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chair of modern government and administration in 1S'J8. He became an honorary member of the Hellenic philologic syllogos, Constantinople, in 1888; a member of the Society of mediaeval re- searclies, Constantinople, in 1889; the Syllogos Parnassos, Athens, Greece, in 1890; the American historical association in 1895; the American anti- quarian society in 1896; and the Authors' club in 1897 He was married, Oct. 23, 1873, to Lilian Hove}-, daughter of Col. Asa H. Waters, and their sons, Gilbert Hovey and Edwin Prescott, were graduated at Amhei-st in 1897 and Asa Waters in 1898. He made extended tours in Eu- rope and Western Asia and lectured extensively on historical and diplomatic subjects. He is the author of : Hippodrome of Constantinople (1889) ; ConstantiiKiple (2 vols., 189.5); Contemporary Ilis- tory (1898); Duruy's History of Modern Times (translated from the French and edited, 1894); Andronike (translated from the Greek, 1897) ; and Duruy's (General History (translated from the French, 1S9S).

GROUT, Josiah, governor of Vermout.was born in Compton, Canada, May 28, 1842; son of Josiah and Sophronia (Ayer) Grout; grandson of The- ophilus and Joanna ( Willard) Grout ; and a descendant of Dr. John Grout, who emi- grated from England in 1030 and settled in Watertown, Mass. In 1848 he removed with his father to Vermont, where he was brought up on a farm and attended the public schools and the Orleans liberal insti- tute at Glover. He then entered the acad- emy at St. Johnsbury, and on Oct. 2, 1861, left to enlist as a pri- vate in the 1st Vermont cavalry. On the or- ganization of the company he became 2d lieu- tenant. He was promoted captain in April, 1868, and major of the 26th N.Y. cavalry in January, 1864. At the close of the war he studied law with his brother, William W. Grout, at Ballon, Vt., and was admitted to practice in 1865. He was collector of customs at Island Pond, 1866-69; at St. Albans, 1870, and at Newport. 1870-72. He removed to Chicago in 1874 and subsequently to Moline, 111. In 1880 he returned to Vermont and settled on a farm at Derbj-. He represented New- port in the Vermont legislature in 1872 and 1874, the town of Derby in 1884, 1886 and 1888, being speaker of the house, 1874, 1886 and 1888, and was state senator from Orleans county, 1892-94. In

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1896 he was elected governor of Vermont, receiving the largest majority ever given any governor of the state up to that time. His term of office expired in 1898.

QROUT, Lewis, author, was born in Newfane, Vf., Jan. 28, 1815; sou of Deacon John and Azubali (Dimklee) Grout. He was the oldest of nine cliildren, eight of whom were sons, one of whom, Henry Martyn, 1831-86, was a celebrated Congregational minister. Lewis was a student at Brattleboro academy, 1834-37, Burr .seminary, 1838, and Yale college, 1838^2, graduating in 1842. He supported himself while a student by teaching, took a course in theology at Yale, 1844- 45, and was graduated at Audover tlieological seminary in 1846. He was married, Oct. 8, 1846, to Lydia Bates of Springfield, Vt., and the same day was ordained as a missionary of the A.B.C.F.M., sailing from Boston, Mass., for South Africa October 10 and reaching Natal, Feb. 15, 1847. He labored among the Zulus in the Dis- trict of Natal for fifteen years and returned to Boston, reaching that port, June 7, 1862. He made a study of the Zulu and other African languages, and w-as by turns teacher, preacher, explorer, printer, architect, carpenter, brick- maker, mason, wheelwright, blacksmith, road- maker, bridge-builder, hunter, student of natural history, translator of the Scriptures, ajid author, editor and publisher of grammars, tracts and other educational literature. On his return to America he was pastor at Saxton's River, Vt., and Feeding Hills, Mass. ; secretary of the American missionary association for Vermont and New Ilampsliire, 186.5-84; financial agent of the At- lanta imi versify, Ga., 1884-85; pastor at Sud- bury, Vt., 1885-88 ; and engaged in general literary work, 1888. He was corresponding member of the American oriental societ}-. He is the author of; Tlu; Isizuln ; a Grmnnirrr of the Znln Language (1859, rev. ed., 1893); History of the Zulu and Other Tribes In and Around Xatal (1853) ; A Eeply to Bishop Colenso's Remarks on Polygamy (1855) ; An Ansicer to Dr. Colenso's Letter on Polygamy (1856) : Translation of Psalms, Acts and Other Por- tions of the Bible into the Zulu Language ; Zulu- Land, or Life Among the Zulu ICa^tirs of Natal and Zulu-Land, South Africa (1864) ; Beminiscences of Life Among the Zulu Kafirs (1865) ; and numerous sermons, addresses and essays delivered in South Africa antl in America, published in pamphlets by the society, the colonial government and in the Journal of the American Oriental society. See Some of the Fruits of his Pen (1899), a bibli- ography including ninety subjects. On Nov. 14, 1899, he delivered an address before the Brattle- boro professional club on The Boer and the Briton in S(}ulh Africa, which made his ninety-second imblished subject.