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1879 he was ordained priest. In 1883-94 he rector at Marinette, Wis.; and in 18941904 was vicar-general of the diocese of Green Bay. Since 1904 he has been bishop of Green Bay, Wis. Fox, Luther Augustine, educator, clergyman, author, was born in 1843 near Greensboro, N.C. He is the author of History of

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Fox, Gustavus Vasa, manufacturer, naval officer, diplomat, was born June 13, 1831, in Saugus, Mass. After a service of nineteen years in the navy, he resigned as lieuten-

During the latter part of the civil war he was assistant secretary of the navy. He

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died Oct. 39, 1883, in New York City. Fox, Harry, contractor, builder, was born Sept. 29, 1826, in Westfleld, Mass. He received a good English education in his na_-- tive place. In 1845

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dendron. Fox, John E., lawyer, statesman, founder, was born Nov. 27, 1861, in Dauphin county, Pa. He was educated at La Fayette college. He taught school for two years; and In 1892 he since 1888 has practiced law. was a, delegate to the republican national coiivention. He is known as the father of the new capitol building. Since 1901 he has been a member of the Pennsylvania state

Fox, Mary Hewins, actress, was born in 1842 in Hartford, Conn. She made "her first appearance on the stage at the old museum in Troy, N.Y.; and afterward appeared at Laura Keene's Varieties in New York City. Fox, Noiman, soldier, clergyman, legislator, was born in 1792. He served as lieutenant in the war of 1812. For four years he was a member of the New York state legislature. He died in 1862 in Ballston Spa, N.Y. Fox, Noiman, educator, clergyman, author, was born Feb. 13, 1836, in Glens Falls, N.Y. He was a baptist clergyman of New York and Missouri; and filled a pastorate in Morristown, N.J., of which city he was mayor. He was the author of George Fox and the Early Friends; Rise of the Use of Pouring and Sprinkling for Baptism; A Layman's Ministry; Inspiration of the Apostles in Speaking and Writing; and Christ in the Daily Meal. He died in 1907 in Morristown, N.J. Fox, Oscar Chapman, soldier, inventor, was born Aug. 23, 1830, in Pitcher, N.Y. He served in the civil war; and attained the rank of major. He was an inventor in calorifics, hydraulics, pneumatics, optics and surgery. In 1873 he became examiner of patents in the United States patent ofiice. He died in 1902 in Linden, Md. Fox, Thomas Bailey, clergyman, journalist, author, was bom in 1808 in Boston, Mass. He was the author of The Ministry of Jesus; The Sunday-School Prayer-Book; Hints for Sunday-School Teachers; Allegories and Christian Lessons for Children; and The Acts of the Apostles. He died in 1876 in Dorchester, Mass. Fox, Timothy J., lawyer, statesman, was born Dec. 24, 1847, in Ireland. He has been city attorney of New Haven, Conn. In 1883 he served as a member of the Connecticut house of representatives; and was a state senator in 1891-95, serving as chairman of the judiciary committee. Fox, Walter Dennis, journalist, author, was bom July 4, 1867, near Murfreesboro, Tenn. He is the author of Sam Davis; The Confederate Scout ; Father Carolan ; and also One Mid-Year's Madness. Fox, William Freeman, soldier, forester, author, was bom Jan. 11, 1840, in Ballston Spa, N.Y. He was captain, major, and lieutenant-colonel in the one hundred and seventh regiment New York volunteers; and

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road in Canada. In 1856-59 he filled a contract to widen the Chicago river and its branches. He was a member of the firm that dug the Illinois canal; built the Peoria,

Pekin and Jacksonville railroad and other railroads in the New England states. They built many of the elevators and bridges in Chicago, 111.; and also harbors in Chicago, Michigan City, Sheboygan and the Sturgeon

Bay

canal.

Pox, James D., lawyer, jurist, was born Jan. 22, 1847, in Frederickstown, Mo. He was educated in the public schools of his native city; and in 1865 graduated from St. Louis university. In 1867 he began the practice of law in Frederickstown, Mo.; and in 1880-1902 was circuit judge for the twenty-seventh judicial circuit of Missouri. Since 1902 he has been associate justice of the state

supreme court of Missouri.

Fox, John, mechanic, congressman, was born June 30, 1835, in New York. In 186771 he was a representative from New York to the fortieth and forty-first congresses as

a democrat. Fox, John, author, was born about 1865 in Kentucky. He is the author of Hell for Sartin; The Last Stetson; The Kentuckians; A Mountain Europa;' Cumberland Vendetta; Crittenden; Bluegrass; and Rhodo-

Fox, Joseph J., clergyman, bishop, was bom Aug. 2, 1855, in Green Bay, Wis. In

in numerous battles and skirmishes. For the past quarter of a century he has been superintendent of forests of the state of