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 GANNETT

GANSEVOORT

GANNETT, Henry, geographer, was born in Bath, Maine, Aug. 24. 1846; son of Michael Farley and Hannah Trufant (Church) Gannett. He was graduated from Harvard with the degree of S.B. in 18(59 and that of M.E. in 1870, and was assistant in the Harvard observator}', 1870-71. In 1873 lie was appointed topographer upon the western surveys under Dr. F. V. Hayden and was engaged in that work until 1879. In 1880-83 he was geographer of the 10th census and in 1882 was appointed chief topograplier of the U.S geological survey, superintending the jireparation of the topographical atlas of the United States. He also acted as geographer of the eleventh census. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Bowdoin in 1889. His works are geographic and statistical. He is the author of The Kest (with R. P. Porter and W. A. Jones, 1882); Scribner's Statistical Atlan (with F. W. Hewes, 1883); Dictionm-y of Altitudes in the United States <3d ed., 1899); -4 Manual of Topographic Stirveyimj (1893); The Buihling of a Xatim (ISO.")); The United States (1898); and nmnerous contributions to the publications of the Hayden and U.S. geolog- ical surveys.

GANNETT, William Channing, clergyman, was born in Boston, Mass., March 13, 1840; son •of the Rev. Ezra Stiles and Anna (Tilden) Gan- nett. He was graduated from Harvard in 1860 and in 1868 entered the Unitarian ministry, but was not ordained until 1879. He was pastor at Milwaukee, Wis., 1868-70; at East Lexington, Mass., 1871-73; at St. Paul, Minn., 1877-83; at Hmsdale, 111., 1887-89, and at Rochester, N.Y., from 1889. In 1878 he was one of the founders of thp Unity. He published: Ezra Stiles Gannett (1875); A Year of Miracles (1881); The Childhood ^f Jesus (1884); with Frederick L. Hosmer, The Thouijht of God (first and second series 1885 and 1894); with Jenkin Lloyd Jones. The Faith That Makes Fail/if id (1886); and other smaller publi- cations.

GANNON, Thomas Joseph, educator, was born at Cambridge, Mass., July 14, 1853: son of Patrick and Martha (Walley) Gannon. He attended the public schools of Cambridge, also Boston college, and in 1872 entered the Society of Jesus. He was professor of mathen^atics, Latin and Greek in Holy Cross college, Worces- ter, Mass., 1878-83; professor of philosophy at Boston coUege, 1887-88; and in Woodstock col- lege, Md., 1888-89. He was assistant to the Very Reverend Provincial of the Maryland-New York province of the Society of Jesus, 1890-91. He was appointed president of St. John's college, Fordham, N. Y., Nov. 23. 1891; resigned the posi- tion in August, 1896. and was again appointeil assistant to the Rev. E<lward I. Purbrick. S.J., provincial of the New York-Maryland province

GANSEVOORT, Quart C, naval officer, was born in Gansevoort, N.Y., June 7, 1812; son of Leonard H. Gansevoort and grandson of Gen. Peter Gansevoort. He was appointed midship- man, U.S. navy, March 4, 1823; was promoted passed midsliipinan, April 28, 1833; lieutenant, March 8, 1837; commander, Sept. 14, 1855; cap- tain, July 16, 1863; and was retired with the rank of commodore, Jan. 38, 1867. _ He was on the brig Somers when young Spencer from Hudson, N.Y., was executed for mutiny, and was a member of the council of officers who sustained and approved the course of Com- mander Alexander Slidell JIackenzie of the Siimers. He commanded the John Adams in the Mexican war and took part in the battle of Sitka on the Pacific coast during the Indian war of 1856. He was chief of ordnance at the Brooklyn navy yard, 1861-63, and afterward commanded the ironclad Moanoke. His sea service closed witii liis return from a crui.se in September, 1864. He died in Schenectady, X.Y., July 15, 1868.

GANSEVOORT, Henry Sanford, soldier, was born in Albany, N.Y., Deo. 15, 1835; son of Peter and Mary (Sanford) Gansevoort; and grandson of Gen. Peter Gansevoort and of Chancellor Nathan Sanford. He was prepared for college at Phillips Andover academy and at Albany acad- emy, and was graduated at the College of New Jersey, A.B., 1855, A.M., 1858, and from Harvard, LL.B., 1858. He read law in Buffalo, N.Y., and in New York city, afterward practising in New York, where he was a member of the 7th regi- ment, N.G.S. N.Y., and served with that regiment in the civil war, 1861. He was commissioned 2d lieutenant in the -Ith U.S. artillery, May 14, 1861, and 1st lieutenant in August, 1863, commanding a battery at Hampton, Va., and served in the Peninsula campaign under McClellan. He was assigned to Battery C, 5th U.S. artillerj', in August, 1863, serving at Gainesville, Second Bull Run, South Mountain and Antietam. He was commissioned lieutenant-colonel in the volunteer army, June, 1863, and gaining leave of absence in the regular army, was assigned to the 13th New York cavalry, recruited partly by him. In January, 1864, the regiment was assigned to Lowell's cavalry brigade, and on March 38 he was made colonel. He engaged Colonel Mosby's command near Chantillj% Oct. 14, 1864, where the Confederate chief was wounded and Ganse- voort followed up his advantage by capturing his camp. He was brevetted captain U.S.A. for gallant services at Antietam. major for Manassas Gap and lieutenant-colonel for the war. He was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers, June 24, 1865, for "gallant and meritorious services," and was mustered out of the volunteer service in August, 1865. He was assistant adjutant-general