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died Dec. 26, 1858, in Charleston,

S.C.

Gadsden, John, lawyer, state legislator, He was a member 4, 1787. of the South Carolina legislature; and also held the office of United States district at-

was born March

torney. Carolina.

He

died Jan.

31,

South

1831, in

surgeon, Gaertner, Frederic, physician, was born microseopist, scientist, author, July 25, 1860, at Fort Russell, 111. In 186676 he duly attended a country school at the old Fort Russell; in

1876-79 attended the St. Louis high school;

and

from

graduated

the Mound City comIn mercial college.

1882 graduated he with the degree of M. D. from the St. Louis and medical college then studied in Berlin, Vienna, Strassburg, Paris, London and Dublin and soon became an eminent physician, scientist and microseopist. He has received the degrees of B.S., A.M., M.D., D.M., and LL.D. from famous universities. He subsequently began the practice of medicine and microscopy in Pittsburg, Pa. He has a collection of six thousand slides of microscopic specimens;

and

is frequently called into court as expert witness in medico-legal cases. He is a bold surgeon; and has undertaken several capital surgical operations with success. He is associate editor of the Dental and Surgical Microcosm; associate editor of the International Journal of Microscopy and Natural Science; collaborator of the Bacteriological; and associate editor of the ObservHe is the author of Successful Treater. ment of Cancer; The Causes of Dropsies and Its Cure; and The Origin of Man and His Destiny. Gaffney, Margaret, philanthropist, was

general to Dresden; and resides in Dresden, Saxony. He is the author of America in the Orient; The Anglo- Japanese Treaty; and other works. Gage, Albert Seth, business president, founder, was born Dec. 13, 1842, in Dracut, Mass. In 1867-95 he was in the wholesale dry goods business in Chicago, 111. He is president of the Gage hotel company; owns the Wellington hotel; and was the originator of the Washington Park club. Gage, Alfred Payson, educator, author, was born April 15, 1836, in Hopkinton, N. H. He was professor in the English high school of Boston, Mass. He was the author of a series of Text-Books on Physics. He died in 1903 in Arlington, Mass. Gage, Mrs. Frances Dana, suflEragist, lecturer, author, was born Oct. 12, 1808, in MaShe was a prominent advorietta, Ohio. cate of woman suffrage; and lectured on that subject, temperance and anti-slavery. She was the author of Elsie Magoon, a temperance story; Poems; Gertie's Sacrifice; Nightcaps,' a Series of Books; and Sparks Upward. She wrote much over the signature Aunt Fanny. She died Nov. 10, 1884, in Greenwich, Conn.

Gage, Henry T., governor. In 1899-1905 he was the nineteenth governor of California. Gage, Joseph S., soldier, was born in Maine. In 1861 he became captain in the sixth regiment Missouri infantry; and in 1865 was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers.

Gage, Joshua,

9,

1882, in

New

He waa

member

Gage,

Lyman

Judson, banker, financier,

was born June 38, 1836, in Deruyter, N.Y. He became cashier of the First National bank in cabinet

officer,

Chicago in 1868. charter

Its

the bank was reorganized expiring,

in 1882, with a capital of three million dollars; and Mr. Gage was made vice-presi-

dent and general manager and in 1891 he

was

Orleans, La.

Gafiney, Thomas St. John, lawyer, diplomat, author, was born Jan. 17, 1864, in Limerick, Ireland. He received a thorough education at Clongowes Wood college of Ireland; and studied law. He was a friend and co-worker of the late Charles Stewart Parnell. In 1896 he was secretary of the McKinley league for the state of New York. He is a noted lawyer, traveler and publicist; and a member of the Legion of Honor of France. Since 1905 he has been consul-

legislator, congress-

of the legislature 1805-08, in 18131820-21; in 1817-19 he was a 14, and representative to the fifteenth congress from Massachusetts; and a state councilor in 1822-23. He died in Massachusetts.

a

born about 1825 in Baltimore, Md. In 1852 she opened an orphan asylum in New Orleans; and gave to orphans of whatever denomination her three largest homes for children; and a. home for the aged and infirm. She was the first woman in this country to be honored by the erection of a marble statue to her memory. She died Feb.

state

man, was born in Massachusetts.

elected president. president of

He was

the local corporation having charge of the Columbian World's fair in 1893 and was also president of the civic federation. In 18971902 he was secretary of the treasury.

Gage, Mrs. Matilda Joslyn, suffragist, auwas born March 24, 1826, in Cicero, N.Y. In 1878-81 she edited and published the National Citizen of Syracuse, N.Y. She was author of Woman's Rights Catechism; thor,