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Edward Greeley, physician, auwas born June 12, 1837, in Hoston, Ho was the author of Text- Book Ophthalniosropy The Normal Eye; and

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represented the city in the legislature of MaHsaehusetts. Loring, Ellis Gray, lawyer, abolitionist, author, was born in 1808, in Hostoii, Mass. He wsus one of the twelve that formed the lirst

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anti-slavt-ry 8oei«'ty in Boston in 183.3. May 24, 18:»8, 'in Boston, Mass.

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Loring, Francis Hammer, s(ddier, business man, was born .luly U, 1832, in Belpre, Ohio. In 186;} he enlisted as a private soldier in company G, ninety-second regiment Ohio volunt«*er infantry; waa promoted to captain on organization of company; served tlinH' years and was commissioned major ol" volunteers at the close of the war. He has been president of the Iowa masons' benevolent society of Oskaloosa; and has held numerous ollices of honor in various fra-

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James Spear, iMwikseller, author, was born Aug. «, 171M>, in Boston, Mass. He was for thirty years a bookseller in Boston; and a contributor of historical and biographical articles to the New Knghiiid Historical and Genealogical Register. Ikwas the author of A Hundred Boston Orators. He died April 12, 1884, in Brooklyn,

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Edward Payson. soldier, lawyer, lejjishitor. was born in .March, 1837, in Norrid<;ewoek. He was first lieutenant of the thirteenth Maine; was promoted captain; Loring,

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Loring, William Caleb, lawyer, jurist, wua born Aug. 24, 18.>1, in Beverly, Mass. In 1872 he graduated from Harvard university; and from the law department of that institution in 1874. In 187.'»-78 he was assistant attorney -gi'neral of Massachusetts; in 1882-80 was general solicitor and gen-

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Loring, William Wing, sohlier, author, was born Dec. 4, 1818, in Wilmington, S.C. He served successfully in the United States and confederate' armies; and in the Egyptian army in 18fil>-70. He was the author of A Confederate (Jeneral in Egypt. died Dec. .}(», 1886, in New York ("itv.

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minister to Lisbon to I*re^ident was the autlior of A Year He died Sept. 4, 181U, in .States

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Portugal.

Salem. Mass. Loring, Israel, ler<rvman. theologian, was •rii April l.i, n»S2, in Hull. Mass. In 170(1 III' became pastor of the congregational eliurdi in Sudbury. Mass., continuing in tins eliarge for sixty-six years. He died March 9, 1772, in Su«lbury, Mass. <

filled pasthe Evan-

Lutheran and since 1M04

filled a pastorate St. Luke's, of Co-

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Ohio. For twenty-live of The Lutheran Child's PajM r. He is the author of Esther and

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church in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Vir-

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Boston, Mass. He was the author of Tvt> College Friends, a novel; and The Boston He was killed by Dip, and Other Verses. the Apache Indians Nov, 5, 1871, near Wick-

George Bailey, surjjeon, diplomat, eonjrressnian, aiitlior, was l>orn Nov. 8, 1817, in North Amiowr, Mass. He was made United .States surgeon in the Chelsea hospital. In 1877-81 he was a representative from Mas-

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Lose, George William, clergyman, author,

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Loring, Frederic Wadsworth, poi't,

New York and New company; and in 1878-yi>

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practiced law in Bostim, Mass. In lUOl he reeeived the df-gree of LL.I). from Harvard university. Since 185MI he has Imh-u associate justice of the state supreme judicial court of Massachusetts.

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Other PiM'ins; The of Faith; The Pace That Kills; Christmas on North Range; Christinas Eve at I'Mdington Place; and Ralph, the Or-

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phan. Loskiel, George Henry, clergyman, bishop, author, wax born Nov. 7. I74II. in Russia. He was a Moravian bishop in Pennsylvania. He was the author of History of the .Moravian Missions Among the North American Indians. He died Feb. 23, 1814, in

Bethlehem, Pa. Loss, Lewis Homri, cleigyinan. founder, was born .luly I, 1S(I3, in Augusta, N.Y.

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held various pastorates in the states of

New

York, Ohio, Illinois and Iowa. He many presbyterian churches in the west; and was active in the establishment of Rookf«inl female seminarv and Behiit college He died July 10. 186i».

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Loth, Moritz, merchant, author, was born Dec. 2n, 1832, in Austria. In 1863 he opened

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