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Orleans. La. In 1884 he became a teacher in the Southern university of New Orleans. La.; and in 1887 was elected its president. Hill, Henry Barker, educator, author, was b«»rn April 27. 184!», in Waitham. Mass. He was assistant professor in 1874-84. and since 1884 he has been professor of eliemistry at Harvard university. He was tlu' autlior of Notes on Qualitative .Analysis. He died in in

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Henry Wayland, lawyer. legislat<»r. author, was born Nov. 13, 18.V2, at Isle La •Motte, Vt. He received a thorough eoard of New York state norjual the framer of several constitutional ])rovisions on the constitution ot the state of New York. Sine*- l!MI| lie has been a member «>f the New York state senate. He is the nutlior of Development of Constitutional Law in New York; and sevhistorical society; managers of the

sclio he was a n-prefrom Tennesee to the thirtieth i«Migress iis H <lemocrat. He die<l in TennesHill,

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Hill, Isaac, journalist, governor. I'niteil tates senator, was liorn .ug. 7. 1788. in omerville. Mass. He was eh'cted a nu'mber of the stjite senate in 1820-22 and 1827. hi I82'.^30 he was seeuncl comptroller of the (reasury. He returned to New Hampshire; nnti in 183 1-37 lie was United .States senator; 1839 was the lifteenth governor of .New Hampshire. In 1840 he was appointed -ub-treasurer at Hoston. He die«l .March 22. 18."»L in Washington. D.C. Hill, Isaac William, educator, college presitlent, was born .Inly 2;"!, 18UI, in .Auburn. Ala. He taught in the common schools, high schools and the academies at Sparta, (>a.. and at Springfield, Ala. In 181>3-!».') he wuh professor of I^itin and Knglish and in 18JI."»lui was president of the Spring Lake c«illege at Springville, Ala. In 1903-07 he was superintendent of e<lucation for Alabama; and sinee 1907 has been superinteiideiit ol schools at Opidika, Ala. ^

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James Langdon, clergyman,

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author, was born March 14, 1848. in (Jarnavillo, Iowa. He received his preparatory education in the acad-

Henry, litterateur, author, was born

17!ir) in New York. H«' was the autiioi of Southern Africa; and Recolh-ctituis of an Octogenarian. He died about 188.). Hill, Henry Alexander, educator, college

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vi-ntions an<l christian endeavor rallies; and has Is-en a trustee of that society since its beginning. He is a trustee for life of the Iowa college at (irinnell. Iowa. He is the author of The ('Jrowth of rjovernment: Modern Methods of Christian Nurture; the Superlative Vacation; A Decade of History; and Seven Sorts of Successful Evening Services. Hill, John, legislator, congn'ssnian, waa born in Oawford. N.C. In 1819-21 he wa« a member of the North Carolina house »»f lommons; ami in 1823-20 was a member of the state senate. In 1839-41 he was a rep-