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Knob, Mo., with a force of lOUO men, against tlie repeated attacks of tlie Confederate army, and successfully retreating to RoUa, Mo. He was brevetted major-general of volunteers in 1865 for his services during the war. He practised law in Washington, D.C., 1865-71, and at Lancaster, Oliio, 1871-t51. He was a member of the state constitutional convention of 1873-74 and repre- sented his district in the 45th and 46th congresses, 1877-81. He prepared the bill establishing a bureau of labor statistics, opposed the presence of U.S. soldiers at polling places, and favored the remonetization of silver and the continuation of the use of greenback currency. He was an un- successful candidate of the Democratic party for governor of Ohio in 1879, and at the close of his term as representative in congress, March 3, 1881, he resumed his law practice, making his office and residence in New York city. He was founder and first president of the Ohio society of New York; a trustee of Ohio soldiers" and sailors' orphans' home, 1874r-78; of the Ohio university, 1878-83, and acted as vice-president of the Cin- cinnati law college in 1881. He made a notable address before the Marietta centennial convention of 1887, and one before the Kansas state bar association in 1890. He also contributed to the CusmiipolUaa in May, 1894, " The Struggle for Freedom in Kansas." Brown university, by special vote, in 1894, gave him the degree of A.M. in 1860 with the class of 1850, and Georgetown college. D.C., gave him the degree of LL.D. in 1870. He died in New Y'ork city, Jan. 21, 1896.

EWINQ, William Lee Davidson, senator, was born in 1795. He received a high school educa- tion and was admitted to the bar. He settled in Vandalia, Fayette count}-. 111., where he prac- tised his profession. He was appointed receiver of public moneys for the district in 1825, served as U.S. surveyor of public lands, 1826-27, and was made major-general in the state militia. In the Black Hawk war of 1832 he was major of the spy battalion. He was a state senator, 1832-34, and as president of the senate was acting gover- nor of the state from Nov. 15 to Dec. 9, 1834. On the death of Senator Elias Kent Kane, Dec. 11, 1835, he was elected to fill the vacancy in the U.S. senate and he continued in office until the expiration of the senatorial term, March 3 1837. He was a state representative, 1838-40: speaker of the house in 1840 and state auditor, 1843-46. He died in Vandalia, 111., March 25, 1846.

EVERMAN, John, geologist, was born in Easton, Pa., Jan. 15, 1867; son of Edward H. and Alice (Heller) Eyerman. He was a student at Lafayette, 1884-86; at Harvard, 1386-87; at Princeton, 1889-95, and instructor in blow-piping at Lafayette. 1888-93. He was married, April 21, 1888, to Lucy E. Maxwell. He was made a

memlier of the National academy of science, Philadelphia, in 1888, of the American institute of mining engineers in 1888; a life member of the Biitish association for the advancement of science in 1888 ; a fellow of the American associ- ation for the advancement of science in 1889 ; of the Geological society of America in 1890; of the New Y'ork acailemy of science in 1890 ; of the American geographical society in 1892; of the London geologists' association in 1892; of the zoological society, London, England, in 1893; of the Pennsylvania historical society in 1895; and secretary of the Society of colonial wars in the state of New Jersey. He was associate editor of the Journal of Analytical Chemistry, department of mineral analysis. 1869, and one of the editors of the American Geologist from 1890. He is the author of: y^otes on Geology and Mineralogy (1889) ; Mineralogy of the French Creek Mines (1889) ; The Mineralogy of Pennsyl- rania (1890); ^4 Course in Determinative Mineralogy (1890) ; A Catalogue of the Palwontological Puh- lications of Joseph Leidy, M.D., LL.D. (1891); Sihlioyraphy of North American Vertebrate Paheon- ttilogy for 1SS9-1S93 ; On a Collection of Tert.iaiy Mammals from Southern France and Italy (1893) ; Mineralogy of the Columbian Exposition (1894) ; The Genus Temnoeyon (1895) ; A Study of Genealogy (1898) ; A Genealogical Index of the Wills of North- ampton County, 1752-1802 (1898); The Old Grave- yards of Northampton ; Studies in Genealogy (3 vols., 1899) ; and a Supplement to The Ancestors of Marguerite and John Eyerman (1899).

EYRE, Wilson, architect, was born in Flor- ence. Italy, Oct. 30. 18.58; son of "Wilson Eyre. He was brought up and educated in Italy till 1869. when his parents removed to Newport, R.I., where he attended school, 1869-72. He was at school in LenoxviUe, Canada, 1872-74 ; at a pre- paratory school at Woburn. Mass., 1874-75, and was a special student in architecture at the Massachusetts institute of technology, 1875. He was an architect with James P. Sims in Phila- delphia, 1876-81, and alone in business in that city thereafter. He was architect of the New- comb Memorial college building. New Orleans, La., the Detroit club house, Detroit, Mich., and various prominent buildings in Philadelphia and New Y'ork.

EYSTER, Nellie Blessing, author, was born in Frederick, Md., Dec. 7, 1831; daughter of Abraham and Mary (Ent) Blessing; and grand- daughter of George and Julia (Ea.sterday) Bless- ing and of Capt. George W. and Margaret ("W'oltz) Ent Her first American ancestor was Jacob Blessing, whose parents came from Saxon}-. She was married in 1847 to her tutor, David A. S. Eyster, a lawyer of Harrisburg, Pa. She was active in bringing about the purchase of Mt.