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was governor of Vermont, 1809-13 and ISlo-lS), being defeated in lbil3 and 1S14 by a small ma- jority. He was a presidential elector in 1808. 18'J0 and 1824, and a member of the state consti- tutional conventions of 1814 and 1832. His wife was Mary, daughter of Gov. Thomas Chittenden of Vermont and sister of Gov. Martin Chittenden, liis gubernatorial opponent, 1809-19. One of their sons, Elon, born iii Shaftsbury, Vt., became a Baptist clergyman ; held pastorates in Whites- boro, Utica, Rochester and Lockport, N.Y. ; at one time was president of the Baptist missionary convention of New York, and died in Lockport, N.Y., June 13, IS.JO. Governor Galusha died in Shaftsbury, Vt., Sept. 24. 1834.

QAMAQE, Frederick Luther, educator, was born in Hopkinton, Mass., June 19, 1860; son of Henry Richard and Abbie (Lackey) Gamage: grandson of Joseph and Mary (Taft) Gamage; great-grandson of Richard and Betsey (Phijips) Gamage ; and a descendant in the sixth generation from Joshua Gamage, who was born in Bristol, England, in 1685, settled in Cambridge, Mass., in 1708 and married Deborah Wyeth. He was pre- pared for college at the "Westboro, Bfciss., high school and was graduated at Brown university, A.B., 1883, A.M., 1885. He was instructor in Greek at Delaware academy, Delhi, N.Y., 1882- 85; principal of Oxford, N.Y., academy, 1885-93, and during this time served the regents of the University of the state of New York as inspector of academies. In 1893 he was elected head master of St. Paul's school, established and en- dowed by Alexander T. and Cornelia Stewart in connection with the P.E. cathedral at Garden City, Long Island, N.Y. He was married, Sept. 23, 1886, to Isabella Horner of Delhi, N.Y. He was elected a member of the Society of the Sons of the Revolution in 1897 and of the New York Univer- sity club in 1898. The honorary degree of D.C.L. was conferred upon him bj' Holiart college in 1898.

GAMBLE, Hamilton Rowan, governor of Missouri, was born in Winchester, Va., Nov. 29, 1798; sou of Jo.seph and Annie (Hamilton) Gamble. His father was born in Ireland and emigrated to America, settling in Virginia in 1784. He attended Hampden Sidney college and was admitted to the Virginia bar about 1817. In 1818 he removed to Franklin, Mo., and in 1824 was elected secretary of state. Subsequentlj' he removed to St. Louis and became presiding judge of the supreme court of Missouri and a represent- ative in the state legislature. In August, 18G1, he was a delegate to the State constitutional con- vention and bj' that body was made provisional governor to supersede Claiborne F. Jackson who had joined the secessionists. In June, 1863, he reassembled the state convention and during the

sessi m offered his resignation as governor which was not accepted and he was still in office at the time of his death. He was ma. ried in November, 1827, at Columbia, S.C., to Caroline, daughter of David Coalter and a sister of Mrs. William Harper and Mrs. William C. Preston of South Carolina. He died in St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 31, 1864.

QA/VIBLE, James, representative, was born in Jersey Shore, Lycoming county. Pa., Jan. 28, 1809. He attended the public .schools and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1832. He was a member of the state legislature, 1841-42; a representative in the 32d and 33d congresses, 1851-55; president -judge of that district of Penn- sylvania comprising Clinton, Centre and Clear- field counties, 1859-60; and president -judge of Lycoming county district, 1868-78. He died in Williamsport. Pa., Feb. 23, 1883.

GAMBLE, Robert Jackson, representative, was born near Akron, X.Y., Feb. 7, 1851; son of Robert and Jennie (Abernethy) Gamble; and grandson of William Gamble, whose mother was a second cousin of Andrew Jackson, President of the United States. He was taken to Dodge county. Wis., in 1863; was graduated from Law- rence university, Appleton, Wis., in 1874: was admitted to the bar in 1875, and removed to Yankton, S.Dak. He was district attorney for the 3d judicial district in 1880; city attorney of Yankton, 1885-86 ; .state senator in 1885 ; a Re- publican representative at large from South Da- kota in the 54th congi-ess ; unsuccessful candidate for the 55th congress, and a representative in the 56th congress, 1899-1901, where he was chairman of the committee on public buildings. He was cho.sen U.S. senator in 1901.

QAMBRELL, James Bruton, educator, was born in Ander.son county. S.C.. Aug. 31, 1841; son of Joel Bruton and Jane (Williams) Gam- brell; grandson of David and Kathrine (Bruton) Gambrell ; and a descendant of John Gambrell, and of Captain Williams who fought under Gen. Francis Marion. He removed to Tijipah (now Union) coimty. Miss., in 1843. He joined the Confederate army in 1861 and served until the close of the civil war, rising to the rank of captain. He was ordained to the Baptist minis- try in 1867 and held various pastorates in Missis- sippi. In 1873 he became pastor at Oxford, Miss., and while there attended the University of Mis- sissippi. He was editor of the Baptist liecord, 1877-93, and president of Mercer university, Macon, Ga., 1893-96, serving also as professor of psychology and of .systematic and pastoral theol- ogy, and in 1894 introducing the university plan of separate schools. He served as trustee of Mississippi college, of the University of Missis- sippi and of the Southern Baptist theological seminary. He was elected general superintend-