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 HERRm08HAW*8 LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOaRAPHT. founder of the university of Ixmisiunu, and its first profeasor of anatomy. He wan bouse-surgeon to the Charity hoMpituI; prvsideat of the Pbysico^medical society of New Orleans; and in 1890 was president of the university of Ix>ui8iana. H« died March 80, 18ft7, in New Orleans, La. Hunt, TlMmiM Forsyth, educator, autlior, was born .Ian. 1, 18fi2, in Ridott, III. He has Ixen a professor of agriculture for muny years; and in 1903*07 was professor of ag: >ii( un y in Cornell university of Itli aca. N.V. .Since 1907 dean of the »chool of agrirultnr«» at the Pennsylraaia state eol* lege. He is the author of History of Agriculture and Rural Kconomics; The Ci>real(i in America; and The Forage and Fiber Crops in .America. I

Hunt, Thomas Poage, clergyman, lecturer, author, wag bom in 1794 in Charlotte county, Vh. He was a clergyman and temperance lecturer of Pennsylvauia. He wa« the author of History of Jesse Johmon and hi> Times; Death by Measure; and Liquor Sidling, a History of Fraud, which include the most of his works. He died Dee. 6, 1876, in Wyoming Valley, Pa. Hunt, Thomas Sterry, educator, geologist, born Sept. 5, IH2H. in inventor, autlior. Norwich, Conn. Hu watt professor in the Mamachusetts institute of technology in 1872-7H. In lS."i!l lie iiiventt-.l a perniunent gre«n inlc which has been extensively used. He was the author of Chemical and Geo!o<^'ir-al Khshvs: ./.oic Roek.s; Mineral Physiologv; and New Basis for Chemi^b. 12, 1892. in

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Hunt, Washington, lawyer, jurist, congressman, governor, was bom Aug. 5. 1811. in Windham, N.Y. In is.'in h.- was appoint. fir-^t judge of Niagara ,!

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He orthopi'dic and IVnnsylvanta hospituln. was joint author of ^iurgery in the Pennhospital, sylvania being an Epitome of the hospital since 17M. He died in 1896 in Philadelphia, Pa.

Hunt, William Henry, educator, lawyer, cabinet ((flficer. was born June 12.

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In 187rt-77 he was In 1878-81 attorney-general of Louisiana. he was a judge of the T'nited States court of (daims; and in 1881-82 he was secretary of the navy. He died Feb. 27, 1884, in St. Petersburg, R ussia. Runt, Wimam Henry, lawyer, jurist, governor, was born Nov. h, IR.">7. in New Orleans, La. In 1885-87 he was attorney-general of Montana; and in 1889-94 was judge was of the district court. In 1804 1!>'"» justice of the supreme court of Montana; in 1900-01 was secretary of Porto Rico and in 1901-01 w a** governor of Porto Rico. .'<incc 11M)4 he has bt-en juilge of the Unitini States district court for Montana. Hunt, William J., phy^^iciaii and surgeon 1824, in Charleston, S.C.



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was born IVc. 0, IH^JS. in FtiH-^itii,'ton, I'a. He attained the rank of captain during the civil war. He has obtained patents for improvements in bottom castin;; of st»'el ingots; for making sp»'cial soft B*ss<>n)er steel; and also automatic tables

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Hunter, Alexander Stuart, educator, author, was born in Ravington. Pa. In ISS.'i he graduated from the Western theological serainarv; and has received the ilegrees of A.I).. A.M., T'li.D. an.l LL.I). In 18S7 ISD.i he was professor of physics, astronomy, ethics and English literature at Hanover college; and since 1895 haa been professor