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Southwood, Marion. A Lady of New Orleans. An American writer of the day.

Spamer, Johann Gottlieb Christian Franz Otto, 1820-. Franz Otto. A German writer of the day ; a publisher and bookseller ; b. at Darmstadt ; estab- lished himself at Leipsic in 1847.

Sparlis, Jared,LL.D., 1791-1866. S.; S — s. An American historian; b. at Willington, Conn.; Harv. Coll., 1815; pastor at Baltimore, Md., 1819-2.3 ; pro- fessor at Harv., 1838-49 ; president, 1849- 63 ; d. at Cambridge, Mass.

Spedding, James. The Railway Reader. An Irish editor of Trin. Coll., Dublin; secretary to the Civil Service Commission ; resigned in 1855.

Spence, David. A Member of the So- ciety. A Scottish writer early in the eighteenth century ; treasurer of the old Bank of Scotland.

Spence, John, Jr., -1851. A Young Phi^sician. An American writer; Brown Univ., 1839; Harv. Med. School, 1843.

Spencer, Charles, 3d Earl of Sunder- land, 1674-1722. Sundarius. An Eng- lish statesman ; a younger son of Robert, the second earl ; succeeded his father in 1702; prime minister, 1718-21.

Spencer, Rev. E. A Country Incum- bent. An English clergyman of one hun- dred years ago.

Spencer, Capt. Edmund. An Eng- lishman Resident in Germany. An English traveller.

Spencer, Mrs. Senator. May Nunez. An American writer of the day ; formerly an actress of New York City.

Spencer, Rev. Thomas. A Somerset- shire Clergyman. An English writer on political economy.

Spooner, J. A Young Adventurer. An English writer.

Sporon, Benjamin G. Philolcalus. An English writer of one hundred years ago.

Sprague, Charles, A.M. G. S.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 556.

Sprague, William Buell, D.D., 1795-1876. A Clergyman of New Eng- land. An American clergyman ; b. at Andover, Conn.; Yale Coll., 1815; Princeton Theol. Sem., 1816 ; pastor at Albany, N.Y., 1829-69 ; d. at Flushing, Long Island, N.Y.

Spring, Gardiner, D.D., LL.D., 1785-. A Pastor. An American clergy- man; b. at Newburyport, Mass.; Yale Coll., 1805 ; minister in New York City, 1810-.

Springer, Robert, 1816-85. Mduard Wagner.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 557.

Sproat, Rev. James, D.D., 1722-93. Rev. Mr. J — s 8 — t. An American Con- gregational minister; b. in Middleboro', Mass. ; Yale Coll., 1741 ; pastor in Phil- adelphia, 1769-93.

Squire, Rev. Samuel, D.D. Phile- leutherus Londinensis ; Dr. Squirt, ^-c. ; The Man of Angola. See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 557. Stabback, Rev. Thomas, 1793-1850. A Minister. An English clergyman; b. at Exeter ; vicar of Cubert, 1809-50 ; d. at Philleigh Vicarage.

Stace, Machell. M. S., G. S. An English bookseller of London.

Stackhouse, Rev. Alfred Long, 1811-76. The Secretary of the Society, etc. An English clergyman; b. at Camber- well, Surrey ; Lincoln Coll., 1834 ; in- cumbent of Longford, Tasmania, 1849- 76, and d. there.

Stael-Holstein, Mme. Anne IJouise Germaine (Necker), la baronne de 1766-1817. Une Femme. An eminent French lady ; b. and d. in Paris ; was the only child of Necker, the famous financier; in 1786 married Eric, — Baron de Stael, — a Swedish diplomatist.

Stalberg, Carolina Vilhelmina, 1803-1872. Vilhelmina. A Swedish novelist and poetess.

Stagg, John. The Blind Poet of Cumberland. An English poet early in the century.

Staley, Thomas Nettleship, 1823-. The Right Rev. the Bishop of Honolulu. An English clergyman ; b. at Sheffield ; Queen's Coll., Cambridge, 1844 ; mission- ary bishop of Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, 1861-.

Stanhope, George, D.D., 1660-1728. The Prolocutor. An English divine ; b. at Hertishorn, Derbyshire ; educ. at Eton and Cambridge ; dean of Canter- bury, 1704-28.

Stanhope, James, 1st Earl Stan- hope, 1673-1721. Polemius. An emi- nent British general and statesman ; a grandson of Philip, Earl of Chesterfield ; one of the chief secretaries of state, 1714. Stanhope, Philip Dormer, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, 1694-1773. A Broad

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An English Gentleman. An English courtier, orator, and wit ; b. in London ; educ. at Cambridge ; principal secretary of state, 1746-48.

Stanhope, Sir William. Sir W — m St — pe. An English statesman of the eighteenth century.

Stanley, Edward Henry, 15th Earl of Derby, 1826-. A Living Statesman.