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In 1878 she left the management of Daly and sliortly afterwartl began her long series of star- ring tours, appearing tirst in "Pique,"' then pre- senting a series of Shakesperean and old English comedies, and creating from time to time the lieroines of modern French and English plays. In 1883 began the series of Sardou productions wlucli became the leading feature of her reper- tory. The titles of tiiese comprise "Fedora," " La Tosca," " Cleopatra," and " Gismonda," all of which were staged by herself. She paid to Sardou more than!^400,00 in royalties, bonuses and buying his plays outright. In October, 1897, she produced "A Soldier of France" at the Bo.ston theatre without much success. Her last appearance on any stage was as Cleopatra at the Gnuid Opera house, Chicago, 111., March 25, 1898. Siie was married. July 30, 1879. to Edwin H. Price, then a popular actor, from whom she was subsequently divorced. In 1889 she married Melbourne MacDowell, who survived her and who was her leading man for several years. She died at her summer home, " ^Melbourne Hall," South Duxbury.:\Iass., Sept. 20, 1898.

DAVENPORT, Franklin, senator, was born in Pliiladelphia, Pa., al)out 1752. He became a lawyer in Woodbury, N.J., and served in a New Jersey regiment in the Revolutionary war. He was surrogate of Gloucester county; a pre.siden- tial elector in 1792 and 1812; U.S. senator from Dec. 19, 1798, to March 3, 1799, and a representa- tive from New Jersey in the Cth congress, 1799- ISOl. He died in Woodbury, N.J., about 1829.

DAVENPORT, Henry Kallock, naval officer, was V)orn in Savannah, Ga., Dec. 10, 1820. He was appointed midshipman in the U.S. navy in February, 1838, and was made pa.ssed midshipman in 1844. His service included sea and coast survey duty, and as officer on the Columbia. He Avas in the mail steamship service, 1849-52. He rejoined the navy as lieutenant in December, 1852, and was present on the Asiatic squadron at the capture of the Barrier forts, Canton river, China, in 1850. He was subsequently stationed at the U.S. ob.ser- vatory, Washington, D.C. He commanded the U.S. steamer HHzpI in its operations on the Potomac and James rivers and in the expeditions along the North Carolina coast, his little steamer becoming notorious as a support and defender of the flanks of the Federal army operating along the rivers and soimds of Virginia and North Carolina. He was promoted commander, .Tuly, 1802, and was in commaml of the Lrnirnstfr and of the Poirhntnn in the Pacific squadron, 1804-00. He was made captain in 1808 and was detailed on navigation duty in the Washington navy yard. 1867-70. He commanded the CmiriroKS^ of the European squadron, 1870-72. and died at Franzensbad. Bohemia, Aug. 18, 1872.

DAVENPORT, Ira, representative, was born at lloiiu-Usville, N.Y., June 28, 1841; son of Ira and Lydia (Cameron) Davenport, and a descend- ant of Tliomas Davenport who settled in Dor- chester, Mass., in 1635. He was educated at the Union school, Bath, N.Y., and at Russell's school, New Haven, Conn. He was state senator, 1878- 82; state comptroller, 1882-84; the unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor of New York in 1885, and a representative from Batli in the 49th and 50th congresses, 1885-89.

DAVENPORT, James, clergyman, was born in Stiimtord, Conn., in 1710;. son of the Rev. John and Martlia ((rould) Selleck Davenport; grand- son of Judge John and Abigail (Pierson) Daven- port, and great-grandson of the Rev. John Davenix)rt, the Puritan. He was graduated at Y'ale ixi 1732, studied theology in New Haven, and was ordained to the ministry at Southold, N.Y., Oct. 26, 1738. He took an active part in the religious revival of that period, preaching with great effect on Long Island, and in New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The assembly of Connecticut disapproved of his methods and e.vpelled him from the colony. He then went to Boston where he was arrested, imprisoned, tried and declared " nnn compos mpntis and therefore not guilty." A council of ministers dissolved his relations with the South- old congregation in 1742 and in 1743 his partisans induced him to organize a churcli at New Lon- don, Conn., and he continued his erratic actions against the use of jewelry, wigs, fine clothes, and certain books which lie gathered together and burned. In July, 1744, after his recovery from a severe illness, he published in the Boston Gazette a retraction of his errors. The College of New Jersey made him an honorarj"^ A.M. in 1749. In September, 1746, he became a member of the New Brunswick (N.J.) presbytery and was transferred to the New Y^'ork presbytery in 1748. In 1754 he was moderator of the New York synod. He subsequently became pastor at Hopewell, N.J.. when' he died Nov. 10, 1757.

DAVENPORT, James, representative, was born in Stamford, Conn., Oct. 12, 1758; son of Judge Abraham Davenport and a brother of John Davenport (1752-1830). He was graduated at Yale in 1777; served in the commissary depart- ment in the Revolutionary war; was a judge of the court of common pleas; a representative from Connecticut in the 4th and 5th congresses, 1796- 97 and a trustee of Yale corporation rx officio, while a representative in congress. He died in StJimford. C.mn.. An-. 3, 1797.

DAVENPORT, John, Puritan, was born in Coventry, P'ngland, in 1597. He was the .son of the mayor of Coventry; was educated at Oxford, became chaplain of Hilton castle near Durham