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Franklin, William Temple, author. He accompanied his grandfather to Paris, act-

stock of twenty thousand dollars. He was treasurer and trustee of the New York col-

ing as his secretary. He published editions of Franklin's works. He died May 25, 1823, in Paris, France. Frantz, Frank, soldier, governor, was bom May 7, 1872, in Roanoke, Va. In 1898 he served in the Spanish-American war. In 1901-03 he was postmaster of Enid, Okla. In 1904-08 he was governor of Oklahoma. Frantz, Mrs. Virginia, educator, poet, was born in 1838 in Brandon, Miss. She is the author of a volume entitled Ina Greenwood

lege of

and Other Poems. Franzoni, Charles William, physician, surgeon, was born Aug. 15, 1837, in Washington, D.C. He is engaged in the practice of medicine at Washington, D.C. For thirtysix years he has been treasurer of the

Washington medical

society;

and has been

president of the medical association of the District of Columbia. Fraprie, Frank Roy, educator, author, was born July 14, 1814, in Fall River, Mass, Since 1905 he has been editor of American Photography of New York City. He is- the author of Manual of Photography; and

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other works. Fraps, George Stronach, educator, scientist, author, was bom Sept. 9, 1876, in Raleigh, N.C. In 1896 he graduated with the degree of B.S. from the North Carolina agricultural and mechanical college ; and for a year was assistant in chemistry at

that institution. In 1898-99 he was a fellow at the Johns Hopkins university, from

which institution h e received the degree of Ph.D. In 1899-1903 he was assistant professor of chemistry at the North Carolina agricultural and mechanical college; and also assistant chemist of the North Carolina agricultural experiment station. Then in 1903-05 was assistant chemist of the Texas experiment station; in 1905-06 was acting chemist; and since 1906 has been chemist. Since 1906 he has again been associate professor of chemistry in the state agricultural and mechanical college of TexIn 3905-06 he was state chemist of as. Texas. His chief researches have been in He is the author the chemistry of soils. of Principles of Dyeing; and a number of scientific

Monographs, papers and reports.

Fraser, Charles, painter, artist,

Aug. 20, 1782, in Charleston, S.C. duced many landscape and genre

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pictures.

died Oct. 5, I860, in Charleston, S.C. Nelson, manufacturer, Fraser, Horatio druggist, was born Nov. 30,' 1851, in Providence, R.I. He incorporated the Fraser tablet manufacturing company with a capital

pharmacy.

Fraser,

Edwin Joseph,

scientist, was tario, Canada.

physician, surgeon, 14, 1830, in On-

born Aug.

He was educated

in

the

schools and colleges of Berea, Oberlin and Cleveland, Ohio ; and in Chicago, 111. During 1874-82 he was surgeon to the second regiment of artillery California national guard; and in 1900-05 was general manager of the insurance deof the U.B.R.E. He is one of the foremost physicians and surgeons of the Pacific coast; and has a large practice in San Francisco, Cal. He is a noted scientist; and the author of several Monographs and contributions to

partment

medical and scientific literature.

was born in ScotIn 1862 he was lieutenant-colonel in the one hundred and fortieth regiment Pennsylvania infantry; and in 1865 was breFraser, John, soldier,

land.

vetted brigadier-general of volunteers. died June 4, 1878.

He

Fraser, William Alexander, author, was He 24, 1859, in Nova Scotia. has traveled much and lived nine years in India and speaks Hindustan. He is a mining engineer by profession; but now devotes He is the auhis entire time to writing. thor of Eye of a God; Mooswa; Others of the Boundaries The American Animal Book and The Outcast. Frazar, Douglas, soldier, author, was born He was a colin 1836 in Massachusetts. onel in the federal army during the civil war, and was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. He was the author of The Log of the Maryland; Perseverance Island; and Practical Boat-Sailing. He died in 1896 in Somerville, Mass. frazee, John, sculptor, was born July 18, 1790, in Rahway, N.J. In 1834 he modeled several busts of eminent men for the library of the Boston anthenaeum, among which were those of Daniel Webster, Prescott, Lowell, Story and Bowditch. Subsequently he made busts of John Marshall, Lafayette, DeWitt Clinton, John Jay, General Jackson, and Bishop Hobart. He died Feb. 24, 1853,

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Compton

Mills, E.I.

Frazer, John Fries, soldier, educator, scientist, was born July 8, 1812, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1836 he became assistant state geologist; and subsequently was professor of chemistry and natural philosophy in the He died Oct. university of Pennsylvania. 12, 1873, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Frazer, Philip, lawyer, jurist, was bom in He adopted the profession

Pennsylvania.