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to the Pacific coant he turned his attention to tlio meteorology and elimatie contlitiono of that part of the ruuutry. He was the author of The To|Migrai»hy of California; Climate of California; and Meteorological Observations at Sacramento, in reports of the Smithsonian institution. He (lied in South Carolina. S.C.

Logan, Thomas Muldrup, soldier, lawyer, was 4x>rn Nov. 1840, in CharlesIn 18»il he entered the civil war; and was promoted through the r<>gular grades until 18(>4, he wait commis-^ioned brigadier-general of the confederate states army. After the war he studied law; an<I for about twelve years practiced at Richmond, Vai. He bjfame interested in railroads; and in 1870 organi/.etl a syndicate of Kichmond ami New York capitalists which consolidated various sinithern railfinancier,

ton. S.C.

roads into the Kichmond and Danville system, now the Southern railroad. He was president of the (ireat national telautograph eaker. He was twice chosen jmlge of the court of appeals. In IS1!> *21 lie was a I'liited States senator. He die»l Aug. S. IS22. in Harrodsburg. Ky.

Logan, William Newton, geologist, niin(•ral«»gist. was born Nov. 4. 18»>!>, in IJarlioursville. Ky. In IIMKMKJ he was geologist in charge of the New York g««<»logi»-al survey; and since 1!M)7 has been geologist in charge* of the .Mississippi geologioil survey. He is the author of Monographs on the Ii>^y of the Kansas l'|>per I'retaceous; The Urick Clays of Northern Mississippi; and other works.

Logue, iMirii

J.

Washington, congressman, was

Feb. si.

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ill

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rhila«lel|)hia. Pa.

his profc>ssion in his native city. He served as solicitor for the county of Montgomsecretary of the democratic state ctmimittee; and in 1806 was chairmiui of t4ie Alabama delegation to the national h'liHK'r.itic <'<»nvention. He died in Montgomery, Ala. Lomax, Thomas Henry, clergyman, bishop,

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Loke, Frederick Thomas, soldier, was New ork. He scivcd throu);liout

civil

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the composer of Juliet, a

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Warren

Lombard, in

ctmnected with the university of Michigan; and since 1808 has been professor of He is the pliysiology in the institution. author of (ieneral Physi<i|ogy of Muscle and Nerve; and a number of .Vddresses.

Lonergan, Augustin, congressman, woa born May 20. 1874, in Thompson, Conn. He He was elected to is a successful lawyer. congress for the term of the si.xtv-third ' 101:M.-).

London, Jack, siK-iohigist, author, was born dan. 12. 1870, in San Francisco, Cal. lb- was educated at the high sdiool of Oakland, Cal.; anrs and .dOct. lO. I8H2, in

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soldier,

Newport,

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served tlirongli the civil war in the confederate service; and attained the rank of ma* For some years past he has en employed in the war records office.

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Father; Children Frost; The Cruise of the Dazzler; _ A Daiiyiiter ofTTie Snows; The Faith of Men: 'riii- War of llie Classes; White Fang; The Sra W olf Before At. 1827. in Ciinipbell county. 'a. He was appointed major in the conof

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Lomax, Lindsay Lungsford, b(»rii

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the author of The Son of the Wolf: The Tales of the Far

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Lomax, John Taylor, lawyer, jurist, auwas Imrii in .liiiiiiary. 1781. in P»)rt a. He was the author of Digest of I'nited .Stat«'H Real Propi-rty Laws; and

for social

ec<»noniic study.

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Tobago.

educator,

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Isirn

thor,

Plimpton,

was born May 20, 18iV), West Newton. Mass. Sine*- 1802 he has

physiologist, author,

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died Feb.

author ObservaObservations of a Virtuoso; The Art

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Lombard, Louis, musician, financier, au1801, in Franc*e. He was born Dec. was the founder and former director of the New York c«»iis«Tvatory (»f music and scho«d thor,

a lawyer; an«l also prominent in civic and s<K'ial reform work. He was elccti'd to sixtv-tliird

1832.

15,

county, N.C. He united with the metliodist episcopal church: and was licensed to preach in the .frican /.ion church in 1804. He wn» ordained deacon in 1807; and elder in 1808; and in 1878 wa« ordained a bishop of the general conference at Ixjuisville, Ky. He ili.d in 1008 in Kentucky.

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Lomax, Tennent, lawyer, waa born April 20, 18.18, in Montgomery, Ala. He received his education at the university of Alabama; studied law and has become prominent in

and

briga«lier-general of chief of staff to

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