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and plants and the classification of the flora and fauna of that extensive region. He was elected a fellow of the American association for the advancement of science in 1890, and an original fellow of the Geological society of America, a member of the Kansas academy of science, and of the National geographic society. He published Bulletin of the Washburn College Laboratory of Natural History (1884), and was for a number of years one of the members of the editorial staff of the American Geologist On leave of absence from Colorado College in 1892-93, he was paleon- tological geologist to the geological survey of Texas. He published many contributions to North American geology and paleontology.

CRAIG, Henry Knox, soldier, was born at Fort Pitt, Pittsburg, Pa., March 7, 1791; son of Major Isaac and Amelia (Neville) Craig. His father was born in County Down, Ireland, about 1742. immigrated to America in the winter of 1765-1766, was appointed lieutenant of marines in the patriot army, 177.5; promoted cap- tain ten months later ; was at the battles of Trenton and Prince- ton ; appointed cap- tain of Pennsylvania artillery in 1777; was at the battles of Brandy wine and Ger- mantown ; with Sulli- van in his successful expedition against the Six Nations in 1779; in command of the artillery at Fort Pitt, Pa., 1780-81, and promoted major, 1782. His wife, Amelia, was a daughter of Col. John Neville, who commanded the 4th Virginia regi- ment, Continental line. Major Isaac Craig died in Pittsburg. May 14. 1826. Henry Knox Craig was educated in Pittsburg, entered the U.S. army and was commissioned 2d lieutenant, 2d artil- lery, March 17, 1812. He fought at Fort George and Stony Creek, Canada, receiving promotion to the rank of captain Dec. 23, 1813. In 1814 he commanded Fort Niagara, N.Y., and in May, 1815, was transferred to the light artillery as captain. He held the same grade in the 3d regi- ment of artillery, and was appointed major of ordnance in 1832. During the war with Mexico he was chief of ordnance at headquarters of the army of occupation, and was distinguished in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Mexico, May 8 and 9, 1846. He was brevetted lieutenant-colonel, U.S. army, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the several conflicts at Monterey, Mexico, Sept. 21 and 23. 1846; was

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appointed colonel of ordnance in 1851, and re- mained chief of that department from that date until 1861. He was retired in 1863 and for his long and faithful service in t^ie army he was brevetted brigadier-general. His youngest son, Lieut. Presley Oldham Craig of the 2d artillery, U.S.A., was killed in the first battle of Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861. Another son, Benjamin Faneuil Craig (born 1829, died 1877), was gradu- ated from the University of Pennsylvania, A.B. in 1848 and M.D, in 1851, became a well-known chemist, and had charge of the chemical labora- tory in the office of the surgeon-general of the U.S. army at Washington. General Craig died in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7. 1869.

CRAIQ, Isaac Eugene, painter, was born near Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 7, 1830; son of Oldham and Matilda (Roberts) Craig; grandson of Maj. Isaac? and Amelia (Neville) Craig, and of Judge Samuel Roberts ; and great-grandson of Gen. John Neville (1731-1803), colonel of the 4th Virginia regiment. His father was a brother of Neville B. Craig and of Gen. Henry Knox Craig. He was educated in art in Pittsburg and Philadelphia, and went ta Europe in 1853, first going to Louvre, Paris, which visit determined him to give up his con- templated study of German art. He remained in Paris until 1855', when he returned to America. He revisited Europe in 1862, spent a j'ear in Munich, and then settled in Florence, where he was made an honorary member of the Academy of fine arts. Besides portraits of Joel T. Hart, the Kentucky sculptor, Hiram Powers, Thomas Ball, John A. Jackson, and a full-length portrait of Hugh Davey Evans, LL.D. of Baltimore, he painted views from Venice, and the following^ among many subjects: Saul and David, Tlie Emi- grant's Grave, Daughter of Jairus, The Brazen Serpent., Pygmalion, Shylock Signing the Bond^ Peace, Easter Hymn, Venus and Cupid, and The Su'pper at Emmaus, a large reredos picture for the Church of St. Thomas, Whitemarsh, Pa.

CRAIQ, James, representative, was born ia Pennsylvania, May 7, 1820. He studied law and removed to St. Joseph, Mo., where he practised his profession, and in 1847 was a member of the state legislature. He was captain of the Missouri mounted volunteers in the Mexican war from August, 1847, to November, 1848. He was state attorney for the 12th judicial circuit, 1852-56; represented his district as a Democrat in the 35th and 36th congresses, 1857-61 ; was commis- sioned brigadier-general of volunteers, March 21, 1862; resigned from the volunteer army. May 5, 1863; and was defeated for election to the 47th congress. He was the first president o\ the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad and first controller of St. Joseph, Mo., where he died, Oct. 21, 1888.