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Orford, Horace Walpole, Earl of See "Walpole. Horace, Earl of Or- ford."

Orme, Rev. William, 1787-1830. Cnticus. A Scottish Cong, minister ; b at Falkirk; foreign secretary of the London Missionary Society; d. in Lon- don.

Ormsby, Waterman Jj., Jr., 1834-. 0., Jr. An American writer, of the day, on bank-note engraving.

O'Rourke, Edmund. Edmond Fal- coner. An English poet and dramatist,

Orr, Hector, MD, 17G9-1855. A Looker On. An American physician ; b. in East Bridgewater, Mass. ; Harv. Univ., 1801 ; practised his profession m his native place, and d. there.

Orr, Isaac, 1793-1844. Hamden; Timoleon. An American mathematician and philanthropist ; b. at Bedford, N.H. ; Yale Coll., 1818 ; missionary to the col- ored people of Washington and the Southern States ; d. at Amherst, Mass.

Orton, James Alastoi. An English poet.

Orton, Rev. Job, 1717-83. A Parish- ioner of St. Chad's. An English Dis- senter; b. in Shrewsbury; assistant of Dr. Doddridge in his academy at North- ampton, 1738 or 39 to 41; pastor at Shrewsbury, 1741-65; engaged in liter- ary labors at Kidderminster, 1765-83, where he died.

Orvis, Rev. William B. A Congre- gational Minister. An American writer; a teacher in Philadelphia.

Osborn, Laugnton, 1806-78. Alethi- theras; An American Artist; Arthur Caryl; Charles Erskine White, D D. An American poet; b. in New York City; Columbia Coll., 1827.

Osborne, John Dunlap, -1883. Gam- ma ; Leone Leoni ; Spindion. An American journalist; b. in Petersburg, Va. ; studied law in the Harvard Law School, Cam- bridge, Mass. ; d. in Paris, where he had resided for 60 years.

Osborne, Rev. Lord Sidney Godol- phin, 1808-73 8. #. 0. An English philanthropist; Univ. of Oxford, 1830; Rector of Durweston, Dorset., 1841-73.

Osgood, Mrs. Frances Sargent (fcocke), 1811-50. Florence. An Amer- ican poet; b. in Boston; in 1835 married Mr. S. S Osgood, aa artist, with whom she visited London ; in 1840 returned to Boston, and afterwards removed to New York City, where she lived and died.

Osnmn, Thomas Embly, M.D Al- fred Ayres. An American orthoepist, of Ohio.

Osten, Mary- Nellie Eyler. A Ger- man writer.

O'Sullivan, Dennis, 1838-. Coijtotal Morgan Ratt/ei. An American writer.

O'Sullivan, Farrar A Munster Far- mer. An Irish writer.

O'Sullivan, Mortimer, D.I). Capt. Rock. An Irish clergyman, Prebendary of Ballymore

Oswald, John. Sylvester Otway. A Scottish poet and political writer ; b. in Edinburgh; served for some tune as a soldier ; resided chiefly in London from 1783, supporting himself by his pen ; went to Paris early in the French Revolution, and for a time entered tho ITreneh ser- vice.

Otis, Mrs. Eliza Henderson (Board- man). One of the Barclays, An Ameri- can novelist, of Boston ; widow of Harri- son Gray Otis, Jr.

Otis, F. N. Gran. An American writer.

Otis, George Edmund. Gr. E 0. An American poet of the day; Harv. Univ. Law School, 1869.

Otis, Harrison Gray, LL.D., 1765- 1848. A Member of the Suffolk Bar; One of the Convention An American lawyer and statesman; b. in Boston; Iltirv. Umv, 1783 ; practised law in Boston ; M.C, 1797-1801; U.S. Senator, 1817-22; Mayor of Boston, 1829-32; d. in Boston.

Otis, James, A.M., 1725-83. A. F. : Bluster. An American lawyer ancl pa- triot; b at Great Marshes (now West Barnstable); Harv. Univ., 1740; kilieci by a flash of lightning in Andover, Mass.

Ottarson, Frank B. Warwick. An American writer.

Ottarson, Franklin A., 1816-84. Bayard. An American journalist, ot New York City.

Otway, Eev. Caesar, -1842. C. 0. An Irish clergyman, of English descent ; "a large contributor to the 'Dublin Christian Examiner' and the 'Dublin- University Magazine'; the former, in- deed, principally owed its fame to the articles signed 'C. 0.'"

Overs, John, 1808-44. A Woiluiy Man. An English mechanic ; b. at Bir- mingham ; d. m London ; was assisted by Mr. Charles Dickens.

Owen,. A British Officer of Hus- sars.

Owen, C. B. A Nova Scotian. A Nova Scotia member of the Legislature.

Owen, David. Brutus,

Owen, Francis Browning. Francis Bi owning. An American poet of the day,

Owen, Rev. James, 1054-1700, En-