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with the Eaton and Hopkins expedition to Con- necticut, settling at Guilford. He was brought up on a farm, prepared for college at Guilford and Berlin academies, was gi'aduated from Yale in 1838 and was instructor in Latin and Greek there, 18^0-46. In 1847 he receiTed the degree of LL.B. from the law department of Yale and was admitted to the bar in 1848, after which he was graduated from the theological school. He established and conducted "Shady Lawn," a boys' classical school in Northampton, 1849-63. In 1867 he was appointed by the state legislature on the committee to make a charter for the Clark insti- tute for deaf mutes and on organizing he was chosen an incorporator and was president of the board, 1883-89. He was a state senator in 1864 and a state representative in 1865, 1866, 1867 and 1873. He was married in May, 1851, to Theresa Hunt, daughter of Isaac C. Bates, U.S. senator. He died at Northampton, Mass., Feb. 27, 1896.

DUDLEY, Paul, jurist, was born in Eoxbuiy, Mass., Sept. 8, 1675; son of Gov. Joseph and Rebecca (Tyng) Dudley. He was gradviated from Harvard in 1690 and studied law at the Temple in London until about 1701, when he returned home with a royal commission as attorney-general of Massachusetts. He was elevated to the bench of the superior court in 1718 and in 1745 became chief jus- tice. He bequeathed to Harvard college the su£n of £100 for the purpose tof estab- lishing a lectm-eship, ) specifying four sub- jects to be treated: ' ' Natural Eeligion, ' ' "Eevealed Religion," " The Corruption of

the Presbyterian Ordination." He was a fellow of the Royal society of London and the author of numerous contributions to its Transactions. He was married in 1703 to Lucy, daughter of Col. John Wainwright of Ipswich, Mass. In May, 1899, a copy by J. D. Strain of Smybert's original portrait of Justice Dudley was presented to the Massachusetts supreme court, and was placed in the collection of justices and chief justices. He died in Roxbiuy, Mass., Jan. 21, 1751.

DUDLEY, Pemberton, educator, was born near Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 17, 1837; son of William and Ellenor (Wood) Dudley; and a de- scendant from Gov. Thomas Dudley, who came to Massachusetts in 1630; and of Robert Wood

who emigi-ated from Glocester, Englami, and settled at Newtown, L.I., in 1699. He attended Jefferson medical college for one year and in 1861 was graduated from the Homoeopathic med- ical college of Pennsylvania. He established himself in practice in Philadelphia, and in 18((> was instrimiental in organizing the Philadeljihia county homoeopathic medical society, of which he subsequently became president. He joined the State medical society in 1867 and was its president. In 1869 he became a member of the American institute of homoeopathy, was chosen its secretary and the editor of its annual Transac- tions in 1887, and in 1896 he was president of the organization. In 1868 he was made professor of chemistry and toxicology in the Homoeopathic medical college of Pennsylvania, holding the position until the union of the two homoeopathic colleges of Philadelphia in 1869, under the name of Hahnemann medical college of Philadelphia. In 1876 he became professor of physiology and microscopic anatomy in that institution, in 1890 was transferred to the chair of institutes of medicine and hygiene, and in 1896 was elected its dean. He was editor of the Hahnemannian Monthly, 1880-88. In 1885 he was appointed a member of the state board of health for a term of six years, was reappointed for a similar term in 1891, and for a third term in f897. He was married, Dec. 25, 1867, to Sarah K., daughter of the Rev. John Perry Hall.

DUDLEY, Richard Moberly, educator, was born in Madison county, Ky., Sept. 1. 1838; great -grand.son of the Rev. Ambrose Dudley. He was graduated from Georgetown college. Ky.. in 1860, and was pastor of a Baptist church in Louis- ville, Ky., 1861-65. He then became editor of the Western Recorder, a Baptist weekly, which he afterward purchased. He sold this in 1871 to become pastor of a church in Fayette county, Ky. He was a trustee of Georgetown college, 1868-73, and 1878-80; professor of history and political economy there, 1872-79; chairman of the faculty and acting jjresident of the college in 1879. In 1880 he was elected president of the college, which office he held until his death at Georgetown, Ky., Jan. 5, 1893.

DUDLEY, Thomas, governor of Massjichusetts, was born in Northampton, England, about 1576;

son of Capt. Roger and (Nicolls) Dudlev.

He was carefully educated by a kinswoman and also attended a Latin school. About 1597 he led a company of volunteers into France to aid Henry of Navarre, but was not called upon to render active service. Returning to England he studied law under Judge Augustine Nicolls of Faxton, a kinsman on his mother's side. In 1630 he immi- grated to New England, having been appointed deputy -governor of Massachusetts. He was ap-