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school for nurses. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Columbia in 1850, from Union in 1869, and from Harvard in 1871. He died at Glen-Clyfle, near Garrison-on-Hudson, N.Y., Sept. 7, 189a.

FISH, Henry Clay, clergj-man, was born in Halifax, Vt., Jan. 27, 1820; son of a Baptist min- ister. He attended Shelburne Falls academy and became a school teacher in Massachusetts. In 1840 he removed to New Jersey; was graduated from Union theological seminary in 1845; was ordained to the Baptist ministry, June 26, 1845, and was pastor at Somerville, N.J., 1845-50, and at Newark, N.J.. 1850-77. The University of Rochester conferred ujion him the degree of D.D. in 1858. He published: Primitive Piety Mevived (1855) ; The Price of Sold Liberty, and Who Paid It (1860) ; Harry's Conversion (1872) ; Harry's Conflicts (1872); Hand-hook of Pevivals (1874); and Bible Lands Illustrated (1876). He also compiled ifiA'toci/ and Pcpositnry of Pulpit Eloquence (1856) ; Pulpit Eluqni-ni-e of the Nineteenth Century (1857); Select Bisninrses Translated from the French and German (1858) ; and Heaven in Song (1874). He died in Newark, N.J., Oct. 2, 1877.

FISH, Nicholas, soldier, was born in New- York city, Aug. 28, 1758. He attended the Col- lege of New Jersey, 1774-75, and in 1775 became a student at law in the office of John Morin Scott. When Mr. Scott entered the American army in 1776 as a general officer young Fish was made his aide-de-camp. On June 21, 1776, he was made major of a brigade by General Scott and on November 21, major of the 2d N.Y. regi- ment. He saw active service in both the battle of Bemis's Heights, September 19, and the battle of Saratoga, Oct. 7, 1777; was division inspector under General Steuben at the battle of Mon- mouth, N.J., June 28, 1778; commanded a body of light infantry under General Sullivan in his expedition against the Indians, 1779; was with Lafayette in his campaign, 1780-81, and at Y'ork- town witnessed the surrender of Cornwallis, Oct. 19, 1781, after gallantly storming a redoubt while serving under Col. Alexander Hamilton as major of a detachment. He was made lieutenant-colo- nel at the close of the war and adjutant-general of the state of New Y'ork in April, 1786, holding the office many years. President Washington appointed him a supervisor of revenue in 1794 and he served the city of New Y'ork as alderman, 1806-17. He was made president of the New York society of the Cincinnati in 1797 and was an officer or director in various benevolent, religious iind literary institutions of his native city. He was married to Elizabeth, davighter of Peter Gerard Stuyvesant, founder and first president of the New York historical society, grand- daughter of Peter, great-granddaughter of Nich-

olas William and great^ granddaughter of Peter Stviyvesant, 1602-1682, captain -general and gov- ernor-in-chief of Amsterdam in New Nether- lands. He died in New Y^ork city, June 20, 1838.

FISH, Nicholas, diplomatist, was born in New Y'ork city, Feb. 17, 1846; son of Hamilton and Julia (Kean) Fish and grandson of Col. Nicholas Fish, a soldier of the Continental army. He was graduated from Columbia, A.B., 1867, and A.M., 1871, and from Harvard, LL.B., 1869. He was assistant secretary of the U.S. legation at Ber- lin, 1871-74, and secretary, 1874-77; U.S. charge d'affaires, Switzerland, 1877-81, and U.S. minister to Belgium, 1882-85. He then engaged in banking business in New Y'ork city. He was married to Clemence S. Bryce, and their son Hamilton grad- uated at Colinnbia in 1896, was a soldier in the war with Spain, 1898, and as 2d sergeant of troop K, in the 1st volimteer cavalry " Rough Riders," was present at the battle of Sevilla, Cuba, Jime 26, 1898, and was killed in action, one of the first in the American army to fall. Nicholas Fish died in New Y'ork city, Sept. 16, 1902.

FISH, Stuyvesant, railroad president, was born in New Y'ork city, June 24, 1851 ; son of Hamilton and Julia (Kean) Fish. He was grad- uated at Columbia college in 1871, and received his A.M. degree in 1874. On Oct. 1, 1871. he en- tered the railway service as clerk in the New Y'ork office of the Illinois Central i-ailroad com- pany. In 1872 he was secretary to the president of that company, and from Nov. 1, 1872, until 1875 was clerk with Morton, Bliss & Co. at New York, and Morton, Rose & Co., at London, re- maining with the New York firm as managing clerk until March 15, 1877. From Deo. 14, 1876, to March 6, 1879, he was a member of the New Y'ork stock exchange, and on March 16, 1876, was elected a director of the Illinois Central railroad and appointed treasurer and agent for the pur- chasing committee of the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern railroad. He was elected secre- tary of the Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans railroad, Nov. 8, 1877, and in March, 1882, became vice-i5re.sident of the same road. On Jan. 7. 1883, he became second vice-president of the Illinois Central railroad, was made vice-president Ajiril 2, 1884, and president May 18, 1887.

FISHBACK, William Meade, governor ,{ Arkansas, was born at Jelfersonton, Culpejier county, Va., Nov. 5, 1831; son of Frederick and Sophie Ann (Yates) Fishback, and grandson of Martin and Lucy (Amiss) Fishback and Col. Poy- triss and Elizabeth (.Stith) Y'ates. He was grad- uated from the University of Virgmia in 1855, and was admitted to the bar in 1858, practising at Fort Smith, Ark. He was a member of the constitutional convention of 1861. In 1863 he edited, at Little Rock, the Unconditional Union,