the purchase of vessels and munitions of war. He is a director of several railroads, steamship and industrial companies; and of various financial institutions. He was one of the owners of the successful cup defender Vigilant; and was the owner of the sloop Grade, a famous Also during the past fifteen prize winner. years he has devoted himself largely to the consolidation of industrials; and he has become known as the father of trusts. Flint, David Boardman, merchant, philanthropist, was born May 1, 1816, in Troy, N.H. He is the founder of the well known firm of Flint and Hall, dealers in lumber. He built the Channing Chapel of Winter Harbor, Maine; and deeded it to the American unitarian association. Frank Putnam, lawyer. United Flint, States senator, was born July 15, 1862, in Reading, Mass. He was educated in the public schools of San Francisco, where he began the study of law. In 1888-92 he was clerk in the United States marshal's office at San Francisco; and was admitted to the practice of law. In 1893-93 he was assistant United States attorney; and in 18971901 was United States attorney of the southern district of California. In 1905 he was elected a member of the United States senate for the term ending in 1911. Flint, Grover, journalist, author. He has been a war correspondent. He is the author of

Marching With Gomez. Henry, educator, author, was bom He was apin 1675 in Dorchester, Mass. pointed a fellow of Harvard college in 1700; and in 1705-54 was a tutor there. He died of

Flint,

Feb. 13, 1760, in Massachusetts. Flint, Henry Martyn, journalist, author, was born March 24, 1829, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was an editor of the Chicago Times He was the author of Life of in 1855-61.

Stephen A. Douglas; History and Statistics of United States Railroads; and Mexico Under Maximilian. He died Deo. 12, 1868, in

Camden, N.J.

Flint, Jacob, clergyman, author, was born He was 7, 1767, in Reading, Mass. the author of History of Cohasset, in the Massachusetts historical collection. He died

Aug.

Oct. 11, 1835, in Marshfield, Mass. Flint,

James Milton, naval surgeon, was

During 7, 1838, in Hillsboro, N.H. the civil war he was assistant-surgeon in the United States navy; became surgeon in 1874; was made medical inspector in 1893; and was medical director in 1897-1900, when

bom

Feb.

he was retired with the rank of rear-admiral. Flint,

Joshua Barker, educator, surgeon,

was born Oct. 13, 1801, in Cohasset, Mass. He was professor of surgery in the Kentucky school of medicine in 1849-64. He was the author of The Practice of MediHe died March 19, 1864, in Louisville, cine. author,

Ky. Flint, Micah P., lawyer, poet, was bom in 1807 in Lunenburg, Mass. He was admitted to the bar in Alexander, Miss. He was the author of The Hunter and Other Poems. He died in 1830 in Alexander, Miss. Flint, Timothy, clergyman, author, was born July 11, 1780, in Reading, Mass. He was a congregational clergyman of New England. He was the author of Geography and History of the Mississippi Valley; Recollections of Ten Years in the Valley of the Mississippi; Indian Wars in the West; Memoir of Daniel Boone; Lectures on Natural History, etc. Fiction: Francis Berrian; Arthur Cienning; George Mason; and The Shoshone Valley. He died Aug. 16, 1840, in Salem, Mass. Flint, Wallace Benjamin, shipping merchant, diplomat, was born Oct. 10, 1863, in Brooklyn, N.Y. In 1888 he was admitted to partnership by his father in the firm of Flint and company, commission merchants, of which he is yet a member. He has been the consul of Uruguay in New York. Flint,

July

Weston, lawyer, author, was born

1835, in Pike, N.Y. In 1898 he became librarian and secretary of the board of trustees of the public library at Washington, D.CHe was the author of Catalogue of the Library of the United States Patent OfiSce; Catalogue of Additions to the Library of the United States Patent Office; and Statistics of Libraries in the United States and Canada. He died in 1906 in Washington, D.C. 4,

Flint, William Wastey, physician, was born May 20, 1852, in Baldwin, Maine. In 1879 he began the practice of medicine in New York City. Since 1885 he has been attending physician at the presbyterian hospital of New York City. He was for four years visiting physician at the workhouse and almshouse hospital of New York City. Flipper,. Joseph Simeon, clergyman, college president, was born Feb. 22, 1859, in

Atlanta, Ga. He received his education in the public schools of his native state; and graduated from the Atlanta university. He has filled pastorates in several influential churches; has been dean of the Turner theological seminary; and is now president of the Morris Brown college of Atlanta, Ga. Plippin,

Manlius T., lawyer, legislator, was born July 39, 1841, in Monroe county, Kentucky. He served several lurist, poet,

sessions as a

member

of the

Kentucky state