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Bulkeley, who succeeded his father, the Rev. Peter Bulkeley, as pastor of the church at Con- cord, Mass. William Emerson's father, William, born in 1743, was graduated at Harvard in 1761, and became pastor of the Concord church, suc- ceeding his father-m-law, Daniel Bliss, whose predecessors, John Whiting and Joseph Esta- brook, carried the succession of pastors back to Edward Bulkeley. William Emerson was gradu- ated from Harvard in 1789; taught in Roxbury for two years; studied theology for a few months, and on May 33, 1792, was ordained to the ministiy at Harvard, Mass. He was married, Oct. 25, 1798, to Ruth Haskins of Boston, and had five sons, William, Ralph Waldo, Edward Bliss, Peter Bulkeley, and Charles Chauncy. William, the eldest, was graduated from Harvard in 1818 and after teaching a private school for a time went to Germany to study theology, but becoming skeptical on several essential points, abandoned the ministry and became a lawyer. Edward Bliss was graduated from Harvard in 1824, began the study of law with Daniel Webster, but died in 1834 in the West Indies, where he had gone for his health. Charles Chaimcy was graduated from Harvard in 1828, studied law with Samuel Hoar of Concord, practised with success, and died of consumption. May 9, 1836. In 1799 William Emerson delivered the artillery election sermon in Boston, and on October 16 of the same year was installed pastor of the First church in that city. He was editor of The Monthly Anthology from May, 1804, to October, 1805. On Oct. 3, 1805, the Anthology club was formed and he was elected its vice president. On his motion the club estab- lished a library of periodical literature, which, grew into the Boston Athenjeum. He nearly completed a history of the First church, which was published after his death with two of his ser- mons. His other published works are sermons. He died in Boston, Mass., May 12, 1811.

EMERTON, Ephralm, historian, was born in Salem, Mass., Feb. 18, 1851. He attended the public schools of Salem and was graduated at Harvard in 1871. He studied law and wrote for the newspapers, 1871-73, and studied at the uni- versities of Berlin and Leipzig, 1873-76. He was instructor of history at Harvard, 1878-82, and was elected Winn professor of ecclesiastical his- tory in 1882. He became a member of the American academy of arts and sciences. The University of Leipzig conferred upon him the degree of Ph.D. for work in history in 1876. He published: Synopsis of the Histonj of Ccntinental Europe; TJie Study of Church History; Sir William Temple und die tripleallianz von jnhre 1668; The Practical 3Iethods of Teaching History (18851 ; An Introduction to the Study of Medioeval History -93) ; Heroes of the Reformation.

EMERY, Charles Edward, consulting engi- neer, was born at Aurora, N.Y., March 29, 1838; son of Moses Little and Minerva (Prentiss) Emery; and a direct descendant of one of the original proprietors of the plantation of Contoocook, Mass. His immediate ancestor settled in Newbury, Mass., in 1775. He was educated at the Can- andaigua academy, studied mechanical engineering at the local railroad shops, and also studied law with a view to becom- ing a patent lawyer. In June, 1861, he en- tered the U.S. navy as 3d assistant en- gineer of the Bich- mond and took part in blockading duty with the gulf squadron and in various engagements at Pensacola with the forts St. Philip and Jackson, and in the capture of New Orleans, Vicksburg and Port Hudson. He was promoted in June, 1863, and took part in the blockade off Charleston, S.C, on the Nipsic, and in June, 1864, was or- dered on duty at the Novelty iron works, N.Y., on the U.S. navy steam expansion experiments. In 1869 he retired from the navy and conducted a series of experiments for the Novelty iron works on stationary steam engines, the results of which were subsequently published in book form by Prof. W. P. Trowbridge, under the title, " Con- densing and Non-condensing Engines." He was superintendent of the American institute fair in New York in 1869 and was consulting engineer and chairman of the examining board of the U.S. coast svirvey and U.S. revenue marine, 1869-91. In 1874, as a member of a joint board of engineers, Charles H. Loring representing the navy and Mr. Emery the treasury, he conducted a series of experiments to determine the relative value of compound and non-compound engines, the results of which were, at the time, the only reliable data extant and were published in technical litei'ature and text-books throughout the scientific world. He was one of the judges of the Centennial exhibition at Phila- delphia in 1876 on engines, pumps and mechani- cal appliances, and associate to the committee on musical instruments, electrical and other scientific apparatus. The Centennial commission awarded him a medal and in 1879 the University of the city of New York conferred upon him the honorary degree of Ph.D. In 1879 he became chief engineer and manager of the New Y'"ork