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Grafton Carleton, soldier, was born Aug. 12, 1836, in Hamilton, Canada. Hf served throughout the civil war in 1805; was appointed major and lieutemuit-coloLee,

Del; and in 1879 was appointed depot (juarof the United State.** rc^jiilar army. He attained note for his nervices in the Spanish-American war; and in lOOU was retired irith the rank of brigadier-general.

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James

Paris, maiiufacturer, inventor, waa born Aug. 9, 1831, in Scotland. He is connected with a business firm of Hartford, Conn. He was th<' inventor of the Lr< mc-

Lee,

Lee-Kufield, Lee-straight pull, and other rifles now in use in America and Ho died in 1!H)4. Lee, James Wideman, clergyman, author, was bom Nov. 26, 1849, in Gwinnett county, Ga« He was educated at Hawsville academy Grantvtlle high trof,

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8<-hool and in 1874 grnduot»Ml from Eranry roIle'.;e. lie travill Palestine with

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U. i:. .M. Bain, artist, gathorins material for Karthly Footsteps.

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the author of The of a Han; o of PalFootsteps of the Man is

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The RoMiJUn estine; of

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History of Jerusalem;

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W. Crady.

Henry

Orntor and Man; and Hislory ot Methodism. Lae, Jared, Holdier. jurist, legislator, was born Nov. 2lJ. 1711. in Fnniiington, Conn. In 1748 he was captain of second company fifteenth regiment; and in 1751-80 was justice of the peace of Southincton. In 1754 and 1760-61 he was a repn'-nentative to the senenil court and filh**! nutnerous other positiona of honor. He was an extensive land owner. He died Aug. 2, 1780, in Southington, Conn. IMitor.



L?e, Jason, pioneer, missionary, was born 27. iW.i, in Canada. In 1833 he was missionary to the Indians. Orejron mission and made the first American settlement in OreRon. In 1844 lie was in Washington to promote the civil and religious welfare of Oregon, and his reception by the president was most cordial. He died March 12. 1846, and was buried in his na-

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Lee, Jennette Barbour,

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was bom Nov.

10, 18fl0, in Itii^ ol. Conn. has been a teacher of Kn;;lish at Vassar: and professor of English at the Western Reserve unifandly. She is now professor of English language and literature at Smith She is the author of A Pillar of college. Sli*»

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The Son

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Kate Wetherill

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Lee^ Jeaae, missionary, author, was born 12, 1768, in Prince George oonnty.

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He was

a methodiat missionary, called the Apostle of Methotlism; and was chaplain of the I'nited States house of representatives in 1807, 1812 and 1813; and in 1814-16 of the United Statea senate. He was the author of History of Methodism. He died Sei.r. 12. 1810, in Baltimore. Md. 'a.

Lee, Jesse Matlock, soliiirr. was born Jan. 1843, in Putnam county, lud. In 1861he served in the civil war as private to csptain in the I'nited States volunteers. In 1806 he became a se<ond lieutenant in the thirty-ninth infantry United States anny; iiccame captain in 1879 ; major In 181)8 and colonel in 1901. Since 1902 he has been bri;,'adier-KeneraI In the Unitinl States army. 2.

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Lee, John, coTi^ressman. In 1823-25 he was a represeiilaiive from Maryland to the oigliteentb cougress. He died in Peters* viHe, Md. Lee, John, emi^rrant ancestor of the Lees of Farmington. Conn., was born in 1820 in

1634 he came to chante of William ltl3.'i he went to Hartford; and iu 1641 to Farmington, Conn., where he held various local offices. He died Awn. 8. 1690, in Farraington, Conn. . conspicuous monument stands in the Farmington cemetery. Lee, John, legislator, railroad president, was born March 11, 1826, in Montgomery county, Ind. In 1879 be was elected president of til" Anderson and St. lyonis railroad. He was chosen by the legislature iu 1879 as one of the board of directors of the northern siate prison and at its first meeting was selected by the board as its presiFngland.

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John C., soldier, was born in Ohio. lie was a major in the lifty-fifth regiOhio infantry; and in 1865 was brev-

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of volunteers. Ue in 18G4. 181U. Lee, John Clarence, clergyman, president, author, was bom Oct. 15, 1856, In 1884 he became proin W«iodsto(k. Vt. fessor in Ijombard university at Galesburg, HI.: and in 1898-99 was president of St. Liivvrenee tnii!»-1868.

the tlii'olosical s<iiooI of St. Lawrence university in lS(ilM02. He was the author of Nature and .rt in the Olil World; Sacred in

Cities; and other worths. 1902. in Csnton, N.T.

Ue

died Sept. 18.

Lee, JosefA, promoter, author, w i- Imm .Mareh H. 1862. in Hrookline. Mass. He organized and is vice-president of the Massachusetts civic league; and waa largely in-

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