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noiniii.ite<l lieutenant-governor of Mjissacliusetts by the DeniocratU! party, and was the next year offered the nomination as governor by the Ko- publicans. both of which lionors he declined. He died Deo. 17. INTti.

BARTLETl. Wil!iam Holms Chambers, mathematician, was born at Lancaster, I'a.. in IbtM. His iwirents removed tt) Missouri in his in- fancy, anil lie received an apjiointment to West Point from that state in 18:22. His genius for mathematics mauifested itself in the early days of his cadetship, and during the last two years of his course at the academy he was assistant professor of mathematics. He was graduated in 182(with highest honors, being one of the few students to pass through the rigid course without demerit marks. He was commissioned 2d lieutenant ot engineers, and assigned to duty as assistant pro- fessor of engineering at the academy. In 1829 he was detailed on engineering duty, in the erection of coast defences and fortifications; in 1834 returned to West Point as acting professor of nat- ural and experimental philosophy, and was made full professor in 183G. In 1840 he visited the princiiml observatories of Europe, having been commissioned to procure astronomical instru- ments, and to observe new methods with a view to the improvement of the course of instruction at West Point. He was an honored member of many scientific associations, and was one of the original incorix)rators of the National academy of sciences. Princeton college conferred upon him the degree of A.M. in 1837, and Geneva (now Hobart) college, that of LL.D. in 1847. He is the author of " A Treatise on Optics" (1889); "Synthetical Mechanics" (1850-58); "Acoustics and Optics " (18o2-'59); " Analytical Mechanics" (1853-'o9). and "Spherical Astronomy" (1855- '58), and a seriesof text books originally designed for the West Point cadets. Colonel Bartlett, at his own request, was retired in 1871, and for the subsequent twenty -two years held the iX)sition of actuary to the Mutual life insurance company of New York. He died at Yonkers, N. Y., Feb. 11. \mi.

BARTLEY, Elias Hudson, chemist, was born at Bartleyvillo, N. J., Dec. 6, 1849. He was graduated B.S. at Cornell university in 1873. After teaching science at the Princeton high school for one year, he became instructor in chemi.stry at Cornell in 1874-'75. For the three years following lie occujjied the chair of chemis- try at Swarthmore college, delivering in 1877 and 1879 lef-tures on chemi.stry before the Franklin institute in Philadelphia. In 1878 and 1879 he studied at tlie.JetTerson medical college, and after obtaining his degrer- lie practised for a year on Long Lslajid. In 1H>J2 he was apiK)inted chief chemist to the department of health in BnMiklvn.

N.Y., .also becoming, in 1883, the inspector of the New York state board of healtii. He became professor of chemistry and toxicology at the Long Island college hosi)ilal, in 1885; lecturer there in 188(1. and professor of organic chemistry in Brooklj'ii college of pharmacy in 1892. He wrote "Text-Book of Medical Chemistry " (1885. 3d en- larged edition, 1894), and became a contributor to the " Reference Hand-Book of:\Iedical Sci- ences " and to other sanilury and medical journals.

BARTLEY, Mordecai, governor of Ohio, was born in Fayette county, Pa., Dec. 10, 1783. In 1809 he went to Ohio and engaged in farming, and at the outbreak of the war of 1812 he joined the army of General Harrison with the rank of cap- tain, from which he received promotion to that of adjutant. In 1817 he was chosen to represent Richmond county in the state senate, and the following year received the appointment of regis- trar of the land office of Virginia military district school lands. This office he held until he was elected a representative to Congress in 1822. He served in the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st congresses. He was elected governor of the state in 1844, as a Whig, and served one term. In the Mexi- can war he personally superintended the raising of troops, although as a Whig he was opposed to the war. In 1856 he joined the Republican party, but took no active part as a politician, devoting himself to his farm and the practice of law. He died in Mansfield, Ohio. Oct. 10, 1870.

BARTOL, Cyrus Augustus, clergyman, was born in Freeport, Me., April 30, 1813. He re- ceived a liberal edvication. graduating at Bowdoin college in 1832, and at Cambridge divinity school in 1835. He early showed a fine spiritual percep- tion which, despite a reserve that was almost shy- ness, united with a very genial, sympathetic nature, made him peculiarly fitted for pastoral work. He was made colleague with Dr. Charles Lowell, pastor of the West church (Unitarian) in Boston. This church was distinguished for its liberality in religious views, and for its devo- tion to freedom. Mr. Bartol became sole pastor in 1861, on the death of Dr. Lowell. His earlier views were largely in accord with the teachings of Channing, but afterwards they harmonized more nearly with what is known as Free reli- gion. The ccmtrast between the first book pub- lished by him, "Discourses on the Christian Spirit and Life " (1850) and " Radical Problems '" (1872), not as to topics, but as to trend of thought, is finite marked. Sensitive to the welfare of others, Dr. Bartol gave much time, thought and labor to the anti slavery cause, and to general philan- throi)V and reform. He sjKike his mind fearlessly on all suitable occasions, and because of the ex- quisite sjnrituality of his thouglit. and his tender- ness and purity of life, he had much influence,