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356 Jones,

Joseph,

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was bom Sept. 6, 1833, in SuinniorHe waa professor in Tulane university in 18(J9-97. He was the author of Sanitary Memoirs of llic War of the Rebellion; Surgical Memoirs of the War of the Rebellion; Hospital Construction and Orf^nization and Medical and Surgical Memoirs. He died in 1H!>7 in New Orleans, thor,

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La. Jones, Joseph Blackburn, soldier, lawyer, business president, was born Sept. 7, 1842, in Chicago, HI. He was educated at the

Rock River seminary; at the Northwestern university; and in 18«0 he received the degree of LL.B. from the Chicago universi-

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ty. He taught for four years; and was principal of a high sclio<d at Woodstock, III. In lH(n he began the

the civil war in the In regiment Illinois volunteers. 1874 he was made brigadier-general and major-general. In 1805-75 he practiced law 1870 was made at Sparta, III.; and in In 1872 he was nominat«'-man of riiiladelphia. He was the author of The Liieets of riiysical Causes on Christian Kxperience; Life of Ashbel (Jreen and Revival He died Dec. 22, 1808, in Covof Religion. entry. Conn. Jones, Joseph Jerome, educator, lawyer, was lK)rn April 3. 1804. in Cowden. 111. He was educated in the grammar and high Kc»r three years Hchoiil <»f Shelbyville. 111. he attended the N'alparaiso university of Indiana; and in 1887 graduated in the For many years he was seientilie c<nirse. engaged in educali<mal work in the public Rchools of Illinois. He has fille«l numerous positions of trust and honor; and is now a practicing attorney of Coalville. I'tah. thor,

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Jones, Joseph Levering, lawyer, capitalwas born .luly 20. 1851, in riiiladelphia, I'a. In 1878 he iM'g-an the practice of law He is counsel of nuin IMiiladi'lphia, Pa. merous railway companies. Ih" was a member for three years of the Ixtanl of directors; and was secretary of the I'nion league club of rhiladel|)hia. Pa. ist,

Jones, Joseph Russell, merchant, diplomat, Feb. 17. 1S23. in Connraut, Ohio. In 1800 he was elected to the g«'neral assembly of Illinois. In 1801 he was appointed L'nited States marshal for the

was born

northern district of Illinois. He organized the Chicago west division railway company In in 1803 and was elected its president. 180U-75 he was United States minister to llelgium. He retired practically from business in 1888, but is yet a director of the liicago and the central union telephone companies and the Central music hall company and is president of the Northwchlern t

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numufacturing company.

Seawell, lawyer, author, 1811, probably in North Carolina. He waM a southern writer; and the author of Defense of the Revolutirn .lune 15, 1850, in Pine Plains, S.C. Since 1877 he has btn-n a elergjMnan nn<l has tilled pastorates in Columbn.s and Zanesville, Ohio. Since 1900 he ha.s been presiilent of Wilberforce university. Jones, Mrs. Kate Emery Sanborn, librarian, author, was lM)rn June 24, 1800, in Henniker, N. H. In 1882-91 she was an assistant in the Boston athenirum in 189194 was classifier ami cataloguer at the .Merchant ile library of St. Louis; and in 189497 was librarian of the city library of •Manchester, N. H. She is tlie author of The Cutter Sanborn Author Table. Jones,

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Jones, Leonard Augustus, lawyer, jurist, author, was iMirn 'Ian. 13, 1832, in Templeton, .Mass. In 1891-1902 he was commissioner of Massaehnetts for the prom«»tion of uniform legislation in the Cnit4>d States. In 1904-07 he was the editor of the American Law Review; and has edited several Ixioks. He is a practicing attorney of Boston, Mass.; and in 1898-1909 was chief justice of the land court of .Massachusetts. He is the author of The Law of .Mortgages of Real Property; The Ijiw of Pledg«»8 and Colhiteral Securities; Corporate Bonds and ..ortgages; Chattel .Mortgages; also Liens; Real Kstate in Conveyancing; and other

works.

Lewis

Henry, educator, college was born .July 3, 1844, He was educated at the Spiceland academy; graduated from the .swego normal school and ri»ceiveil the di'gn-e of ..M. from De I'auw university. In 1884-94 he was superintendent of the Jones,

president, author, in Noblesville. In<l.

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public schools of Indianapolis, Ind.; in 18941902 he was superintendent of public schools of Cleveland, hi«); and since 1902 has been president of the Michigan statt? normal college. He is the author of The Jones Readers.