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Lefavottr, Henry, educator, colli g*' prt-sifleiit. niithor. was horn Sopt. 1. IHCcJ. Saleiu. Mass. Id 18!)T-1"J02 he was ^v}^u of WiUinins < oll*'ui> of Wiliiamstowii, Mass. and since 1W)2 has been president of Sim* mons coI1p(.m' (»f Boston, Mas«. Hp is the author of I'li.vsii- L.< iiiif Ndti's. Lefever, Joseph, coiigr«'i»tiuian. In 1811-13.

be was a repnamtative from Pennaflvania to tli«> iwrlftb congress. He died in 1906 in Pennsylvania. Leferre, Arthur, educator, author, waa horn luno 4, ISO."}, in Baltimore, Md. In

ders. In 1831 he was ordained pricvit and stationed at New Mailrid, Mo., and after a few months was transferred to the pastorate of Salt river, consisting of the nortaem part of Missouri, western part of Illinois, and 8<»uthern Towa. Tie die he wan an innlructor in luatheinatat the university of Texas; in 1001*05

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and

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of piililif iiiHtruc-

tion; in ISSH-Inoi and imio (»S was superintendent of Hchonls at Victoria, Texas, and since

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Dallas. TexaM.

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Le Fevre, Benjamin, hoItli»T, Htate senator, eongn-siiiaii. was Ixtrn Oct. H, 1838, in t^helliy

army

county. Ohio.

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ch'ctcil

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ber of the stalf house of rc[>r«'»enUitives in IK*').~i. In 181*7 he was appointed United States oon»ul at Nuremberg, Germany; and In 1879-87 he was a representative from to the forty-sixtli. forty scvfuth, fortyeighth and forty-ninth cungresiies as a dem-

ocrat.

Wall Street Le Fcvre, Egbert,

Vi-rk of

pliysician.

autlior,

l>orn Oct. 29, 18.i8, in Raritan. N..I. 1SS;{ li«> has practic<'fl ni>>ilicinc in

was

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New York

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city.

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thf author of

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Le Fevre, Frank Jacob, hankt r, stat*- sen;is liorn Nov. 1S7 4. was tMlncatcd in the II public and normal schools of New I'aitz. Since 1898 lu> has hiM-n cnj^agcd in Umking; ami is now president of the Huguenot national bank. In 10(12-04 he waa a member of the Jfew York state senate. In 1905-07 he was a representiif ive from N<'W York to the tifty-eightli and lifty-ninth. congresses. Lefevre. Jacob, banker, congressman, was horn April JO. ls:{il. in New I'alt/.. N.V. In I8lil--emlil>-. to

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was president of the Huguenot national hank of Now I'altz: nnd for a fpnirter of a e<'ntury w.is vice i-re-idenf of the New Paltz saving's hank. In lSi>:{ !»7 he was a representative from New York to t)ie fifty tliird and fifl fonrtli eon;,'ress,.s as a repnldie.in. He died' in New Paltz, Y.

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Lefevre, Peter Paul, was Ixjrn April 30,

op,

Roman 18(J4,

<-;itholic

in

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West Flan-

of 2s'asal Catarrh; and for Piseaaea of the Throat

Diagnosis

Pharmaeopona Nnator.

congress-

man, waa born in Brooklyn, N.Y. In 1813he was a representative from New York to the thirteenth cfm^;re.s.s as a democrat. In 1821 be was a deh •;ate to the conatitutlonal convention; and in 1822 25 was a member of the New York state senate. He died May 7, 1841, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Lefferts, Marshall, eti<:ineer, was hnrn .Ian. 1.')

In 1849 tiO he waa 15, 1821, in Bedford, L.I. England pr4>sident of the New York. and New York state lehirrapli foniji.-mies.

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a sysieni of telegraph wires, which waa worked on the automatic plan of transmission. H« died July 3, 1870, In

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LeFevre, Edwin, journalist, author, was born Jan. 23, 1871, in Colon, (.'olorahia. lie was educated in the public schools of Califnrni i: and Since ISHO has been ciijiaj^cd in journalism. He is the author of Wail .street Stories; The Golden Flood; and Sampson

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Lefierts, George Morewood, physician^ author, was horn Feb. 24, 184(i, in Brooklyn, N.Y. lie is professor of laryn^;osc(i[i ;it the

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Newark, Pa.

waa He has

Leffingwell, Albert, physician, author, l>orn

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Aurora. N.Y.

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traveled in <lupau, China, lUirmah, India, Africa. Spain. Palestine and Egypt. He ia the author of Kainhles in .fa|»an Without a MUide; Induence of .Seasons Ijion Conduct; Vivisection- in America: and American Meat Prodiiil- :nid the Puhlic Health. Lefiingwell, Alonso Mark, lawyer, jurist, was bom Sept. 26, 1842, in Henderson. K.Y. He rc<-eivcd liis education at the rnimi ;u-.i 1toy at llelleville, sity of Michigan.

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leeeived

moved

N.Y.; and at the univerHe then studied law and

In 1872 he the dc;,'ree of 1.T..B. to New York city; and two years

removed to Hend«noB, where he has He has attained success in his profession. heen a candidate for county judge, nnd twice for representative in congress. He has filled important otrxes in several fraternal orders; and has always been prominently identified with the publie affkirs of his state. county im later

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Lcffingwell, Charles Wesley, educator, clerof Pasadena, Cal., waa Ho reliorn Oi'f. 1^1". in Tolland. Conn. In ceived the degrees of D.D. and I.I..I). 1808 he founded and since eondin ted St. He was Mary's schiud of Knoxville. 111. als«) the founder of St. Alban's school for boys. He is president of the standing comnn'Mee of the dioceso of Quincy. and for fhirtx -i year- lin-^ heen a deputy to the

gyman and founder .">.

_'rr)i-f.il ri.in eiii ! .11 f e is president of The I'or over twetity yoars* l.etlingwell Ivantlm. he wa.s editor and puhlisher of The Living I

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