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nel and colonel, and on March 13, 1865, was brev- etted brigadier-general. He was in command of the post of Willetf s Point, and was superintending engineer of the fort, 1865-68. He was apjiointed superintending engineer of defences in Maine and New Hampshire, and on Jvme 10, 1883, was pro- moted colonel. He was engineer in charge of the 1st, 2d and 3d lighthouse districts and president of the board of engineers in New York city, having in cliarge the subject of harbor defence there and elsewhere. In 1870-71, while engineer of the 1st lighthouse district, he made a series of elaborate experiments on the transmission of sound in its application to fog signalling, which received marked attention from scientists. He was made chief of engineers, with the rank of brigadier-gen- eral, Oct. 4, 1886, and was retired, June 30, 1888. In August, 1888, he was appointed a member of the board of aqueduct commissioners of New York city and was elected president of the board at their first meeting. He was an honorary member of the American society of civil engineers, 1886-97. He was married in 1850 to Harriet "W., daughter of Capt. Henry Brewerton, U.S.A. Their son, James Duane, became assistant civil engineer in charge of the water mains of New York city, and died in that city, Jan. 12, 1899. General Duane is the author of: Manual for Emjineer Troojw, and joint author of Organization of the Bridge Equi- page of the U.S. Army (1870). He died in New York city, Nov. 8, 1897.

DUANE, William, journalist, was born near Lake Champlain, N.Y., in 1760; son of John and Anastasia (Sarsfield) Duane. He went to Ireland Avhen verj- young and there acquh-ed his education. In 1787 he went to India, where he accumulated a fortime by shrewd business ventures. He was editor of The World and as such became involved in a dispute between the local government and the English troops, which made him extremely im- popular with the former. A conspiracy was formed and he was placed on board an England bound ves- sel, taken to London, and his property confiscated. He was for a short time parliamentary reporter for the London General Advertiser, which became the well-known Times, and in 1796 returned to his native coimtry. He settled in Philadelphia, Pa., and became editor of the Aurora, a leading Democratic paper. He was appointed lieutenant- colonel in 1805, and in March, 1813, was commis- sioned adjutant-genei-al, serving as such in the war of 1812. In 1822 he resigned the editorship of the Aitro7-a and spent a year in travel througli South America. In 1826 he was appointed prothonotary of the supreme court of Pennsylvania for the east- ern district, holding the office until his death. His published works include: The Mississippi Question (1803) ; A Military Dictionary (1810) : An Epitome of the Arts and Sciences (1811) ; A Hand-

hook for liiflemen (1813); A Handbook for Infantry (1813); American Military Library (1819); and A Visit to Colombia in 1822-23 (1826). He died in Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 24, 1835.

DUANE, William, author, was born in Phila- delphia, Pa., Feb. 7, 1808; son of William John and Deborah (Bache) Duane. He attended the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, 1822-25, and was admitted to the bar in 1830, practising in Pittsburg for a short time and then in Philadelphia. He was a member of the Historical society of Pennsylvania. He was married to Lomsa, daughter of Samviel Brooks of Philadelphia, and their son, Charles AVilliams Duane, born in Philadelphia, Dec. 20, 1837, was graduated from the University of Penn- sylvania in 1858 and became a Protestant Episco- pal clergyman. William Duane is the author of: Christopher MarshalVs Diary (edited 1839; new ed., 1844) ; A Viev: of the Relation of Landlord and Tenant in Pennsylvania (1844) ; Coffee, Tea and Chocolate (translated 1846) ; Law of Roads, High- icays, Bridges and Ferries in Pennsylvania (1848) ; and Canada and the Continental Congress (1850). He died in Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 4, 1882.

DUANE, William John, law^-er, was born in Clonmel, Ireland, ilay 9, 1780 ; son of W^illiam and Catherine (Corcoran) Duane. Hisfatlier, a native of New York, was then making his home in Ire- land. He learned the printing business in the office of his father in Philadelphia, Pa., and was admitted to the bar in 1815, attaining eminence in his profession. He was repeatedly elected a rep- resentative in the state legislature. He was assist- ant editor of the Aurora, 1795-1822, and in 1833 was appointed secretary of the United States treasuiy, hj Pi-esident Jackson, who removed him from the office for refusing to order th3 deposits to be withdrawn from the United States bank. He was married to Deborah Bache of Philadelphia. He published: The Lavj of Xations Investigated (1809) ; Letters on Internal Improvements (1811) ; and Narrative and Correspondence Concerning the Removal of the Deposits (1838). He died in Phila- delphia, Pa., Sept. 27, 1865.

DU BARRY, Beekman, soldier, was born in Pennsylvania, Aug. 20, 1824. He was graduated at the U.S. military academy, July 1, 1849, was brevetted 2d lieutenant and assigned to the 1st artilleiy. He was commissioned 2d lieutenant, 3d artillery, Feb. 13, 1850 ; 1st lieutenant, Dec. 24, 1853; captain. May 11, 1861, and major, Feb. 9, 1863. He was on duty in the subsistence and com- missary department during tiie civil war, attaining the position of assistant commissary general. He was brevetted lieutenant-colonel and colonel for mei'itorious and faithful services during the war, March 13, 1865; was commissioned lieutenant- colonel. May 20. 1882 ; colonel, Sept. 3, 1889, and brigadier-general, July 10, 1890. He seiwed in the