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mayor of Syracuse in 1849-59; a member of the legislature in 1850-57; and secretary of state in 1854-55. In 1875-77 he was u representative from New York to the fortyfourth congress. He died Nov. 25, 1887, in Syrueuse, N.Y.

Leavenworth, Francis P., uhtronomer, author, was born Sept. 3, 1858, in Mt. Vernpn, Ind. Since I8fr2 lie has been professor of astronomy in the university of Minnesota. He is the author of Double Star Observations; and Solar and Stellar Paral-

Oouvemeur, N.Y. Since 1876 he has filled pastorates in Vermont and Kansas. In 1884-90 he was state superintendent of Sunday schools for baptists in Illinois. Since 1890 he has been associate editor of the Baptist News; and since 1890 has been president of Kwing college of Illinois.

Mary

Leavitt,

Greenleaf

1830, in

Hopkinton, N.H. ful

soldier,

bers,

LT.

Leavitt,

born

May

Dudley^ 23,

1772,

almanac maker, in

was known throughout

was

Kxeter. X.H. He native state as

lii.s

Old Master I^eavitt; and made its almanacs for over half a century. He also edited the Gilmanton (iazette and New Hamp-

He died St?pt. 15, 1851. in Meredith. N.H. Leavitt, E. Bradford, clergyman, theologian, was born June 4, 1SG8. in Boston, Mass. For several years he was pastor of the unitarian church of Brattleboro. Vt.; was the popular pastor of All Souls' churcli ot shire Register.

Washington, D.C.; and now of the First unitaruin church of San Francisco, Cal. Leavitt, Humphrey Howe, lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, was born June 18, 17!)«, in Sutheld, Conn. He remov«'d to Ohio in I8(K»; and was admitted to the bar in 18IG. He served in the Ohio state legislature in 1825-2t5; and in the state senate in 1827. In 1829-35 he was a representative in the twenty-tirst, twenty-second and twenty-third congresses; and was for many years ju<lge of the United States district court of Ohio, He died in March, 1873, in Springfield, Ohio. Leavitt, John McDowell, clergyman, college president, author, poet, was born Mav 10, 1824, in Steubenvillc, Ohio. He was president of Lehigh university of Bethlehem, I'a.; and of St. John's college of Annapolis, Md. He was the author of Faith, a poem; Afranius; The Siege of Babylon, a tragedy; Hymns to Our King; New World Tragedies from Old Worhl Life; Reasons for Faith; and Visions of Solvma. He died in 1888 in Bethlehem, Pa. Leavitt, Joshua, reformer, was author, born Sept. 8, 1794. in Heatli, Mass. He organized one of the first Sabbath-schools in western Majisachusetts. He prepared a new reading book calle«l Easy Lessons in Reading. He died Jan. ItJ, 1873, in Brooklyn,

N.Y. Leavitt, Julius Adelbert, clergyman, colpresident, was born March 4, 1852, in

lege

is

lecturer

22.

a successon tem-

missions,

equal white cross, sufTrage. travels, and other subjects; and

was born

Dec. 10, 1783, in New Haven, I'onn. He was a general in th»' war of 1812. He established several military posts on the frontier, one of which formed the nucleus of tile present fluurisiiing city of Leavenworth, Kan. He died July 21, 1834, in Cross Tim-

She

perance,

lax.

Leavenworth, Henry,

Clement, edu-

was born Sept.

cator, lecturer, founder,

her great work has been in organizing the world's woman's christian temperance union; of which she the honorary life is president. For fourteen years she taught the school she had established for young ladies and children in Boston, Mass.; and was also a salaried duirch singer.

Leavitt, Samuel, litterateur, author. He of Joliet, HI. He was the

was a journalist author of

Leavitt, legislator,

Money Orant; Our works On economy. He

Dictator

Wars; and

otiier

died in Joliet,

III.

Samuel Dean, soldier, lawyer, was born Aug. 12, 1837, in Kastwhich has always been his

Maine,

port,

residence, place of lie received a liberal i'ducation in the common schools and at

Franklin and Dunne's academy. In 18(il he was admitted to the bar; and in Oct«)b<'r

same year of the raised a company and commissioned a s first lieutenant of con>j)any A, fifteenth

w

regiment

Maine

vol-

infantry, and served with his regithe department of the Gulf. He served as juilge advocate on General ChamIn 1873 he was elected u berlain's stall". representative to the Maine state legislature, and received the re-election for a second term. In 1879 he was elected adjutant-general of the state. In 1876 he was a dt'lcgate at large to the national convention that nominated Tilden. In 1886 lie W IS appointed collector of customs. In untt'er

ment

1S*)3

jiort

in

lu>

was instrumental in making Kastwas I'lected its first mayor,

a city, and

lie died in

March. 1900,

in

Eastport, Maine.

Leavitt, Sheldon, physician, author, was born April 9. 1850, in Grand Rapids. Mich. Since 1877 he has be«'n a specialist in obstetrics

and gynecology

in

Chicago,

111.;

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