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 FAUNCE

FAVILLE

Washington street cliurch, Lynn, Mass. , 1875-81; E Street cliurch, Washington, D.C., 1881-89; at West Newton, Mass., ls89-!)3, and at Pawtucket, R.I., from 18U4. He received the degree of D.D. from Amlierst in 1880. He was married Aug. 15, 1853, to Mary P. Perry, and their son William Herbert Perry became president of Brown in 1899. He is the author of: The Christian in the World (1873); A Youny Man's Di^cultii's }fith the Bible (1875); Prayer as a Theory and a Fact (1895); Inspiration as a Friend (1896); and Hours with a Sceptic (1897). He twice won the "Fletcher Prize " of §500, also the "Green Prize"' of the American tract society for his bocks.

FAUNCE, John, naval officer, was born in Plymouth, Mass., March 25, 1807. In 1820 he went to sea and there was instructed in naviga- tion by a sailor and was master of a ship before he was twenty-one. He entered the United States revenue marine service as 3d lieutenant, in 1837 was ordered to the Campbell which was com- missioned to co-operate with the army in the Seminole war, and during about two years of ac- tive service he was the only officer on the vessel. He was commissioned 2d lieutenant, June 5, 1841, 1st lieutenant, Oct. 28, 1845, and captain, March 8, 1855, and was given charge of the life-saving sta- tions of New Jersey and Long Island. In 1857 he assisted in the construction of the revenue cutter Harriet Lane and as her commander accompanied the expedition to Paraguay, 1858-59. He received commendations from his superior officers and from Secretary Toucej' ^m- his skill in handling his vessel during this e^^dition, and was pre- sented a silver pitcher by the officers of the fleet. In 1861 the Harriet Lane was placed in the naval service and still in command of Captain Faunce was sent with other vessels to relieve Fort Sum- ter in April, 1861, and in August assisted in the capture of the Hatteras Inlet fortifications. At the close of the war Captain Faunce was ap- pointed to locate life-saving stations along the coast and was retired May 6, 1881. He died in Jersey City, N.J., June 5. ISfll.

FAUNCE, William Herbert Perry, educator, was bora in Worcester, Mass., Jan. 15, 1859; son of the Rev. Daniel Worce.ster and Mary Parkhurst (Perry) Faunce. He was graduated at Brown university, A.B., 1880, A.M., 1889. He was in- structor in mathematics at Brown, 1881-82; attended Newton theological institution, 1880-81, 1883-84; was graduated in 1884, and ordained at Springfield, Mass., June 11, 1884. He was pastor of the State Street Baptist church, Springfield, Mass., 1884-89. and of the Fifth Avenue church. New York city. 1889-99. He was lecturer on "Preaching" for two years at Chicago univer- sity, and resident preacher at Harvard for twi> periods in 1897-98. He visited Europe three

times to study university methods in German universities. On June 3, 1899, at a meeting of the members of the corporation of Brown uni- versity, twenty -one of the fortj'-five mem- bers being present. Dr. Faunce was unan- imously elected presi- dent of the university to succeed Elisha Benjamin Andrews, resigned. He subse queutly accepted the position and w is inaugurated in Sep- tember, 1899. These lection of presidents from the alumni had become a fixed custom with Brown corporation and Dr. Faunce became the eighth alumnus in succession so honored. He received from Brown the honorarv degree of D.D. in 1895.

FAUNTLEROY, Thomas Turner, soldier, was born ill Kii-hmond county, Va., Oct. 6, 1796. He was a lieutenant in the U.S. army during the war of 1812, and soon after its close was admitted to the Virginia bar and established a practice in Warrenton, representing that town in the state legislature in 1823. In 1836 he was commissioned major of dragoons in the U.S. army and served through the Seminole war. In 1845 he was or- dered to the Texas frontier to hold the Indians in check, then joined General Taylor and afterward commanded General Scott's cavalry in Mexico. He was raised to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and again sent to the Texas frontier, 1849; was commissioned colonel, 1850; led a winter cam- paign against the Indians in the Rocky moun- tains, 18.54-55; and against the Indians in New Mexico, in 1858. At the opening of the civil war he joined the Confederate army, was commis- sioned brigadier-general by the Virginia con- vention and given the military command of Richmond, but when the Confederate govern- ment made that city the capital it refused to recognize his commission. He died in Leesburg, Va., .Sept. 12, 1883.

FAVILLE, Oran, educator, was born in Man- heim, Herkimer county, N.Y., Oct. 13, 1817. He was graduated from Wesleyan university, Mid- dletown. Conn., A.B., 1844, A.M., 1847. He was teacher of ancient languages in Oneida confer- ence seminary, Cazenovia, N.Y., 1844-46: teacher of ancient languages and afterward principal of the Troy conference academy, Poultney, Vt., 1840-52; professor of ancient languages at Mc- Kendree college, Lebanon, 111,, 1852-53, and the