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Oranm', X.V. Lowrie, John Marshall, cli'r^ynian, author, was born July lt», 17 18, in l*itt»burj^. Pa. He was a |)r»)ft'ssor in the Western theological seminary in Allegheny City in 1874-7S: and in 1878 became chaplain to tile I'resby tei ian hospital in Philadelphia. He was the author of Esther and Her

A<lam and His Times; A Ve«'k with .lesns; Tiie Translated Propliet; The Prophet Klisiia: and The Life of David. He died Sept. 26, 1807, in Fort Wayne.

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Lowrie, Samuel Thompson, clergyman, educator, author, was born Feb. 8, 1835, in Pittsburg. Pa. After four pastorates and »»tluT posts of service, iie lives retirecl in Philadclpliia. Pa. He was associated in the translation of the volumes on Isiiiah and Xuiiibers of Lange's Commentaries; wrote IvvpliUMition of Hebrews; and translated Cremer's Heyond the (»rave. Lov/rie, Walter, United Stati s senator, was born Dee. 10, 1784, in Scotland. Jn 181!»-2.) he was I'nited States senator from Pennsylvania. He was secretary of the United

States senate in 1825-3(1; and was subsequejitly appointed secretary of the board of ftueign missions, which p«isiti«tn he held for tliirtv vears. He died Dec. 14, 18(»8. in New

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Lowrie, Walter, clergyman, author, was born April 20, 18G8, in Philadelphia, Pa. In IS!>0 he graduated from Princetiui university; received the degree of A.M. from that

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Lowrie, Walter Hoge, lawyer, jurist, was Miin-h 3. 1SII7. in Armstrong county, I*a. In iS.">l-.')7 he was associate justice of the su|>reme court of Pennsylvania; and ehii'f justice in lS.")7-<»3. .fterward he was Immii

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He graduatetl 1843, in Zanesville, Ohio. Ironi the Ohio Wesleyan university; and has received the degrees of A.B., A..M. and D.I). In 18«)2-(J3 he served during the civil wur in the sixty-seVenth regiment Ohio volunteer infantry. In 18tJ7 he was ordained to the ministry of the methodist episcopal For twenty years he was superinchurch. tendent of the North China mission; has hi en chairman of the general board of education at China; and is now president ol Peking university. Lowry, Joseph Eugene, railroad manager, was born dan. 28. 18ti3. in Yorkville. S.C. Since 1881 he has been in the railroad servvv as assistant superintendent of transportation; and during 18J»2-!M» was car accountant of the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery railroad at Americus, (ia. Lowry, Robert, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1824 in Ireland. In 1843 he moved to Fort Wayne. Ind., and w;is

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Lowry, Thomas, lawyer, rnilroml pn-siFeb. 27. 1843. in Liigaii dent. was horn county. III. For several y<'ars he practieotl law in Minneapolis. Minn. He is president of the M iniieai»olis. ."st. Paul and Sault Sit*. Marie railway. Lowthian, Nicholas

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