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died July 16, 1896, in Washington, Conn. Gibson, William Harvey, soldier, was bom in Ohio. In 1861 he became colonel of the forty-ninth regiment Ohio infantry; and in 1865 was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. He died Nov. 22, 1894. Giddings, Almena A., educator, author, was born April 14, 1838, in Hartland, Conn. She is the author of My Welcome Beyond and

Other Poems. Giddings, Ammi, lawyer, jurist, was born For four31, 1822, in Sherman, Conn. teen years he was judge of probate; was a member of the state legislature in 185156; state senator in 1857-64; and in 1864 he was appointed associate justice of the supreme court of Montana. He died Feb. 13, 1882, in Sherman, Conn. Giddings, Charles, lawyer, statesman, was born May 10, 1867, in Great Harrington, Mass. He received his education in the public schools at Williams' college; and in the law department of New York university. He is a successful lawyer of his native town; and in 1894 served as a member of the Massachusetts house of representatives. He has contributed to current literature valua-

ber of the Michigan state senate; was lieutenant-governor of Michigan during 189294; and is now judge of the recorder's court. Giddings, Joshua Reed, lawyer, abolitionist, diplomat, congressman, author, was bom Oct. 6, 1795, in Athens, Pa. He was elected to the Ohio state legislature in 1826; and in 1837-59 was a representative from Ohio in the twenty-fifth to the thirty-fifth con-

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on law and government. De Witt C, soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born July 18, 1827, in Susquehanna county, Pa. He was educated in the public schools and

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Pennsylvania; studied law; and was admitted to the bar. He served as a soldier in the confederate army. He was a member of the state constitutional convention in 1866. In 1871-75 and 187779 he was a representative

from Texas to

the forty-second, forty-third and forty-fifth congresses as a democrat; and served on important committees. Giddings, Edward Jonathan, clergyman, author, was born Nov. 24, 1831, in Great Barrington, Mass. He is clergyman of the congregationalist church. He is the author of Christian Rulers of America. Giddings, Franklin Henry, educator, journalist, author, born March 23, 1855, in Sherman, Conn. In 1888, after ten years of editorial work, he was appointed to the chair of political science in Bryn Mawr colSince 1894 he has filled the chair lege, Pa. of sociology at Columbia college of New York City. He is the author of Report on Profit Sharing; The Modern Distributive Process; Elements of Sociology; and Democracy and Empire. Giddings, J. Wight, journalist, lecturer, lawyer, state senator, jurist, lieutenant governor, was born Sept. 27, 1858, in Romeo, Mich. During 1886-90 he served as a mem-

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recognized as one of the leaders of the anti-slavery party. In 1861 he was appointed consul-general

of British

North

America. He was the author of The Exiles of Florida; The Rebellion: its Authors and its Causes; Speeches in Congress; and Essays of Pacificus. He died May 27, 1864, in Montreal, Canada. Giddings, Marsh, lawyer, governor, was bom Nov. 9, 1815, in Sherman, Conn. For eight years he was probate judge of Kalamazoo county, Mich.; and in 1871-75 was governor of the territory of New Mexico.

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1875, in Santa Fe, N.M.

Giddings, Minot S., merchant, author, was born March 19, 1837, in Sherman, Conn. He was a candidate for state representative; and several times a member of state conventions. He is the author of a genealogy of the Giddings Family. Giddings, Napoleon B., congressman. In 1855 he was a representative from Nebraska to the thirty-third congress. Giddings, Orrin Noble, lawyer, jurist, statesman, was born Feb. 21, 1814, in Beekman, N.Y. He was one of the first magistrates of Charleston, Mich.; and in 1845-46 was a member of the Michigan state legisIn 1865 he was appointed quarterlature. master-general of his state. He died in Michigan. Giddings, Rockwood, clergyman, college president, was born Aug. 8, 1812, in Plymouth, N.H. In 1838 he was appointed president of the baptist college of Georgetown, Ky. He died Oct. 29, 1839, in Georgetown, Ky. Giddings, Salmon, clergyman, missionary, was born March 2, 1782, in Hartland, Conn. In 1817 he organized the First presbyterian church in St. Louis, Mo. He died Feb. 1, 1828, and his remains were deposited in a vault constructed for the purpose under thg pujpit of his church. Giegerich, Leonard Anthony, lawyer, jurwas born May 20, 1855, in Bavaria. In 1886 he was a member of the New York state assembly; and was collector of internal revenue for New York in 1886-89. In 1890 he was judge of the city court; and in 1891-95 was judge of the court of common

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