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Warren, Ira, M.D, 1806-64. Laicus. An American physician and journalist ; b. in Hawkesburg, Canada; educ.^ at Brown Univ., and Kenyon Coll. ; editor in Boston.

Warren, Hon. John Byrne Leices- ter, 1S85-. W. P. Lancaster An Eng- lish author; MA,0:xon. , called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1860 ; a magistrate for Cheshire.

Warren, S M S. U. W. An Eng- lish compiler; a Swedenborgian of the day.

Warren, Samuel, DC.L, 1807-77. S. W ; An Attoiney ; Gustavus Sharp, -etc.; Warren Warner, etc. An English lawyer; b. at Kacre, Denbighshire, Wales; educ at Edinburgh; studied medicine, then law; called to the Bar at the Inner Temple, 1830; MP., 1856-59; mote exclusively for " Blackwood."

Warriner, Rev Edward A. A Broad Churchman. An American poet and novelist; b. at Agawam, Mass.; Union Coll., N.Y., 1855; in 1877 Epis. Eector at Montrose, Pa

Warter, John Wood, B.D., 1806-78. Cedric Oldacre, of Sax-Normaribury ; An Old Vicar. An English clergyman; B.A., Oxford, 1827; Vicar ot West Tarring, Worthing, Sussex; son-in-law of Robert Southey.

Wartou, Joseph, D.D., 1722-1800. Z. An English poet and critic; b. at Dunsford, Surrey; educ at Winchester School, and Oriel Coll., Oxford; head master of the school, 1760-93; d. in "\Yiekham.

Warton, Thomas, 1728-90. T IF.; Brother Tom. An eminent English poetj; younger brother of the preceding; b. at Basingstoke; Prof, of Poetry at Oxford, 1757-67; Camden Prof, of Anc. Hist, there, and Poet-Laureate, 1785-90; d. in Oxford.

Warwick, J. H. Broadbrim. An American Shakespeare scholar of the day.

Warwick, William Atkinson. A. W. An English author.

Warying, Miss Jane. Varina. An Irish (?) lady; a friend of Dean Swift.

Wasfcorpugh,. The King. An

English writer.

Wash, Henry. H. W. An English compiler of school books; an educator of the day.

WashTburn, Henry Stevenson H. S. W. An American poet, etc., of Bos- ton ; in 1871-72, Member of the Massa- chusetts House of Representatives; in 1873-74 of the Massachusetts Senate.

Washburne, Miss Mary B. Mary ]\foirison. An American (?) writer of the day

Washington, John. J. W. An English hydrographer to the British Ad- miralty ; entered the navy in 1812, and was made captain in 1842.

Wasse, Rev. Joseph, 1C72-1738. n. An English clergyman; b. in Yorkshire ; educ at Queen's Coll, Cambridge ; Rec- tor of Aynhoe, Northants, 1711-38

Wastberg, Anna (Andersson), 1832-. Anna Andeisson. A Swedish poet, b at Bidtskofle; married m 1857, and since that time has resided in "Wenersborg.

Waterfield, Charles. The Registiar of the Birmingham County Coiut. An English lawyer.

Waterhouse, Benjamin, M.D., 1754- 1846. A Young Man of Massachusetts. An eminent American physician; b at Newport, R.I. ; studied medicine in Edin- burgh and Leyden, and began practice at Newport; Professor of Physics at Harv. Univ., 1783-1812, d at Cam- bridge, Mass.

Waters, E S. JB S. W. An Ameri- can compiler, of Chicago

Waters, Frank Out Batd. An American poet, of Philadelphia; b in that city; since his twelfth year, resi- dent alternately in New York and Phila- delphia

Waters, John. Flaccus. An English poet.

Waterston, Mrs. Anna C. (Quincy). A. G. Q. W. An American lady; daughter of Josiah Qumcy, and wife of Rev R. C. Waterston, of Boston

Waterston, Rev. Robert Cassie, A.M. E. G. W. An American clergy- man, poet, and miscellaneous writer ; b. in Kennebunk, Me., but has always lived m Boston

Watkins, Tobias, M.D., 1780-1855. Paul Allen An American author and journalist; for many years Auditor of Accounts at Washington, where he died.

Watson, Miss A. A. de Yonge. An English poet.

Watson, Alexander. A Layman. A Scottish poet and essayist; town clerk of Port Glasgow.

Watson, Alfred E. T. R. An Eng- lish sporting writer of the day ; London correspondent of the New York *' Spirit of the Times/'

Watson, E. H E. H. W. An Amer- ican C 2 ) author of the day

Watson, Rev. Edward John, M.A, An Ex-Curate. An English clergyman;