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ber of scientific works on Oriental philology, history and archaeology in English and German. He also conceived the idea of the Polychrome Bible, which he successfully carried out in 1898 with the assistance of several other eminent scholars.

HAVEMEYER, William Frederick, manu facturer, was boi-n in New York city, Feb. 12, 1804; son of William and nephew of Frederick C. Havemeyer, two brothers who came from Biick- eburg, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany, in 1802, and established a sugar refinery business in Van- dam street. New York, as W. & F. C. Have- meyer. William Frederick was graduated from Columbia college in 1828. He then entered the sugar refiner}' of his father, where he gained a thorough practical knowledge of the business in all its details. In 1820 he succeeded to the busi- ness with his cousin, Frederick C, Jr., as a part- ner. In 1842 the cousins retired from active participation in the sugar-refining business but retained interests, and were succeeded each by a brother and the firm became Albert and Freder- ick Havemeyer. In politics William F. was a disciple of Jackson and a friend of Van Buren. He was an early director of the Merchant's Ex- change bank, and predicted the collapse of the Bank of the United States, while it was at the height of its prosperity, and his prophecy was ridiculed. He was president of tlie Bank of North America in New York, 1851-61, and his finan- cial skill carried the bank safely through the

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crisis of 1857. He was a Polk and Dallas elector in 1845; mayor of New York, 1845-16, 1848-49 and 1873-74 ; commissioner of emigration, 1817-53 ; and vice-president of the citizens' committee of sev- enty whose investigations overthrew the Tweed ring. He died in New York city, Nov. 30, 1874. HAVEN, Alice Bradley, author, was born in Hudson, N.Y., Sept. 13, 1828. Her maiden name was Bradley and her mother was a Baptist and of Quaker descent. During her school days

she contributed to the Philadelphia Saturday Gazette under the pen-name " Alice G. Lee." She was married to Joseph C. Neal, the editor of the paper, in 1846. She continued to write under the name of " Cousin Alice " and upon the death of Mr. Neal in 1847 she assumed editorial control of the Gazette, and held it until 1853 when she was married to Samuel L. Haven. Among her many successful books are: TJie Gossi2)s of Bh-erton (1850); The Coopers (1858); Where There's a Will There's a Way (1861); Out of Debt, Out of Danger (1864); The Good Beport: Moruincj and Evening Lessons for Lent (1867) ; and Home Stories (1869). See memoir of her life (1864). She died at Mamaroneck. N.Y., Aug. 23, 1863.

HAVEN, Erastus Otis, M.E. bishop, vvas born in Boston, Mass., Nov. 1, 1820; son of the Rev. Jotham, grandson of Jotham, great-grandson of Gideon, great^ grandson of Moses, great^ grandson of Nathaniel and great* grandson of Richard Haven the English emigrant who ap- peared in New Eng- land in 1644. His fa- ther was a Methodist circuit preacher, and brother of Gilbert Haven, the father of Bishop Gilbert Haven. Otis was pre- pared for college at the Framingham

academy, and by his father with the help of his well-selected library. He was pre- pared to enter Har- vard but decided to take his course at the

Wesleyan university, Middletown, Conn., where he was graduated, A.B., 1842, A.M., 1845. He was licensed to exhort, June 27, 1843. and to preach, Dec. 30, 1843. He was principal of the academy, Sudbury, Mass., 1842-43; instructor in natural sciences, Amenia seminary, N.Y., 1843- 46; principal of the seminar}-, 1846-48; joined the New York conference of the M.E. church, 1848; was stationed at the Twenty-fourth Street church. New York city, 1848-49 ; at Red Hook, N. Y., 1850- 52, and at the Mulberry Street, N.Y. city, 1852. He was profes.sor of the Latin language and liter- ature in the University of Michigan, 1853-54, and of history and English literature there, 1854-56. He was editor of Zion's Herald, Boston, Mass., 1856-63; a member of Massachusetts board of education, 1858-63; of the Massachusetts senate, 1862-63; president of the University of Michigan, 1863-69, and while so serving was professor of rhetoric and English literature, 1863-65, of logic and political economy, 1865-'58, and of mental and