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 Howard, Ada Lydia, educator, college president, was born Dec. 19, 1823, in Temple N.H. In 1875 she was elected the first

president of Wellesley college, resigning in 1881 on account of ill health. She was the first woman president of a college in the world. In 1894 the Ada L. Howard scholarship was given the college in he honour She died March 4. 1917, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Howard, Benjamin, soldier. congressman, governor, was born about 1760 in Virginia. In 1807-11 he was a representative from Kentucky to the tenth and elventh congresses; and in 1810 was governor of Indiana territory. He was appointed brigadier-general in the United States army in 1813. The was governor of Missouri territory in 1812. He died Sept. 18, 1814, in St. Louis. Mo.

Howard, Benjamin Chew, soldier, congressman. governor, was born Nov. 5, 1791, in Baltimore county. Md. He was a presidential elector in 1828; and in 1829-33 and 1935-39 he was a representative from Maryland to the twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth congresses. In 1835-50 he was a general of militia: was a reporter of the decisions of the supreme court of the United States in 1543-62; and was democratic candidate for governor of Maryland in 1801. He was also a delegate to the peace congress of 1861. He died March 6, 1872, in Baltimore, Md.

Howard, Blanche Willis, litterateur author was horn July 21, 1817. in Bangor, Maine, She bceame Baroness von Tenffel. She was the author of One Summer; One Year Abroad: Aunt Serena; Gueen; and Aulnay Tawers. She died Oct. 7. 1898, in Munich, Bavaria.

Howard, Bronson, dramatist, author, was born Oct. 7. 1812. in Detroit, Mich, He was a prominent dramatist of New York City. He was the author of Saratoga, proceed in London as Brighton, and in Berlin as Eine Erste und Einzige Lieb; Diamonds; The Banker's Daughter; Old Love Letters; Young Mrs. Winthrop: One of Our Girls: The Henrietta; Shenadoah; Aristocracy; Moorcroft: Hurricanes: Wives; Met by Chance; and Greenroom Fun. He died Aug. 4. 1908, in Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J.

Howard, Burt Estes, educator, author, was born Feb. 23, 1882, in Clayton, N.Y. He has been pastor of presbyterian churches in Michigan, Ohio and California. He is the author of Democracy and Education; and The Shepherd's Question,

Howard, Charles Henry, soldier, Journalist, was born in 1834. in Leeds, Main. He served in the civil war: and attained the rank of brevet brigadier-general in 1865. For many years he was inspector of Indian agencies. He was the editor of the Advance of Chicago for many years; and later was editor of the Farm, Field and Fireside of Chicago, founded by Thomas William Herringshaw. He died Jan. 27, 1908, in Glencoe, Ill.

Howard, Clifford, dramatist, author, was born Oct. 12, 1868, in Bethlelius, Pa. He is the author of Sex Worship. An Exposition of the Phallic Origin of Religion, a dramatic poem of the Zuni; The Story of Young Man: Gethsemane; and other works.

Howard, Frank T.,' capitalist, was born May 31, 1855, in New Orleans, La. He owns the celebrated Quitaque ranch of one hundred and sixty thousand acres in the northern part of Texas.

Howard, George, governor, was born in Maryland. He became acting governor of Maryland in 1531; and in 1832-33, the nine-tenth governor. He died in Maryland.

Howard, George Elliott, educator, author, was born Oct. 1, 1849, in Saratoga, N.Y. In 1891-1901 he was professor of history and history of institutions at Leland Stanford university; and since 1906 he has been head professor of literary science and sociology at university of Nebraska. He is the author of Introduction to the Constitutional History of the United States, in two volumes: and Developments of the King's Pence and the Local Peace Magistracy.

Howard, Guy, soldier, author, was born Dec. 16. 1955, in Augusta, Maine. He attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel United States volunteers. He was the author of Situation in Cuba. He was killed in action, Dec. 22. 1899, in the Philippine Islands. He was a son of General O. O. Howard.

Howard, Henry, merchant, state legislator, governor, was born April 2. 1826, in Cranston, R.I. He served a number of years in the state legislature: and was a presidential elector in 1872. In 1872-75 be the twenty-ninth governor of Rhode Island, He died in 1905 in Rhode Island.

Howard, Jacob Merritt, lawyer, state legislator, congressman, United States senator, author, was born July 10, 1805, in Shaftsbury, Vt. In 1838 he was a member of the Michigan legislature; and in 1841-43 he was a representative from Michigan to the twenty-seventh congress. In 1851-60 he was attorney general of the state. In 1861-71 was United States senator. He was the author of a translation from the French of the Secret Memoirs of the Empress Josephine. He died April 2. 1871, in Detroit, Mich.

Howard, James Leland, manufacturer, merchant. lieutenant-governor, was born Jan 10, 1818. in Windsor, Vt. The firm of J. L. Howard and company was one of the first in the United States to engage in the manufacture of railway car trimmings; and to this business the firm devoted its entire energies and resources with marked