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Corn exchange bank of which he continued presi- dent for thirteen years. After 1855 he resided in New Jersey, and in 1866 was chosen to the United States senate as a Republican, succeeding Jolin P. Stockton, Democrat, who was unseated. He served until the end of Senator Stockton's term, March 3, 1871, he having declined an election by the legislature that j^ear. President Grant ap- pointed him a member of the first civil service commission in 1871. During 1873 and 1874 he served as financial agent of the United States government in London, and while there refunded the government loans at a lower rate than for- merly. He was a member of the New Jersey board of assessors and of education. He died at Jamestown, N.Y., April 8. 1894.

CATTELL, James McKeen, psychologist, was born in Easton, Pa., May 25, 1860; son of the Rev. William Cassady and Elizabeth (McKeen) Cattell. He was graduated at Lafayette in 1880 and re- ceived the degree of Pii.D. from Leipzig in 1886. He was a fellow of Johns Hopkins university, 1882, assistant in the University of Leipzig, 1886. lecturer at Cambridge, England, 1888, professor of psychology in the University of Pennsylvania, 1889-'91; of experimental psychology in Columbia universit3% 1891-'96, and of psychology from 1896. He edited Science; The Psychological Review and The Science Series.

CATTELL, William Cassady, educator, was born at Salem, N. J., August 30, 1827: son of Thomas W. and Keziah (Gilmoi-e) Cattell. He was graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1848, and at Princeton theological seminary in

1852, pursuing post-graduate studies there during

1853, under the instruction of Joseph Addison Alexander. During 1853-'55 he was associate principal of Edgehill seminary, Princeton, N.J. In 1855 lie was made professor of Latin and Greek at Lafayette college. Easton, Pa., and became pastor of the Pine street Presbyterian church at Harrisburg in 1859. In 1863 he was called to the presidency" of Lafayette college, occupying that position until 1883, when he resigned and became emeritus professor of mental philosophy. When he came to the college as its president it had two small buildings and was at the point of suspen- sion, and he left it with a rank among the fore- most institutions of the country. He was ap- pointed one of the directors of Princeton theo- logical seminary in 1864. He accepted the office

, of secretary of ihe Presbyterian board of ministerial relief. Philadelphia. Pa., in 1884. In 1896 he resigned the secretaryship because of impaired health. He received the degree of S.T.D. from both Hanover and Princeton in 1864, and that of LL.D. from the University of Wooster in 1878. He died in Philadelphia, Feb. 11, 1898.

CAULKINS, Frances Manwaring, author, was- born in New London, Conn.. April 26, 1795; daughter of Joshua and Fanny (Manwaring) Caulkins. She was carefully educated, and in 1820 she opened a select school ior young ladies- at Norwich town, leaving it in 1829 to take charge of the female academy at New London. In 1833 she became principal of the academy at Norwich city. She gave up teaching in 1834, and devoted her time to literary work. She prepared numerous- books and papers for the American tract society, some of which were translated into other lan- guages. She was elected a member of the Mass- achusetts historical society. Her published works are: History of Noricich. Conn., 1660-1845 (1845); Memoir of the Rev. William. Adams, and of the Rev. Eliphalet Adams (1849); History of New London, Conn. (1852); and History of Noricich, Conn., from its Possession by the Indians to tJie year 1S66 (1874). She died in New London, Conn., Feb. 3, 1869.

CAVE, Reuben Lindsay, educator, was born in Orange county, Va., Jan. 13. 1845. He was graduated from the University of Kentucky and entered the Confederate army in 1861, serving under Thomas J. Jackson until his death, and then under Lee, until the surrender at Appomat- tox in 1865. At the close of the war he engaged in business and studied for the ministry of the Christian church. He held pastorates at Lexing- ton, Ky., Gordonsville, Va., and at the First Christian church, Nashville, Tenn. He was pro- fessor of English at Cliristian university'. Canton,. Mo., was afterward president of that institution, and also of Kentucky university, 1897-1900.

CAVINESS, George Washington, educator, was born at Fairfield, Iowa, March 29, 1857: son of Alfred and Achsa (Osborn) Caviness. Hewas^ prepared for college in the district and higli schools of Iowa, and was graduated from Battle Creek (Mich.) college in 1882. From 1882 to 1885 he was teacher in various high schools in Michi- gan, and from 1888 to 1894 was principal of the South Lancaster (Mass.) academy. In the latter year he was elected president of Battle Creek college.

CAWEIN, riadison Julius, poet, was born at Louisville, Ky., March 23, 1865. He was of Hugue- not and German descent, and graduated at the Louisville high school in 1886. He began to write- poetry when about sixteen years old, but did not- publish his work until 1887. His first volume. Blooms of the Berry, issued in that year, re- ceived high praise from such critics as W.D. Howells, E. C. Stedman, and James Whitcomb Rile3\ His subsequent works include: Red Leaves and Roses, Poems (1893): Poems of Nature and Love (1893); Intimations of the- Beautiful (1894); One Day and Another.