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comity Hurvt-yor; counly

HU|M'rinti'iiiU'iit

aiul justipt' of tlu' pnuM'. in fompany C. niiu-ly-thinl ri'fjiint'nt Illinois volnnt«'«'rs in tin- civil war; and was an alioli ll*' niiistored out in 18(5.'). llonist. tlicii a n>pul»Iifaii. I>mim«' a proliihitionist, iiiul is now of tlu- lUittMl Christian party which lie helped to organize in

M-liools;

I

with gallantry

listi'd

lie was eandi in Davenport. I«)wa. for lieutenant-governor of Iowa in IS09; and for pre>*iilent of the I nited Slates

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ing

lie

Leonard, Joseph E., lawyer jurist. In 1872 he Wiif an assfx'iate ju^tiee of tlu* HUprenie court of Louisiana. He died in l/iuisiana. Leonard, Levi Washburn, clergynuui, auhor. was l)orii .Ian. l(i. in Bridgi'wa.Mass. In 1820. .50 he was pastor of the ( 'ongregatitinal church of Dnidin. N.ll. lie contriliuted extensively to the secular and religious press; superintende«l the compilation of the History of Dnhlin: and was lh«' aiutlior of Scientilie Class Hook; North Spelling |{<Kik .Vnicric.uj an«l Sequel to Casv Lessons, He died Dec. li. lS(i4, in

18(51

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in the

and

in

Le Rossignol, James Edward, educator, was born Oct. 24. 18(5<), in He was educated at the Montreal high school; Huntiiigton academy; Mc-

Ifituier. iintlior.

1

college; versity of

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Leonard, Mary Finley, litterateur, author, .Ian.

iKirii

11.

18(12.

in

Philadelpliia.

She is the author of The Story of the Front Door; Half a l)o7.en Thinking (ap-: The Candle and the Cat; The S|h'Cllig

lacle

Man:

I'afs Little Cirl;

Mel;

It

cinth

How

the

Two

Came True; and On Hya-

Hill.

Leonard, Moses G., government official, congrosMian, was lM)rn in 180!» in Connecti cut. In 184.'J-4.» he was a repn-sentative from New York to the twenty-eighth congress; an«l was for M-veral years commis sioner

(»f

ininiigration

in

the city of

New

York. He died in 1S!I5I in New York city. Leonard, Orville R., lawyer, jurist. Some time durint; 1S(>,').!>!» ln- was an associate justice of the supreme court of Nevada, at Carson City. Leonard, Stephen B., congressman, was born in New York. In l8.'J.i-:{7 and 18,30-41 he was a representative fnnn New Y«)rk to the twenty-fourth and twenty-si.xtli congresses as a democrat. He died in Oswego,

NY. Leonard, William was born .Inly

Andrew, bishop, aul.'t, 1848. in South|)ort, he was consecrated the fourth ftrotcstant episcopal bishop of Ohio. He ia the author of Via Sacra, an,

Hins.

Leovy, Henry Jefferson, .soldier, journalist. Iawv2 he was a fclIn low of psychology at Bj^^^ , Clark university; ^^^^^L ''jjl^^ lS1>2-!)4 was professor of psychology and ethics at the Ohio university; and since 1804 has hem profes.sor of economics at the university of Denver. In 1000 he was a special lecturer in et^nomics at Mc(Jill university; and in 1003 lectured on political science at the university of Wisconsin. In 1007 he investigated the economic conditions of New Zealand. He is the author of Monopolies, I'ast and Present; Orthodox Socialism; Ta.vation in Colorach*; and Little

Montreal,

,

I'a.

army dur-

elected city

Leray, F. X., ch>rgyinan, bishop. In 1880 l>ec.iine H«inian catholic bishop of New

i'irst

was

was

Canada.

'

i:eter. N.ll.

1870

Orleidis. La.

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confederate

attorney i.f New Orleans. Le Plongeon, Mrs. Alice, litterateur, author, was born in 18.') I in Kngland. She is the wif»' of the archa'ologist and explorer, Dr. L<' IMongeon. She is the author of Here and There in Yucatan.

1000.

in

519

Vita, which was er of the New Orleans seized by (iciieral Butler in 18(52. He served

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Storit's of (Quebec.

Le Row, Caroline Bigelow, educator, auwas iMjrii Dec. 28, 1843, ill New BrighIn 18(5."i- 100(5 she was engaged as teacher in Bro<»klyn, N.Y. She is the au-

tln'r.

ton, N.Y. .1

Doings; a Fortunati* FailHow to Teach Heading; A Practical Header; and Tiie Young hlea.

tiior of l)uxl)erry

ure;

Leroy, Louis, pliysician, author, was born Sept. l.">, 1S74, in Chelsea, Mass. He was professor of pathology and bacteriology in X'anderbilt university of Nashville, Tcnn. and is now jirofessor of the practice of medicine at the College of physicians and surgeons of Memphis, Tenn. He is the author <»f Kssentials of Histology.

Le Roy, William Edgar, naval ollicer, was born .Manh 24. 181S. in New York city. He in tlie I'nited Slates navy during the civil war; an«l in 1874 was commissiimed rear-admiral. In 1884 he was placed on the ntired li>t. He died Dec. 10, 1888, in New York, Lesher, John V., lawyer, congressman, was born .Inly 27. 18(5(5, in I'nion county. Pa. He is engaged in tin- practice of law servcil

In liM.'M.'i he was a ber of the sixty-third congress.

and agriculture.

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