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 HERRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. Course in General Sight-Reading; and compiled New England Conservatory Course in Sight-Singing, in three volumes. Cole, Seth Beach, educator, lawyer, jurist, legislator, was born Dec. 35, 1830, in Prattsburg, N.Y. He was principal of the Franklin academy of Prattsburg for nine years. He yvas a member of the New York state legislature in 1855-96. In 1860 he was a delegate to the national republican convention from Brooklyn, N.Y. Since 1867 he has practiced law in Nyack, N.Y., and has been district attorney, judge and surrogate. Cole, Theodore Lee, bookseller, bibliographer, was born Dec. 26, 1852, in Albany, N. Y. He was educated in the public schools of LaCrosse, Wis.; attended Galesville university; and in 1871 graduated from the university of Wisconsin. Since 1874 he has been a law bookseller; and since 1895 has been president of the Statute law book company of Washington, D.C. He is the author of Historical Bibliographies of the Statute Laws of the American Colonies, States and Territories. Cole, Thomas, artist, author, was born Feb. 1, 1801, in England. He was engaged upon an ambitious series, entitled The Cross and the World, at the time of his death. He

wrote novel,

an unpublished dramatic poem, a and some sketches of travel. He died

Feb. 11, 1847, in Catskill, N.Y. Cole, Timothy, engraver, artist, was born April 6, 185-2, in England. In 1883 the Cento Europe to entury ^ffigazine sent gave for their maga-

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zine a series of Italian

masters which numbered sixty-nine examples; and this was finished in 1892. This was followed by a similar set from Dutch, Flemish and English masters,

finished in received the grand prize for wood engraving at the St. ^ —^ Louis exposition. He is an associate of the national academy of de-

1900.

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Cole, Ulysses D., soldier, lawyer, legislawas born Sept. 19, 1841, in Marysville, Ohio. He served as a captain in the union army in 1863-65. In 1877 he was elected a member of the Indiana house of representator,

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Cole, William Hinson, journalist, congressman, was born Jan. 11, 1837, in Baltimore, Md. He served on the medical staff of the confederate army throughout the civil war. He became editor and proprietor of the Evening Journal; and subsequently city editor of the Baltimore Gazette. In 1885-87 he was a representative from Maryland to the

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died July

Morse,

educator,

forty-ninth congress. in Washington, D.C. Cole,

William

was born Feb.

10, 1866, in

8,

1886,

author,

Boston, Mass. In

1890-93 he was instructor of political econat Harvard university; and university extension lecturer in 1895-98. He is the author of An Old Man's Romance. Colegrove, Frederick Welton, educator, college president, author, was born Dec. 17, 1855, in Clinton, N.Y. In 1892-96 he was president of Ottawa university of Kansas. He is the author of Memory, an Inductive Study. Coleman, Albert Loring, lawyer, state senator, was born in Junius, N.Y. In 1887 he was a representative in the Missouri state legislature; and in 1896 was elected to the

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state senate.

Ann M. B., author, was born 1813, in Russellville, Ky. She translated various French works for American publishers. She was the author of Life and Letters of J. J. Crittenden. She died Feb. 13, 1891, in Louisville, Ky. Coleman, Augustus Lee, surveyor, state senator, was born May 23, 1855, in Exeter, N.Y. In 1890-91 he served as a member of the first state legislature of Wyoming; was Coleman,

May

5,

United States deputy surveyor in 1891-94 and 1898-1901; and in 1896-1900 was a member of the state senate. In 1899 he was appointed United States commissioner for the district of Wyoming for a term of four years.

Coleman, Charles Caryll, painter,

artist,

was born in 1840 in Buffalo, N.Y. In 1866 he went to Europe; and has since resided there, painting chiefly in Paris, London and Rome, where his studio was in 1886. He is a member of the London art club; and since 1881 has been an associate member of the national academy of design. His principal works are Troubadour; Nuremberg Towers; Bronze Horses of St. Mark's; Venice, Ancient

and Modern. Coleman, David C, soldier, was born in Pennsylvania. In 1861 he was first lieutenant and adjutant in the eighth regiment Missouri volunteer infantry; and in 1864 was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers.

Coleman, Hamilton Dudley,

soldier,

manu-

facturer, congressman, was born on May 12, 1845, in New Orleans, La. He enlisted in Washington artillery, army of northern Virginia, as a private and served as such throughout the civil war. He has been engaged in the business of manufacturing and dealing in plantation machinery over thirty years. He was active in the organization of the World's Industrial and Cotton centennial exposition; was one of the organizers of the first electric lighting company established in New Orleans and served as vicepresident and afterward as president. He served two terms as president of the New Orleans chamber of commerce; New Orleans Mexican exchange; and was elected in 1888 one of the vice-presidents of the national board of trade. In 1889-91 he was a representative to the fifty-first congress as a republican. In 1892 he was republican candi-