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States and settled in the south, playing Sir Ben- jamin Backbite in " School for Scandal " in New- Orleans in 1885. He was in New York city for a time and in 1837 leased the old National theatre. In 1888 he went to St. Louis, Mo., appeared in several western cities, and in 1842 became stage manager of the Bowery theatre, New York city. In 1849 he took a lease of the Chatham theatre wJiich he retained for three years, and afterward toured for several years throughovit the country. He leased the St. Charles theatre, Nesv Orleans, La., in 18o3, and in 1855 became proprietor of the St, Louis theatre, where he remained up to the time of his death. He was the first manager to give Mary Anderson an engagement, in 1875. His principal character was Falstaff, in which he appeared at least one hundred and fifty times. In 1848 he was married to Henrietta Vallee, a popvilar dancer and actress, who died in the Forrest Home, in 1894. Mr. De Bar died in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 14, 1877.

DE BAUN, John A., clergyman, was born in Clarkstown, N.Y., March 6, 1833; son of Abram I. and Maria (Van Houten) De Baun; grandson of Isaac and Elizabeth (Yeury) De Baun, and of Johannes and Elizabeth (Palmer) Van Houten; and a descendant of Yost De Baun, a Huguenot refugee, who fled from France to Holland about 1670, where he married Elizabeth Drabba. They emigrated to New Utrecht, L.I., in 1684, and afterward lived and died near Hackensack, N.J. John A. De Baun was prepared for college at Rutgers college grammar school. New Bruns- wick, N.J., and was graduated from Rutgers in 1853. He attended the Theological seminary at New Brunswick, N.J., 1852-55, and in the latter year was ordained a minister in the Reformed Dutch church. He was pastor at Oyster Bay L.I., 1855-58; at Niskayuna. N.Y., 1858-83; and at Fonda, N.Y., from 1888. In 1880 he was elected president of the General Synod of the Reformed church, and in 1884 declined the presi- dency of Hope college. He was married in 1855 to Elizabeth B. Coddington of New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers college conferred upon him the degree of A.M. in 1855 and Union gave him that of D.D. in 1877. He is the author of many con tributions to current literature.

DE BLOIS, Austen K., educator, was born in Wolfville, N.S., Dec. 17, 1866. He was graduated at Acadia College in 1886, and afterward studied at Leipzig and the University of Berlin. Hebe- came principal of the Union Baptist seminary. St. Martin's, N.B., in 1892, and in 1894 was elected president of Shurtleff College, upper Alton, 111. He is the autlior of : Bible Study in American Colleges and A Pioneer School. He married, in 1890, Erniinie D. Day.

DEBOE, William Josepli, senator, was born in Crittenden county, Ky., June 80, 1849. He was graduated at Ewing high school. 111., studied law, gave it up for medicine and was graduated from Louisville medical college. After practis- ing for a time he renewed his law studies and was admitted to the bar of Marion county, Ky. He was a delegate to the Republican national convention of 1888 ; was defeated as candidate for representative in the 53d congress; was state senator, 1894-98; and in 1896 was a Republican candidate for U S. senator to succeed Joseph C. S. Blackburn. He withdrew in favor of "William G. Hunter and the legislature adjourned without effecting an election. When the legis- lature reassembled Mr. Deboe was again a candi- date. He again withdrew in favor of Mr. Hunter, who failed to receive the party vote, and Mr. Deboe was made the candidate and elected for the term expiring March 3, 1903.

DE BOLT, Rezin A., representative, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, Jan. 20, 1828. He was a farmer, learned the trade of a tanner, studied law and in 1856 was admitted to the bar. He removed to Trenton, Mo., in 1858, and was county school commissioner, 1859-61. He en- listed in the Federal army and was a captain in the 23d Missouri volunteer infantry. At the battle of Shiloh he was taken prisoner and held from April to October, 1862. He resigned, March 1, 1863, on account of impaired health, returning to the army in September, 1864, as major of the 44th Missouri infantry and received his discharge with the disbandment of his regiment in August, 1865. He was judge of the circuit court for the 11th district of Missouri, 1863-75, represented his district in the 44th U.S. congress, 1875-77, and was defeated for the 45th congress. He died in Trenton, Mo., Oct. 29, 1891.

DE BOW, James Dun woody Brownson^ statistician, was born in Charleston, S.C., July 10, 1820. He was graduated at Charleston college in 1848 with valedictory honors and was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1844, the same year becoming editor of the Southern Quarterli; Eexiew. In 1845 he established in New Orleans De Bote's Commercial Beview and the same year was a mem- ber of the Southern commercial convention held at Memphis, Tenn. In 1848 he was elected to the chair of political economy and commercial statistics in the University of Louisiana and helped to found tlie Louisiana historical society, afterward the Academy of science. In 1850 he resigned his chair and conducted the census bureau of the state, 1850-53. He was superintend- ent of the United States census bureau, 1858-55. In 1857 he was president of the Southern commer- cial convention held at Knoxville, Tenn. The publication of the Bevieic, suspended during the