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Virginia

Ala. Hp is branili of

and received

descendant of

a tlic

the

Lipscomb family, Cooper in-

his education at the

stitute of Misainsippi. He lias attained success in the profession of law in his native state at B«Meniei and has served with distinction as a member of the l^islature of Ahibania for two terms. .

Lispenard,

Leonard,

congressman,

was

Canterbury, Conn. He served five years in the New York legislature from Onondaga county; and in 1848 was speaker. He was many year.s a justice of the peace at Delphi, N.Y.; and was a representative in con-

New York from 1821 to 1823, and again from 1823 to 1825. He died Aqg. gress from 4, 1859. in

Cazenovia, N.Y. Grace Denio, novelist, poet,

Litchfield,

was

New York city. He was a delegate from New York to the colonial conpress, which met in New York citv in 1765. He died Feb. 15, 1790, in New York

bom Not. 19, 1849, in New York city. For many years she has written both prose and verse for thr h ading m wspapers and mag-

city.

given a plaee in several standard worica. She is also the atithor of several novels, the most notable of whidi are The Juiight of the Black Foreat; Only an Incident; GrisaCross; A Hard Won Victory; Little He and She; and a volume of short stories under the title of Little Venice. Litchfield, George Albert, banker of Keene, X.H., was born July 13, 1844i, in Chetiterfield, Mass. He is preaident of the Keene National bank. Litel, James E., hanker of Albany, Wis., was born Aug. 29, IHGI, in Avoca, Wis. He is president of the Bank of Oregon. Litel, John Franklin, banker of Oregon,

born

in 1716, in

Listemann, Bernard, violinist, was horn Au^. 28, 1841, in Uermany. In 1879 he orKantxed the Boston Philharmonie Orchestra; urnl in ISf^l was concertmaster of ihe Boston Symphony Orchestra. Liatanana, Fraaij muaieian, compneer, author, was born Nov. •2", 18G5, Oerniany. In 1874 he fuundeU the Boston Philharmonic ehlb; toured the country until 1878; then orfrnnized the Boston Philharmonic orchesSince 189.3 he has been lu ad of the tra. ollege of violin department in the Chira;,'n Music. He ia the author of Method for Vio(

lin.

Listemann, Franx, musician, composer, was born Dec. 17, 1873, in New York city. He is a teacher, soloist, and quartet player of <

v

^ <»rk

city.

Tlis

merly belonged to

Dateh

Stradivarius-cello forthe noted

HoUmann,

'cellist.

Listemann, Fritx, musician, 'unimsi r v;is born March 2.5, 1839, in Germany.. Since 18M he has devoted his time to teaching, and occasional tours with the Listemann He is the author of Concert company. <

and

(irosae Polonaise;

Idylle.

Listemann, Paul, musician, composer, was? horn Oct. 24, 1871, in Boston, Mass. He has toured America aa soloist of the Redpath (Jraml ronccrt company. Lister, Edwin, manufacturer, state legislator,

was horn Sept.

10,

1829, in

Newark,

He has been president since 1887, and now principal owner of the Lister Agricultural ("lieniicnl works. He has served as alderman in Newark three times, in 187276 and in 1R82-84 and a member of the as* N.J. is



semhly

in

1886.

manufacturer and statesof Olympia, Wash., was bom in 1870 England, and moved to Wn'^hin^'idn in 1884. He is a manufacturer of tiuishcd lumber products. In 1804-96 he waa a member Lister, Ernest,

man in

Tacoma

city council; in 1897-1903 of the Wabhington state (ontrol; and since 1009 has been a member of the Tacoma charter revision rominittee. Since 1913 he has been governor of the 8tat<; of Washinffton. Listoe, Soren, consul-general, was born April 27. 1846, in Denmark. Siuce 1902 he

of

the

was

board

chairman «>f

has been ATuerican eoti0ttl*genenil to The Netherlands. Litchfield, Elisha, lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman^ was bom in 1786, In

azines in America}

and her poems have been

was b«)rn Sept. 26, 1876. in Footville, is president of the Bank of Albany. Littauer, Lucius Nathan, manufacturer,

Wis.,

Wis. He

congressman, (jloversville,

was born Tan. 20, 18.19, in He was engaged in the

N.Y.

glove manufacturing business of bis father at filoversville, N.Y., to which he succeeded in 1882; and is at present engaged extenaively flierein. He was elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a n iiublican. Littell, Eliakim, journalist, was l>orn Jan. 2. 1797, in Burlington, NJ. He removed to Philadelphia in 1819. and established n weekly literary paper entitled the National Recorder, whose name he changed in 1821 to the Sattirday Magazine. He died May 17, 1870, in Brookline, Mass. Littell, John Stockton, author, was born in 1806, in Burlington, NJ. He edited with biographical and historical notes Alexander (iraydon's Memoirs of niy own Times; and publiahed a aketch of tlte Life, Character and Services of Henry Clay. He died July 11, 187.'). in Philadelphia. Littell, Squier, physician, author, was bom Dee. 9, 180b, in Burlington, KJT. He was a Philadelphia physician; and the author of Manual of Diseases of the J^e; and inustrati<ms of the Prayer Book. He died July 4. 1886, in Philadelphia, Pa. Littell, William, lawyer, author, was born about 1780. in New Jersey. He was a lawyer of Frankfort, Kv.; and the author of St;itite Law of Kentucky; Selected Cases; and Festoons of Fancy. He died In 1825^ in^ Frankfort, Ky. Littig, Lawrence William, surgeon and consultant of Davenport, Iowa, was bom

July 20, 1868, in Davenport, Iowa. He ii attending surgeon at the lleroy boapital and the St. Luke hoqpital.

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