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 HERRINOSHAWS I.IBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. born Oct. 24, 1822.

in Princeton, N.J.

He

attended the universiNnshville (of ty of

which

eminent

his

was

presifather dent), from which institution he received the dpRrees of A.B., received and M.A.; his decree of medicine from the university of

H

Pennsylvania. e then studied natural science for five years and sulwequently trav-

Europe and America. In commenced teaching medicine in

eled extensively in

1850

he

where bis life has been passed as e<lucator and practical sanitarian, Tenn..

Nashville,

lie served with distinction in the confederate army, and had charge of the numerous Nashville. For confederate hospitals in twenty-three years he was professor of chemistry and pharmacy in the men state health officer of Tennessee. He is the author of Military Annals of Tennossee and other works.

now ty,





Lindslcy, Nathaniel Lawrence,

educator,

was l)orn Sept. 11. 1816, in Princeton, N.J. For many years he was professor of langunpes in Cumberland university, and subsecpiiMitly

was

founded (Jreenwood seminary. He with l^r. Joseph E. Worces-

asHOcialetl

ter in the preparation of the dictionary that liears his name, and had iiroji^ctcd a great

work to be entitled An Encyclo-Lexicon of He died Oct. 10, the Enfilish Lanizuaee. 1868. in Lebanon. Tenn. educator, clergyman, Lindsley, Philip, colh'Kp president, was born Dec. 21, 1780, in Morristown, N.J. He was president of the Ilia university of Nashville during 1824-50, works were t>nblished in three volumes. He dieil May 25. 1855. in Nashville, Tenn. Lindsley, William D., congressman, was Ixtrn in Connecticut. He was elected a repres«'ntative in conRress

from Ohio from 1853

to 18.55.

Linen, James, poet, was born in 1808, in S<'otland. He was a book-binder of New York «-ity and the author of Songs of the Seasons; and Poetical and Prose Writings. He died Nov. 20. 1«73. in New York city. Lingsweiler, Edward, banker of Richland, Mo., was bom Oct. 19. 1847. in Wisconsin. He is president of the Pulaski County bank. educator, was Linhart, Samuel Black, bom Nov. 12, 186.5. in Irwin. Pa. Since lOOfi he has been secretary and professor of biblical literature and ethics in the university of Pittsburgh.

Lining, John, physician, scientist, author, He was a in 1708, in Scotland.

was born I)hysician

and

Charleston

of

scientist

who

of Yellow published in 1753 a History Fever, the earliest American treatise on the He died in 1760. in Charleston, subje<t. S.C. Link, Jesse, lawyer, was born April 12, In 1865 he was 1828. in Tobinsport, Ind. admitted to the bar. and has ever since been He has actively engaged in that profession. also been successful in general business at and has always taken an Kooneville. Ind. a<'tive part in the public affairs of his coun;

ty

and

state.

Link, John Ephraim, physician, was born Aug.

M. 14.

D.,

educator,

1839. in

New

In 1874 he was appointed professor of anatomy in the college of Physicians and Surgeons at Indianapolis. Ind.

Albany, Ind

Texas, J, W., banker of Houston, He is 1, 1866. in Tennessee. director of the Bankers* Trust company.

Link,

was bom Dec. a

Link, Theodore Carl, architect, was born He won the 17. 1850, in Germany. I^ouis first prize in competition for St. Union Station which was built from bis He was plans and under his supervision. consulting architect for St. I..oui8 City Hall, and was architect for many churches, public buildings in St. Louis and vicinity. Link, William Z., banker and real estate broker of Oakwood, Mo., was born Oct. 17, 1859. in St. Louis county, Mo. He is president of the Farmer's bank of Oakwood.

March

Linn, Andrew M., lawyer and banker of Washington, Pa., was born June 21, 1863, in Cannonsburg. Pa. He is president of the First National bank of Washington. Linn, Archibald LaidUe, lawyer, congress-

man, was born Oct. 15, 1802, in New York He was twice elected mayor of Schenectady, N.Y'.; and was a representative in congress from New York from 1841 to 1843. In 1844 he waS elected to the state assemCity.

blv. n.'y.

He

died Oct.

1857, in

10,

Grassfiekl,

Linn, James Merrill, soldier, lawyer, was In born (Kt. 17. 1833. in Lewisburg. Pa. 1854 be was admitted to the bar; and was engaged in actively profession until bis his death. During the civil war he bore a commission aa second 1 e u t e n a n t in the fourth Pennsylvania regiment ; was c o mJflSk,

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missioned the

captain

fifty-first

in

regi-

subseserved on the stafifs

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In 1871 be re<'eived a commission as judge advocate with the rank of major in the eighth division of the Petinsylvanin national guard. He died Feb. 23, 1897, in Lewisburg, Pa. erals.

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