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CHAPMAN, William, soldier, was born in St. Johns, MJ., Jan. 2'>, 1810. He entered the mihtary academy at West Point, July 1. 18'3T, and was graduated in 1831. He was employed on frontier duty at Fort Mackinac, Mich., during 1831-'3-2 : on the Black Hawk expedition, 1832, and as an assistant instructor of infantry tactics at West Point from October, 1832. to June 29, 1833. He was promoted 2d lieutenant 5th infantry, March 4. 1833, and served on frontier duty at Tarious forts until 1845. He was promoted 1st lieutenant, 5th infantry. Dec. 81. 1836, and cap- tain 5th infantry, June 8. 1845. He served in the Mexican war and participated in nearly all the principal engagements. He was wounded at the capture of San Antonio, was brevetted major, Aug. 20, 1847, for gallant conduct at Contreras and Churubusco ; and lieutenant-colonel. Sept. 8, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of Molino del Rey. Garrison and frontier duties occupied him until 1861, when he was pro- moted major 2d infantry, Feb. 25, 1861. His first service during the civil war was in the defence of Washington, after which he engaged in the siege of Yorktown, battle of Malvern Hill, Harrison's Landing, and in the northern Virginia campaign. He was promoted lieutenant-colonel 3d infantry, Feb. 20, 1862, and brevetted colonel Aug 30, 1862, for conduct at the second battle of Bull Run; was on sick leave from September to December, 1862, and was retired from active ser- vice, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, Aug. 26, 1863, "for disability resulting from long and faithful service, and disease contracted in the line of duty." He was employed as comiuMnder of the draft rendezvous at Madison. Wis., and on various (hities until isf)7. He died Dec. 17, 1887.

CHARLES, Emily Thornton, poet, was born at Lafayette, Ind.. March 21, 1845; daughter of James M. and Harriet (Parker) Thornton, and wife of Daniel B. Charles. She was educated in the schools of Indianapolis, and was married at an early age. Her liiLsband died in 1869. leaving her with two children to support. In 1874 she began a successful career as a journalist, at first as correspondent and reporter for various news- papers, and later as editor. She was associate editor of the book entitled "Eminent men of Indiana." In 1881 she became managing editor of the Washington World and was the founder, manager and editor of the National Veteran at Washington, D. C. She was actively identified with the National woman suff'rage convention, the national woman's press association, and the society of American authors. Her published writings, under the pseudonym " Emily Haw- thorne,'' include : Hairthorne Blosnoms (1876) and Lyrical Poems, Songs, Pastorals, War Poems, and Madrigals (1886).

CHARLTON, Robert M., senator, was born in Savannah, Ga., Jan. 19, 1807. He was admitted to the bar in 1827 and began practice at Savannah. He was a member of the state house of represen- tatives in 1829, and was afterwards made IT. S. district attorney. In 1835 he was elected a judge of the superior court, which office he afterwards resigned to resmne his law practice. He was appointed a U. S. senator in place of J. McPher- son Berrien, resigned, serving from June 11, 1852, to March 3, 1853. He was afterwards elected mayor of Savannah and served two terms. He published a volume of poems in 1839, and Leaves from the Portfolio of a Georgia Laicyer. He died at Savannah, Ga.. Jan. 18, 1854.

CHASE, Carlton, 1st bishop of New Hampshire, and 42d in succession in the American episcopate, was born in Hopkinton, N. H., Feb. 20, 1794. He was graduated at Dartmouth college in 1817, ordained a deacon at Bristol. R. I., Dec. 19, 1818, and advanced to the priesthood at Newport, R. I., Sept. 27, 1820. His ministry was spent at Imman- uel church. Bellows Falls. Vt., 1820-'44. In 1839 he received the degree of D.D. from the Univer- sity of Vermont. He was consecrated bishop of New Hampshire at Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 20, 1844, and removing to Claremont, N. H., assumed the cure of Trinity church in that place, which he held for several years. The standing commit- tee of the diocese of New York, after the suspen- sion of Bishop Onderdonk and before the election of Bishop Wainwright, invited Bishop Chase to perform the episcopal duties in that state, which he did with great satisfaction to the diocese, making three visitations. 1850-'51 and '52. He published sermons and addresses. He died at Claremont. N. H., Jan. 18, 1870.

CHASE, Dudley, jurist, was born in Cornish, N. H., Dec. 30, 1771; son of Dudley and Alice (Corbett) Chase, and brother of Bisliop Philander Chase. He was graduated with honors at Dart- mouth college in 1791, and was admitted to the bar two years later, practising first at Rtindolph, Vt. From 1803 to 1811 he was state attorney for Orange county, and in 1805 was elected a repre- sentative from Randolph to the Vermont legisla- ture. He served by re-election until 1812, being speaker of the house of representatives during the last five years. He was a delegate to the con- stitutional conventions of 1814 and 1822. In 1813 he succeeded Stephen R. Bradley as U. S. senator, and served until 1817, when he resigned his seat to become chief justice of the supreme court of Vermont. This office he held until 1821. In 1824 he was again elected to the U. S. senate, and served from 1825 to 1831, when he retired from public life and devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. He died in Randolph, Vt., Feb. 23, 1846.