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4»4 1841

III'

iiifiit:

va«

flii»'l

in

aiiti

rlerk in tlio

lSt;j

was

war depart-

prof«-s>Hi>r

dI

iik'-

at tlir univfrsity «»f Ti'iiiifHsi-f. lit* is tli(> nutliur of Noti-H un the Iowa district of Wiscoiisitj Tt'iritory, wliii'li is ln'!ii'Vfd t Iowa was applied to that si't-tion of the country. He died .Ian. :{(». 1S!H. in t'orwicana, Texas.

cliaiiii's

Lazenby,

William

Rane, horticulturist,

educator, lecttirer. was born Dec. 1S.")2, in Hellona, X.Y. In IH74 he graduated with .'),

the

ileyree of

from

t'ornell

li.

Afjr.

univer-

IS!»-2 lie liHed chair of botany horticulture in tile Ohio state utiiversity: and in 1S'.»2 was called ti» lill the chair of horticulture foH'stry in the and same institution. In 18S:{ he received the additional appointment of director of 4,

in

Brownsville. TeuH.

Lea, Henry Charles, publisher, author, was I>orn Sept. l!». 1S2."». in i'hiladelphia. He is a writer and publisher of Philadelphia. I'a. He is the author <»f Sup«T8tition atnl

Force;

Historical Sk«'t<-h of Sacer-

.An

Ctdibacy in the Christian Church; Chapters fnun the Keli};ious History of Spain; Studies in Churdi History; Translations and Other Kliynies; and History of

«lotal

the In<|iiisition.

Lea, Isaac, naturalist, author, was born .March 4. 17J>2. in Wilmin^iton, Del. He was llie author of Contributions to Ceology; Observations on the (Jt-nus Cnio. in thirteen volumes; and Fossil Footnnirks in the Keil Sandstones of I'ottsville. H<> die«l Dec. 8,

IHSC, in

I>hiladelj)liia,

I'a.

Lea, JoTin McCormick, lawy«T. jurist, state senator, was Ikmii 1)<'C. 2."», ISIS, in Knoxville. Teiin. He was appointed I'nitcd States district attorney in 1842; and in 18.");l «deeted nniyor of Nashville. He was judfje of the einiiit c«)urt of Tenn«'ssee. In IS7"> he was elected to the Tennessee state «en.ite. where he oppos«-d ev»'ry sug^ii-stion tor repudiation of the public debt, lie wjis president of tin* Tennessee historical society. He died in Nashville. Tenn.

Iawy* r. jurist. In 18.'i.'»-02 he was justice of the siipreme court of Louisiana. He di«-d in Louisiaim. Lea, John N.,

Lea,

born

Luke,

.Ian.

2(5.

con^ressnutn, was 178?. in Surry county, N.C. soldier,

He served

(lailantiy

in

Florida and in the

Creek 4-ounty under (ieneral -Fackson in the Indian wars. In IH;{."{-;17 iu- was a representative from Tennessee to the twentytliird and congres.ses. For t wenty-f»Mirth vears lie dischar-'ed the duties of of the state bank; and was registile state land oHice of Tennessee. He dieil .June 17. IS-'il. near Fort Leaventliirtv

cas'ii«'r

of

ter

Kan. Luke,

wortli.

I'nite*! States senator, was 187!». at Nashville, Tenn. 12. he has been a memlH-r of the Cnifed States senate. cluMuist. author, Lea, Matthew Carey,

Lea,

iKirn

.|)ril

IIMI

.**'ince

was

Ikuii

He was

IS. 182.'{. in

IMiilailelpliia. I*a.

He was a chi'inist of IMiiladeiphia. Manual of Photography, a

the author of

standard work.

He

«lied

March

16,

1897.

Pliiiadelphia, Pa. Lea, Pryor, soldier, lawyer, congressman, was l)orn in 17!M in Knox county. Tenn. in

He serve*! in tile CriH-k war in 181:J. He was I'nited States district attorney in lHi4; and in IS27-3I he was a representative from Tennessee to the tw«'ntieth and twenty-first congresses. In 18.37 he moved and in 1847 to (ioliad. He projected the work calh-d the Transit, for building; a railroad from .Arkansas Hay to .Ma/atlan; and was president of the company. He died in (Joto .Iacks<in. Miss.;

Texas.

C^Mitral

liad,

Texas.

Lea, Thomas Gibson, b<»tanist, was born Dec. 14, 17s.'). in Wilmington. Del. He was an industrious collector, and left at his deatli

an

synonyms

extensive herbarium description of

autl

with

the

many new

and an unfinished catalogue. There was publislied in IS4J» by William S. Sulli-

sjiecies,

van, uiuler tile title of Cataiojjue of Plants. collected in the Vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio. He died Sept. 2.'i. 1844, in Waynesville, Ohio.

Native and Naturalized,

Leach, Abby,

educator, pronuiter,

born .May 28, lS.")."i, in Urockton. org.ini/.ation of Kadciill'e college

was

Mass. The

was partly

due to her taking private courses with different professors of Harvard. She has public addresws graduations; at women's clubs; and otln'r meetings. She iias been president of the collegiate alumni She has contributed to tiie association.

^iven

An:erican .lounial of Philology. chemist, author, 7. lsr»4, in Hoston, .Mass. he was chief analyist to the Massachusetts state Intard of liealth. .Since 1!M>7 he lias bei'U ciiief of the United .States food laboratory at Denver, Colo. He is the autlior mi Food Inspection and Analy-

Leach, Albert Ernest,

was born In

.April

lS!i!»-l!M>7

•

sis.

C.

Leach, Daniel, edm-ator. was born June ISor.. in nritl;;ewater. Mass. In 1S.")0 he

opened a private In

scliiMd

in

Koxbury. Mass.

succeeded professor h«' Samuel as superintendent of public school Providence, R.L IS.Vi

(trei'iie

of

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