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the public school. He entered St. John's col- lege, Fordliam, N.Y., in 1843, two years after its e.^tablisliment by Bishop Hughes. While pursu ing liis classical studies he determined to join the Jesuit order and entered the novitiate then

located at Fordham.

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He was a tutor at St. John's college, Ford- ham, and a teacher in St. Mary's college, Montreal, Canada, whence he went to Europe to complete his theological course, studying at the Jesuit college in France, then in Rome, and ^- finally at Innspruck. '^ Upon his return to America he was made professor of rhetoric at St. John's. Ford- / ham, and afterward

pastor of St. Francis Xavier's church, New York city. In 1871 he founded the Xavier Union and helped to establish the larger organization, the Catholic Union, of which he was spiritual direc- tor. He was appointed by Cardinal McClosky to take charge of the first pilgrimage of Catholics from the United States to Rome. He was presi- dent of St. John's college, Fordham, 1880-83, and established four scholarships open to competitive examination, regardless of the creed of the competitors. He lectured on historical subjects, notably the early history o£ New York, before the New York and Brooklyn historical societies. He established at St. John's college the Fordham CoUcfje Monthly, began the building of Science Hall, introduced the system of military instruc- tion i 1 the college curriculum, obtained from the U.S. government the services of an army officer as professor of militarj^ science and tactics and arms and equipments for the class, and greatly improved and beautified the buildings and lawns. He resigned the presidency in 1883 and was stationed at Fordham with duties in New York city as assistant pastor of St. Lawrence's church, where he died. He was buried at Ford- ham. N.Y., Dec. 22, 1891.

DEAN, Amos, educator, was born in Barnard. Yt., Feb. 16. 1803. He was graduated at Union college in 1826, studied law in Albany, N.Y'., and was admitted to the bar. He formed a partner- ship with Azor Tabor in Albany and the fiim became one of the leading ones of the city and state. He was made professor in the Albany law school on its organization in 1851 and subse- quently the dean of the school. He also held the chair of medical jurisprudence in the Albany medical school from its organization in 1839. He

projected and caused the organization of the Young Men's association of Albany in 1833 and the ne.Yt year delivered before it a course of lectures on phrenology which were published in 1835. He removed to Iowa City, Iowa, and was the first president of the State university of Iowa, 1855-58, at the same time holding the chair of history in the collegiate department. In 1856 Governor Grimes appointed him with Horace Mann, then president of Antioch college, to revise the laws of the state of Iowa with regard to educational land grants and the schools, which resulted in the school law of 1858. the beginning of educational progress in the state. He was. chancellor ex officAo of the State university of Iowa and president of the board of regents, 1858-59. He received fi-om Union the honorary degree of LL.D. in 1853. He is the author of Manual of Law (1838) ; Philosophy of Human Life (1839); Medical Jurisprudence (18.54); Bryant and Stratum Commercial Laic (1861) and History of Civilization, VLn^nis\\edi (7 vols., 1869-70). He died in Iowa City, Iowa, Jan. 26, 1868.

DEAN, Benjamin, representative, was born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, Aug. 14, 1824; son of Benjamin and Sarah (Lofthouse) Dean. His parents, came to America in 1829 and settled in Lowell, Mass., where he was graduated from the high school in 1840. He spent one year at Dartmouth college, then studied law, and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1845. He was married in 1848 to Mary A., daughter of J. B. French of Lowell. He practised in Lowell until 1852, when he removed to Boston, Mass. He was elected state senator in 1862. in 1863, and again in 1869, and in 1869 was chairman of the committee on the judiciarj^ He was a member of- the common council of Boston, 1865, 1866, 1872 and 1873. He represented the 3d Massachusetts district in the 45th congress, 1877-79, and was defeated for the 44th and 46th congi-esses. He was chairman of the board of park commissioners, commodore of the Boston yacht club, grand master of the grand encampment of the Knights Templar of the United States, and a trustee or director of various institutions in the city of Boston. He died in South Boston. Mass., April 9, 1897.

DEAN, George Washington, scientist, was born in Freetown, Mass., Nov. 24, 1825; son of King and Betsey (Lawton), grandson of Levi and Betsey (Dean), great-grandson of Deacon Ebenezer and Prudence (King) Dean: great^ grandson of Ebenezer and Rachel (Allen) Deane; and great* grandson of Walter and Eleanor (Strong) Deane, the first English ancestors in America, who came to Taunton. Mass., in 1637. George Avas appointed to the engineering and astronomical department of the U.S. coast survey by Professor Balch in 1847 and continued in the