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Women. She is the author of two volumes of poems, entitled Oberon and Puck, and The Ride to the Lady and Other Poems. Cone, Orello, college president, author, was horn Nov. 16, 1835, in Linchlden, N.Y. In 1865-80 he was professor of biblical languages in St. Lawrence university of New York; and in 1880-86 was president of Buchtel college. He was the author of Gospel Criticism and Historical Christianity; The Gospel and Its Earliest Interpretations; and Paul, the Man, the Missionary, and the of Literary

Teacher. He died in 1905 in Canton, N.Y. Cone, Spencer Houghton, actor, clergyman, was born April 30, 1785, in Princeton, N.J. He acted with success in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Alexandria. He afterward purchased and published the Baltimore ^^liig. In 1815-16 he was chaplain of the house of representatives. He was called to the Oliver street church of New York City, where he remained for eighteen years. He then became pastor of the first baptist church, in which relation he continued until his death. In 1837-50 he was president of the American and foreign bible society. On the formation of the American bible union, he was made its president; and so continued until his death. He died Aug 28, 1855, in

New York

aty.

Spencer Wallace, soldier, lawyer, poet, was born May 25, 1819, in Alexandria, Va. At the opening of the civil war he organized the sixty-first New York regiment, Cone,

and became

its colonel,

serving through the

war, at the close of which he was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. He was the author of a small volume of poems; one ot fairv tales and with his brother, a memoir

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of their father. New York City.

Edwin

died Jan. 21, 1888, in

lawyer, state legislator, 1847, in New York City. In 1891-93 he was professor of law in the university of Michigan. In 1877 he served as a representative in the Michigan state legislature. In 1880 and 1892 he was a delegate to the national democratic conventions and in 1890-96 was a member of the Detroit board of library commissioners. For thirteen years he was connected with the Michigan troops, and attained the rank of colonel and president of the state military board. Coney, Jabez, manufacturer, was bom in 1805. He built machinery for boring and finishing cannon; constructed the first iron vessel ever built in New England; and the first large marine engine, the first gravel excavator and many other great enterprises. He died Jan. 23, 1872, in Boston, Mass. Congar, Samuel Hayes, antiquarian, genealogist, was born Dec. 10, 1796, in Newark, N.J. AlDout 1845 he began his researches among the genealogies of Newark families; and soon became possessed of valuable antiquarian and genealogical Information concerning the northern part of New Jersey. He prepared the genealogical notices of Conely,

was born

Sept.

F.,

7,

the Historical society's volthe bicentennial of Newark. He died July 29, 1872, in Newark, N.J. Coney, Patrick Henry, journalist, lawyer, first settlers in

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state legislator, was born March 10, 1848, in Newbury, Vt. At the age of fifteen years

he became a. member of the companies A and H of the one hundred and eleventh regiment. New York volunteer infantry; and in

June of the latter

was transferred company H, fourth regiment New York year

to

heavy

artillery,

serv-

during

1863-65. He was wounded in front of Petersburg, Va., on June 16, 1864; and in October, 1864, was detailed as dispatch bearer for General Nelson A.- Miles. In 1867 he settled in Leavenworth; was a representative in the Kansas state legislature; and subsequently moved to Topeka. In 1880 he established the National Banner at Topeka, Kan.; and became associated with the Topeka Daily Capital, and in 1884 he was admitted to the bar; practices his profession at Topeka; was president of the Republican silver league of the state. During the World's Columbian exposition he was president of the Lapland Exhibit company. He is vice-president of the National Irish historical society. Congdon, Charles Taber, journalist, author, was born April 7, 1821, in New Bedford, Mass. He was for some years on the staff of the New York Tribune. He was the author of Tribune Essays; Reminiscences of a Journalist; Recollections of a Reader; and Autobiographical Papers. He died Jan. 18, 1891, in New York aty. Congdon, Charles Tyler, author, was born Dee. 3, 1814, in Walton, N.Y. He was the author of Napoleon and His Marshals; Washington and His Generals, and various biographies and histories.

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Congdon, Clement Hillman, journalist, auwas born July 25, 1868, in Harrisburg, Pa. He is president of The Century Syndi-

thor,

president of The Sun company; and president of The Packet System company. In 1897 he established the Sun, a daily newspaper of Wilmington, Del. He is the author of an elaborate History of The Master Builders' Exchange; No Tax on Agents, now in its eighth edition; and The American cate;

Agent. Congdon, Ernest Arnold, eduaator, »hemist, author, was born Ai;g. 9, 1866, New York City. Since 1902 he has been a teacher of chemistry i» Drexel institute of arts, science and industry of Philadelphia, Pa. He is the author of Brief Course in Qualitative Analysis; and Laboratory Instruction in General Chemistry. Congdon, James A., soldier, was bom in New York. In 1862 he was major in the

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