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Herrick, Charles Jtidson, zoologist, author, v»ah iMirn Uet. 6, IbW, in Minueupolio, Minn. In 18U8 he became a professor ot zoology in iX'Uison university ot Granville. (Miio; and bince 1907 ha» been prolessor ul neurology in the university of Chicago. He is the aa* tlior of The CraiiiAl and First Spinal Nerves of Menidia; and other works.

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Henick, Chessman Abiah, educator, auwas born .luly 21, IStki, in Headwood,

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Herrick, Mrs. Christine, author, was born I8.MI in Newark, N..I. She is the author of Ilousekeepinf,' .Made Easy; The ChsHng-

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vt iitor, was born Manli IH, 1834, ui Hnstol county. R.I.; and i> a j,'it'at f^'andtion of John Brown, founder of lirown imiv.T«iitv of Providence. R.L He wah edmat..! at llrown university of lialtimore, Md. Then for five years be was superintendent of the RuBiford diemical worlcM. In IMH lie invented and built tlit- lirst orosn planked boat; in 1873 invented the Hrt»t motor cycle; and in 1874 patented the coil boiler, now niiinufnctiin (1 by the Ilcrreslioir manufacturing ct»n»pany of Hrihtol, K.l. He ha« ahm invented the tire keel boat and numerous other flcitrica! and boat a|iplianees.

Uerreshofi, John Brown, boatbuilder, was April 24. 1841, in Bristol. H.T. He an (>!i! I'ImkIc Ihlan4| fatiiil wliieh t<ir genera tiuii.s Uhh Mcnt its »onti to the sea. When scarcely in his teens Ite bad become sn expert sailor, but at tin- ay<' of fifteen

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won<lerful delieaey of of wonderful eaparity in Mt«'ad of his •ye«. Uts history from this time on is really the history of the Herreshoff manufnctiirln^' rompany. established in isr.I. of wliidi he is president and treasurer, and the history of the boats designed and built by the company. In the ronstnu'f inn and building of these boat." his luiuie is cloHely linked with that of his brother. Nathaniel G.,born about IH4S in Bristol, R.I.

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Herreshoff, John Brown Francis, chemist, inventor, was born Feb. 7, 1850, in Bristol. Tn 1860-72 he was yirofessor of analytiral rhemifltry at Brown university. He invented a process for the manufaettire of sniphurir acid. Herrick, Anson, journalist, nmpressman. R.T.

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Dish Supper; The Little Dinner; What to Knt, How to Serve It; Cradle and Nursery; and Lilxral Living upon Narrow Means. Herrick, Clarence Luther, college president, Sfienti.st. auti lor, was born June 21, l8.'tH, in Minneapolis, Minn. He served on the geo* logical survey of Minnesota; has been professor of biology at the university of thi*iigo; and is now president of the university of New Mexico. Ue was the author of Mam* mab of Minnesota; Entomoetraea of Minne* Hota: Waverly Group of Ohio; anii also sron s of papers on neurological, geological and psychological subjects. He died in 1903 in Albu(pH T.iiii N'. Mex..

Herrick, Clinton B,, physician, surgeon, auwas bom Aug. 27, 1859, in West Troy, N.V. He is a successful physician and sur geon of Troy, N.Y. and has be«'n president of the medical assctciation of New York. He is the author of Railway Surgery. Rerrick, D. Cady, lawyer, jurist, wa.s born .April 12, IS in. in Ksperance. N.Y. He has bcvu district attorney of Albany county; and eortioratlon counsel of Albany, N.Y. In lHni-H»n."i lu- was an associate justice of the supreuie «04 he was candidate for govthor,



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Herrick, Ebenezer, state senator,

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in T.,in<-oln county, Maine. In 1820 he held the ofhee of s«-eretary of the stste senate; and in 1S21-27 he was a represriifativt' from Maine to the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth congresses. He was n stnte senator in 1826-20. He died May 7. ls:{0. in Lewi-lmi Mainr. Herrick, Edward Claudius, scientist, author, was bom Feb. 24. 1811, in New Haven. I'tiTi. Tn 184.1 he was appointed librarian of ale eollege; and in IS.'i^-.'iH was treasurer. He published paper* on entomological subje('t«. f»ne of which. tn-afing on the Hessian fly nnd its parasites, was the fruit of nine •