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 Hosmer, George Washington, physician, author, was born in 1840. He is the author of The People and Politics; and As We Went Mareling On, a Story of the War.

Hosmer, H. L., lawyer, jurist. He was chief justice of the United States court for the territory of Idaho.

Hosmer, Harriet Goodhue, sculptor, was Born Oct. 9, 1830, in Watertown, Mass. She produced two ideal heads, Daphne and Medusa, which were exhibited in Boston in 1853. She executed a statue of Queen Isa. Bella for the World's Columbian exposition. Her best works are Zenobia in Chains; an The Sleeping Faun. She died Feb, 21, 1908, in Watertown, N.Y.

Hosmer, Hezekiah L. congressman. In 1797-99 he was a representative from New York to the fifth congress. He died in New York.

Hosmer, James Kendall, educator, librarian, author, was born Jan. 29, 1834, in Northfield, Mass. He was educated in Harvard university, from which institution he received the degrees of A.B. and A.M. He was a professor in Antioch college, Ohio, during 1886-72; university of state of Missouri in 1872-74; Washington university St. Louis in 1874-12, and since the latter date public librarian of Minneapolis. He is the author of Short History of Anglo-Saxon Freedom; The Story of the Jews; Life of Sir Henry Vane; Life of Saumel Adams; Thomas Hutchinson, Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay: The Color Guard, a narrative of personal experience; The Thinking Bayonet, a novel; A Short History of German Literature; How Thankful Was Bewitched; and History of the Louisiana Purchase.

Hosmer, Jean, actress, was born Jan. 29, 1842, near Boston, Mass. She first appeared on the stage in a ballet at Buffalo, N.Y., and ruse to be a star actress, performing the part of Juliet at the Chestnut street theater of Philadelphia in 1858. She died in January, 1890, in Buffalo, N.Y.

Hosmer, Mrs. Margaret, author, was born in 1830 in Philadelphia, Pa. She was the author of A Chinaman in California: The Chinese Boy: The Little Captives; Lung the Orphan Blanche Gilroy: The Morri sons; and Ten Years of a Lifetime. She died Feb. 5, 1897, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Hosmer, Samuel Monroe, soldier, educator, clergyman, college president, was born July 22, 1846, in Tuscaloosa county, Ala. During the civil war be served eighteen months in the confederate army. Since 1874 he has been a minister of the methodist episcopal church south: and has been a member of the general conference five times; has been a member of the general board of church extension since 1890; and is a member of the educational commission of the methodist church south. Since 1890; he has been president of the Southern university at Greensboro, Ala.

Hosmer, Stephen Titus, lawyer, jurist, was born in 1783 in Middletown, Conn. 18 1783 be settled in the practice of law at Middletown, Conn. For two years he was a member of the council of state; and after the adoption of the state constitution was chief justice of Connecticut in 1815-33, He died Aug. 5, 1834, in Middletown, Conn. Hosmer, Titus, jurist, congressman, was born in 1738 in Middletown, Conn. He was a member of the council; of the Connecticut assembly in 1773-78; and speaker in 1777. In 1775-79 he was a delegate from Comreticut to the continental congress; and in 1780 was appointed judge of the maritime court of appeals for the United States. He was a signer of the articles of confederation, He died Aug. 4, 1780, in Watertown, Conn.

Hosmer, William Henry Cuyler, lawyer, author, poet, was born May 25, 1814, in Avon. NY. He was a lawyer of western

New York; and the greater part of his poetical writing is concerned with Indian legends. He was the author of Fall of Tecumseh Legends; the Senecas; The Themes of Song: The Months; Yonnondio; Bird Notes: Indian Traditions and Songs; and The Pioneers of Western New York. He died May 23, 1877. in Avon. N.Y.

Hoss, Elijah Embree, clergyman, theologian, shop, was born April 14, 1849, in Washington county, Tenn. He has filled pastorates in California, North Carolina and Tennessee, In 1876-81 he was president of the Martha Washington college of Virginia; in 1876-81 was president of the Emory and Henry college: and in 1885-90) was in the theological faculty of Vanderbilt university. Since 1902 he has been bishop of the methodist episcopal church south.

Hoss, George Washington, educator, college president, founder, author, was born Nov. 6, 1824. in Brown county, Ohio. He graduated from the Asbury, now the De Pauw university: and has received the degrees of A.M. and LL.D. In 1855-50 he was president of the Indiana female college of Indianapolis. Ind.; and in 1856-64 was professor of mathematics at the Northwestern christian university of that city. In 1864-68 he was state superintendent of public instruction for Indiana: and in 1868-71 was professer of English literature at the Indiana state university. In 1871-74 he was president of the Kansas state normal school; and in 1884-90 was professor of English literature and oratory at the Baker university. In 1883-71 he was editor and proprietor of the Indiana School Journal; in 1880-85 was editor and proprietor of the