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Waddington, Samuel Ferrand,

M.D. Algernon Sidney. An English physician, of London.

Wade, John, about 1800-. J. W.; The Original Editor. An English lawyer, of London; Vice-President ot the Histor- ical Section of the "Institut d'Afrique," of Pans.

Wadman, Elmer E Ellswoi th. An American writer of the day.

Wager, Miss Mary A E. Mintuood. An American writer of the day.

Waggamon, Mrs Mary T. Fannie Fame ; Quee) quill. An American writer.

WagstafFe, William, MD, 1685- 1725. Crispin; Dr. Andrew Tripe. An English physician, of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, b. at Cubhugton, Bucks ; d. at Bath.

Wahab, Charles James. One who knows. An English sanitary writer of the day, of London.

Wainewriglit, Jeremiah, MD. A Member of the College oj Physicians. An English physician of the first part of the 18th century.

Wainewright, Thomas Griffiths Janus Weathercock; Vamey. An English author ; a friend of Lamb ; " the gentle- manly murderer " ; a contributor to the "London Magazine" (see his sketch of Hood paper styled "Janus Weather- cock/* etc, in the No. for January, 1822), of whoso criminal career a full account will be found in Talfourd's "Final Memorials of Charles Lamb."

Waimvright, Rev. Latham, M.A., F. S A, -1833. F. & A. An English clergyman; Rector of Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, 1803-33; resided in his parish a few years, but afterwards in London, where he died.

Wainwright, Reader. Another Bar- rister An English lawyer ; a Unit, writer.

Wake, Rev. William, D.D., 1657- 1736-37. A Country Clergyman. An Eng- lish divine; b. at Blandford, Dorset- shire ; Archbishop of Canterbury, 1715- 10 ; d. and was buried at Croydon.

Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796- 1862. A Member. An English writer; accompanied the Earl of Durham to Canada as his private secretary in 1839; resided some years in the South of Prance, but removed to New Zealand, and d. there.

Wakefield, PrisciJla (Bell), 1750- 1832. PnsciUa ****; A Gentleman. An English Friend, of Tottenham; after- wards of Ipswich, Suffolk. She is said to have been the original promoter of those institutions called "Frugality

Banks/' for the benefit of the industn- ous poor

Wakefield, Thomas, 1752-1806. Philanthropes. An English clergyman; brother of Gilbert Wakefield; minister at Richmond, Surrey, for 30 yeais, and d. there.

Walcott, Eliza. Tlie TILO Sisfeis. An American poet; sister of Sarah G. Walcott.

Walcott, Josephine. Coi delta Ilai- ens An American writer of the day

Walcott, Rev. Mackenzie Edward Clarke, B.D., 1822-. Jf. E C. W An English clergyman and poet; Exeter Coll, Oxford, 1844; Precentor and Pre- bendary of Oving in Chichester Cathe- dral, 1863-83 et seq.

Walcott, Sarah G. The Two Sistei s. An American poet ; sister to Ehza Walcott.

Waldie, Miss Charlotte Ann. An Englishwoman. An English writer; sis- ter* of John Waldie, of Hendersyde Park, near Newcastle, afterwards Mrs. Eaton, of Stamford

Waldie, Walter S. Eetlaw. An American writer of the day.

Waldo,. Tim Lmlenwater. An

American writer of the day.

Waldo, Leonard, 1853-. L. W An American astronomer; b. at Cincinnati; educ. at Woodward Coll. ; assistant at the Harv. Univ Observatory, Cambridge, 1875-80 et seq.; is now connected with the observatory at Yale Coll.

Waldo, Peter. A Layman. An Eng- lish religious writer for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

Waldron, Francis Godolphin. F. G. W. An English actor, editor, and dramatist; editor of the "Literary Mus- eum," London, 1792; the "Shakespear- ian Miscellany," 1802 ; and editor or au- thor of the "Biographical Mirror," 1793.

Walford, Bessie G. Flora Walford. An English writer.

Walford, Edward, v Elliott Stock, Editor v Publisher. Walford, Kcv Ed- ward, M. A., 1823-. An English author ; b. at Hatfield, M.A. of Balliol Coll, Ox- ford ; editor of the " Gentleman's Maga- zine," 1866-68; and of the "Register,"

Walford, Thomas. An Irish Gentle- man.

Walker,. Comet. An American

writer of the day.

Walker, Mrs. A Lady. An

English writer of the 18th century,

Walker, Miss, Anna ffiedair.

An American "Southland" writer; in 1872, of Tuscaloosa, Ala.