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captain by the governor, raised a company of mounted volunteers to suppress Indian hostili- ties ; was mustered into the United States service in 1856, and served eighteen months, until peace was restored. He was admitted to the bar in 1859. In 1863 he entered the Confederate army as lieutenant-colonel of the Tth Florida volun- teer regiment, was severely wounded at Murf rees- boro, Tenn., was promoted brigadier-general in 1864, and remained in the service iintil the sur- render. He was appointed judge of county criminal courts by the governor, was elected judge of probate during the state reconstruction, and in 1873 was Democratic caucus nominee for U. S. senator, being defeated in the election by one vote, wlien he withdrew in favor of Charles W. Jones, who was elected senator. He was a Tilden elector in 1876, and in 1888 was elected a representative to the 51st Congress, and in 1890 was re-elected, serving through the o3d Con- gress, when he withdrew from pubUc life.

BULLOCK, Rufus Brown, governor of Georgia, was born at Bethlehem, Albany county, N. Y., March 28, 1834. He was graduated at Albion academy in 1850, entered the service of the House printing telegraph company, and was the first ojterator to interpret the printing sig- nals by sound. He was then employed in super- intending the building of new lines from New York south, and was largely responsible for the success of an opposition to the original New York & Washington company. Adams express company then secured his services and .sent him, in 1857, to organize its business in the southern Atlantic state, with headquarters at Augusta, Ga., where he formed the Southern express company. During the civil war he established rail- roads and telegraph lines on interior routes for the use of the Confederate army, and at its close was acting assistant quartermaster-general, and surrendered with Lee's army at Appomat- tox. He then resinned his management of the Southern express company as its secretary, aided to organize the first national bank in Augusta, and became president of the Macon and Augusta railroad in 1867. As a member of the constitutional convention of 1867 and "68 he w^as recognized as a Republican leader, and was elected by the people the first governor of Georgia under the reconstruction act, after a sharp con- test. The Democrats obtained a legislative majorit}', and expelled thirty-three colored mem- bers. Bullock was then empowered by Congre.ss to restore the expelled negro members. After a bitter factional fight this was accomplished. He resigned the office in November, 1870. He was charged with corruption, tried, and acquitted in the state court. Under his administration more than six hundred miles of railroad tracks were

laid in the state, and the value of property was increased bj' over fifty million dollars on the tax returns. Upon retiring from political life he became president of a large cotton -mill at At- lanta, was elected a trustee of the Atlanta uni- versity, president of the chamber of commerce, vice -president of the cotton states exposition, government director of the Union Pacific rail- road, and was one of the foremost directors of material affairs in the state.

BULLUS, Oscar, naval officer, was born in 1800. He was appointed a cadet at West Point when quite young, but did not finish his course there, resigning to enter the United States navy. He was appointed midshipman, Jan. 1, 1817, and served fir.st in the Pacific squadron under Cap- tain Biddle, and later in the Mediterranean squadron under Commodore ElUot. In 1821 he was seriously disabled bj' a fall from the rigging. He was promoted lieutenant. March 3, 1827, and commanded the Frcniklin, the St. Louis, the Constitution, the Bo.ver and other vessels. He was promoted commander, Maj' 16, 1848, and was assigned to duty on the great lakes. His fall In 1821, although it had not affected him immedi- ately, rendered it necessary that he should be placed on the reserved list, Sept. 13, 1855. He was promoted captain, July 11, 1861, and com- modore, April 4, 1867. He died in New York city, Sept. 29, 1871.

BULWER, William Henry Lytton Earle, baron. (See Clayton, Jolin M.)

BUMP, Orlando Franklin, author, was born at Afton, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1841, and Avas graduated at Yale in 1863. His father having moved to Balti- more, Md., he joined Mm after his graduation, and was admitted to the bar Sept. 14, 1865, and ap- pointed register in bankruptcy June 1, 1867. He was a Republican campaign orator and worker. He received the degree of A.M. from Yale college in 1876. In 1868 he published the '" Law and Practice of Bankruptcy," which became stand- ard authoritj', ten editions being exhaiLsted before the laws were repealed in 1877. His other works include: Annotated Bankrupt Laic (1868): United States Stamji Duties (1870) ; Annotated Internal Revenue Laics (1870) ; Kerr on Fraud and Mistake (1871) ; Fraudulent Conveyances (1873, 3d edition, revised. 1882) ; Patents, Trade Marks and Copyrights (1877, new ed., 1884) ; Composition in Bankruptcy (1877) ; Notes of Constitutional Decisions (1878) ; Fed- eral Procedure (1881). He was also connected editorial]}' with the Baltimore American from 1866 to 1869, and edited tlie National Bank- ruptcy Register from 1874 to 1876. In 1872 he was employed to assist in the preparation of the Revised Statutes of the United States. He died Jan. 29, 188 L