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Hurd, John Codman, uutliur, wna burn Nov. 11, 181(3, in liontoii, Mumh. He was the author of 'Die Law of Freedom and Bondage in the United States; and The Tlu'ory of Our National Existence. He died in 1892 in Boston, Mass. Hurd, John Ricker, soldier, wan born in Ohio. In 1861 he was c-aptain in the Hecond regimeat Kentucky infantry; and in 18(}.'>

was brevetted brigadier-general of volunHe waB honorably mustered out in

teers.

1865.

Hurd, Nathaniel, engraver, artist, was born Feb. 13, 1730. He was engaged in the business of seal-cutting and die-engraving in Boston, Mass.; and was probably the tirst in this country to engrave on copper. He engraved the seal of Harvard university. He died Dec. 17, 1777, in Boston, Mass. Hurd, Richard Melanethan, lawyer, author, was born June 14, 186."), in New Yi)rk City. In 1888 he graduated from Vale uni-

He is president of the Mortgage bond company of New York City; and president of the City real property investment company. He is the author of Prineiplen of City Land Value. Hurd, Rukard, civil enginei>r, statesnuui and author of St. Paul, Minn., was born in I8.'»8 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated in engineering from the Pennsylvania military college; and since 18!t has been a trustee of that college. He is a recognized expert authority on iron ore and mineral, lease, counsi>l and appraisal. He was major on the staffs of Governors Clough and Lind; in 1!H)1 was a representative in the state legislature; an<l in l'.)7 was elected secretary of the Minnt'sota tax commission. In I1M2 he was president of the sons of the revolution. He is the author of Hunl's Iron Ore Manual. Hurdon, Elizabeth, physjcian, author, was born in 1868 in Cornwall, Ktigland. Sine*18J)0 she has been assistant in gynecology at the .lohns Hopkins university. She is the author of Tlu' Wrnjiform Appendix and Its Diseases. versity.

Hurlbert, Archer Butler, journalist, author, was Isirn .Ian. 26, 1873, in Bennington, Vt. He has Is-en Korean correspondent for Anu-rican newspapers; and is a life member of the Ohio archieological and historical society. He is the author of Ketl Men's Roads; Paths of the Mound Building Indians, and Oreat ({ame .Animals; Indian Thoroughfares; Historic Highways of

America; Washington and the West; The Ohio River; and Captains of American Kxpannion.

Hurlbert, John W., congressman. In 1813 eli'cted « representative from Massachusetts to the tliirt«'<'nth congress to fill u vacancy by the resignation of Daniel Dewey. In 181") h«» was elected to the f(mrteenth congress. He died in Massachunrtts. Hurlburt, Stephen A., soldier, legislator, diplomat, congressman, was born Nov. 29,

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in Charleston, S,C. In 1837 he was He served the Florida wai'; and in 184:') moved to Belvidere, III. In 1859, 1861 and 1867 he was a memU'r of the Illinois state legislature. In 1861-65 he served in the civil war; and in IS62 was apivointed brigadier-general and major-general of volunteers. In 186972 he was minister resident to the United State of Colombia. In 1873-77 he was a representative from Illinois to the fortythird and forty-fourth congresses as a republican. In 1881 he was appointe^I United States minister to Peru. He died March 27, 1882. in Lima, Peru. Hurlburt, William Henry, journalist, author, was born July 3, 1827, in Charleston. S.C. He was one of the editors of the New 181;"),

admitted to the practice of law. in

York World.

His latest years were spent

in Kurope. He W'as the author of Gan Eden, or PictuH'S of Cuba; and General McClellan and the Conduct of the War. He died in 1895 in New York City. Hurlbut, Henry Augustus, merchant, patriot, was born Dec. 8, 1808, in Hartford. Conn. He was a successful bat merchant of New York City

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York City. Hurlbut, Hinman Barrett, banker, railroad president, donor, was born July 29. In 1819, in St. Lawrence county, N.Y. 1846 he was engaged in the practice of law in Canada. He was engaged in banking in Massillon and Cleveland, Ohio. He was j)re8ident of the Cleveland city hospital; and donated twenty-five thousand dollars to the

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college.

Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, clergyman, author, 1843, in New York. He a nwthodist clergyman of prominence in

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New York and New

Jersey. He is the author of Manual of Biblical Theology; Studies in the Four Gospels; and Outlines in Old Testament History.

Hurlbut, Stephen Augustus, soldier, lawcongressman, was born Nov. 29, 1815. Charleston, S.C. He settled in Belvidere, III.; and was elected to the constitutional convention of 1847. He was a presidential <>lector in 1848; a nu-mber of the legislature in IS-W, 1861. and 1867; and presiyer, in

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