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Francis Almon, lawyer, jurist, born Jan. 3, 1846, in Blackstone, Mass. He was district attorney of the Massachusetts middle district during 1887-95; and since that time has been justice of the Massachusetts superior court. He is the author of Civic History of WorGaskill,

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Gasson, Thomas Ignatius, educator, lecwas clergyman, college president, born Sept. 23, 1839, in England. In 1891 he was ordained priest. He has been professor of poetry, rhetoric, mental philosophSince 1907 he has ies, ethics and esonimics. been president of the Boston college; and rector of the church of immaculate conception of Boston, Mass. turer,

inent in Masonic circles; and was president of a lodge in the Farmer's alliance for several years. Gaston, James McFadden, physician, surgeon, author, was born Dec. 27, 1824, near

In 1861-65 he was a surgeon in the confederate serFrom 1884 he was professor of survice. gery in the southern medical college of AtIn 1895 he was president of the lanta, Ga. American academy Of medicine. He was the author of Hunting a Home in Brazil. Gaston, William, lawyer, jurist, congressChester, S.C.

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Gaston, Athelson, manufacturer, barrister, congressman, was born April 24, 1838, in He received his education in Castile, N.Y. Since 1873 he has the common schools. been a manufacturer and dealer in lumber. Hp was twice mayor of Meadville, Pa., and president of the Cassadaga lake free assoIn ciation of Lily Dale for fifteen years. 1899-190] he was a representative to the fifty-sixth congress as a democrat from the

twenty-sixth Pennsylvania district. He is now president of the first national bank of Cochranton, Pa. Gaston, Samuel Burns, farmer, legislator, was born Dec. 19, 1855, near Roanoke, Ala. He has taken a prominent part in the religious and social affairs of his community, and -aiSSBjj^.

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appointed tutor in the seminary, theological when he was transferred from MercersLancaster. burg to In 1909 he was professor of

19, 1778, in Newberne, in the public schools of his native state.He served a number of the North years in Carolina state legisla-

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Gast, Frederick Augustus, clergyman, educator, was born Oct. 17, 1835, in Lancaster county, Pa. In 1867 he became rector of the academy of Franklin

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from North Carolina to the thirteenth and fourteenth congresses; and in 1834 was appointed judge of the supreme court. In 1835 he was a member of the state convention to amend the constitution. He died Jan. 23, 1844, in Raleigh, N.C. Gaston, William, lawyer, state senator, governor, was born Oct. 3, 1820, in South Killingly, Conn. In 1856-60 he was city so-

Roxbury, Mass; and mayor in 1861-62. He was a member of the Massachusetts legislature in 1853-54 and 1856; and of the state senate in 1868. He was the twenty-eighth governor of Massachusetts in 1875-76. He died Jan. 19, 1894, in Boston, licitor of

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Thomas Milton, educator, college president, was born Jan. 29, 1833, in Milford, Ohio. In 1860-65 and 1870-80 he was president of Willamette university. In 188795 he was president of the university of Washington; and in 1895-97 was professor of political and social science in that instiIn 1897-1907 he was president of tution. the Oregon agricultural college; and is now professor of political science in that institution. Gatchell, Charles, physician, author, was born in 1853 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Since 1874 he has been in the practice of medicine; and since 1881 has been attending physician at the Cook county hospital at Chicago, 111. Since 1901 he has been secretary of the American institute of homoeopathy; and. since 1902 has been professor of the Hahnemann medical college of Chicago, He is the author of Pocket-Book -of 111. Medical Practice; and several novels. Gates, Caleb Prank, educator, clergyman, was born Oct. 18,

college president, author,