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Flower, Elliott, journalist, author, was born Aug. 2, 1863, in Madison, Wis. He was educated in the public schools of Chicago, 111.; and at Phillips academy of Andover, Mass. In 1892-93 he was night cityeditor of the Chicago Tribune; and in 189599 was an editorial writer on the Chicago Evening Post. He is the author of Police-

man Flynn; The Spoilsmen; Delightful Dodd; Nurse Norah; Slaves of Success; and The Best Policy. Flower, Frank Abial, journalist, curator, author, was born May 11, 1854, in Cottage, N.Y. He was educated in various grammar schools and at the state normal school at

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about one year; and then engaged in journalism. In 1884-89 he was commissioner of statistics for Wisconsin; was fiscal agent of the city of Superior, Wis.; and in 189098 was editor and proprietor of the Superior Leader. He has been president of the International traffic association; and executive secretary and member of the executive board of the International deep waterways association. He was expert editor and interpreter of the twelfth census. He is the author of History of Fond du Lac county, Wis.; History of Waukesha county, Wis.; History of the City of Milwaukee, Wis.; History of the Eepublican Party; I^fe of M. H. Carpenter; Outline History of Wisconsin; Industrial Wisconsin; Ola

Lake

Abe, the Wisconsin War Eagle; Three Reports as Commissioner of Statistics of Wisconsin Bye of the Northwest, in two volumes; From Wisconsin to the Sea; Plan of

Co-operation; International Deep Waterways; Life of Edwin M. Stanton; Suppressed Colonial and Revolutionary History; and numerous pamphlets, articles International

and reports. Flower, George, pioneer, founder, was born He founded the about 1780 in England. city of Albion and built the first building, of the log cabin order, being a tavern and blacksmith shop combined. He died Jan. 15, 1862, in Grayville, 111.

Flower, Roswell Pettibone, merchant, congressman, governor, philanthropist, was In born Aug. 7, 1835, in Theresa, N.Y. 1881-83 and 1889-91 he was a representa-

New York

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fifty-first congresses,

to the

forty-seventh

and was

re-elect-

ed to the fifty-second congress but did not serve; and in 1892-95 was the thirtieth governor of New York. He gave fifty thousand dollars to the St. Thomas home of New York City. He died May 12, 1899, in Eastport. N.Y.

Flowers, Samuel Bryce, soldier, physician, Oct. 31, 1835, in Wayne county, S.C. He served as surgeon in the confederate army during the civil war. He has contributed to the Philadelphia Medical and Surgical Reports, and to the Virginia Medi-

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Floumoy, Thomas Stanhope, soldier, congressman, was born in Virginia. He was a representative in congress from Virginia in 1847-49. He participated in the civil war. died March 13, 1883, in Pittsylvania county, Va. Floy, James, clergyman, botanist, author, was born Aug. 20, 1806, in New York City. He was prominent as a botanist; and as an anti-slavery leader. He was the author of Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden; Occasional Sermons, etc.; and Literary Remains. He died Oct. 14, 1863, in New York

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City.

Floyd, Charles A., congressman,

was born

in New York. He served in the New York state assembly in 1836 and 1838; and in 1841-43 he was a representative to the twenty-seventh congress. He died in New

York. Floyd, Charles M., merchant, governor, was born June 5, 1861, in Derry, N.H. He was educated in the public schools of New England. He is a successful merchant of Manchester, N.H. In 1905-06 he was a member of the governor's council. In 190709 he served as governor of the state of New Hampshire. Floyd, David Richard Floyd-Jones, lawyer, state senator, lieutenant-governor, born in 1813. He was a member of the

was

New

York state assembly

in 1841, 1843, and in 1857; state senator in 1844-47; and lieutenant-governor of New York in 1863-64. He died Jan. 8, 1871, in New York. Floyd, Henry Floyd-Jones, lawyer, state

senator, jurist, was born member of assembly in tor and in 1836-40 was court of errors from the He died in 1862.

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1829; state senaa member of the old first district.

Floyd, John, soldier, congressman, was born Oct. 3, 1769, in Beaufort, S.C. He was brigadier-general of militia in 1813-14; and subsequently major-general. He served several terms in the state legislature; and In 1827-29 he was a representative from Georgia to the twentieth congress. He died June 24, 1839, in Camden county, Ga. Floyd, John, congressman, governor, was born in 1770 in Jeflferson county, Va. In 1817-29 he was a representative from Virginia to the fifteenth to the twentieth congresses; served many years in the legislature of that state; and was the sixteenth governor of Virginia in 1830-34. He died Aug. 16, 1837, in Sweet Springs, Va. Floyd, John Buchanan, soldier, state legislator, governor, cabinet officer, was born June 1, 1807, in Blacksburg, Va. In 184749 he served in the Virginia state legisla-