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1900 he graduated from Harvard colIn 1903 he was admitted to the praclaw; and since 1904 has been chief attorney of the Legal aid society of Philadelphia, Pa. Ue is the author of The CitiIn

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Hand Book; The Count at Harvard; Builders of United Italy; The Man in the Tower; and Historic Boyhoods. Holland, William Jacob, cUrgynmn, naturalist, author, was born Aug. 10, 1848, in Jamaica, West Indies, of American parentage. In 1874-91 he was a presbyter ian pastor at Pittsburg, Pa.; and since 1891 has been chancellor of the Western university zen's

of

Pennsylvania.

Since

1897

he has also

lx>en the director of the Carnegie museum of Pittsburg. Pa. In 1887 he was naturalist in the United States eclipse exposition to Japan; and in that to West Africa in 1889. He is authority upon zoology and museum administration. He is the author of The Butterlly Book; The Molh Book; and of many scientitie and historical papers publislied by the l iiitt-d States government.

Holland, William West, chemist and scientist of Baltimore, Md., was born Sept. 18, 1881, in Eastville, Va. He has received the <legrees of A.B. and Ph.D. In 1907-08 he was Carnegie research assistant, in 1908-10 a.ssistant to Professor Morse, and since 1910 has been research associate in the Johns Plopkins university of Baltimore. He has made researches in osmotic pressure. Hollander, Jacob Harry, linancier. author, wab Iwjrn July 23, 1871, in Baltimore. Md. He was treasurer of Porto Rico; and associate professor of llnance at Johns Hopkins university. He is the author of The Financial History of Baltimore; and Stud ies in State T/^gislation. HoUeman, Joel, educator, lawyer, congn-ssnnin, wan born Oct. 1. 1799, in the county of Isle of Wight, Va. In 1839-41 he was a representative from Virginia to the twenty-sixth congress. He was subsequently in tiie state legislature for several years, and was speaker of the house. He •lied Aug. 5, 1844, in Virginia. Hollenback, John Wells, banker, philanthropist, was born March 15. 1827, in Wyalusing. Pa. Since 1803 he has resided in W' ilkesbarre. Pa.;

b«'-

cnmc prominent in local alTairs: and was a membt-r of the city council. dent of

He the

is

presi-

People's

bank and other institutions; and a din-etor

in

tions.

has

many

corjinra-

Since 1S(m he a trustee of

bft-n

La Fayette rollfg*-; since has bern president of the ami
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Used by the United States and foreign g*»vrnmeuts in the tabulating of ceiisiis re turns. He resides in Washington, IXC Holley, Alexander H., governor, was horn in Connecticut. He was the twenty-seeoii«l Me governor of Connecticut in 1857-58. «

di«'d

in

Connecticut.

Holley, Alexander Lyman, civil engintHM. was born metallurgist, inventor, auilior, .Inly 20, 1832, in Lakeville, Conn. He was .1 lecturer on iron and steel manvifacture in the Colundiia school of mines fr«)m 1879: author of llailway Economics; and Treatise on Ordnance and Armor. He died Jan. 25>, 1882, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Holley, Charles F., lawyer, jurist. He wan judge of one of the territorial courts of the i nited States sometime prior to 1884. Holley, George Washington, litterateur, author, was born in 1810 in Connecticut. For many years he was a resident at Niag-
 * ind an inventor of prominence. He was the

ara Falls, N.Y. He is the author of Niug ara. Its History and (leologj-; The Falls i»f .Niagara; Magnetism or the New Cosmography. Holley, Henry W., poet, was born May 5. From an 1828, in Pierrepont Manor, N.Y. early age he contributed extensively to periodical literature. His

poems have

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corporated in Poets of America and various other standard works. He is the author of three poetical works

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in

Rhyme: antl

Politicians

Poems

Other

What

and

Moods

entitled

Emotions

The

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Think, a sat the is also

He

author of two works in prose entitled The Higginsvillc Papers; and Random Shots at Living Targets. He died June 27, 1897, in Everett, Wash. Holley, John M., lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was bom in November, 1802, in Salisbury, Conn. He was a meml>er of the New York assembly in 1838-41; and in 1847-48 he was a representative from New York to the thirtieth congress. Ho <Iie<l Mardi 8. IS 18. in Javcksonville. Fla. Marietta, Josiah Allen's wife, was born in 1844 in New York. popular humorous writer whosthome has always been at Ellisburg. N.Y She is the auflior of My Opinions and Hetsey Boblwt's; My Wayward Pardner: .fo•«iah Allen's W'ife as a P. A. and a P. I.: .•samantha at the World's Fair; Samantha in Europe; Snmantha Among the Brellm-n: Samantha at Saratoga; Samantha at the Centennial; Samantha on the Race Prob Holley,

nut'ior, poet,

She

is

lem.

hoard of that institution of learning.

Alarm.

Hollerith, Herman, inventor. He is the inventor of the electric tabulating machim-s

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a

Poems:

Holley, Mrs.

Sweet Cicely; and

Mary

Josiah'-t

Austin, litterateur,

She was the author of Texas;

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