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Hieronymus, Robert Enoch, educator, cullegu jiresident, was born Uoc. 8, 1802, ni-ai' Atlanta, 111. in 18i»0-y7 iiu was professor of English language and litt-raturu in Eurt-ka college of Illinois; in I8U8-90 he was ruiierintendent of university extension work in southern California; and since 11K>U has been president of Eureka college of Illinois. Uiestand, John A., lawyer, journalist, ttate senator, congressman, was born Uct. lie was 2, 1824, in I^ncaHter county, I'a. elected to the state house of representatives of Pennsylvania as a whig in 1802, 1853, and 185t}. 11c was a state seinitor in 18tK)tU; was a presidential elector in 1864; and was ap|>ointed by the electoral college (he me^.senger to carry the vote to a>hington. In 1885-81) he was a representative from Tennsylvania to the forly nintii and tiftieth enngresses as a n-publican. Heister, Daniel, congressman, was burn He was a represenin Birks county. Pa. He tative from Pennsylvania in 180'J-1I.

died in Pfunsylvania. Heister, Isaac EUmaker, lawyer, congre.s.snian, was Ixirn aliout 1820, in Lancaster He was a member from Lancounty. Pa. caster, Pa., of the thirty-third «*ongreHs, in which lie expressed opinions up,

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gressman, govt rn«)r, was born Nov. 18, 1752, in Hern townsiiip. He was pn»moted colonel; and captured and confined in the Jersey prisonship. He was a membrr of the constitutional conventi«m of 177<5; and of the state 17'.I0: const itutional convention of and served live years in the house and four in the stale senate of Pennsylvania. In 1807 he was appointed one of the two majorgenerals to conunand the <|Uota of Pennsvlvania militia that was called for bv the president. He served in congresa in 17971S(»."» He and 181.>-20. when he resigned. wa> governor of p4-nnsylvania in 1821-23, He <lie<l .fnne 10. 18:<2, in Reading. Pa. farmer, congressman, Heister, William, was lM)rn in n< rii. Pa. He was electe«l from Pennsylvania to congress as a whig in 1831. "erviiig until 1837; in which year lie was a delegat"' to the state constitutional convenHe died Oct. 14, 1853, in Lancaster tion.

county. Pa. Hiey, Pennock, soldier, was 4iorn in Pennsylvania. In Ifitll he was captain in (he eighth regimi-nt Pennsylvania cavalry: and 18Cm was hrevetted hrinadier-general. in He was liotior.ilily inuxtercd mit in 18r»."». Higbee, EInathan Elisha, iHlucator, col-

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Heister, John, eon<;ressnuui. was born He served in April 1>. I74»>. in Hern, Pa. winpress in 1807 <»9. He died Oct. 15, 1821, in Pennsylvania. Heister, Joseph, soldier, state senator, con-

died Dec.

IStcJ was a member of (he sta(e senate. In I8ii:i-t(7 he w.is a representative from Calitornia to the (hirty-eightli, thirty-ninth and tortieth congressf-s. He die«l Nov. 27, 1887, Santa Kosa, Cal. ill lawyer, legislator, Higgins, Anthony, Cniled Stat«'s senator, was born Oct. 1, He at1840. in New Castle county, IVl. Newark tended the



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Higby, Clinton D., educator, lawyer, authoi, was uorn Oct. 13, 1860, in (.'rawford county. Pa. For fifteen years he taught 'chool; and since 1889 has been actively engaged in the practice of law at Erie, Pa. lie is (lie author of A (General Outline of Civil (lovernment. Higby, William, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was iKirn .Aug. 18. 1813, in Essex 4-ounty. N.Y. In 1853-59 he was district attorney of Calaveras county, Cal.; and in

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ceivcd the votes of the republican merab<'r8 of the legislature for the Cnited States senate in 1881. He was republican candidate for congress in 1884; and in 1889-95 he was United .State* senator. Higgins, Edwin Werter, hiwyer. congressman, was Iwrn July 2, 1874, in Clinton, Conn. He was e<lucated in the common schools; at the free academy of Norwich, Conn.; and received the degree of LL.B. from Yale law schocd. In 1897 he was admitted to the practice of law; and in 1890 was a member of the Connecticut general assembly. In 1901-02 he was corporation counsel of Norwich, Conn.; and in 1900-06 was a member of the republican state central commKtec. In 1900-06 he was county health oflicer of New Txindon county. Conn. In 1905 he was prosecuting attorney of Norwich, Conn. In 1905-11 he was a representative from Connecticut to the fiftyeighth, fifty ninth and sixtieth and sixtyfirst congresses as a republican.

Frank Wayland, merchant, govwas born .iig. 18. 1856, in RushIn 1873 he gradmited from X.Y. Hiverview militjtry academy of Pougkheepsie. N.Y. and also took a business course. In 1875-79 he was rngsiged in mercantile business at Stanton. Mich., and from 1879 in Olean. N.Y. In 1.894 1902 he was n memHiggins,

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