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to "Washington, where he was district at- torney, 1841-45 and 1849-53; d. there.

FfenSlon, Francois de la Salignac de la Mothe, 1651-1715. il. de Fen. A French divine ; archbishop of Cam- bray.

Penwick, Mrs. E. A Woman. An English novelist of one hundred years ago ; was wife of the following.

Fenwick, John. J. F. An English dramatist and educational writer.

Fergus, Mrs. M. His ilother. An English woman ; mother of Kobert Wal- ter Fergus ; a writer of the day.

Ferguson, Adam, 178o-1862. A Gen- tleman in the Countri/. A Canadian agricul- turist; b. in Edinburgh, Scotland; studied law, and was admitted to the bar, but never practised ; came to Canada in 1833 ; was a member of the legislative council of Canada, 1841-62.

Fergusson, William, M.B. A Pro- fessor. An English physician; inspector- general of hospitals to the army of Por- tugal.

Ferrel, William, 1817-. Thomas Ides. An American scientist; b.in Bedford, now Fulton Co., Penn. ; educ. at Marshall and Franklin and at Bethany Colls. ; was assistant in the " Nautical Almanac " of- fice, 1857-67 ; in the United States coast survey, 1867-82; in the signal service bureau, 1882-86"; has since resided at Kansas City, Mo.

Farrier, Walter. A Country Voter. A Scottish political writer.

Ferrier, Rev. William. A Member of the Associate Presbytery of Glasgow. A Scottish clergyman early in the century.

Pessenden, Rev. John, A.M., 1794- 1871. F. An American Unitarian min- ister; b. at Lexington, Mass.; Harv. Univ., 1818 ; for many years without charge, residing at Dedham, Mass., where he died.

Field, Miss. A Young Lady.

An English writer of one hundred years ago, of Bristol.

Field, Rev. Edmund. E. F. An English clergyman ; Exeter Coll., Ox- ford, 1847 ; fellow and senior chaplain of St. Nicholas Coll., Lancing, Sussex, 1854-87.

Field, Rev. William. )T'. F.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 426.

Flelden, W. S. H., and MacMichael, J. C. The Secretaries of the Congregational Union and Mission of Victoria. English colonial clergymen.

Fielding, Henry, 1707-54. The Mu.se of Fiction.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 426.

Fielding, Miss Sarah, 1714-68.

See "I. and P.," First Series, p. 427.

Fields, Mrs. Annie (Adams), about 1835-. A. F.; Annie West. An Amer- ican lady ; widow of James Thomas Fields ; resident in Boston.

Fields, James Thomas, 1817-81. .7. T. F. An American author ; b. at Portsmouth, N.H. ; "the Poet's Publisher of America"; d. in Boston.

Figg, R. W. An Ex-Boy. An Amer- ican writer of Richmond, Va.

Finch, Anne, Countess of Winchel- sea. A Ladij.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 427.

Finch, Mrs. B. B. F. An Eng- lish poet early in the nineteenth cen- tury.

Finch, Daniel, 2d Earl of Notting- ham, 1647-1729 or 30. Don Diego Dis- maJlo ; Cyngetorix. An English peer ; educ. at Oxford ; filled several impor- tant political posts.

Findlay, Alexander, 1822-81. Alec Keene. An English prize-fighter ; d. at East Molesey.

Findlay, J. Dawson. Scott Marvel.

Findlay, Robert, D.D., 1721-1814. Philalethes; A Member of the Church of Scotland. A Scottish divine ; divinity professor at Glasgow one hundred years ago.

Fine, John, 1794-1867. A Lawyer. An American jurist; b. in New York City ; Columbia Coll., 1809 ; admitted to the bar and began to practise at Ogdens- burg, N.Y., in 1815 ; judge of the Court of Common Pleas of St. Laurence Coun- ty, 1824-37 and 1844-47; M.C., 1839-41 j d. in Ogdensburg.

Finn, Mrs. Ann Elizabeth (Mac- Caul). His Widow. An English woman ; widow of James Finn.

Finn, James. The President [of the Jerusalem Literary Society]. An Eng- lish consul, for a time, at Jerusalem.

Firmin, John P. J. P. F. An Eng- lish lawyer.

Fischer, J. Heinrich L. Paul Hell- muth. A German novelist.

Fish, F. G. A Sunday School Teacher, An American writer of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Fisher, Edward. E. F. An Eng- lish writer ; supposed to be born in Glou- cestershire ; was known for his extensive knowledge of ecclesiastical history ; d. in Ireland about the middle of the seven- teenth century.

Fisher, George Thomas. G. T. F. An English writer in the " Westminster Review."