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FLAQQ, Jared Bradley, painter, was born in New Haven. Conn., Jiuie 16, 1830; son of Henry Collins and Martha (Whiting) Flagg. He at- tended a Lancasterian school and Trinity college, Hartford. He studied art with his uncle, Wash- ington Allston and with his brother, George Wliiting Flagg, and at the age of sixteen painted a portrait of liis father, which was exhibited in the Na- tional academy. In 1849 he removed to New York city and took up the study of theology in his leisure time. In 1854 he was ordained a deacon in tlie F.E. church and called to the charge of St. James church, Bir- mingliam, Conn. In 1855 he was ordained to the priesthood and called to the rectorship of Grace church, Brook- lyii Heiglits, where he remained tiU 1863. He then returned to painting, making a specialty of portraits. He was elected a National academi- cian in 1850. He received the honorary degree of A.M. from Trinity college in 1857, and that of S.T.D. from Columbia in 1863. His sons Charles Noel and Montague C. became well known painters. His paintings include : Holy Thoughts ; Paul before Felix (1849) ; Anyelo and Isabella (1850) ; Hester Prynne in Prison (1896) ; and many portraits of distinguished men. He published : Life and LHIcrs of Washington Allston. He died in New York city, Sept. 25, 1899.

FLAQQ, Rufus Cushman, educator, was born in Hubbardston, Vt., Aug. 3, 1846; son of Amasa Wesson and Electa Lyman (Cushman) Flagg, and grandson of James and Sophia (Brayton) Flagg and of the Rev. Rufus and Tiieodosia (Stone) Cushman. His first ancestor in America by the name of Flagg settled in Watertown, Mass., in 1630. On his mother's side he de- scended from Robert Cushman, agent in England for the Pilgrims before they immigrated to America. He prepared for college at the Castle- ton, Vt., seminary, and was graduated at Middle- bury college in 1869. He studied at the Chicago theological seminary, 1869-70, and at the An- dover theological seminary, 1871-72. He was pastor at North Andover, Mass.. 1872-77. at Westford, Mass., 1877-80; at Fair Haven, Vt.. 1880-89, and at Wells River, Vt., 1889-92. In

1893 he was elected president of Ripon college, Wisconsin. He was a trustee of Middlebury col- lege 1886-93 and received the degree of D.D. from tliat institution in 1891. He was married July 10, 1872, to JIartha Brooks Rowley of Jlid- dlebury, Vt. He was elected a member of the Wisconsin academy of sciences, arts and letters in 1892. He published: Memorial Sketch of the Life of the Iter. Hufus Spaulding Citshman, D.I), pastor if the Congregational Church in 3lanche.iter, Vt., 1S62-77 , and various sermons and ad- dresses.

FLAQQ, Willard Cutting, pomologist, was born in Moro, Madison county. 111., Sept. 16, 1839. His father, a pioneer farmer of Illinois, was a brother of Azariah Cutting Flagg, the New York Democratic politician. Willard was brought up on the farm, and was graduated at Yale, A.B., 1854, A.M., 1857. After graduation he took charge of the farm and became a prominent agriculturist. He was secretary of the Illinois state horticultural society, 1861-69; senator in the Illinois legislature, 1869-73; secretary of the board of trustees of the lUinois industrial uni- versity, 1867-78; secretary of the American pomological society, 1873-78; president of the Illinois state farmers' association, 1872-78, and president of the National agricultural congress, 1875-78. He was editor of the Amuial Reports of the Illinois State Horticultural Society (1863-69) ; of the Reports of the Trustees of the Illinois Industrial University (1868-74) ; of the horticultural dejiart- ment of the Prairie Farmer (1872-78) ; and chief editor of the American Encychqnedia 'f Agriculture (1876-78). He died at Moro, III, March 30, 1878.

FLAQQ, Wilson, writer, was born in Beverly, Mass. , Nov. 5, 1805 ; eldest son of Isaac and Eliz- abeth (Wilson) Flagg. Wilson prepared for col- lege at Phillips Andover academy, where he was the room-mate of Robert Rantoul of Beverly, the most intimate friend of his life ; and after a sin- gle term at Harvard he abandoned his college course to study medicine, which he never prac- tised. Being an enthvisiastic lover of nature he became a popular lecturer and writer on agricult- vire, horticulture, botany and kindred topics, contributing numerous articles to periodical liter- ature. He was a customs officer in Boston, 1844- 48, and resided, after leaving Beverly, in An- dover, 1855-60, and in Cambridge, Mass., 1860-84. He was married in 1839 to Caroline Eveleth of Beverly. His published works include: Studies of the Fieid and Forest (1857) ; Woods and By- Ways of New England (1872) ; and Birds and Sea.'ions of AVid England (1875) : republished in 1881 under the titles: Halcyon Days, A Year irith the Trees and A Year with the Birds. He edited : Mount Auburn ; its Scenes, its Beauties and its Lessons. He died in Cambridge, Mass.. May 6. 1884.