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 HERRING SHAW'S LIBRARY OP AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. He was the author of Diseases of the Eye. He died Aug. 20, 1876, in Hastings, N.Y. Gest, William H., lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 7, 1838, in Jacksonville, 111. He has been engaged in the practice of law since 1862 in his native city. In 1887-91 he was a representative from Illinois to the fiftieth and fifty-first congresses as a republican. Gestefeld, Ursula N., educator, author, was born in Augusta, Maine. She was the founder of the system of thought known as the Science of Being. She was the first pastor of the church of the new thought; and head of the college of the science of beShe is the author of The Woman Who ing. Dares; The Master of the Man; and many other works. Getman, Frederick Hutton, chemist, lecturer, author, was born Feb. 9, 1878, in Oswego, N.y. He was educated at the King's school for boys; at the Rensselaer polytechnic institute of Troy, N.Y. ; at the Lehigh university ; attended the university of Pennsylvania; and 1903 graduated in from the Johns Hopkins university with the degree of Ph.D. In 1897 he was a teacher of chemistry and physics at the Stamford high school; in 1902-03 was a fellow

with a fortune.

of physical chemistry; and in 1903-04 was a fellow by courtesy. In 1904-05 he lectured on physical chemistry at the college of the City of New York; and has also lectured in physics at the Columbia university of New York. Since 1905 he has been an instructor in physical science at the Stamford high school of Connecticut. He is the author of Blowpipe Analysis; and Laboratorv Exercises in Physical Chemistry. Gettemy, Charles Ferris, journalist, author, was born March 12, 1868, in Chicago, He received the degrees of A.M. and 111. A.B. from Knox college and A.B. from

Harvard

college.

He

has been a corresponBoston dent of the Daily Advertiser and of the Boston Herald. In 1905-07 he was secGovernor retary to Curtis Guild of Massachusetts. Since 1907 he has been chief of the Massachusetts bureau of statistics of labor. He is the author of The True Story of Paul Revere; and The Cost of Municipal Grovernment in Massachusetts; and is a contributor to leading magazines.

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Getty, George Franklin, lawyer,

was born

Oct. 17, 1855, in Grantsville, Md. He received his edi^cation at the Smithville academy of Ohio; graduated from the Ohio normal university in 1879; and from the law department of the Michigan university in 1883. He has been circuit court commissioner; master in chancery; and is general counsel for several of the largest life insur-

ance companies. Getty, George Washington, soldier, was born Oct. 30, 1819, in Georgetown, D.C. He fought against the Seminoles in 1849-50 and 1856-67; and took part in quelling the KanDuring the sas disturbances of 1857-58. civil war he attained the rank of brigadiergeneral. In 1883 he retired from active service.

He

died in 1901. ,

Lawrence, lawyer, journalist, congressman, was born Sept. 14, 1821, in Reading, Pa. He was for twenty years the editor of the Reading Gazette and Democrat. In 1856 he was elected to the state legislature; and in 1857 re-elected and made speaker of the house. In 1867-73 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the forGetz,

J.

tieth, forty-first

and forty-second congress-

es as a democrat.

He

died in Reading, Pa.

Geyer, Henry Sheffie, soldier, lawyer. United States senator, was born Dec. 9, 1790, in Fredericktown, Md. He was an active member of the first two sessions of the state legislature, and was chosen speaker during In 1851-57 he was United his second term. States senator from Missouri, filling the seat of Thomas H. Benton, and while in Washington participated as attorney in the Dred Scott case. He died March 5, 1859, in St. Louis, Mo. Gheen, Edward Hickman, naval oflBcer, was born Dec. 11, 1845, in Delaware counIn 1868 he entered the United ty. Pa. States navy as an ensign; and in 1898 was promoted commander. He served on the Delaware, Potomac, Lancaster and the AlHe commanded the Frolic, Marietliance. ta and Petrel. In 1902 he was retired at his own request with the rank of rear-admiral.

Ghent, William James, printer, journalauthor, was born April 39, 1868, in Frankfort, Ind. He is by trade a compositor and proof-reader; and has been sub-editor of various trade papers in New York He is secretary of the Rand school City. ist,

of social science of

New York

City.

He

is

the author of Our Benevolent Feudalism;

and Mass and

Class.

Gherardi, Bancroft, naval officer, was bom Nov. 10, 1832, in Jackson, La. He entered the navy from Massachusetts as midshipman in 1846. He was made lieutenantcommander in 1862; commander in 1866; captain in 1874; commodore in 1884; rearadmiral in 1887; and about 1902 was retired from active service. He died Deo. 10, 1903, in Stratford. Conn.