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author uf The Life and Character of Steplit-n (utiiril; Mariner and Merchant; and other wurka.

Innum, Edward Hamilton,

luerciiant

and

Fifteenth St., Atlanta, (la., was liorn Aug. 1880, in Allautu, (Ja. He graduated from the Lawrence villa school of Hew Jersey and from Princeton university. He u a partner in the firm of Iniiian, Akers and Iniiian; viee-presideut of the Atlanta woolen niiil.s; president ol the Kimball Hottae company and a director of llie Atlanta Natiuniil bank, Lowrv National bank, tue Empire Cotton Uii oomtmny and

130 Kust

cain'talist of



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ociier corporatllonB. i.Miiiii---iiiner

I

has served as bond

of Atlanta.

Inman, Henry, painter, artist, wa« burn Oct. 20, imi, in Utica, N.Y. He was one of the founders and fir^t vice-president of the National academy of de.-^ign in New ity. in 1824-- 1. A full-length jjoriork Irait ftf William I'enn by liitn li;iiij.;s in Indt'|iendenee hall of I'hilad' lpliia, I'u.; and other works in the Boston atlu iiaeuni an 184«, in New York City. Inman, Henry, soldier, author, uas born July 30, 1837, in iievf York City. He served in the civil war and attained the rank !!<' was thf author of The Old of eoUnicl. ^anta Fc Lake Trail; Tales of the Trail; 1 toneer from Kentuclcy; and The D«lahoy V

He

h'n.

die.l

Nov.

Inman, John, b<-led

willi

the Mirror und Spirit of the Times. Fur six yearn he was editor »)f the Ctdumbian Magazine; and in 1833 he In-came assi^tant editor of the Commercial Advertiser. He died March 30. 18.50. in New York City.

Inman, John Hamilton, ni.innt'Mcturer, merchant, linancicr, was born Uct. 23, 1844, in Jefferson county, Tenn. In 1867 he orjiiini/.ed

iiouHe.of

the

now

known

internationally well

of

New

He

died

Inman. Swann and company

York City; and wa*

itB president.

h'M. in N. York City. Inman, John O'Brien, painter, arti»t, was

N»n-.

'.v

bom June

10.

Some

isjs,

of his li.st peasant"*. .uion>;

Tht)ughts; and

in

New York

works represent

his paint inj(s are 'iew of As-isi.

Inman, William, naval

oflicer,

City.

Roman Sunny

was bom

in 1707 in Ttica. N.Y. In 1812 he entered the nit' d States navy as .i niiiNliipman and in 18.')U-(il he was in command of the sqiwdron on the coast of Africa, which reripturetl and landed in T.iheria three thousand and six hundred slaves. He was promoted commodore and placed on the retired liHt. He died Oct. 23, 1874, in Philadelphia, I

Pa. InatBS, George, landscape painter, artist, wa" bom May 1. 1825, Nowburg, N.Y. .-mung his pictures are The Sign Promise;

m

iVace and rientyi A Vihiou of Faitii; and i'a.HMing Sturm. He died Aug; 8, 1894, ill Britlge of Allen, Scotland.

Inn ess, George, painter, artist, was born 5, 1854, in Paris, France. In 18M he a member of the National academy of design. He has attained national emineuoe as a sueeesaful landscape painter Jan.

Uiaiii.

of

-Montclair, N. F. Innis, Harry, luu yer, jurist,

was burn in in Caroline county, Va. In 1783 be was ehosen judge of thf supreme court for the dihtriet uf Kentucky; and in 1792 was In 1785-87 was attorneyChief justice. general uf that state; and was judge of 17(12

the I nited States district court for Kctt* In 17U1 he vii.s one tueky in 17H71816. board of war to call out the against the Indiana. expeditions militia on He died Sept. 20, 181tl, in Frankfort, Ky. Inskip, John Swannell, clergyman, author, was born Aug. 10, 181tl, iu England. He was a noted ciimp-meeting conductor. He wa^ the author of Life of Rev. William Summers; Aletliodism Explained and Delended; and Remarkable Disiday of the Mercy of Ood. He died March 7, 1884, in Ocean Grove, X.J. Insnll, Samuel, business president uf liO West A«lams »t., Chicago, ill., was born on Nov. 11, IK.jO, in London, England. He be-

of the local

(ame the London iiklison; came

rejiresi iilati e

of

Thomas

to the United SUtes in 1881 as private secretary to that great inlentor; and for many years had active charge of his business atfairs. He organized and managed on liehalf of Mr. Fklison the

A.

Tube company and tin IMison MaWorks and Kdison Lamp company;

rlliH-trie

ehine

built and managed for Mr. Edison the plant of the Kdison Nfmhinc work-^ at Schenectady, N.Y. On the eonsoiidalion of the various Kdison interesta into the Edison Qencral Kleetiie eornpany, beeame its vice-pres-

ident in eiiarge of the manufacturing and selling departments; on the consolidation of tiie Kdison Ceneral Electric company and the Thomson-Houston company into the present tJeneral Electric company In'canio second vice-president. Keeigned in 1892 to

become president of the Chicago Edison oompaiiy. al~u liecame presidnit of tln^ <^oainKm* wealth Electric company; and is now .president of the consolidated company known as the Commonwealth Edison company, wliioh company controls the entire electric lighting huMiness of Chicago. He Is also president of IMihlie Serviee company of Northern I Mi

nois, .Middle West Utilities company, Illinois Northern Utilities company. Invillers,

thor,

Pa.

Edward Vincent,

ami

geologist, au-

was born Aug. 2, 1857, in Germaotown, is a geologist and oonsvlting en-

He

gineer of IMiiladelpiii.n, Pa. of

works.

j/tsilopical

iJ'hy,

He

John Laurens Manning,

yer, I nited

is

the au-

Herks county, Pa.; and

flior of (iiolofry

other

States senator,

]»Uuiter. law-

was born Sep^

L^iyui^uJ cy

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