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H«' i:^ abo pr»'si«Jf'iit of tlu; Golcuiida Cattle cunt[iitny of Ni'vmla. Since lUll he has been a luciiilitT of congreMH from the Mcond (liMtrict of California, his prasent

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ty-sixth congress as a rejiublican. Feb. », 1800, in Jvingstou, S.Y.

term ending in U)15. Kenton, Edna, writer, author, was born in isrt) in Spi iii;,MicUI, Mo. Sht* ia tlic au« ut luit Miinncr of Man; antl L'it'in. Kenton, Simon, pioneer, soldier, wau born Maiili 17.V), in Kauquir county, Va. In

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Imvrh-d down the Ohio river; and was engained in trapping and celling tiie peltries. In 1V74 I.e wui» employed as a spy to precede the truopa in the Indian war; and was hitcr employed as a scout. iien the revoItittoimry wur broke out he was again em)i nvid .IS a spy to report meditated attacks, in 171)3 he joined the army} in 1793-94 com* nmnded a bnttalion of Kentucky voiuntetfrs a.s major; anil in ^o'> nude brigadiergeneral. In l»l:i lie fouglit at the battle ol llie Thames. He died April 3, 1836, in hogun eounty. Ohio.

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Pittsburgh, Pa.

Keogh, Martin Jerome, lawyer, jurist, was born in is.').", in Inlain!. In 18U6 he was presidential elector un the democratic ticket In 1870-96 he practiced law. In 1808 be

ing the RIack Hawk 1848 from poison.

Little Book of Lullabies. Kenyon, William Asbury, litterateur, poet, was Ixirii All;:. 22. 1817. in Hingliain, Ma.ss. His poems were suggested by prairie scenes. These were Included in Miscellaneous Poems, to which are added Writings in Prose on

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the founder and first

of .Mfred university, which ofTirr held tor ten years. He died June 7, 18G7,

England. Kenyon, William S., congressman, was burn in Kingston. N.V. In 18oO-Ul he was a representative from New York to the thir-

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Aiinville, Pa.

Isaiah LaFayette, clergyman Dee. lit, 1832, in Clearfield In- was chaphiin of In lH(i:! the twciity-lirst regiment I'ennsylvania volunteer cavalry. In 1885-80 be was presi* dent of Westlhdd college of Illinois, and then became editor of the Religious Telescope, the organ of the united brethren church. Hi' is the author of Biography of Rev. .lacoh S. Kc^mUt; Evils of the Use of Tf)hacco by ( hi istians; and other works. merchant, importer. Frederick, Keppel, wa.s born March 22, 184.1, in Ireland. He is senior member of the firm of Frederick Kep* <'i>unt.

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SyracUf<e, N.V. He is the author of Out of i-.e Shadows; The Fallen, and Other Poems; Songs in All Seasons; In Realms of Gold; At till- date of Dreams; An Oaten Pipe and

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Kephart, Ezekiel Boring, clergy luuu, bishstate senator, author, was born Nov. 1834, in IMjatur, Pa. He was president of Western college in 1868-81; and in 187175 servt-d as aintv senator of Ohio. In 1881 he was elected bishop of the church of the united brethren in Christ with headquarters in Baltimore. Md. He was the author of Authenticity and Interpretation of the Holy Striptures; and The Atonement. He died

Kenyon, James Benjamin, clergyman, author, poet, was born April 26, 1858, in Frankfort, N.Y. He is a methodist clergyman of

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Kenyon, William Colgrove, educator,

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Kephart, Cyrus Jefines, educator, collie president, author, was born Feb. 2:J. 1852, in Clearfield county, Pa. In 1897 -On he was ami since IIKK) has been president of the Licander Clark college of Toledo, Iowa, lie IS the author of PuUie Life of Christ; Jesus the Xazarene; and Life of Jesus for Chil-
 * . resident of Avalon college of Trenton, Mo.

tended the iiurdett business college of BusHe is president of the Woodrow Wilson club; and scoutmaster of the firwt S. K. troop of buy scouts^. ^Since 1013 he has been a representative in the Rhode Island state legislature; and is a thirty-two degree Ma-

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New York lor the second district. Keoknk, Indian chief, was bom about 1770 on Rock River, HI. He was cliief of the Saxs anil Foxes. He was a great orator; and first came into prominence in the war of 1812. It was his intluence alone, that held the majority of his people from join-

statesman of South Kingstown, RJ., was born March IS. 1882, in Wakefield. He at-

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Kenyon, George Heniy, physician, surgeon, public official, was bom April 1, 1845, in Providence, K.l. He is an eminent physician and surgeon of Privideuce, K.L In 1802 he served in the civil war as a private soll.ihind dier of tlif tenth regiment RIhmIi volunteers. He is a member of the Rhode Island militia, in which he attained the rank of liri^^Milii-r-general aii*l sm gfon-general, Kenyon, Grafton Irving, merchant and

Various Subjects. Hitigham, Mass.

died

elected to the L iiited States senate in lUli to till a vacancy; and was re>eleeted for the term of 1913Keogh, James, clergyman, college president, author, was born Feb. 4, 18:J4, in Ireland. In 1866 became editor of the Catholic Standard. He contributed various articles to the Catholic World, imiuiiing those on The Council of Trent and The Greek Schism, and delivered lectures, several of which have been publi»lu'd. He died July 10, 1870, in

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Kenyon, William Squire^ lawyer, jurist, United States senator, was born at Klyria, Ohio, June Id. I8ti!>. He was prosecuting attorney for Webster ccninty, Iowa, for five years; district judge for awhile; and was

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