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Johnston, Robert Matteson, tiistoriun, autliur, watt born April 11, 1867, in i'aris, FrAnce. In 1904-07 he was lecturer In Ms* tory nt

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cc»IIc'{?»'; ami in l!"i7 hvand lieail of that Hryn Mawr college. He la Tho Knmaii 'riicucracy and

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department the author

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Johustuii, Samuel, lawyt-r, jurist, UuiteU -.t'liatDr, States con^fresHnuin, waa born Dec. l.j, 1733. in Scotland. He was governor of North (?ar(diiia in 1787-H1); was president of the convention of that wtate

which

ratified the federal constitution ; and in 1780*82 he waa a delegate from North I'arolina to the continental conj^ress. In 1780-93 he waa I'nited Statvti senator. He

waa afterward a judge of the atipreme court !:iu and e<|uity. He died Aug. 1%, 1816, in if

Siierwarkey, N.l'. Jobnston, Samuel, manufacturer, inventor, was Iiorn Feb. !». 1S3ri. in Sli. ll.y. N.Y. IHoii

Ill

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Helf-rake to Its succeaa attract-

the Ketehum ed

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reaper. attention: and

wan begun

lirut

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manufacture

in 1858. Dillard, soldier, 1aw> yer. state senator, oon^iessinan, was iKirn April 1, 1840, in Waynesville, N.C. Mc entered the eruifederate arinv in 1861 ; was soon after eleete*. lieutenant; and was subHCijUently detailed as adjutant of his rej;In 1870-74 he was a npn'-iiitaiment. tive in the North Carolina state legislature; and in 1876-78 waa state wnutor. In ]8S.)-8U he was a representative from

in

Johnaton,

tiutralo

Thomas

North Carolina

to the forty-ninth

and

fif-

congreaaes as a democrat. Johnston, William Agnew, lawyer, state senator, jurist, was boru July 24, 1848, in Tn 1872-84 he practiced law in Canada. tieth

Kansas; was elected to the le;.'i^lature in 1875; and to the state senate in 1876. In 1880-84 he was attorney-general of Kansas; and sintf 1884 has Im-cti Hssix-iate justice of the state .siipreuie court of Kansas.

William Andrew, journalist, iMirn .Ian. 2ti. 1871. in IMttsSince |!MI0 he has been on the Pa. editorial sfatT of the New York World. He is the author of History I'l) to Date. JohnstOBf William Dawson, bibliographer, librarian, was born June 11, 1871, in K-ssex Tenter, Vt. Tn 18f»4-07 he was Inst rtirtor in liistory in the university of

Johnston, author, was bur^^li.

.Michigan; and in 1900 was instructor in university. In 1005-07 he lectured at Sininions <>v( rnor of Pennsyl11c died Oct. au, 1872, Pittsburgh, Pa. Johnston, William Pollock, educator, college president, clergj^'uian, was born Jan. In 2d, 18^0, in Harrison county. Ohia iStJt 111- was onlaiiird to the niiiiislry; and tilled pasiorales in lialliinore and lia-s ttashiiigion, Iowa. In IH81 'to he waa pTOfessor of latin an«l English lilerature; and since iSSto has been professor of philosol>hy and Knglish literature and also jiresid. lit of the Geneva college at Beaver Falls, Ph. JoLnston, William Preston, soldier, educator, college president, author, wati born lie

vania in 1848-52.

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He was 5. 1831, in Ijouisville. Ky. and piesiiieiil of ihieator of Louisiana Tulaiie university in 1883-99. lie was the author of the Prototype of Hamlet; Life (if and other Allnrt Sidney Johnston; works. He died July 15, 1899, in Lexington, Ky. t#an.

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George,

Johnstone,

soldier,

lawyer,

con*

grcssraan, was born April 18, 184(5, in Newberry, S.C He entered the state military aca'liitis fntin which he enlisted in the couitiierate army as a member of the IkiItalion of state cadet>«. He served until the dose of the war. In 1871 he was admitteil to the practice of law; and in 1884 was a member of the stat« executive committee. In 1891-93 he was a representa^ tive from South Carolina to the fifty-second congress as a democrat; and in 1895 waa a member of tae state constitutional convention. Johnstone, Job, lax'.yci. jurist, was born June 7, 1793, in Fairiicld county, S.C. lie was cleric of the f^uth Carolina state senate ill 1826-30; and in 1830-59 was chancellor. In 1859 he became associate jus-

of appeala. He ^ed Xewliorry, S.f. physician, legislator, was bom in 10(12 in Scotland. In 1685 he established himself in New York City. He was for thirtiH'n years a member of the New York general assembly. He died Sept. r.». 1732. in Perth .inib«»y! N.J. Johonnot, James, educator, author, was iM.rn .March 3. IH23. in Bethel. Vt. In ISCI till he had charge of the schools at Joliet. HI.; and in 1872-75 was president of the state nonnal ^< lionl at Warrensburg. Mo. He was the author of Principles and Practice of Teaching: Glimpses of the Antice

of

Ajiril

the

court

1802.

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John,

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SpringH. Joline,

died Fla.

.lune

18,

1888,

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Tarpon

Adrian Hoffman, lawyer, railroad

author, was Ixirn June 30, 1850, Sing Sing. N.Y. He was educated at Pleasatit academy; Princeton college, where he received the degree of i^I^D., and at the Columbia law school. In 1872 he i>resi<|i'nt.

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