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 HEURINUSHAW S I.IUUARY OF AMERICAN dained to the priesthootl and hutt bet^n professor of the lloly cross c-ollt-gc; (J«»<)rg»'towii university and Woodstock coIU-gc In 1H8990 he was viee-pn*sident of Goiizjiga college of Washington, D.C. In 1893-yti wus vicepresident; in 1H95-19U1 was president; and since 1900 he lias been treasurer of Holy cross colh'ge of Worcester, Mass.

Leib, Michael, physician, congressman, I'nited Slates senator, was horn in 1709 in IMiiladelphia. Pa. In 1799-1807 he was a representative from i'ennsylvania to the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth congresses, as a iieniocrat. In 1807-1«) he was L nited

States senator; and in 1814 was ap(Kiintc(| He served in the legislature of Pennsylvania both before and after his election to congress. He died Dec. 28, 1822. in Philadelphia, Pa. Leib,
 * >ost master of Philadelphia.

Owen

D.,

physician,

congressman,

was born in Schuvlkill, Pa. In 1845-47 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the twenty ninth congress. He died June 17, 1848, in Catawissa, Pa. Leidy, Joseph, naturalist, scientist, auwas born Sept. 9, 1823, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a constant contributor to scientific i>eriodicals. He was the author of The Extinct Species of the American U. Ancient Fauna of Nebraska; Cretac<>ous Keptiles of the I'nited States; and Elementhor,

tary dieil

Text-Book on Human Anatomy. Jan. 30, 1891, in Philadelphia, Pa.

He

Leidy, Paul, lawyer, congressman, was born Nov. 21, 1813, in Hemlock, Pa. He was a tailor's apprentice; and taught school. He Ix-gan the practice of law at Danville, Pa.; and was district attorney for live years. In 1857-59 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the tliirty-fifth congress, lie ditnl in Pennsylvania. Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, lawyer, United States senator, was born June 18, 1781, in utwtertteld county, Va. In 1829-41 he was a rejjorter of Virginia was frequently a nieinlx'r of the house of delegates; and was u member of the convention of 1830 for revising the state constitution. In 1833-37 he was I'niteil States senator. He died Feb. 2. 1849. in Hicliniond, Va. t



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terms as a representative in the Arkansas leyis!jiiur«'.

Leighton, Joseph Alexander, educator, clergyman, author, was born Dec. 2, 1870, in Canada. .Since 1897 he has been professor of philosophy and also chaplain in Hobart iHillfge of iJeneva, N.V. He is the author of Typical Minlern Conceptionii of Ciod; and

and Reality.

Per>M»nality

Leighton, Marshall Ora, civil engineer, autlinr, uas liorn .May 1874, in Corinna, 1, He was educated in the public schools .Main«'. of Portland. Maine; and in 1890 graduated with the degree of U.S. from the Massachusetts institute of technology. In 18901902 he was superintendent of health at Montclair, N.J.' In 1902- 03 he was resident hydrographer ; in 1903- 05 was chief of the division of hydroeconomics, and since inod hus iK-en chief hydrographer of the I nitt'd States geological survey. Since 1903 lie has also been flood commissioner of the Nlate of New Jersey. He is the author of Passaic FhMsIs of 1902-03; Sewage Pollution in the Metropolitan Area; SeM'age Pollulion of I^ke Champlain; Pollution of the llliutiiH and Mississippi Rivers; and various other Monographs on water supplies.

Leighton, William, author, poet, was born 1833, in Cambridge, Mass. He is a writer of Wheeling, W. Va. He is ihe author of The Sons of Goodwin, a tragi'dy that apjH'ared simultaneously with TennyMin's Harold on the same theme; At the ( onrt of King Edwin, a drama; Shakespeare's Dream; Change; an<l The Subjec-

.liine 22,

tion of Hamlet.

Lighty,

was

lH»rn

Jacob Oct.

county. Pa.

D.,

15,

congressman,

soldier,

1839,

He was

in

Westmoreland

a private in company E, eleventh Indiana volunteer infantry:

and was promoted to second lieutenant and afterwanl to fi r s t

Leigb, Hexekiah Gilbert, clergyman, founer. was born Nov. 25, 1795, in North Carolina. In 1829 he was a founder of Uanilolph MacHin college, Virginia; and suhseUnently was one of its principal Hup|Mtrt»'rs. In 1849 he was an organizer of the methodist episcopal church south. He died Sept. IH. 1858. in .M«'cklenburg county, Va. Leigh, L. B., banker and statesman of Little R<K?k, Ark., was born Sept. 14. 1851. in Home, (Ja. He was e<lucated in the public schools of his native. state. He is engaged

BlOQRAPHiT.

Returning

lieutenant.

home he engaged gi-neral ing, in

and

in

merchandisis

several

interested

manufac-

turing enterprises.

He

was

elected to the Indiana house of repre-

Ark.

sentatives in 1880; 1895-97 he was a representative from to the fifty-fourth congress as a republican. In 1897 he was appointed Cnited States j»ensi<m agent for Indiana.

school l)oard; cratic party; tions of trust

Leiper, Charles Lewis, soldier, was born in Pennsylvania. In ISOl he was first lieutenant ill the sixth regiment Pennsylvania

in

insurance and Imnking in Little Hock. He is president of the Little Rock is identifietl with the demoand has filled various posiand honor. He served two

and

in

Indiana