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in the ono hiindml an«l thirty-spvonlh,

ami subs lio was fliii'f justicf of the suIll pn'MH' c'oiirt of Wyoming territory. Lacey, John Fletcher, soldier, lawyer, state lef;ishitor,

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eongressmuin, author, was born 1841, in New Mart innville, W.Va. In IS.').) he uiovihI to Iowa enlisted in company II. third Iowa infantry, in 18t51. and afterward served as a private in e<»m|>any n, thirty-third Iowa infantry, as sergeantmajor, and as lieutenant in company (' of that regiment. He

was promoted to assistant adjutant-general on the stair of Rrig.-Oen. Samuel A. Rico. He 9erve07 he was a representative from Iowa to the fifty-first, fifty third, fiftyfourth, fifty-fifth, fifty-sixth, fifty-seventh, fifty-eighth and fifty-ninth congresses as a republican.

Railroad Lacey,

Ho is the author of Lacoy's and I.acey's Towa Digest. William Brittainham, educator,

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man. author, wa.s born in 1781 in Wilmington. Del. In 1818 31 he was rector of St. IVter's church of Albany. X.Y. and subsequently became a teacher. Ho was the author of text-books for schools and colleges, among them a Rhetoric atul a .Moral clerg>

riiilosophy. lona, Miss.

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IIo died Oct. 31, 1806, in

Lachman, Arthur,

author, was born Dec. 4, 1873, in San Francisco. Cal. Since 1897 he has been professor of chemistry in the university of Oregon. He is tho cliemist.

author of The Spirit of Orpanic Chemistry'. Lachmund, Ernest, musician, composer, was born Jan. 24. 18«.). in Lyons. Iowa. Sincp 1884 he has been a successfnl teacher of music in Minneapolis. Minn. and durinc 188.5 was solo 'celist in the Clara Louise Kellopg Concert company. Amon« his compositions are Christmas Suite Ve8|H>r and other sonps and piano compositions. Lackaye, Wilton, actor, was born in Londoun «ounty, Va. He studied law for one year. His stape career began in 1883 at the Star theater of New York city. His princii>al roles have been .Tefferson Stwkton in Aristocracy: Solomon Stronc in The Idler; and Curtis .ladwiii in Ti^ Pit. Lackey, Arthur Carson, lawyer, jurist, was l)om June IB, 1808. in Allen's Cove. Pa. He attende*l the public schools, the State normal school, and the Dickinson law school. He is a noted lawyer of Duncannon. and has been city solicitor, township Pa. auditor, judge of election and filled various









other public positions of trust. Laclede, Pierre Ligueste, pioneer,

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1724, in France. He was tho head of a that obtained from Gov. D'Abbadie 1702 the exclusive right to trade with the Indians on Mis-souri river. Auguste Chouteau, who was second in authority, selected the site of the city of St. Louis for a fortified trading-i>08t, and removeil the company's stores thither from Fort do Chartres in 1764. He acquired a large fortune by tnido with the Indians. He died June 20, 1778. on the Mississippi river. in

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Lacock, Abner, congressman, United Statos was born in 1770 in Virginia. In 1811-13 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the twelfth congress; and in 1813-19 he was I'nited States senator. He was president of the Ohio and Pennsylvania canal <-omi»any. IIo died April 2, 1837, in Freedom, Pa. Lacombe, Emile Henry, lawyer, jurist, was born Jan. 29. 1840, in New York city. For three years he was cori>oration coun.sel for the city of New York; and in 1887-1901 was I'nited States circuit judge for the second district of New York. Lacy, Drury, college president, was born Oct. 5. 1758, in Chesterfield county. Va. He was president of Ilanipden-Sidney cidlege in 1789-90. He died Doc. 0, I8I5. in Virginia. Lacy, Ernest, educator, dramatist, author, was born Svtt. 19. 1803. in Warren, Pa. Tntil 1893 ho was ongagml in journalistic work. In 1893-90 he was instructor, in 18961900 was assistant professor. an<l since 1900 has been jtrofessor of the English language and literature at the Central high school of Philadelphia. Pa. He is the author of the plays entitled Chatterton. produced by Julia Sfarlowe; Rinaldo. produced by Joseph Howe senator,

and The Ragged Earl, pr(Mluce<l Ilaworth by Andrew Mack. Lacy, Thomas J., lawyer, jurist. He was an early emigrant to Arkansas; in 1834 was api»oinl<Hl I'niled States district judge for tliat territory and in 1830 was an a.ssociate justice of the suprenie court of Arkansas.



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in .Arkansas.

Ladd, Edwin Fremont, educator, chemist, author, was born Dec.

Maine.

He was

13, 1859, in Starks, the public in schools and graduated from the university of .Maine. In 1884-87 he was assistant chemist

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1887-90 was chemist to the experiment station. Since 1890 he has been profes.sor of chemistry at the

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New York

North Dakota agricultural

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chief

chemist of the agriculexi>eriment station of North T>akota and state chemist. He is the editor of the North Dakota Farmer, and food commissioner for North Dakota. He is a fellow of the American tural