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the Geological society of Pennsyh'ania, of the New York lyceum of uatuial history; an honor- ary member of the Literary and Pbilosopliical society of New Jersey; corresponding member of the Academy of natural sciences of Philadel- phia; and an honorary member of several Euro- pean scientific societies He was the discoverer of fowlerite, a rare mineral named in his honor, and of franklinite, named by him. He owned and developed the zinc mines at Franklin; and contributed accounts of New Jersey minerals to SiUiman's Journal of Science, Gordon's Gazetteer and Historij of Xew Jerseij, and Cleaveland's Min- ernloipj. He died at Franklin, N.J., Feb. 20, 1844.

FOWLER, William Chauncey, educator, was born in Killingwortb, Conn., Sept. 1, 1T93; son of Reuben Rose and Catharine (Chauncey), grandson of Caleb and Anna (Rose), great-grand- son of Josiahand Hannah (Baldwin), and seventh in descent from William Fowler, who arrived in Boston, Mass., from England, Jime 26, 1637, and was chosen one of the magistrates of the colony of New Haven, Oct. 26, 1643. He was graduated from Yale in 1816 and studied divinity there for two years, in the meantime acting as rector of the Hopkins grammar school. He was a tutor at Y'ale, 1819-23; pastor of a Congrega- tional church in Greenfield, Mass., 182.5-27; pro fessor of chemistry and natural history at Middlebury, Vt., college, 1828-38, and treasurer of that institution, 1830-37; and professor of rhet- oric, oratory and English literature at Amherst, 1838-43. In 1831 he was a member of the Massa- chusetts legislature; and in 1864 was in the Con- necticut senate, having removed to Durham, Conn., in 1858. On July 26, 182.5, he was married to Harriet, daughter of Noah Webster. The hon- orary degree of A.M. was conferred upon him by Middlebury college in 1837, and that of LL.D. by Lafayette college in 1861. He edited the univer- sity edition of Webster's "Dictionary" (1845), and published, among other works: The Enylish Laiiffuaye in its Elements and Forms (1850); Memo- rials of the Chcmnceys (1856); The Sectional Con- troversy, or Passages in the Political History of the United States (1862); History of Durham (1866); Local Law in Massachusetts and Connecticut (1872); and genealogies of William Foivler; Wires of the Fowlers, and Wives of the Chaunceys. He died in Durham, Conn., Jan. 15. 1881.

FOWLER, William Worthington, author, was born in Middlebury. Vt., June 24, 1833; son of William Chauncey and Harriet (Webster) Fowler. He was graduated from Amherst col- lege in 1854, and was admitted to the New Y'ork bar in 1857. He practised in New York city, 1857-64; engaged in the brokerage business there, 1864-71; then removed to Durham, Conn., and in 1879 was in the Connecticut senate. For twelve

years he was New York correspondent for the Commercial Bulletin of Boston, Mass. He pub- lislied a pamphlet, I'he Fowlers of Buckingham- shire, England; also Ten Years in Wall Street (1870); Life and Adventures of Benjamin F. Money- penny; Fighting Fire {WiZ) \ Woman on the Amer- ican Frontier (1877); and Twenty Years of Inside Life in Wall Street (1880). He died in Durham, Conn., Sept. 18, ISSl.

FOX, Andrew Fuller, rei^resentative, was born in Pickens county. Ala.. April 26. 1849. He attended the public schools and in 1877 was ad- mitted to the bar. practising at West Point, Miss. He was a delegate to the Democratic national convention in 1888 and was elected a stale sena- tor in 1891, which office he resigned in 1893 to accept that of U.S. district attornov for the northern di.strict of Jlississipjii. He was a Dem- ocratic representative from the fourth district of Mississippi in the 5.5th, i56th and 57tli congresses, 1897-1903.

FOX, Charles James, lawyer, was born in Hancock, N.H., Oct. 28, 1811; son of Jedediali and Mary (Wheeler) Fox. He was graduated from Dartmouth in 1831, and after studying at the Y'ale law school and in the law office of Daniel Abbott at Nashua, N.H., he was admitted to the bar in 1834. He was a solicitor of Hillsborough county in 1835; a representative in the state leg- islature in 1837; and a commissioner to revise the state statutes, 1841^3. In 1840 he was married to Catherine P., daughter of Daniel Abbott of Nasluia, N. H. He s])ent 1843—45 in travelling throughout Europe and the West Indies, seeking relief from pulmonary disease. He published: Tlie Xew Hampshire Book; Specimens of its Litera- ture (with the Rev. Samuel Osgood, 1842); His- tory of Dunstable (1846); and The Town Officer (1843). He died at Nashua, N.H., Feb. 17, 1846.

FOX, George Levi, educator, was born in New Haven. Conn., Nov. 16, 18.52; son of Levi G. and Elizabeth H. (Bodfish) Fox; grandson of Joseph Fox, and a descendant of Abraham Fox of Hebron, Conn. He prepared for college in the Hopkins grammar school, Xew Haven, Conn., and was graduated from Y"ale, A.B., 1874, LL.B., 1877. He had charge of the classical department of the Hillhouse high school of New Haven, 1877-85. He lectured on English schools and universities, and delivered a course of twelve lectures on English public schools before the Lowell institvite in Bos- ton, 1893. He was appointed rector of the Hop- kins grammar school. New Haven, Conn., in 1885. He was lecturer on comparative mimicipal gov- ernment at Y'ale college in 1896. He was a mem- ber of a committee of seven of the American historical association, on teaching history. Ho received the degree of A.M. from Yale college in 1885.