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works. Jlis original I'luu-lon KogiTs. a Ni»vvl

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Canada;

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History of

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of Si'fi'HHicin. enlargi-d as ( aniplire iind Haltlelltdd; Tlii" Knd of a Itainbow, an Anu-rican Story; Idler and I'oet ; 'Ihref Decades; and rile Hero of Manila. Johnson, Rowland, nierehant, abiditionist, reformer, was born May 24. IS 10. in Ht'iI

In-

)iiaiitovn, Fa. He was among the earlie^it »ii|iporters uf (lie a))olitiiiii iiiox eiiieiit. and at one time was the leader ol the aiili slavery party in New York. He died Sept. 2.'». ISSIJ.

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Johnson, Samuel, clergyman, eolle>>e preHident. author. wh> iMtrn (Vt. 14. IGMO, in (iuilford. Conn. He was an episeopal clergyman of Sliatforil. ( oiiii.; and ua^ llie lirst president of ( nliiniliia college in ll.y.l ii."l. He wa.H the author of . System ol Miiralily. repitl)li>hed by iTaiiklin as KIc Pliilostiphia ; and Knglisli and He iiieiita l>rew

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Stratford. Conn.

Johnson, Samuel, governor. In 1788-8» he

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Dictionary va» the Knglish language piib-

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America.

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Cuilfoni. Conn.

Johnson, Samuel, clergyman, author, wan 10. IS22. in Salem, .iass. a iiiiiUir'aii clergyman ays, and Sermons; and The Worshi|» of .le-»us in Its I'nsl and Present .spict. He dieil Keli. 10, ."^alein.
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Jol nson, Samuel Frost, educator. artiHt, wa.s horn Nov. !l. 1S3.'». in New York City. He was a pr«»tessor in the art hcIiooIh of

the .Metropolitan innseuin in New York in iHHiCS.'i, al.Mi teaching sci<-iicc and art «'lassf at St. John's eolleue, Kiirdham. in l.S84-8."j. Jol nson, Samuel William, educi^or. author, was horn July A. ISJII. in Kiiigsborotigh. N.Y. He has been profcHnor of chemistry in Shell eld scientific scliool at Yale university since 18.'»t'i. He is the author of Kssayn on Manures; Peat and Its Uses; Ifow Crops Feeil; How Crops (Jrow; and Chemical Notation and Nomenclature. Johnson, Mrs. Sarah Barclay, author, wan born ill ls;J7 in .Mberniarle county. 'a. She livetl for many years in Syria, where her She was the liiisbaiHl was consul-general.

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author of The Haan«>n,

Ajiril 21.

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and Coshocton counties, Ohio. He worked in various places as a printer; tor of editor,

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writer

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Ohio Statesman;

managing the

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city edicity editorial

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Phil-

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1S79 has lM>en on the editorial of the Cincinnati Enquirer as state Korresponilent, managing editor and editorial writer. For one year he was one of the stair tif the New Y'ork World, and in lHi)5 was editorially connected with the New York Journal. In 1900 he was a memiM-r by pro,xy of the democratic national .-ince

staff

convention; and has participated in Ohio and national democratic politics. He is now chief editorial writer on the Cincinnati

linrii <;«t.

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and

1847 his firm breadstullH wa» tl> largest shippers of He waa fr(»in that port to (Jreat Rritain. the author of California and Oregon, or Sights in the (Jold Kegi«m and Scenes by the Way. He diels of .Steubenville. Ohio, and attended the Richmond college and the McNeely normal school Harrison county, of For several Ohio. taught years he JelTerson school in

adelphia

En-

but spends the greater portion of each year in Wasliington. D.C. Johnson, Thomas, soldier, lawyer, jurist, congi^'ssman, governor, was born Nov. 4, I7.{2, in St. Ix'onard's, Md. In 1775-77 he was a delegate from Maryland to the continental congress. He left that body to raise an army; with which, as commander, (juirer,

he went to assist Washiiigt<»n in New EngHe was the lirst republican goverland. ii«»r He was a of Maryland in 1777-7*J. judge of the I'nited States district court for the state of Maryland and an associate justice of the supreme court of the Cnited States in 1701-9.1. lie was the delegate in congress who proposed that the general should Ix- declared commander-inchief. He died Oct. 25, 1819, near Fredcrick

City.

Johnson, Thomas, lawyer, jurist. He was the supreme court of Ar-

chief justice of kansas in 1844.

Johnson,

He died in 'irginia. Thomas Carskadon, educator and

'a.. was h<»rn Jan. 1, lieacli. W. Va. He was eduuniversity of West N'irginia. the degrees of B.S... and A.M He has been an instructor of horticulture and botany in tlu' university of West Virlie was suiierintendent ginia. Ill l1»07-0".> and since looo has been director of the Virginia truck experiment station.

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