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Knowles, Daniel Clark, soldier, clergyman, 18.J0.

was born Jan. 4, In 1801 ho was

author, Yanlville, N.J.

pri'sidciil,

ctilh'gf

in

captain

of

conipany

D,

forty

i'ightli

regi-

Now York volunteers. He is the an A Life that Speaketh; and A Iliog-

ment

Ihor of

raphy of (icor^o 1'. Wilson. Knowles, Edward Randall, eh-rgynian, journalist, author, was born Jan. H», 18(il. in Nortli l*ro idenee. K.l. In 18S1 In- graduate<l from I'rincflon the

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is a littiTjournulist. anthor an<i publicist, lit-

lege.

n<*

at«Mir.

is

an orthodox eathoand foundtT

lic prifst.

a

of

progressive

Ho-

man eatholie elinreh. lie is eonimanth'r of the (Htounui order of the Mivlkifh: eoniniander of the N'enezui-lan ordi'r of the liberator; eorr«-sponding frilowof the Hoyal

s<K'i<'ty

incMibtT of

of

iiiiiny

geography of

I.islMtn;

learned soricties.

and

lie is the

author of Tlu- .'supremacy of the Spiritual; The True Christian Science; S»nigs of tlir Life Ktf'rnal: Kccc Kegtium and Other IViems; an. in Lawrence, Mass. Me was the author of I'ractical Hints for Young Keadt rs. Writers, anil Book Huyers; and edited Cap and (!own. a eolb'ction of poems; and '1 he (iolden Treasury of Anieriean Songs. He died in IDO.'i in Cam-

bridgi'.

Mas-<.

Knowles, Freeman, .soldier, journalist, congressman, was born (M. 10. 1841}, in Harmony, .Maine. He was educated at HIiHtmfield aca be served in i

the

civil

sixteenth

war in the Maine n-gi-

ment. In 1S(!9 he wn^ admitted to the practice of law.

lished

lie pul»-

the f e r e s c o '

Times in -Nebraska; and in 18S8 be lHii and dranutlic editor of the Hnwklyn Times. He is the auth(»r of a Cheerful Y'ear (took; and the plays The Heir of the Wallul)out Deliver .Me from My Kriends; aiitli(»r.

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North Siiore linom. Knowles, Hiram, lawyer,

The

jurist,

was born

IS.Jl in lliimpden, .Maine. He niovcil to Iowa. fn)m which state he was in 18(58-79 aji assj)eiate justice of the supreme court for In 1S901904 be the territ«»ry of Montana. was I nited States judge for the district «»f

in

Montana. Knowles, James Davis, clergyman, author,

was

lM»rn in July, 1798, in rrovi«h'nce, R.I. He W41S the author of .Memoir of .Mrs. Ann H. .lutlson; and .Memoir of Roger Williams, the FoJinder of the State of Rhode Island. He teatn engines; and iluring his experiments inventecl the Knowles safety steam-boiler feed- regulator. His next invention was a machine for spooling threail which he nmnufactured In New Worcester. He died Feb. 2.>, 1884. in Wasliingtim. D.C Knowlton, Amos W., merchant, statesnum. was born .April 27. 184"), In Newburgb. He received his education In the Maine. public sebixds of his native state. He is a sueeessful merehant of Newburglj, Maine; has been postmaster and notary public; town treasurer and justice of the peace; and has filled varifaine.

was

Knowlton, Edgar man, was born Aug.

He was educated

in

J.,

journalist, states-

8. IB-IO, In

Sutton, N.H.

the public schools and

»<dleges of New Kngland. He represented his district In the New Hampshire legislature for two years; was mayor of Manchest«'r for f»Mir years; was |)ostmaster for four years; and In 1898 was a candidate for congress. He lias been editor of the Manclie-'ter I nion and Lo«'kport Daily Unnm; .nil! is now city eilit«»r of the Manchester

Mirror and .American. Knowlton, Frank Hall, educator, botanist, author, was b<»rn Sei)t. 2, 1860, in Brandon, Vt. In 1887-90 he was professor of botany

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