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 DOLLIVER

DONAHOE

DOLLIVER, Jonathan Prentiss, representa- tive, was born near Kingwood, Preston county. Va., Feb. 6, 1858 ; son of James J. and Eliza J. (Brown) Dolliver ; and grandson of Capt. Henry Dolliver of Salem, Mass., and of Robert Brown of Virginia. He was graduated from AV^est Vir- ginia university in 1875 and was admitted to the bar in 1878. He was a Republican representative from Iowa in tiie 51st. 52d, 53d, 5-ith, 55th, and 56th congresses, 1889-1901, and on Aug. 31, 1900, he was appointed U.S. senator, and was elected for the term to expire March 3. 1907.

DOLPH, John Henry, painter, was born at Fort Ann, N.Y., April IS, 1835; son of Osmond and Olive (Horton) Dolpii. His first instruction in portrait painting w^as acquired from Allen Smith of Cleveland, Ohio. In 1870 he visited Europe ; studied under Louis Van Kuyck in Antwerp, 1870-73,and in 1880 opened a studio in Paris, wliere he remained three years. On his return to the United States in 1883 he located in New York city. He was elected an associ- ate of the National academy of design in 1877 ; Academician 1898, Society of Amer- ican artists, 1879 ; a life member of the Lotus club and a mem- ber of the Salmagundi and Kit-Kat clubs. He won a wide reputation as a portrait painter, but at- tained especial success in the representing domes- tic animals. Among his more important paintings are: Knickerbocker Farm- Yard {1869); The Season of Plenty (1870); The Country Blacksmith (1870) ; Tlie Horse Doctor {1813); The Pasture {1874); TJie Antiquarian (1875); A Gray Day on the Coast (1875); From the Horse Market (1876); IT7io Will Bell the Cat ? (1877); Relic of the Battlefield (1878); The Rehearsal (1878); The Ante-Chamber (1881) ; Choice of a Weapon (1884 ) ; The Rat Retired from the World (1884); A June Day (1886); Cat and Kittens (1896). He died in New York city, Sept. 2S. 1903.

DOLPH, Joseph Norton, senator, was born near Watkins, N.Y., Oct. 19, 1835. He was edu- cated at Genesee Wesleyan seminary, Lima, N. Y. , taught school, studied law at Havana, N.Y., and vras admitted to the bar at Binghamton, N.Y., in November, 1861. In the spring of 1863 he enlisted in Captain Crawford's military com- pany, organized under authority of a special act of congress to protect immigrants to Oregon from, hostile Indians. He crossed the continent acting

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as orderly sergeant of the '' Oregon escort "' and arrived at Portland, Ore., in October, 1863. He was mustered out of service at Walla Walla, Wash., and at once began the practice of his pro- fession at Portland, Ore. Shortly afterward he formed a partnership with J. N. Mitchell which continued for two years until the election of Mr. Mitchell to the U.S. senate in 1873. Mr. Dolph was appointed U.S. attorney for Oregon by Presi- dent Lincoln in 1865 and filled the office until Sep- tember, 1866, when he resigned to take his seat in the Oregon legislature as senator from Multnomah county. He was city attorney of Portland, 1864- 66 ; state senator, 1866-68 and 1873-77, and chair- man of the Republican state centi-al committee, 1866-68. He prepared the papers w^iich secured the return of Dr. Watts as Republican elector and thereby decided the vote of Oregon in favor of President Hayes. He was U.S. senator from Oregon from Dec. 3, 1883, to March 4, 1895. He died in Portland. Ore., March 10, 1897.

DOMENEC, Michael, R.C. bishop, was born in Reus, Terragona, Spain, Dec. 27, 1816. He was educated by the Congregation of the Mission in France and became a member of the order. He immigrated to America and finished his studies in St. Mary's seminary, conducted by that order at Barrens, Perry county. Mo., 1837-39, and was ordained to the priesthood, Jvme 30, 1839, by Bishop Rosati. He was a professor in the semi- nary, 1839-43. He founded St. Vincent's pre- paratory college. Cape Girardeau, Mo., in 1842, served as missionary in the diocese of St. Louis, and was transferred to pastoral duties at Nice- town, Pa., in 1845. He was afterward on mission duty at Germantown, Pa., where he built the church of St. Vincent de Paul. He was then appointed bishop of Pittsburg and was conse- crated Dec. 9, 1860, by Archbishop Kenrick. He was transferred Jan. 11, 1876, to the diocese of Allegheny, which had been set off from the dio- cese of Pittsburg, considered too large for a single bishop. He was installed in his cathedral, March 19, 1876. This division gave rise to a controversy which was ended by the resignation of Bishop Domenec, July 29, 1877. He took no titular see, but repaired to Rome and died in the House of Beneficence at Terragona, Spain, Jan. 5, 1878.

DONAHOE, Patrick, publisher, was born ia Munnery, County Cavan, Ireland, March 17, 1810. He settled in Boston, Mass., in 1820, and after attending school for a few years he secured em- ployment in a printing office, becoming an expert typesetter and acquiring a general knowledge of journalism. He early conceived the idea of foimd- ing a Roman Catholic newspaper, and with another man purchased of Bishop Fenwick an unsuccessful journal called The Jestiit. established in 1832. They were obliged to abandon it, avers