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of seventeen he began teaching in the rural schools. In 1879 he completed a course in the Lisbon high school; and the same year

entered Mt. Union college, from which he graduated in 1883, subsequently receiving the degree of A.M. from that institution. In 1883-85 he was superintendent of the Wilmot schools; and in 1885-93 was superintendent of schools of East Palestine, Ohio. He resigned to accept a position in Mt. Hope college, of which institution he became president. In 1885-93 he was also school examiner for Columbiana county, Ohio; and for two years was editor of the Reveille, now the Reveille Echo. Since 1896 he has been state librarian of Ohio; and now Ohio leads in the number of traveling libraries issue. He is the author of Sketches of Ohio Libraries; First Newspaper in Ohio; Song Writers of Ohio; Shall the State Kill, a work on capital punishment; and several Monographs. Gale, Benjamin, physician, inventor, author, was born in 1715 on Long Island, N.Y.

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practiced his profession in Killingworth, Conn.; and invented a drill plow. He was Dissertation on Inoculation, the author of and other works. He died May SI, 1790, in Killingworth, Conn. Gale, Christopher, lawyer, jurist, was bom about 1670 in England. In 1712 he became

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Edenton, N.C. George, congressman, was born in Maryland. In 1789-91 he was a representative from Maryland to the first congress. He died in Maryland. Gale,

Gale, George, lawyer, jurist, genealogist, He was judge of 30, 1816. the sixth judicial circuit court of Wisconsin; and was founder and president of the Galesville university. He was the author of Gales Family Records. He died April 18, 1868, in Galesville, Wis. Gale, George Washington, educator, founder, was born Deo. 3, 1789, in Northeast, Pa. He established the Oneida manual labor institute at Whitesboro, N.Y., where he remained during 1827-34. His life work was the organization of Knox college at Galesburg in 1835. He died Sept. 13, 1862, in Galesburg, HI. Gale, Harlow, educator, psychologist, author, was born June 29, 1862, in Minneapolis, Minn. Since 1903 he has conducted a private psychological laboratory in Minneapolis, Minn. He is the author of Psychological Studies; University Ideals and Prac-

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Joseph, journalist, public official, was born April 10, 1786, in England. In conjunction with his brother-in-law he was the ruling spirit of the great journal known to the world as the National Intelligencer. He held many local ofBces of trust and honor; was repeatedly chosen mayor of Washington; and for many years was the Gale,

publisher of the general government. died July 21, 1860, in Washington, D.C. Gale, Levin, lawyer, congressman, author, was born in 1824 in Cecil county, Md. He became a noted lawyer of Elkston, Md. In 1827-29 he was a representative from Maryland to the twentieth congress. He List of English Stawas the author of tues Supposed to be Applicable to the General States of the Union. He died April 38, 1875, in Baltimore, Md. Gale, Stephen Francis, merchant, was born March 8, 1812, in Exeter, N.H. In 1835 he moved to Chicago, then a small frontier town; and was Chicago's first bookseller. His half-brothers, Augustus H. and Charles Burley, joined him under the firm name of S. F. Gale and company, and they conducted a large business as publishers and booksellers. He died about 1890 in Chicago, 111. Gale, Theophilus, theologian, philosopher. He was a doctor of divinity, a classical scholar and a learned theologian and philosopher. When he died he left his entire library to Harvard college. He died in 1677. Gale, William H., lawyer, jurist. He was appointed an associate justice of the United States court for the territory of Colorado. He died in Colorado. Gale, Zona, journalist, author, was born Aug. 26, 1874, in Portage, Wis. Prior to 1901 she was on the staff of Milwaukee papers; in 1901-04 was on the staff of the New York World; and wrote for various newspapers and magazines of New York CSty. She is the author of Romance Island; The Loves of Pelleas and Etarre; and Friendship Village. Galeener, Chris, clergyman, was born Feb. 27, 1854, in Warren county, Ohio. He is one of the foremost clergymen of the west and has filled pastorates in the leading churches of Illinois. He has been secretary of the Illinois conference; was twice a delegate to the general conference of the methodist episcopal church; and has been presiding elder. Gales, Joseph, journalist, was born in 1760 in England. He was originally a printer and bookseller at Sheffield, where he established and published the Register. He died Aug. 24, 1841, in Raleigh, N.C. Gales, Joseph, journalist, publisher, was born April 10, 1786, in England. In 1810 he succeeded to the sole proprietorship of the National Intelligencer of Washington, D.C. He died July 21, 1860, in Washington. Gales, Seaton, soldier, journalist, was born May 17, 1828, in Raleigh, N.C. On the death of his father he took editorial charge of the Raleigh Register; and in 1866-69 was connected with the Raleigh Sentinel. He died Nov. 29, 1878, in Washington, D.C. Gallagher, Charles Wesley, clergyman, college president, author, was born Feb. 3, 1846, in Boston, Mass. During 1889-93 he was president of the Lawrence university of official

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