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in deference to the wishes of liis father gave up his plan of entering the ministry and became a lawyer. He was a member of the state senate of South Carolina, 1826-30, and advocated the codification of the laws of the state. He was an advocate of temperance and a member of the American peace society, his opinion on the latter subject being radical to the extreme, as he held even defensive warfare to be wicked. He was a fine classical scholar, but opposed to the teach- ing of the classics and mathematics as elements of an education. He advocated thorough relig- ious training and reform in spelliiig, practising the latter in his own correspondence, and his re- form was afterward largely adopted. He deliv- ered an address on "American Education" before the Western literary institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1834, a few da3's before his death. He received the degree of LL.D. fi-om Yale in 1830. He is the author of Science and Literature (1831); and Address on Peace and War (1832). He died near Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 11, 1834.

QRIMSHAW, William, author, was born in Greencastle, Ireland, in 1782. He came to the United States in 1815 and settled in Pliiladelphia, where he gave up his time to literary pursuits. He revised and published History of Home and History of Crreece by Goldsmith; History of the

Wars Growing out of the French lievolution, by Baines; and the Life of Washington by Ramsay. Among other works he is the author of a series of school histories, arranged with questions and keys; Etymological Dictionary (1821); History of the United States to 1S21 (1834); History of France to the Abdication of Napoleon (1828); Gentlemen's Lexicon; Ladies' Lexicon, and History of France to the Death of Louis XVL (1839); History of the

United States to 1S4S (1853); Merchants' Law Book; Life of Napoleon; and the American Chesterfield. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1852.

QRIMSLEY, George Perry, geologist, was born at Granville, Ohio. Feb. 21, 1868; son of CarsoQ Porter and Mary (Evans) Grimsley; grandson of John and Ruth (Clark) Grimsley, and a descendant of Philip Grimsley, who set- tled near Roanoke, Va., in 1800. He was grad- uated from the Ohio state university in 1890; was assistant geologist for the Ohio geological survey, 1891-93. and became assistant geologist of the Kansas university geological survey in 1896. He accepted the chair of geology and natural history at Washburn college, Topeka, Kan., in 1895. He was elected a fellow of the Geological society of Washington in 1893 and of the Geological society of America in 1895. He received the degree of Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins university iu 1894. He is the author of Microscopical Studies of the Lime- stones of Ohio (1891); Study of Oranites of Cecil county, Maryland (1894); Oypsum Deposits of Kan-

sas (1893); The Mineral Resources ot Kansas (H33); Geological Survey of Kansas, Report on Gypsum (1339) and an article on the Technology of Gyx'nn (in Mineral Lidustry, Vol. VII., 1899).

QRINNELL, George Bird, editor, vras born in Bi-ojklyu. X.Y., Sjpt. 2 J, 1819; son of George Bl.ike and Helen Alvord (Lansing) Grinnell; grandson of the Hon. George Grinnell of Green- field, Mass., and of the Rav. D. C. Lansing, D.D., of Auburn, N.Y., and a descendant of Matthew Grinnell, a freeman of Portsmouth, Rhode Island Colony (1638). He was graduated from Yale in 1870 and engaged iu business in New York city, 1871-74. He was assistant in osteology at the Peabody museum, Yale, 1874-80; and be- came one of the editors of Forest and Stream in 1876; president of the Forest and Stream pub- lishing company in 1880 and president of the Boswortli machine company in 1887. He was appointed a commissioner to treat with the Black- foot and Fort Belknap Indians in 1895. He is the author of: Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk Tales (1889); Blackfoot Lodge Talcs (1892); the Story of the Indian (1895); Jack, the Toung Ranchman (1899) and The Indians of Today (1899); was CO editor of American Big Game Hunting (1893); Hunting in 3Iany Lands (1895); and Trail and Campfire (1897), and contributed to magazines.

QRINNELL, Henry, merchant, was born in New Be Iford. Mass., 1799; son of Capt. Cornelius and Sylvia (Howland) Grinnell. He was edu- cated at the New Bedford academy and in 1818 became a clerk in the house of Fish & Grinnell in New York city, of which his brother Joseph was junior partner, and on the retirement of Preserved Fish in 1825, Henry and his brother Moses H. were admitted as partners, and the firm became Fish, Grinnell & Co. In 1838 when Joseph withdrew, Robert B. Minturn, a brother-in law, was admit- ted and the firm of Grinnell, Minturn & Co. was established, Henry continuing a partner till his retirement from business in 1849. Being largely interested in whale fishery he took especial inter- est in the geography of the Arctic regions, and was a devoted friend of seamen. In 1850 he fitted out the Advance and the Rescue and organ- ized an expedition to search for Sir John Frank- lin. The expedition was placed in command of Lieut. Edwin J. de Haven, U.S.N., with Dr. Elisha Kent Kane as surgeon and historian. The.y sailed from New York in May, 1850, and discovered land at 75°, 34', 31" N. 95° west and named it Grinnell land. They were caught in the ice and drifted from September, 1850, till June, 1851, when they reached Baffin's bay and returned home. In 1853, with George Peabody Mr. Grinnell fitted out a second expedition, his portion of the expense being §50,000. It sailed from New York May 30, 1853, under Dr. Kane and reached 78°, 43" N.,