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Kirkpatrickf William James, musieiun, composer, aiitliur. was born Feb. 27, 183S, in Duncnnnon, Pa. In 18.">M he becanu* a teacher of music. In 18U1-<J2 lie served as principal musician ami fife major of t)ie ninety-lirs^t renjular rennsylvania volunteers. Uver one hundred IkxiUh of music bear his name as «'dit«»r or associate-e t»» till an unexpired term; and was attoriiey-gein-ral «>f Pennsylvania in 1H87-1H. In' 18!»7-m) he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the tifty-lifth congress as a republican. In l!»0203 he was acting president of Lafayette ist,

college.

Kirkus, William, clergyman, author, was born May 9, 1830, in Kiiglainl, He is the of

eilitor

man.

The American Literary

He was

Cliurch-

the autiior of Christianity,

ami Practical; .Miscellaneous Essays: Orthodoxy. Seripture an<l Reason: and Religion a Revelation an<l a Rule of

Kirtland, Dorrance, congressman, was born in Coxsackie, N.Y. In 1789 he graduated from Yale college. In 1817-19 he was a representative from New York to the lifti-i-nth congress. He died in New York.

Kirtland, Jared Potter, physieian, naturali-*t.

legislator,

Rrooklyn, X.Y. Kirkwood, Louise J., founder, author. She is the originator and general secretary of the order of the Thread and Needle, to which the St. Nicholas magazine devotes one page each month. She is the author of

Sewing

Illustrated.

Kirkwood, Robert, clergyman, author, was born May 2.». 171>.'J, in Paisley. Scotland. He was a preshyterian clergyman of Yonkers. He was the author of I^*ctiires on the Millenium; Universalism Explained: A Plea for the Bible; and Illustration of the Odices of Christ. He died Aug. 2«J, 1860, in Yonk-

N.Y. Kirkwood, Samuel Jordan, lawyer, diplomat, governor. I'nited States .senator, was born Dec. 20, 1813, in Hartford county, ^fd. He received an auadcmio ducation in Wa.sli-

ers,

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N«)V. 10, 1793, in

John Copeland, educator, auwas born .lune 24, 1870, in Trumans-

Kirtland, thor,

burg. N.Y.

Kirkwood,

in

was born

Walliny^ford, Conn. He became an expert in tile cultivation «>f fruits and (lowers; and a close student of botany. In 1828 lie was elected to the Ohio legislature and served three t«'rms. In 1841-04 he was professtir of medicine in the Cleveland medical college, of which institution he was one of the founders. He died Dec. 10, 1877, in Cleveland, Ohio.

He

died in 1!M>7 in Kast Orange, X..I. Daniel, astronomer, autlior, wa.-< born Sept. 27. 1814. in Itradenbaugh, Md. He was professor in Indiana university in 18.'i0-!l."». He was the author of Meteoric Astronomy; Comets and Meteors; and Asteroids an in Indiana. Kirkwood, James Pugh, civil engineer, constructor, was born March 27, 187, in Seotlan0-jI was a memlx-r of the convention that form-'d the pr»»sent constitution of the state of Ohio. In 18."»G he was elected to the state senate of Iowa; and in IS-MI-OS and lS7.'»-77 was goverm>r of the state of Iowa. In lstl3 he was nominat<-( r<'tary of the interior. He died Feb. 1H1»4. in I<"nvA City, Iowa. 1,

In 189U he graduated from IIobart college where he received the degrees of H.A. and A.M.; and in

was a student in Leiand

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graduate latin

at

the

Stanford university of California. In IH90 92 he was classical mast«T at the Washington college of Tacoma,

Wash.; .

wa^ professor of

in

1893-90

was an instructor of latin; and in 1890-97 latin at Hobart college;

1897 has been professor of latin the Phillips Exet«'r aca<lemy of New Hampshire. He is the author of Selections from the Corn'spon«lence of Cicero.

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at

Kise, Reuben C, soldier, was born in InIn 1861 he was captain in the tenth regiment Indiana infantry; and was regularly promoted; in 1805 was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. He died Nov. diiina.

22,

1872.

Kiser, Samuel Ellsworth, journalist, autlior, poet, was born Feb. 2, 1H02, in Sliippensville. Pa. He is now special and editorial writer on the Chicag<» Record-Fferald. He is the autho.- of Budd Wilkins at the Show and Other Verses; and Thrills of a Bell

Boy.

Kislingbury, Frederick Foster, soldier, was boin Dec. 2.'», 1847, in England. He was

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