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 DUVAL

DUYCKIXCK

DUVAL, John Pope, lawyer, was born in Riclunond. Va., June 3, 175H); son of Maj. Wil- liam Duval, a friend of Washington an«l officer in his army during the Revolution. He was graduated at Washington college in 1807, and at William and Mary and was ailmitted to the bar in Uichmoiul in ISTJ. He served on the Canadian frontier and in Virginia, as lieutenant and cap- tain in tlie '.20th U.S. infantry iluring the war of 181--14. He removed to Florida in 18".27. where he joined his brother, William P.. governor of the territory. He practised law there, 1827-30 and at BiiirJston, Ky.. 1832-3G. He was a brigadier- general in the Texan army, and was on i-ecruit ing service in Kentucky when the war ended. He was secretary of the Territory of Florida and by order of Governor Call made a " Digest of the laws of Florida" (I84). He was secretary of state and acting governor of the territory for a time, and on tlie admi.ssion of Florida as a state in l84o, he was prominent Jis a Democratic poli- tician. He died at Tallahassee, Fla., Dec. 7, 1854.

DUVAL, William P., governor of Florida, was born in Virginia in 1784; son of Major "William Duval, an officer of the Revolutionary army, grandson of a member of the house of burgesses, and great grandson of a French Huguenot who settled in Virginia. He was taken to Kentucky when a boy and was there educated and admitted to the l«\r. He served as a captain in the war ag-ainst the Indians in 1812 and was a representa- tive in the 13th congress, 1813-15. He was ai>pointed governor of Florida Territory by Pi-esi- dent Monroe and continued in office by Presidents Adams and Jackson. .<:erving 1822-34. He prac- tised law in Baird.-^town, Ky., 1815-22, and 1834- 48. He removed to Texas in 1848 and died while on a visit to Washington. DC. March 19, 1854.

DUVALL, Trumbull Gillette, educator, was born in Indianapolis, Ind., 3Iarch 20, 18G1; son of David C. and Sophronia (Nelson) Duvall. He was graduated at De Pauw university in 1888, pursued a theological course at De Pauw and Boston universities, and in 1889 joined the Indi- ana conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was pastor of the Blackford street church. Indianapolis. 1889-90. and in 1890-92 studied in the Universities of Berlin, Jena and Tuebingen, Germany. On his return to the United States he l)ecame an instructor in syste- matic tlieology in the theological department of De Pauw university and in 1893 was advanced to the full chair In 1894 he was transferred to the dei>artment of philosophy in the College of liberal arts, and one year later became full professor in that subject. In 1895 he was called to the pro- fessorship of philosophy in the Ohio "Wesleyan university. Delaware. Ohio. He was niarrieil Aug, 29, 1894, to Delia L. Ogden of Danville. Ind

DUVCKINCK, Evert Augustus, author, wa.s born in New York city, Nov. 23, 1816; son of Evert Duyckinck, bookseller. He wasgrailuated at Columbia college iu 1835, and was ailmitted to the bar in 1837. After one year spent in Europe he returned to New York determined to adopt a literary profession, having already been an acceptable contributor to the Xeic YorA- licn'cio. In 1840, in company with L'ornelius Mathews, he established ^Itrlttnis, a monthly periodical, which they continued for two years and in which he published a series of articles entitled " Authors at Home and Abroad."' From 1847 to 1853, in conjunction with his brother, George Long Duyckinck, he edited and conducted The Lihranj World which they founded and devoted to re- views of books, art and literature. In 1854, with his brother, he began the publication of " The Cycloptvdia of American Literature" completed in two volumes, giving a comprehensive list of American authors, with selections from their writings, portraits and facsimile autographs. This was revised in 18G5. He was a trustee of Columbia college, 1874-78; a member of the New Y'ork historical society, and read before that body: Memorials of Francis L. llaxrks, D.D., LL.D. (1867-71); Memorials of Francis T. Tucker- man (1872); and Memorials of James W lieekman (1877). He read before the American Ethnologi- cal society Memorials o/ i>ami(el li. Drake (1876); and jirepared a Memorial of John Wolfe (1872). He published: Wit and Wisdom of Sydney Smith. with a memoir (1856); Willmot's Poets of the Nineteenth Century (American edition, 1858) ; Irvimjiana (1859) : History of the War for the Union (1861-65); Memorials of John Allen (1864); J'oems Iielating to the American I^evolittion With Memoirs of the Authors (1865); Poems of Philip Frenean (1865); Xational Gallery of Eminent Americans (ISm) ; History of the World, etc. (1870); liioijra- phies of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America (1873-74). William Allen Butler read a biographical sketch of Mr. Duyckinck before the New \'oi-k historical society (1879). and the Rev. Dr. Samuel Osgood published a memoir of him (1879). Ib^ died in New York city Aug. 13, 1878.

DUVCKINCK, George Long, author, was born in New York city. Oct. 17, 1823; son of Evert Duyckinck, publisher and Ixtokseller. He at- tended Geneva college, was graduated at the University of the city of New Y'ork in 1843, studied law, travelled in Europe, 1847—48, and in 1848 joined his brother. Evert Augustus Duyc kinck, in the publication of the Lilnary World He also assisted his brother in editing the " Cy clopa'ilia of American Literature."' He revisited Eurojie in 1857. and on his return devoted himself to biographical literature especially in connection with the Protestant Episcopiil church. He was