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burgi), Pu. iirniy

In 1801 ho

of tin* civil

war;

union

eiili»t<'d in tlu*

Hnrvf«l

railroad, and a steamship wharf and depot He died Nov. 18, 1881. in at Aspinwall.

Since 1874 he has

Xew York

been oiiKaj^ed as a bookseller; ami is now IMtlsburgli agent of a large insurance company. He is the author «)f Heart's Choice

born Feb.

in the

war department.

and Other Poems. Lavergne, Armand Renaud, advocate and statesman of QueU'c, Canada, was l>orn Feb.

He is a suc1880. in Arthanaskaville. In 1904 he was cessful editor ami advocate. elected to the house of commons. Lavialle, Peter Joseph, theologian, bishop, In founder, was born in 1820 in France. 18(t5 he was conse<-ratetl bishop of LouisHe foun(h>4l several new educali«»nal ille. 21,

and benevolent

institutionH.

He

died

city.

Law, James, veterinarian, author,

erinary

he

Medicine.

Law, James D., business man. inventor, was born April i, 18(J5. in Lums11. Since lOlIl he has been judge of the ninth judicial district for Montana for term 17. Law, Charles Blakeslee, lawy«'r, congressman, was l>orn Feb. 5. 1872. in Hannibal. He was educated in the «listriet X.Y. .schools;

an4ses as a reI>nl>lican.

Law, Evander Mclver, soldier, educator, was born .Aug. 7. 18:{t?. in Darlintrton. S.C. In IS«»8 he was admitted to the bar. During the «'iil war he attained the rank of m:nnr-cren<'ral in th<' confe0 in New London, ('onn. He

Old

and

New

Ilemisi»heres





elected a prosecuting attorney; and in nif'inbcr of the Indiana legislature. of the c«nirt of land claims, to adjudicate the claims of the old iidiabitants of Indiana and Illinois, and was In 18(n-t»5 he was a reappointed in 18.'>t{. leytresentative fioin Indiana to the thirtylie seventh and thirty-eighth congresses. died Oct, 7. 1873. in Kvansville. Ind.

was

1823 a

He was appointed judge

Law, Jonathan, lawyer, jurist, colonial was l>orn .ug. (5, lti74, in Milfijrd. He was chosen deputy governor of He was chief justice Connc<'licut in 172.>. of the supreme court of Connecticut in 1725 1o 1741; and eobinial governor in 1742-51. Conn.

>>c<|uire*l

and

in

-

govi'rnor.

Law, George, contractor, financier, was born Oef. 2.'». 18015. in Jackson, N.Y. He constructed a snnill bx-k and aqueduct on the Delaware and Hinlsnn canal; and becnie a birge wntractor for the construction of canals an2 he

sec-

manager

journalism, traveling exteni sively. He is recognize«l as an international authority on Burnsiana ami general S<-ottish literature: and is an o<'casional but not a professional writer. He has (levoled mudi time to the advancement of moving pictures of the better He is the inventor of Law's universal kind. chxk that on one «Iial tells time synrhronically in the world's chief cities. He is now secretary of the Quaker city cigar manufacturing company and president of the Peerless inotograph company, both of I'hiladelpbia. Pa. He is the author of Dreams o* Home and many Scottish and American Lancaster, Seashore of Bohemia l>oems

lS1»l-int».S

Fla.

l)ookkeej»er,

retary,

s|HH-ialist

sfintli

be was superintendent nt" the Florida militarv ins'titute of Hartow.



came

1

thems known to exist, which was subse<|Uetilly combine«l with a second volume enChristian Harnumy: Original Collection of Music; and IJudimenfs of .Music. He died in July, 1821. in Cheshire, Conn. Law, Ben B., lawyer, jurist and statesman of Ito/eman. Mont was born Dec. 17, In in07-ll he was 1878. at (lade Hill. Va. county attorney for (iallatin eoiuity; and in 1011-l.S was a member of the twelfth legHe was a islative asseujbly of Montana. nu«mljer of the commission appointed by the governor of Montana to draft the »lirect pri-

was

1S38, in Edinburgh, Scotland. was consulting veterinarian to the New York state Agricultural s^w iety. lie i.s the author of (ieneral and Descriptive . atomy of Domestic Animals; Farmers* Yeteriiiary Adviser; and Text-Book of Vet13.

18f;0-9U

In

He

died Nov.

0,

17o(».

in

Connecticut.

Law, Lyman, lawyer, state legislator, congressman, w.is lK)rn Aug. 11>. 1770, in New l^indon. Conn. After serving in the legislature peak«'r

In-

of the lioiise of repres4-ntal ives in 1811-17, was a representative from Connecticut to

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