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(1897), and Chcssidcation of Ernnmnii- (rcological Deposits.

CROSMAN, George Hampton, soldier, was born in Taunton, Mass., in November, 1798. He was graduated at the U.S. military academy in 1823 and served on frontier and garrison duty as 2d lieutenant in the 6th U.S. infantry. He was promoted 1st lieutenant, Aug. 20, 1828; was made assistant quartermaster, Oct. 15, 1830, serv- ing throughout the Black Hawk and Seminole wars ; was promoted captain, April 30, 1837, and in the Texas campaign of 1845-46 was chief quar- termaster. He received the brevet of major for gallant action at Palo Alto, May 8, 1846 ; became major on the staff and quartermaster, March 3, 1847, and deputy quartermaster-general with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1863. He was brevetted brigadier-general and major-general, U.S. army, for services during the civil war, and was retired in 1866, but served till 1868 as chief quartermaster of the department of the east. His son, Commander Alexander Foster Crosman, U.S.N., was drowned in Grey town harbor, Nica- ragua, April 12, 1872. General Crosman pre- pared Manual for the Quartermaster's DepaHment. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., May 28, 1882.

CROSS, Anson Kent, teacher, was born in Lawrence, Mass., Dec. 6, 1862; son of George O. and Abigail (Brown) Cross; grandson of David and Mary (Frye) Cross and of John and Caroline (Morse) Brown, and a direct descendant from Robert Cross who emigrated ft-om England and settled in Ipswich, Mass., in 1637. Robert's son John settled in Methuen about 1680 and built the homestead which was occupied by his descend- ants for seven generations. His mother's family descended from the early settlers of Plymouth. Anson was educated in the public schools and was graduated at the Massachusetts normal art school in 1883. He taught freehand and. mechan- ical drawing in the evening drawing schools of Lawrence, 1882-83; and was aj^pointed to the faculty of the Massachusetts normal art school in 1883. He was instructor in the Boston evening drawing schools, 1883-86, and became principal in 1886. He was appointed instructor in the School of drawing and painting, Museum of fine arts, Boston, in 1891. He was made an artist member of Boston art club, 1888. He published : Freehand Draicinrj, Light and Shade, and Freehand Perspective (1892) ; Drawing in the Public Schools (1893); Jlechanical Drawing (1895); Color Study

(1896) ; Freehand Drawing (1896) ; Light and Shade

(1897) ; besides Primary Lessons, Grammar Lessons, Drawing Cards, and drawing books for school use published in 1896.

CROSS, Charles Robert, physicist, was born in Troy, N.Y., March 29, 1848; son of George and Lucy Ann (Brown) Cross; grandson of William

Cross and of Jeremiah Brown, both of Newbury- port, Mass., and a descendant of Robert Cross of Ipswich, 1637. He was graduated at the Massa- chusetts institute of technology in 1870, in the departments of science and literature, and re- mained at the institute as instructor, 1870-71; assistant professor. 1871-75; professor, 1875-76; and as Thayer professor of physics and director of the Rogers laboratory after 1876. He origi- nated and superintended the department of elec- trical engineering, and developed the course in physics, the first course of this character estab- lished in America, and one of the first in the world. He was president of the Appalachian mountain club in 1880, a delegate to the Interna- tional congress of Alpine clubs at Geneva, Swit- zerland, in 1879, and was elected a vice-president thereof. He is the author of many scientific papers, esj)ecially on acoustics and electricity.

CROSS, Edward, representative, was born in Virginia, Nov. 11, 1798; son of Robert and grand- son of Edward Cross. In 1799 his father removed to Cumberland county, Ky., where he was edu- cated. In 1820 he began the study of law in Monroe, Overton count}-, Tenn., and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1822. He removed to Wash- ington, Ark., in 1826, and was appointed by President Jackson a justice of the superior court of Arkansas territory in 1832, serving till Arkan- sas became a state in 1836. He was surveyor- general of public lands, 1836-38; was the sole representative from Arkansas in the 26th, 27th and 28th congresses, 1839-45; justice of the su- preme court of Arkansas by appointment of Governor Drew, 1845-48, and president of the Iron Mountain railroad, 1855-62. He was a member of the Democratic national convention of 1844, where he disregarded the instructions of his constituents to vote for Van Bureh, when that statesman declared himself opposed to the annexation of Texas and his action was com- mended by his constituents. In 1852 he was a presidential elector on the Pierce and King ticket. He was married to a sister of the wife of Chester Ashley, U.S. senator from Arkansas. He died in Little Rock, Ark.. April 7, 1887.

CROSS, Edward Ephraim, soldier, was born in Lancaster, N.H., April 22, 1832. He was edu- cated at Lancaster academy and became a printer. He removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1852, and in 1854 was an editor on the Times and correspondent of the New York Herald. He also canvassed the state that year for the Amer- ican party. He becaaie interested in mining in Arizona and carried over the Rocky mountains in 1858 the fii'st printing press and the first steam engine transported across the plains. He joined the Mexican army, holding the commission of lieutenaTit colonel in comiiiand of the gai-rison at