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at Malvern Hill, Manassas and Fredericksburg. He commanded the district of Louisiana, 1868; Fort Porter, N.Y., 1869-"r0, and was retired Dec. 31, 1870. He died in Wasliington, D.C.. Nov. 29. 1878.

BUCHANAN, William Insco, diplomat, was born near Covington, Ky,, Sept. 10, 1852, son of George Preston and MaryE. (Gibson) Buchanan. He removed to Indiana; served as engrossing clerk in the Indiana house of repre.sentatives 1874-75; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Piqua, Ohio, and Sioux City, Iowa, and became a Democratic member from Iowa of the World's Columbian ex- position in 1890; also cliief of the department of agriculture of that exposition in 1890 and of the departments of live stock and forestry in 1891. He was U. S. minister to the Argentine Republic 1894-99. where he fixed the boundary line be- tween Chili and Ai'gentine in the Peruna de Atacama. He became director general of the Pan-American exposition of 1901 at Buffalo, JS[. Y. in 1899.

BUCHTEL, John Richards, philanthropist, "was born in Summit county, Ohio, Jan. 18, 1822. His first American paternal ancestor immigrated to the United States from Germany in the eight- -eenth century. The boy's education was limited, and his youth was passed on a farm. In 1854 he

entered the em- ploy of Ball, A u 1 1 m a n & Co., manufac- turers of mow- ers and reapers at Akron, Ohio. The firm failed in 1856, making 3iim their as- signee and he placed their affairs on a secure founda- tion. In 1864 h e formed a connection with the Buck- eye m o w i n g machine company, the business being organized into a stock company in 1805, and he was elected its president. He was also president of the bank of Akron and manager of the Akron iron company, and in all his interests sustained the most pleasant relations with his employees, their comfort being his first consideration and thus built up the town of Buchtel. One hundred and fifty car loads of coal and an average of forty-five tons of iron was produced each day. He was a trustee of the Oliio State Agricultural college, and a member of the executive committee during the erection of

its buildings. He contributed to the building fund of every church in Akron; gave liis library to Buchtel college and gifts to the amount of $500,000. He died May 23, 1893.

BUCHTEL. Henry Augustus, educator, was born near Aki'on. Ohio, Sept. 30, 1847, son of Dr. Jonathan B. Buchtel. He was graduated at Asbury (now De Pauw) university 1872, A. M. 1875; was married Feb. 4, 1873, to Mary M. Stevenson of Greencastle, Ind., and served as a missionary in Bulgaria in 1873. On his return to the United States, he served as pastor of Metho- dist Episcopal churches in Indiana, Colorado, New York and New Jersej^ and became chan- cellor of the University of Denver, at Denver, Colo., Jan. 1, 1900. He received the degree D.D. from De Pauw university in 1884 and LL. D. in 1900.

BUCK, Alfred Eliab, diplomat, was born in Foxcroft, Me., Feb. 7, 1832, son of Benjamin T. and Elmira (Todd) Buck. He was graduated at Waterville college in 1859; taught school 1859-61, and served through the Civil war; as captain in the 13th Maine volunteers 1861-'3; as lieutenant colonel of the 91st U. S. colored infantry 1863-'4 and of the 51st colored infantry 1864-"5, being brevetted colonel at the capture of Fort Bleckley, Ala. He served as inspector general of western Louisiana in 1865; engaged in manufacturing turpentine near Mobile, Ala., 1866-'67, and was a delegate to the Alabama state convention in 1867; clerk of the Mobile county court in 1867; member of the Mobile city council in 1868, and a Re[)ublican representative in the 41st congress, 1869-71. He removed to Atlanta, Ga., was clerk of the U. S. court there 1873-87; a delegate to the National RepubUcan conventions of 1880, 1884 and 1888, and U. S. marslial 1889-'97. He was U. S. minister to Japan 1897-1902 and re- ceived the degree LL. D. from Colby in 1897. He died in Japan. Dec. 4, 1902.

BUCK, Dudley, musician, was born at Hart- ford, Conn., March 10. 1830. He began to take lessons on the piano in 1846 and became organist at St. John's Episcopal church. He attended Trinity college 1855-'8; studied at the Leipsic conservatory under Moritz, Haiiptmann, Ernest Richter and Julius Rietz in 1858; under Johann Gottlieb Schneider, the celebrated organist, at Dresden in 1859, and at Paris 1860-2. He was organist of Dr. Horace Bushnell's churcliat Hart- ford, Conn., 1862-'9; at St. James church, Chicago, 1869-71, and at St. Paul's church and Music Hall, Boston, later becoming assistant conductor of the Theodore Thomas concerts at Central Park, New York and of the Cincinnati festivals. He was next organist of St. Ann's and then of Holj^ Trinity church, Brooklyn. N. Y., and conductor of the Apollo club of that city. He composed the music