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Edward, journalist, legislacongressman, was Ixirii March 27, 18.).'{, Columlmi county. Wis. In ISIH he was elected a UH'inher of the ."^nuth Dakota Icj^is. lature; and Ix-came a leader of the iiidcpend«-nls durin;; that session. In IH'M he was nominated for congress hy the pei)j)le's party; was renominated for con;;rcssiiiiin at lar^e in ISIM; a^ain in iSiHi. when lie was successful. In lHl»7-nO he was a reprcsi-ntative from S«»uth Dakota to the tifty tifth congress. lie is n successful journalist of Klandreau and an able writer on eeononiie Kelley, John

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John Elmer, lawyer, was born in Birmingham. Iowa. In was mayor of McCiKik. N«'b.

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Htate president of the .American l'rotectiv«> association in Nebraska, lie is one of the foremost lawyers of .Nel»raska; an<l is proMiiiH-nt ly identified with the publii-

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Kelley,

Lcverett M., soldier, governnu'ut oHicial. was born Si-pl. 28. 18-11, in Scliencctaily, N.Y. IFe was educated in the piiblic schools of Kane county. III., and at the Recfdb'gf of WisconDuring the «*ivil ln' served as corporal to captain and was an active jiarticipant in a score of bat18157. I8(s tles. In and 1874 In- was sherof Kane count v, iff III. In 1878 hi- was loit

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Indian agent at Standing l{;{ he was chief of a division of the pension bureau; and since 18U7 ha« been deputy conunissicMier

of pensions.

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elocutionist, au1872. in lloston.

.Mass. She has been a teacher of elocution in Tilton seminary of New Hampshire; and a teacher of elocutifm in the Wesleyan academy at W'ilbraham, Mass. Siie is a public reader; and a contributor of stories and poems to magazines. She is a charter inemi»er and president of the Boston Huskin (lull. She is the author of Three Hundretl Things That a Bright (iir Can Do.

Kelley, Patrick H., congressman, was born Oct. 7. 181)7, in Cass county, Mich. He has In bej'U lieutenant-governor of his state. 11)1:M5 he was a member of the si.xty-tliird congress.

Kelley, Samuel Harlan, lawyer, was born .March 27, 18»)1, in Marion, Ind. He attended the State university of Missouri; and in 1884 graduate«l in law at Columbia university of Washington, D.C. In 1880-81 he taught .school; in 1882-80 was adjudicator of claims, I'nited States treasury. Washington. D.C; and in 1880 87 was chief clerk of the I'nited States land oflice in Wakeeney, Kan. In 1887-88 he was editor and proprietor SfHitt C«»unty News of Kansas; practi4-ed law in 1880 Di' in St. .loseph. Mo.; ami since I81>:j in Benton Harbor, Mich. He is the attorney of the C. C, C. and St. I>ouis railway company; and general solicitor for various other railmads. Kelley, Samuel Lee, lawyer, statesman, was born .lum- 22. 1804. in Hiclimond. Va. lie was e<lucated in private schools; atten<led Marshall college «»f Huntington. W.Va.; studied at Cliurchland academy of Norfolk ciiunty, "a.; and graduated from Hiclimond college an«i from the university of Virginia. He has attained success at the bar of Virginia; in IIMIO was democratic elector; and for the past eight years has Iwen a niemlxT of the board of directors of the prison asso-

ciation of V'irginia. Since 18!hi lie has Iwen a representative in the Virginia state b-gishiture; and resides in Kielimond, Va.

Kelley, William Darragh, lawyer, jurist author, was iMirn April 12.

eongressnmn.

1814, in I'hihulelphia. Pa. He held the office of judge of the court of common pleas In 1801-80 in I'hiladelpliia for some years. he was represents! tive from P»>nnsylvani« the thirty-seventh, thirty eighth, thirty t4» ninth, fortieth, forty-first, forty-second, for ty third. forty-fourth, forty-fifth, forty-sixth, forty-seventh, forty-eighth, forty-ninth and fiftieth con;;resscs as a republican. He wa-* called the father of the house. He was the anthttr of Speeches. Addresses, and Tj«'tter« on INditieal Questions; Letters from Ki» rop»': Lincoln and .Stanton; and The Old

and the New. Washington. D.C.

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died Jan. 9, 18JMI

Kelley, William Valentine, clergyman, author, was lnun Teh. 13, 1845, in Plainfield. N..L He li:is lilled pastorates in New Jersey. IMiihnlelpliia, Buffalo and Brooklyn. He has preac-hed and lectured at various colleges and theological seminaries. He is the