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(1804): wrote Letters from Calcutta published in the Analectic Maijazine (1807); made a descriptive catalogue of the plants growing about West Chester published as Flortila Centrica (18'26); and an enlarged edition including the plants of the entire county as Flora Ccstrica (1837, new ed., 18.")3); edited the correspondence of his friend, Dr. William Baldwin, with a memoir, as lielin- quia: Baldiciniana (1843); and published Agricul- tural Botany (1847) and Xotce Cestrienses (with J. Smith Futhy, 1863). He died in West Ches- ter. Pa.. April -23, 1863.

DARRACH, James, physician, was born in Philadelpliia. Pa., Dec. 8, 1828; son of William and Margaretta (Monro) Darrach; grandson of James Darrach and of Dr. George Monro; great- grandson of Tliomas Darrach, who emigrated from Antrim, Ireland, in 1768, and purchased land in Georgetown, Kent county, Md.; and a descend- ant of Col. John Haslet who was killed at the battle of Princeton, and of William Bradford, who came to America in 1682. He was gradua- ted from the University of Pennsylvania in 1849 and from the Pennsylvania medical college in 1852. He was resident physician at the Penns^'I- vania hospital, Philadelphia, 1853-54; was elected a member of the Pathological society, 1857; of the Philadelphia academy of natural sciences, 1858; a fellow of the College of physicians, 1859; and was acting assistant surgeon, U.S.A., in charge of the Cuyler U.S. hospital at German- to\^'n, 1862-65. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania historical society and of the Sons of the Revolution, and was elected consulting physician to the Germantown hospital in 1864. He was married to Sarah, daughter of Henry Morris and granddaughter of Robert Morris the financier.

DARRAGH, Cornelius, representative, was born in Pitts})urg. Pa. in 1809. He was edu- cated at the Western universit}', Pa., and was admitted to the bar in 1830, practising law in his native place. He was elected a state senator in 1832 and served .several terms; was a U.S. district attorney for the western district of Pennsylvania; a Whig representative in the 28th and 29th congresses, 1843-47; and attorney -gen- eral of Pennsylvania from Jan. 4, 1849, to April 28, 1851. He declined the mission to England. He died in PittsV)urg, Pa., Jan. 20, 1855.

DARRALL, Chester B., representative, was born in Somerset cninty. Pa., June 24, 1842. He was graduated from the Albany medical col- lege and served in the civil war as assistant surgeon and surgeon of the 86th N.Y. volun- teers, resigning in 1867. He then removed to Bra-shear, La., where he engaged in planting. He was a state senator in 1868, and a Republican representative from Brashear, La., in the 41st,

42d, 43d and 44th congresses, 1869-77, and from Morgan City. La., in the 47th congress, 1881-83. He was defeated for the oOtli congress.

DASHIELL, Robert Laurenson, educator, was born in Salisbury, Md., June 25, 1825. He was graduated from Dickinson college in 1846, and engaged in the work of the Methodist minis- tr}', joining the Baltimore conference. He was afterward transferred to the Newark conference, and held various pastorates until 1868 when he was elected president of Dickinson college. This office he resigned in 1872 to become correspond- ing secretary of the ^lissionarj' society of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was a delegate to the general conference in 1872 and 1876. Wes- leyan university and Dickinson college conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in 1866. He died in Eoseville, N.J., March 8. 1880.

DAUBRESSE, Isidore, educator, was born in Werwiok, Cambrai, France, April 22, 1810. He was educated by the Society of Jesus and entered the order, being sent in 1845 "by the French provincial. Father Rubilon, with twelve compan- ions to the United States. On his arrival he was appointed by Bishop John Hughes to the chair of philosophy at St. John's college, Fordham, N.Y., serving that institution, 1846-64. He was transferred to the College of St. Francis Xavier, New York city, where he was employed in the same capacity, 1864-93, excepting five years' intermission, when he was master of novices at Sault-au-Recollet, Canada, and at Manresa insti- tute, AVest Park, Ulster county, N.Y. He died at the novitiate of the Society of Jesus, Frederick, Md.. Aug. 17, 1895.

DAVEE, Thomas, representative, was born in Plymouth, Mass., Dec. 9, 1797. He removed to Maine and became a merchant. He was for several years a member of the state legislature, and was speaker of the lower house in 1835. He was sheriff of Somerset county; postmaster of Blanchard, Maine, and a Democratic representa- tive from Maine in the 25tli and 26th congre.sses, 1837-41. He was again a state senator in 1841 and died in Blanchard, Maine, Dec. 11, 1841.

DAVENPORT, Addington, jurist, was born in Bo.ston, ^lass., Aug. 3, 1670. His grandfather, Ricliard Davenport, colonist (1606-1665), was a fellow voyager with John Endicott on board the Ahif/ail which left Weymouth, England, July 20, 1628, was ensign of Governor Endicott's com- pany, cut the cross from the British flag by order of Endicott, was a lieutenant in the Pequot war, and in July, 1645, became commander of the castle in Boston harbor. Addington was gradu- ated at Harvard in 1689 receiving his M. A. degree in 1712. He was registrar of deeds for Suffolk county, a founder of the Brattle .street church, 1698. clerk of the house of representatives of