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near which place he was then serving as mis- sionary. He was made rector of St. Paul's school, Concord, N.H., on its foundation in 1856, and during the rest of his life was identified with that institution. In 1867 he declined the presi- dency of Trinity college, and that of Hobart. He was married March 27, 1856, to Mary Bowman, daughter of Charles Wheeler of Philadelphia and niece of Bishop Bowman. He was a delegate to the General convention of his church for many years and a trustee of Trinity college, Hartford, Conn., 1881-95. He received the degree of A.M. from the College of St. James in 1852; that of D.D. from Trinity in 1863, and from Columbia in 1887; and that of LL.D. from Yale in 1891. He died in Conconl. N.H., Feb. 5, 1895.

COIT, James Milnor, educator, was bora in Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 31, 1845; son of Joseph Howland and Harriet Jane (Hard) Coit, and brother of Henry Augustus Coit. He was edu- cated at St. Paul's school, Concord, N.H., where his brother, Henry Augustus, ^vas rector, and was graduated at Hobart college, Geneva, N.Y., in 1865. He went to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1865, where he engaged in business and became in 1874 general manager of the Cleveland tube works. He returned to Concord in 1876 and was chosen professor of chemistry and natural sciences at St. Paul's school. He was elected a member of the American association for the advancement of science, the American chemical society, the Society of the sons of the Revolution, and the Society of colonial wars. Dartmouth conferred upon him the honorary degree of Ph.D. in 1881. He published A Short Manual of Qualitative Analysis (1883) ; The Elements of Chemical Arith- metic (1886) ; History of the X-Bays and their Ap- plication to Medical and Surgical Diagnosis (1896).

COIT, Joseph Howland, educator, was born in Wilmington, Del., Sept. 11, 1831; son of Joseph Howland and Harriet Jane (Hard) Coit, and a brother of Henry Augustus Coit. He was gradu- ated at the College of St. James, Md., in 1852, and was professor of mathematics and natural sciences in that institution up to its close in 1865. He then transferred his services to St. Paul's school, Concord, N.H., as vice-rector, succeeding to the rectorship in 1895 on the death of his brother, Henry Augustus. Hobart college gave him the degree of S.T.D. in 1887, and Dartmouth gave him that of LL.D. in 1897. He assisted in editing a Life of Bishop Kerfoot; and wrote Memo- rials of St. FauFs School.

COIT, Joshua, representative, was born in New London, Conn., Oct. 7, 1758; son of Joseph and Lydia (Lathrop) Coit; grandson of John and Mehetable (Chandler) Coit; great-grandson of Deacon Joseph and Martha (Harris) Coit; and

great ^ grandson of John and Mary (Jenners) Coit^ who came from Wales about 1634 and settled in Gloucester, Mass. He was graduated at Harvard in 1776 and settled in New London as a lawyer in 1779. He represented his town in the state leg- islature for a number of years and the state of Connecticut in the 3d, 4th and 5tli congresses, 1793-98. Harvard conferred upon him th& degree of A.M. in 1784. He died of yellow fever, in New London, Conn., Sept. 5, 1798.

COIT, Judson Boardman, educator, was born at Central Square, N.Y., June 5, 1849; son of James Jefferson and Miriam (Owen), grandson of James and Anna (Lovett), great-grandson of Samuel and Mercy (Clark), great^ grandson of Samuel and Sarah (Spalding), great^ grandson of Joseph (or Isaac) and Experience (Wheeler), great'' grandson of Deacon Joseph and Martha (Harris), and great* grandson of John and Mary (Jenners) Coit, who came from Wales about 1634 and settled in Gloucester, Mass. He was grad- uated at Syracuse university in 1875 and engaged as teacher of higher mathematics in Dickinson seminary, Williamsport, Pa., 1875-79. He then went to Michigan, where he was student assist- ant in the Ann Arbor observatory. In 1880 he became teacher of higher mathematics in the Central high school, Cleveland, Ohio, and had charge of L. E. Holden'sjirivate observatory. In September, 1882, he became assistant professor of mathematics and astronomy in Boston univer- sity, was given the chair in 1884, and in 1890 became also director of the observatory. Syra- cuse university gave him the degree of A.M. in 1878, and that of Ph.D. in 1881 on examination in mathematics. He is the author of numerous articles in astronomical journals.

COIT, Olin Burr, clergyman and author, was born in Hoboken, N.J., March 24, 1855; son of the Rev. Dr. C. S. and R. Melinda (Harrison) Coit. He was graduated at Wesleyan university, A.B. 1877, A.M. 1880, and at Drew theological semi- nary, B.D. in 1881. He was professor of Latin in Shaw university, Holly Springs, Miss., 1877-78; travelled with President Hurst in, Europe and studied in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879. He preached at Dover, Del., 1880; in the Newark conference, 1881-93; and in the Northern New York con- ference, 1893-99. In 1899 he was pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, Potsdam, N.Y. He- was married in 1882 to Emma, daughter of James Stitzer of Philadelphia, Pa. He was elected a trustee of Wesleyan university in 1898. Syra- cuse university conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in 1895. He is the author of The Modern Corroborative Proofs of Bible History (1884) ; The Jeio in History (1887) ; Saracenic Biffnences in Art and Literature (1888) ; Egyptian Burial of the Dead and Mummification (1888).