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others in the Colonial wars. He was graduated with honors from the University of the city of New York in 1877, studied three years at the Princeton theological seminary, at the same time taking the university post-graduate philosophi- cal course. He was ordained a deacon of the Protestant Episcopal church in 1882, and was assistant at Christ church, Brooklyn, 1883-83, becoming rector shortly after his advancement to the priesthood in the latter year. He was a trustee of Rutgers female college ; a member of the New Jersey historical society, and of the New York academy of sciences ; and chaplain of the 47th regiment, N.G.S.N.Y. He was archdeacon of northern Brooklyn, 1895-98. He married on July 26, 1888. Ella Louise, daughter of James Sterling Beams of Brooklyn. The degree of Ph.D. was conferred on him by the College of New Jer- sey, Princeton, in 1884, and that of D.D. by the University of the city of New York in 1894. He published several pamphlets and sermons and edited The Hymnal of the Church.

DARLINGTON, Smedley, representative, was born in Pocopson township, Chester county, Pa., Jan. 24, 1827; son of Richard and Edith (Smed- ley), grandson of George, great-grandson of Thomas and Hannah (Brinton) and great ^ grand- son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Hillborn) Dar- lington. He attended the common schools and the Friends central school, Philadelphia, and was a teacher in the latter school for several years, meanwhile making stenographic reports of sermons and speeches for the papers. In 1851 he established in Ercildoun a school for boys, which in 1854 he changed to one for girls and presided over it for nine years. In 1864 he removed to West Chester, Pa. He was a Republican repre- sentative in the 50th and 51st congresses, 1887-91. He died in West Chester, Pa., June 24, 1899.

DARLINGTON, Thomas, surgeon, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 24, 1858; son of Thomas and Hannah Anne (Goodliffe) Darlington, and brother of James Henry Darlington. He was graduated from a special course in the scientific department of the University of the city of New York in 1877, and from the College of physicians and surgeons in 1880. He practised medicine for a time in Newark, N.J.. and then settled in New York city as surgeon to several public works, including the Croton aqueduct. In 1888 he accepted the appointment of surgeon to the Copper Queen consolidated mining company and to the Arizona and Southwestern railroad com- pany hospital, Bisbee, Ariz. He returned to New York, practised his profession, was attending physician to the Foundling hospital, a member of the staff of the Mail and Express, edited the Hygi- enic World, and contributed numerous articles to the Medical Becord.

DARLINGTON, William, representative, was born in Birmingham, Pa., April 28, 1782; son of Edward and Hannah (Townsend) Darlington; grandson of Thomas and Hannah (Brinton) Darlington and of John Townsend; and great- grandson of Abraham and Elizabeth (Hillborn) Darlington. Abra- ham, the son of Job and Mary Darlington of Darnall, Cheshire, England, came to Pennsylvania with his brother John at the beginning of the eighteenth century. The Darlingtons, as far back as can be traced, were Quakers. William was grad- uated in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1804 and studied botany and languages for two years. In 1805 he was appointed physician to the Chester count}^ almshouse and surgeon to a regiment of militia. The latter appointment caused his dis- ownment by the Society of Friends. He went to India in 1806-07 as a ship's surgeon and on his return to the United States practised medicine in West Chester. On June 1, 1808, he was mar- ried to Catharine, daughter of Gen. John Lacey of New Jersey, who had served in the Revolu- tionary war. In 1811 he was made a trustee and secretary of the newly established West Chester academy. In 1812 he defended the policy of President Madison, assisted in raising a company of volunteers and was major of the first battalion of the regiment in which his company was incor- porated. In 1814 he helped to establish and was made a trustee of the bank of Chester county, and became its president in 1830. In 1814, when the British occupied Washington city, he joined a vokxnteer regiment as major. He was a repre- sentative in the 14th, 15th and 17th congresses, 1815-19 and 1821-23, and served on several im- portant committees. He was canal commissioner in 1825 and in 1826 helped to form the West Chester natural history societj-, of which he was elected the first president. He was a member of more than forty literary and scientific associa- tions of Europe and America, including the American philosophical society. He was hon- ored in England, Switzerland and America by botanists who gave his name to rare plants. He received the degree of LL.D. from Yale in 1848 and that of Ph. D. from Dickinson in 1855. He published: Mutual Influence of Habits and Disease