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W'elcnnw Tidings, Glad Ilnsnnnas, Fountain of Song, (ioml as (told, Glad Ii<frain, ./oi/ful Lays, lirighl Array and other ixipular sung lHK)ks. Mr. Doane alone edited: Sunys of Devotion and the Baptist Hymn and Tune Hook; Sunny-side Songs, and Stings of the Kingdom (1896); and numerous [topular cantatas for the use of Sunday schools. In association with John Church he donated the "Silver Spray Organ" to the Y.M.C.A. hall, Cincinnati. Ohio, paying for it out of tlie revenue for the sale of the Silri r ,S/. /•«?)/ Singiitg Book.

DOBBIN, George Washington, jurist, was Iwrn in Biiltiniore, Md.. July 14, 1809; son of George and Catherine (Bose) Dobbin, and grand- son of Archibald and Mary (Cummings) Dobbin, who came to America from Ireland on account of jxilitical trouble in that country in the latter part of tlie eigliteenth century. He acquired his education at Wentworth academy; at St. Mary's college, Baltimore; was graduated from the law department of the University of Mary- land, and was admitted to the Baltimore bar, April 2. 1830, practising his profession in Balti- more. During the war with Mexico he served as lieutenant-colonel of Maryland cavalry. He was a meml>er of the constitutional convention of Maryland. 1867, and was chairman of its judi- ciary coimuittee. He was elected one of the judges of the supreme court of Baltimore, and entered upon the duties of that position, Nov. 20, 1867. He was one of the founders of the Mary- land historical society; a director of the Balti- more librarj' committee; trustee of the Peabody in.stitute; president of the board of trustees of Johns Hopkins university ; a trustee of the Johns Hopkins liospital; president of the Eye and Ear liospital of Baltimore; director of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company'; president of the Tide- water and Susciueliiinna canal companies; for over fifty years an active vestrjouan of St. Paul's parish church of Baltimore; and dean of the faculty of law in the University of Maryland. In 1871 the University of Maryland conferred upon him the degree of LL.D. He was married to Rebecca, daughter of Edward and Sarali (Rutter) Pue, and great* granddaughter of John Dorsey, who came to America from Ireland in 1660 and settled in Maryland. He died at his country seat '•The I.-iwn." Baltimore. Md., May 28, 1891.

DOBBIN, James Cochrane, cabinet officer, was born in Fayetteville, N.C., in 1814. He was graduated at the University of North Carolina in I8;i2. was admitted to the bar in 1835 and prac- tised in his native town. He rejiresented his dis- trict in the 29th congress, l«4r)-47, and was a member of the hou.se of commons of the state, 184«-o2. being speaker in 1850. He was a delegate to the Democratic national convention at Balti- more in ia52 and President Pierce made him sec-

retary of the navy in his cabinet and he .served throughout the administration, 1853-57. He died at Fayetteville, N.C., Aug 4, 1857.

DOCHARTY, Qerardus Beekman, educator, was born in Flushing, L.I, NY.. June 18. 1804; sou of James Docharty. He received his educa- tion under the instruction of his father who was a graduate of Trinity college, Dublin. He was assistant profes.sor of mathematics in St. Paul's college. Flushing, 1823-30; principal of Oyster Bay (L.I.) academy, 1830-36; principal of Union Hall academy, Jamaica, L.I., 1836-38; principal of Hempstead academy, 1838-43, and proprietor of St. Thomas's Hall, Flushing, 1843-48 In 1848 he accepted the chair of mathematics in the College of the city of New York (Free academy) and remained in that position until 1881. when he retired to private life. He publislied a com- plete set of matlieniatical text-books, from arith- metic to differential and integral calculus. He died in Hempstead, N.Y., March 8, 1889

DOCKERY, Alexander Monroe, representa- tive, was born in Daviess county. Mo., Feb. 11, 1845. He attended the Macon (Mo.) academy, was graduated from the St. Louis medical college in 1865 and attended lectures at Bellevue liospital medical college, New York city, and Jefferson college, Philadelphia, 1865-66. He practised in Chillicothe. Mo., until January, 1874, serving several j'ears as coiinty phj^sician of Livingston county. In 1874 he gave up practice and removed to Gallatin, Mo., where he assisted in organizing the Farmers' exchange bank of which he was casliier until elected a representative in congress. He was a curate of the University of Missouri, 1872-82 ; president of the board of education, Chillicothe, Mo., 1870-72; member of the city council of Gallatin, 1878-81, and mayor of that city, 1881-83. He was chairman of the Democratic state convention in 1886 ; and a representative in the 48th-55th congresses. 1 883-99. In 1901 he was elected governor of Missouri.

DOCKERY, Alfred, representative, was born in Richmond county, X.C., Dec. 11, 1797. He was a representative in the state house of com- mons in 1822; a member of the constitutionaJ convention in 1835; a state senator in 1836. and a representative in the 29th and 32d congi-esses, 1845-47 and 1851-53. In 1864 and 1866 he was un- successful candidate for governor of North Caro- lina, and in 1865 was a member of the convention called by the provisional government of the state. He died at Dockery's Store, N.C., Dec. 3, 1873.

DOCKERY, Oliver Hart, representative, was born in Richmond county, N.C., Aug. 12, 1830; son of the Hon. Alfred Dockery. He was gradu- ated from the University of North Carolina in 1848, and studied law, but became a planter. He was elected to the state legislature in 1858 and