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Hudson, 'William Cadwalader, journalist, author, was born Nov. 14, 1S4;J, in New Hrunswiok, N.J. Since 1807 lie has been engstged in journaliBui; and for forty-two

Huff, George Franklin, United States congressman troMi Pennsylvania, was lx>rn July I.st2,

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years has been eonneeted with the Brooklyn Daily Kngle. lie is the author of The Diamond Button; .lack (cordon: Knight Errant; On the lUic-k The Dugdah' Millions; The American Cavalier; and numerous

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Hudson, William Henry, educator, author, Itorn in 1S(>2 in London, Kngland. He

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Huebschmann, Francis, physician, surgeon, state si'iialor. was Inirn .pril 19, 1817, in Weimar. In 1842-80 he livrd in .Milwaukei'. He wa.s presidential elector in 1848: anil state senator in l8.-)l-.i2. 18ti2 and 1871 72.

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tional

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civil

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war he entered the

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surgeon of

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twenty-sixth WiscouNin volunle«'rs. He Mar«-h 21. ISSO, in Milwauk. c. W is. Huestis, Alexander Comstock, educator, author, was lH)rn in IHIO in C«>nneeticut. l''or many yrar< h«' wa- engaged in educational work. He was the author of Principles

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Natural

I'hilo.sophv.

He

di<-d

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Daniel, abolitionist. He assisted nearly three thoiisMiid slaves to eseiipe. He .lied duly li. ISH9. in lager-town. .Md. Huffcut, Ernest Wilson, educator, lawyer, author, wa- Ixirn Nov. 21, 1800, in Kent, I onn. In 18M8-90 he practiced law in Minnen|M>lis. Minti. In 1890 92 he was professor i»f law at the Indiana university; in 1S1>2 9:{ tilled the same chair in the Nortliwesl«'rn university; and in 189.'} became pro lesMir of law in Cornell university, and dean of the law faculty in 190.3. Hi> was the author of (.'ases on Oinlract; Ca-;es oe. Agency; Law of AgiMicy ; and Negotiable Instruments. He died in 1907 in Ithaca, N.Y. Huff,

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dletown; and later at Altoona. wlu-re. after in learning a trade the car shops of the Pennsylvania railroad company, at an early the age he entered baidcing

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illiani M. Lloyd and company. In I8t;7 lie

Leiand

was iKirn Sept. 18, 1830, in Hungary. In ISiUi So he served in New York as rabbi of a synagogue. He was the author of (Jems from th«' Orient, a srhn-tion of Talmudie
 * ind oriental pmvcrlis; and a volume of his

sermons and aildre>is«'s. He die<l Oct. 10,

Norristown, Pa. He receivetl his education in the public schools of .Mid-

I»!ays.

been professor of Engli-<li literature at Stanford junior university since 1892. He is the author of The Church and the Stage; Introduction to the IMiilosnphy of HerlHTt Spencer; Studies in Interpretation; Idle Hours in a Library; The ."study of Knglish Literature; and Sir Walter Scott. Hudson, William Leverretb, naval ollicer, was iKirn May 11, 1794, in New York. lie entere4| the navy in 181 H; and bceame lieutenant in 1820; commander in 1842; and captain in IS.'io. He died Oct. 15, 18H2. in Brooklyn, N.Y. Hudson, William W., educator, college president, was Ixirn al>out 1808. In 1841 he was professor of mathematics and physics at the Columbia college. In lS41) r>0 he was third president of the univcr.Hity of Missouri. He dieil June 14, 18r)9, in Cohnnbia, Ohio. Huebsch, Adolph, scholar, rabbi, author,

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ri-inoved to

Westmore-

land county to engagi* hanking business. He was married ill 1871 to Henrietta, daughter of the late .Indye .leremiali M. Hurrell.of Penn-.ylvauitt. ("lie

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afl«Twaril Ciiili'd .States district ju«Igi? and chief jiioliee of Kansas by appointment of President Franklin Pierce. He was a nicnii'cr of (he national republican convention in 188(1. where lie was one «»f the '•:{0(" who ttdlowed the lead of Roscoe Conkling in the er iiiemorable ofFort to nominate (Jen. U. S. (Jniiit for the pre>iileney. He is pn*.«*iot the Keystone coal and coke comtleiit producers of gas and steam coal in the I nited States; is largely engagifl in many other business indu«.tries in various parts of Penn^^yl vaiiisi, banking business in together with the tJreensburg, in which he has U'en constantly iigaged sinee his y«»utli; and is president ol lie Westmoreland hospital a-sociation. In l.s91-!»;{ ami l89.-> 1911 lie was a repre •tentative from Pennsylvania to the fiftylifty-sixtli. senind, lifty fourth, iifly liftli, sixlitly sieventh. lifty ninth, lift y-eighth. tieth and siNty-tirst congresses as a repub<
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Huffman, Samuel, clergyman. legislator, was lioni .pril l."i. 180t;. in Kockbridg*' He was twie» plect«*.('. He was a nieiii of the .Sdith Carolina state senate for ten yi'ars; and was postmaster of CharlesHe died May 14. 1872, in CharlesIon. "s.C. ton, s.c. I.

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Huger, Benjamin, congressman, was born
 * {0, 174tl, in Limerick Plantation, S.C.

1799 180.') and 181.5 17 he was a represent iitixe from South Carolina to the sixtli, seventh, eighth and fourteenth congresses. Dec. Ill

He

(lied in Sonlli Carolina. Huger, Benjamin, soldier, ISOO in Charleston, S.C. In

was born 1861

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he was