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and of the London "Times"; d. at Man- hattanville.

Davis, Mrs. Mollle B. (Moore). Molhe E. Mooie. An American "South- land" poet; b. on the banks of the Coosa, Texas.

Davis, Richard Blngham, 1771-99. Martlet An American poet ; b. in New York City ; educ. at Columbia Coll., but did not graduate; 'was a wood-carver; editor of the " Diary," a daily gazette of New York City, writing for it during a year; then engaged in mercantile affairs ; d in New York City.

Davis, Robert S. Tiebor. An Ameri- can novelist

Davis, Miss Rosalind. Rosalind. An English dramatist and composer.

Davis, Mrs. Sarah Matilda. S. M.'D. An American biographer.

Davis, Thomas, 1814-45. The Celt. An Irish poet and political writer, of Ireland ; the leader of " Young Ireland."

Davis, Wendell, A.M, 1776-1830. A Afember of the Humane Society. An American; b. in Plymouth, Mass.; Harv. Univ., 1796 ; admitted to the bar, 1799, and settled in Sandwich, Mass.

Davis, William Augustus, M.D. W. A. D. An American physician; Harv. Univ., 1837; Med. School, 1840; in 1875 resided in Virginia.

Davison, Rev. Edward. E. D. An English clergyman ; Univ. Coll, Oxford, 1810; Hector of Harlington, Middlesex, 1822-60 et seq, and Incumbent of St. Nicholas, Durham, 1825-60 et seq.

Davy, Christopher. An Architect. An English architect.

Davy, David Elisha, Esq., 1769- 1851. D. A. Y. An English anti- quary; b. at Rumburgh, in Suffolk; educ at Yoxford and Pembr. Hall, Cambridge; B.A, 1790; resided at Yoxford for many years; d. at Ufford, near Woodbridge, Suffolk.

Davy, Sir Humphry, Bart., 1778- 1829. An Angler. An English chemist ; b. at Penzance, Cornwall; in 1795 he was apprenticed to a surgeon and apothecary of his native town ; in 1798 was placed in charge of the Pneumatic Institution at Bristol ; and in 1799 began to publish his essays and papers ; Professor at the Eoyal Institution, London, 1801-14 ; and its Yice-President from 1814 ; President of the Royal Academy, 1820-27; trav- elled on the Continent for his health, and d. at Geneva.

Davy, John, M.D., 1790-1868. J. D. An English physician; brother of Sir H. Davy; b. at Penzance; studied med-

icine at Edinburgh; M.D, 1814; entered the army as a surgeon, and rose to be in- spector-general of army hospitals ; d. at Lesketh How, near Ambleside.

Dawes, Matthew. M. D.; A Gen- tleman of the Inner Temple. An English lawyer, of London.

Dawes, Rufus, 1803-59 Samuel Smythe. An American poet and jour- nalist; b. in Boston; studied at Harv. Univ., but was refused his degree ; stud- ied law, but never practised ; passed the later years of his life as a government clerk at Washington, and d. in that city.

Dawes, Thomas, 1757-1825. A Young Gentleman ; Adjutant Trowell. An Ameri- can poet ; b. m Boston ; Harv. Univ., 1777 ; jurist-judge of the Municipal Court of Boston ; of the Probate Court and of the Supreme Court of Massachu- setts.

Dawes, William. Elijer Gaff. An English architect and humorist, of Man- chester.

Dawson,. A Friend of his Age.

An English writer.

Dawson,. Messrs W*****cks

and D n. An Irish banker, of Dublin.

Dawson, A. A. D ; An Old Lady. An English writer and music teacher, of London.

Dawson, Rev. Benjamin, LL.D , 1729-1814. Anonymous; A Clergyman of the Church of England. An English clergyman; Rector of Burgh, Suffolk, where he died.

Dawson, Charles Carroll, 1833-. C. C. D. An American genealogist; b. at Nelson, N.Y.; in 1857 removed to Des Moines, la., and engaged m busi- ness; graduated in the law department of the Univ. of Michigan, 1866 ; in 1878 became connected with the firm of J. C. Ayer & Co., of Lowell, Mass.

Dawson, Edward Walter, 1840-. Benedict. An American lawyer; b. in. New Haven, Conn.; graduated at the Washington Institute at Orange, Conn., and studied law ; he is prominently con- nected with the Order of the Knights of Pythias, in New England, and with the Odd Fellows and Freemasons ; in 1871- 72 travelled in Europe.

Dawson, Henry Barton, 1821-. H. B. D. An English- American historian and journalist; b. in Gosberton, Lincoln- shire ; came to the United States with his parents in 1834 ; in 1881 resident in New York City.

Dawson, John William, LL.D., 1820-. J. W. D. A British colonial geologist and naturalist; 1b. at Pictou,