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Halsted, William Stewart,

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was liorn t^ept. 2:J, 1852, in New York City. Sinee IrtSlI lie lias Ih-'cii surgeoii-inchief of Johns liopkins ho.>«pital and also professor of surgery at Johns llojikins university. He is a fellow of the American ass(9t>iat ion for the advancement of science. Halterman, Frederick J., merchant, congressman, was born Oct. 22, H'M, in (Jermany, tie settled in Philadelphia in 1849; was engage«l in the gnieery business; and retired in 1891. He was elected a member of the select council from the twelfth ward in 1880 for a term of three years. In 189.")97 lie was representiitive lo the lifty fourth tist,

a republican from Philadelphia, was a resident from 1849. 1907 in Philadel|)liia. Pa. Halvorson, Kittel, soldier, farmer, congresHuian, was Ikhii Dee. !.">. I84t», in Norway. In 18(»;J he eiilisteil in eoiiipany C. first regiment Wisconsin heavy arlilh ry. lie wa«i a member of the lower house of the Minnesota stale legislature in 1887; and in 18!M-93 he was a iepresentatre to the liftycongress

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Charles Henry,

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author, was Iwirn in 18:J1 in New Hampshire. He is a lawyer and journalist of Chicago. III. He is the author of Manual Training, the Solution of Social and Industrial Problems.

Ham, Marion Franklin, clergyman, author, Was born Feb. 18. 1807, in Harveys burg, Ohio. He was educated in the public ^<>hools; and earlv in poet,

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aqueduct (h'partmeiit. He is the author of On .Many .'seas; The (Jeneral .Manager's .Story; I'om Renton's Luck; The Story of a Yankee Boy; We W'in; Scotty; and A Mod'Tii Sea Rover. Hambleton, Samuel, lawyer, state aenator. congressman, was born in 1812 in Talbot county, Md. He was elected 3: was a menilKT of the Htatc senate in 1844-50. He wa-< president of the Chesaj)eake and Ohio canal in 18.53 4. In 18ti9-73 he was a representative from Marvland to the forty-first and forty second congresses as a democrat.

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brevetted majnr-general ; and was mustered out with that rank in 1806. He died July 3. 1870, in New York City. Hamblin, Thomas Sowerby, actor. wa» born May 14. 1800. in I^mdon, England. In 1825 he made his American «lebut at the In Park theater. New York, as Hamlet. 1830 he iK'came manager of the Bowery He died .Ian. theater of New York City. 8. 1S5;I. in N< w York City.

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the l iiite*! .States army; and was mustered out in 1848. He served throughout the civil war; and in 1805 was brevetted He died brigadier general of volunteers. Feb. 19. 1893. Hamer, George Frederick, musician, coniin

poMT, was born in 1802 in Lawrence. Mass. He is a successful musician; and is now organist of the First Trinitarian church of L<»wfll, .Mass. He is the author of several songs, church services, and piano pi«K?es; ami several orchestral overtures. Hamer, Thomas, soldier, farmer, merchant, statesman, was born .June 1. 1818, in l"nion e«»unty. Pa. He moved to Illinois in 1840; and he served in the union army during the civil war as ctdonel of the eighty-fourth regiment Illinois voluntei-r infantry; was wounded at the battle of Stone River, in 1802; had two horsi s shot from under liim;

and was pres,>nted by his men with a goM wal«h for gallantry on the field of battle, repres,Mitcd his di.«.trict for four years Illinois state legislature; and for years was a member of the state senate. He died in Illinois. lie

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Hamer, Thomas L., st)ldier, lawyer, conwas born in Pennsylvania. He

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served several s«'ssi<ms in the Ohio state legislature, and was once el-'ctinl speaker. In 1S33 39 he was a repr«'sentjil ive from Ohio twi-nly- fourth and the twenty-third, to He entered the twenty fifth congresses. army as a private; and was promoted at once to the rank of brigadier gen«-ral. He flied Dec. 2. 1840. in Mexico, while serving in the army.