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William

Jobnson,

iiiatlu'iuatii-ian,

1H4I. b<'»

profes>nr

II

l'nite«|

Woolsey,

autfior.

Owego, N.Y.

in

of

educator,

was born June Since

1881 niatheniat ies

States naval aeademy.

He

author, Johnston, Mrs. Annie Fellows, was born in 18U3 in Kvansville, Ind. She was educatetl in the public schools of poet,

23,

he has at is

autlior of Treatise on DilTerential and te<rral Caleulus; Differential K(|uation8;

Kvansville. ln<l.; and IHSl 82 attended state university She is the of Iowa. author of Big Brother; The Little Colonel; A Boy of (iali-

the the

in

the

In-

Me-

lilies; and other works. Johnson, Willis Fletcher, journalist, lectin 't, aiithnr. was born Oet. 7, 1H.'»7, in New ^ ork For a number of years he has 'it. bi-eii on the e^litorial stalF of the New York Tribune; and in ISHT-IM was a day editor. He .has lectured frequently and made many pubiie addresses; and is the author of A Century oi Kxpansicm; and Four Centuries i-l).

h-e;

(

Knights tucky;

died in

IS42,

was

Lantliiig. Ti-nn.

Johnston, Alexander,

educator,

author,

was born April 21>, professor He was

1840, in Brooklyn, N.Y. of political economy at He was the Princeton college in 1HH3-8U. auMior of The (Jenesis of a New Kngland State; History of the Ignited States for II

Schools: The t'nited States, its History and History oi Connecticut; and oMstitiitifUi Hi-tory of American Polities. He died July 20. 18SJI. in Princeton, N.J. Johnston, Amos Randall, lawyer, jurist, hyishilor, state sciiatnr. was wrn Sept. 28, ISln, in Maury county, Tenn. Removing to .MisniMsippi in IS.'JO he .settled in Clinton; and represented Himls county in the legislature as a whig in 1H30. He was county clerk from 1S37 until his election as probate judge in 1S4"». In 1S7"> he served in the stnte senate as a conservative denunTat. He died .Iiine 2.'>. IS70. in Cincinnati, Ohio. Johnston, Charles, coni:ressiiiaii. was lM>rn ill ( oiinecticut. In 1830-41 he was a representative from New York to the twentyHixth congress. He died in Poiighkeepsie, N. Y.

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Johnston,

Johnson,

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in

Washington, D. C.

Charles,

litterateur,

author,

was born Feb. 17. 18B7. in Ballykilbeg, county Down, Ireland. He is the author ol The Memory of Past Births; Kela Bia: and Ireland, Historic and Picturesque. Johnston, Charles C, congressman, was

City.

Woolsey, physician, was born in New York City. In 1881 appointetl health commissioner of the city of New York. He died June 21, ISS7, in .New York City. Johnston, Albert Sidney, soMicr, was born IHO.l. ill Washington. Ky. Feb. In 18.16 he joined tin- Te.xas Patriots; and rapidly ro.H,' through all the griuh's to the command of his army. In IH3S he was made secretary of war of Texas; and in 1839 conducted a campaign against the Indians. He lommanded the confederate army of Sliiloh, and fell in battle April U, 18((2,'near Pitts-

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Jose Scale; Fumigation Methods; also The Peach Crop; and The Poultry Book, in three vcdumes. He died in January, IW)H, in

S.

The

works. legislator, congressJohnston, Charles, man, was born iii Chowan county, N. C. He was a member of the state legislature for many years; and in 1801-02 he was a repHe resentative to the seventh congress. died before the expiration of his term. He

ricultural coUegc. In WM) ho bf>caine editor of the American Agriculturist of New York City. He was the author of The San

Feb.

Little

of

Thrif Weavers; Maid of Honor; and other

was born July 4, 1H»>»», in New Albany, Ohio. He was state entomohigist of Marylanil: and was professor of entomology and invi'rtebrate zoohigy at the Maryland ag-

lie

Two

on e 1 » Quilt The Party; That' Jack Built

t

of the I'anaitia Canal. Johnson, Willis Grant, educator, author,

New York

.Mammy's

Old

Torment;

in 170."» in Abingdon. Va. In 1831-33 he was a reitreseiitative from Virginia to the twenty-second congress. He was drowned .lune IS, 18;12. near Alexandria, 'a.

born

was physician, Johnston, Christopher, In born .Sept. 27, 1822. in Baltimore, Md. 1804 he was professor of anatomy and physiology in the university of Maryland; and in 1870 tilled the chair of surgery, beHe died coniiiii; professor emeritus in 1880. Oct. 11, 1801, in Baltimore, Md. Christopher, educator, physiJohnston, cian, author, was born Dee. 8, IS.ifi, in Baltimore. .Md. In 1880-88 he practiced mediSince 1800 he has been associate procine. fessor of oriental history at the Johns HopHe is the author of Episkins university. tolary Literature of the Assyrians and Hal>yloiiians.



Johnston, David Clajrpoole, painter, artwas iKirn March, 1707, in Philadelphia. In 1830 lie ix-gan the publication of Si-raps. an annual of five plates. He died Nov. 8, 18(5.». in Dorchester. .Mass. ist,

Pa.

Johnston, David E., soldier, lawyer, state congressman, was Uirn April IH. in Virginia. In 18ril he entered the oiifedi'rate army; and was twice wounded. In IS78 he was 4>lected to the West Virginia •-tat*' senate; an«l in 1 880 88 was judge of (he circuit court. In 1800-10(M he was n re|iresen1ative from West Virginia to the

senator, IH4."».

«

filt>-sitli i-oiigress

Johnston.

as a ileiiKx-rat.

Frances

Benjamin,

photog-

lapher. illustrator, was Ixirn Jan. 15. |st»4. in tJrafton, W.Va. She has made a specially

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