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in the cotton manufactories;

He

digging potatoes.

and a plow for

died Aug.

7,

1886, in

Maniaronoek, N.Y. Gee, Joshua, clergyman, author, was born June 29, 1698, in Boston, Mass. In 1723-48 he was pastor of the Old north church in Boston. He was the author of a Sermon on the Death of Cotton Mather; and two discourses entitled The Strait Gate and the Narrow Way Infinitely Preferable to the Wide Gate and the Broad Way. He died May 22, 1748, in, Boston, Mass. Geer, George Jarvis, clergyman, author, was born Feb. 24, 1821, in Waterbury, Conn. He was for many years rector of St. Timothy's church of New York City. He was the author of The Conversion of St. Paul, a series of Discourses. He died March 16, 1885, in

New York

City.

Geer, Theodore Thurston, farmer, legislator, governor, was born March 12, 1851, at Waldo Hills, Ore. He was a member of the Oregon state legislature in 1880, 1889, 1891 and 1896. He was the tenth governor of Oregon in 1899-1903. Geer, Walter, lawyer, manufacturer, was born Aug. 19, 1857, in WiUiamstown, Mass. In 1886 he Avas elected president of the New York architectural terra cotta company. Geer, William Chauncey, educator, chemist, scientist, was born June 17, 1876, in Ogdens' burg, N.Y. He received the degrees of A.B, and Ph.D. from Cornell university; and in 1903-04 was a fellow in chemistry at that institution. He has been an expert on wood distillation in the forest service of the United States; and sinca 1907 has been chemist to the Goodrich company of Akron, Ohio He has made valuable researches in ohemis-

served in the Astor battle; and since 1901 has been engaged in newspaper work. He is the author of History of the Famous Astor Battle. Geiser, Karl Frederick, educator, author, was born June 18, 1869, in Fairbank, Iowa. Since 1900 he has been professor of political science at the Iowa state normal school. He is the author of Eedemptioners and In-

dentured Servants in the Colony and Comof Pennsylvania. Geisinger, David, naval officer, was born in Maryland. During the war of 1812 he saw much active service; and was on board the Wasp in her brilliant cruise off the English

monwealth

coast in 1814. He died March 5, 1860, in Philadelphia, Pa. Geissenhainer, Frederick Wilboro, clergyman, was born June 26, 1771, in Germany. He was for thirty years pastor of the old swamp church of New York City. He was one of the first to point out the value of anthracite coal in melting iron. He died May 27, 1838, in New York City.

Geissenhainer, Jacob Augustus, lawyer, congressman, was born in New York City. He comiflenced the practice of law in 1863 in New York City. In 1889-95 he was a representative to the fifty-first, fifty-second, and fifty-third congi-esses as a democrat. Gelert, or, artist,

mark.

Johannes Sophus, designer, sculptwas born Dec. 10, 1852, in Den-

He was

try.

Gehner, August, soldier, financier, was born Sept. 8, 1846, in Germany. He served throughout the civil war. He began his business career in the office of Hurk- and

opened an

j'ears

president of the Louisiana purchase expo-

company.

Geiger,

Jacob,

physician,

founder,

was

born July 25, 1848, in Germany. In 1873 he opened an office in St. Joseph, Mo. In 1877 he organized a medical class; and the following year organized the St. Joseph hospital medical college.

William Edgar, traveler, author, was born in 1865 near Boylestown, Pa. He has traveled in China and Africa and all parts of the world; and given lectures in Australia, Great Britain and the United States. He is the author of Ocean and Isle; A Yankee in Pygmyland; and The Men on the Mount. Geis, George Sherman, soldier, journalist, author, was born in 1875 in Grand Island, Neb. During the Spanish- American war he Geil,

prominent works

in-

Haymarket monument; the Hans clude the

office

American bank sition

position celebrated in Chicago in 1893. His

abstractors

O'Eielly,

several

of titles; and later of his own. He was for president of the Germanof St. Louis. He was vice-

educated in the schools of Copenhagen; and has since attained an international reputation as a celebrated sculptor. He was a member of the international jury on sculpture and painting at the World's Columbian ex-

Christian Andersen

and Beethoven statues

in Lincoln park of Chicago; and the General U. S. Grant statue at Galena, 111.; also

the statue of

Denmark

in the

United States City; the Furman statue in Vanderbilt university of Nashville; and four colossal statues representing Roman Civilization.

custom house in

New York

Gemunder, August, manufacturer, was born March 22, 1814, in Germany. He was the founder of the famous house of August Gemunder and son of New York City, makers of the finest violins. He died Sept. 7, 1895, in New York City. His son, August Gemunder, is the present head of the house. Gemunder, George, violinmaker, author, was born April 13, 1816, in Germany. He settled in New Y'ork City in 1852. He was the author of Progress in Violin-Making. He died Jan. 15, 1890, in Astoria, N.Y.