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Chaniiiii!/ (18S6) ; Essays of David A. Wasson. idth a Mcmuir (188!)) ; Bustan Uiiitariauism (1890) ; ami liecollections and Jmpressions (1891). He died in Boston, Mass., Nov. 23, 1895,

FROTHINQHAM, Richard, historian, was born in Charlestown. Mass., Jan. 31, 1812; son of Richard and Mary (Thompson) Frothingham ; grandson of Richard Frothingham, who served through the Revolution on the staif of Gen. Henry Knox ; and a descendant of William Frotli- ingham, the first emigrant, who settled in Charlestown in 1630. He attended the schools of Charlestown and early wrote for the Boston Post, of which paper lie subsequently became one of the proprietors and of which he was managing editor, 1852-65. He was clerk and treasurer of the Middlesex canal company, 1834-60; served his city in many offices; was a representative in the state legislature in 1839, 1840, 1842, 1849 and 1850 ; was mayor of Charlestown, 1851-53 ; a delegate to the Democratic national conventions of 1852 and 1870, and to the state constitutional convention in 1853. He was president of the Bunker Hill monument association, 1875-80; a member of the Massachusetts historical society, 1846-80, and for thirty years its treasurer; a member of the American antiquarian society; the New England historic, genealogical society; a trustee of Tufts college, and a corresponding member of several historical societies in other states. He received the degree of A.M. from Harvard in 1858, and that of LL.D. from Tufts in 1874. He published: History of Chnrlestoirn (1848) ; Histonj of the. Sipye of Boston (1849) ; The Command in the Battle of Bunker Hill (1850) ; Life and Times of Joseph Warren (1865) ; Tribute to Thomas Starr Kinrj (1865) : Hise of the Beptihlic (1871) ; and The Centennial : Battle of Bunker Hill, lie died in Cliarlestown, Mass., Jan. 29, 1880.

FRY, Benjamin St. James, editor, was born at Rutledge, Tenn., June 16, 1834. He was grad- uated from Woodward college, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1844, and became associate editor and pub- lisher of the Western Bamhler. He was a Method- ist circuit preacher, 1847-50; president of the Worthiugton, Ohio, female college, 1850-60, and chaplain of the 63d Ohio volunteer infantry, 1861- 64. He was agent of the Methodist book concern at St. Louis, Mo. , 1865-72, and editor of the Cen- tral Christian Advocate. 1872-93. He was a dele- gate to the general conferences of 1870, 1880, 1884 and 1888, and also to the ecumenical confer- ences at London in 1881 and at Washington, D.C., in 1891. The honorary degree of D.D. was con- ferred upon him by Quincy college. 111., in 1871. He published the lives of Bishops miatcoat (1854), MeKendree (1855), Jioherts (1856), and George (1856); also a prize essay Property Consecrated 01856). He died in St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 5, 1892.

FRY, Gary Harrison, soldier, was born in Garrard county, Ky., Aug. 20, 1813; sou of Dr. John and Judith (Harrison) Fry; grandson of Joshua and Peachy (Walker) Fry; great-giand-

son of John and (Adams) Fry, and great^

grandson of Col. Joshua and Mary (Micou) Hill Fry. He graduated from the U.S. military acad- emy in 1834, and was assigned to duty at P'ort Towson, Indian Territory, serving there until Oct. 31, 1836, when he resigned his commission and returned to civil life. Ho practised medicine in Louisville, Ky., 1845-46, and on June 9, 1846, joined the volunteer army, with the rank of major and served throughout the Mexican war. He was engaged on the march througli Camargo, Mex., 1846-17; at the battle of Buena Vista, Feb. 22-23, 1847, and commanded his regiment from Feb. 23 to June 9, 1847, when it was dis- banded. He returned to the practice of medicine at Danville, Ky., 1847-18, and at Louisville, Ky., 1848-53. On Feb. 7, 1853, he was reappointed in the U.S. army as paymaster with the rank of major, and served in New Mexico until the out- break of the civil war. He was stationed at Washington, D.C., 1861-63, being acting paj'mas- ter-general from July 15 to Dec. 10, 1862, and chief paymaster of the pay district of Washing- ton, D.C., from Feb. 4 to July 15, 1863, and at San Francisco, Cal., 1803-67. He was brevetted lieutenant-colonel March 13, 1865, for services during the war, and was promoted lieutenant- colonel on the staff of the paymaster-general, Jul}' 28, 1866. He served in charge of the pay district, Charleston, S.C, 1867-69; was brevetted colonel and brigadier-general, Oct. 15, 1867; was chief paymaster of the division of the Missouri, 1869-71; of the department of Missouri, 1871-72, and of the division of the Pacific, 1872-73. He died at San Francisco, Cal., March 5, 1873.

FRY, James Barnet, soldier, was born in Carrollton, 111., Feb. 22, 1827. He was graduated at the U.S. military academy in 1847, and was assigned to the 3d artillery as brevet 2d lieuten- ant. The same year lie joined tlie army of Gen- eral Scott in the City of Mexico, and the next year with a detachment of artillery made the voyage around Cape Horn to take military pos- session of Oregon. In 1851 he was transferred to Louisiana and in 1853 to Texas. In 1853 he was an assistant to Maj. George H. Thomas at tlie mili- tary academy and in 1854 was apjiointed adjutant of the academy under Col. R. E. Lee. In Jan- uary, 1861, he was stationed at Fort Leaven- worth, Kan., as 1st lieutenant in command of Magruder's battery and was ordered with the battery to report at Washington, D.C., where he directed the stationing of artillery so as to com- mand the streets of the national capital. He was promoted captain and made assistant adju-