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Hcienw. Heslin, Thomas, clergyman, bishop, was in April, 1H47, in Ireland. Since 188!» has been Roman catholic bishop of Natche/. Miss. Hess, George, sculptor, artist, was born 1H:{2 in (Jerniany. in bust of Mnic •lanauschek is well known. His other works include Kclio; 'l"he Water-Lily; and two Imniorous pieces called (iold tp and Gold lie

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was Warwick township.

Hess, John H., farmer, genealogist, .'0, in

the eighth international congress of applied chemistry. of

Hesseltine, E. Adelbert, trustee Wilbur city library of Washington, was born June 2.'».

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in

Kansas.

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of Harrison county, .Miss.; and in moved to Lavaca county, Texas. In he became county commissioner; and

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in Willamette He Oregon. been postmaster, police city attorney,

N'allcy, Ikus

is the principal land attorney in Eastern Washington and has numerous held other positions o f trust and honor in the gift of liis city, county and state. He donated a library to the town <»f Wilbur. He is now trustee of the Wilbur city library: and is an eminent lawyer of Wilbur. Wash. Hessler, John Charles, educator, chemist, author, was l>orn Nov. 27, 1860. in Syracuse, N.Y. In 1802-00 he was teacher of i'hemistry at the Hyde Park high school of C hicago. 111.; and since 1800 has been in>tru«'tor in chemistry at the university of ( 'liii'aj.'ii. He is the author of Essentials of

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Ihemistry. Hester, St. Clair, educator, dergvman, «as born .Ian. 20. 1868. in Oxford, N.C. In IS'.MI lie was appointed professor of English literature at the university of North Carolina. In IS11.")-!>S he was rector of St. George

ihurch of Brooklyn, N.Y. He is a trustee «if the (Jeneral theological seminary of Hrooklyn. N'.Y. Hester, Thomas Asbury, soldier, lawyer, statesman, was born Oct. 6. 1820. in Ijiwrence county. Miss.; in 1842-46 he was

Lavaca

war he was in the confederate army as «'apand assistant quartermaster of Whitlegion Texas cavalry in 1802-63; and participateil in numerous battles and skirmishes. He is an eminent lawyer: and tain

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1800 has been mayor of the city of Texas. Heston, Alfred Miller, journalist, genealoHe gist, antlior. was Inirn April 30, 18.">4. was educated in the public and private schools. F«)r over fift«*en years he was engage<l in journalistic work in New Jersey: iM-came comptroller of Atlantic City, N..I.; and eomniissioner of sinking funds. He held a elerksliip in the llfty-lirst congress at Washington, D.C. He is the author of the sin«'e

llallettsville.

Heston (Jenealogy; The Heston Hand Hook; and si'veral other works. Heston, John William, educator and «'«dlege president of .Madison, S.D., was born Feb.

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faculty of the state Pi-nnsylvania

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islature; and in 1876-00 was county ju«lge for I^vaca county. Texas. During the civil

in

the public and private schools of the west: and at the uni-

clerk

county, Texas. In 1872 lie was elected a representative to the Mississippi state leg-

the

c<dlege,

the

lilling

chair of science and the art of teaching. Jn 1804-06 he practiced law. In 1802-03 he was |)resident of the Washington agricultural college and school of science; in 1806-1003 he president of the Soutli Dakota agricultural college; an<l since lOO.i has been president of the state normal school at Madison.

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Heth, Henry, soldier, was bovn in 182.") in irginia. He served in the civil war; and for gallant and meritorious conduct re-

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died in

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rank in

of briga«lier -general. Virginia.

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Heth, William, soldier, was born in 1735 in irginia. At the beginning of the revolution he j«)ined the contint-ntal army; in 1777 was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the third Virginia regiment; anil was in coninuind till the end of the war. He died April l."». 1808. in Richmond, Va. Heustis, Jabez Wiggins, physician, atithor,

was born in 17S4 in St. John, N.R. He became surgeon in the United States army; and served throughout the southern campaigns. He was the author of Physical Observations and Medical Tracts and Resea n-hes on the Topography and Diseases Louisiana; Medical Facts and Inipiiries respecting the Causes. Nature. Prevention, Fever; and the Rilions Reniit-

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