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55; Gloversville. 1856-57; West Troy, 1858-59, and Cambridge, N.Y., 1860-61; Castleton, Vt., 1862- 63; Albany, 1864-65; Fort Plain, 1866-68, and Glens Falls, KY., 1869-71; and Bennington, Vt., 1873-75. He was a trustee of Wesleyan univer- sity, 1871-81 ; superintendent of public schools, Bennington, Vt., 1873; member of the board of education, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1879-85; was elected president of the Troy Conference histor- ical society in 1886, and of Saratoga Home for children in 1889. He received the degree of D.D. from Wesleyan university in 1863. He is the author of: Manual of Instructions (1865) ; Manual of 3Iethodism (1868) ; Dancing as an Amuse- ment (1877) ; Beauties of Herbart (1877) ; Shield of Faith (ISSO) ; The Lenten Season (1882) ; Method- ist Episcopacy (1892); and many sermons, tracts and coiitributions to periodicals.

HAWLEY, Gideon, educationist, was born in Huntington. Conn., Sept. 26, 1785: son of Gideon and Sarah (Curtis) Hawley: grandson of Obadiah and Sarah Hawlej- and of Jonathan, Jr., and Eunice (Summers) Curtis; and great* grandson of Joseph Hawley, who came to America from Derbyshire, England, 1629-30. He removed with his parents to Charlton, N.Y., was prepared for college at Dr. Perry's academy at Ballston Spa, N. Y., and was gi-aduated at Union college in 1809, where he was tutor, 1809-10. He studiel law in Schenectad}', 1809-10, and then theolog}-, which he soon abandoned. He was admitted to the bar in 1813. and was master in chancer^-, 1812-30. He was the first state superintendent of public schools, 1813-21, and organized the common school system of the state. He was secretary of the regents of the University of the state of New York, 1814-41; regent, 1842-70; trustee of Albany academy. 1818-70; charter member of the board of trustees of the Albany female academy, 1831-70; a member of the executive committee of the state normal board, 1845-52; and a regent at large of the Smithsonian institution, 1846-61. He was secretary of the Old Albany insurance companj-, 1819-53; and a charter director of the Mohawk & Hudson railroad. He printed for private distribution Essays in Truth and Knowledge (1850). He died in Albany, X.Y., July 16, 1870.

HAWLEY, Joseph Roswell, senator, was born in SteuartsviUe, X.C, Oct. 31, 1826; son of the Rev. Francis and Mary (McLeod) Hawley. His father, a Baptist minister, returned to Connecti- cut, his native state, in 1837, and in 1842 removed to Cazenovia, N.Y. Joseph prepared for college at the Hartford high school and at the seminary in Cazenovia and was graduated at Hamilton col- lege A.B., 1847, A.M., 1850. He taught school, studied law and was admitted to practice in 1850 in Hartford, Conn. He entered political life as a Free Soil Democrat, opposed the Know-Nothing

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party, and called the first meeting assembled in Connecticut for the organization of the Repub- lican party, in his office, Feb. 4, 18.56. He can- vassed the northern states for three months in behalf of Fremont and Dayton in 1856. He edited the Charter Oak, an abolition journal, 1852-56, and in 1857

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partnership with Wil- liam Faxon. He helped to recruit the first company in the 1st Connecticut vol- unteers, was commis- sioned 1st lieutenant and was its captain in the first battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861. At the end of three months' service he returned home with the regi- ment and helped to recruit the 7th Connecticut volunteers for three years' .service, and was its lieutenant-colonel. The regiment was with the Port Royal, S.C, expedition and the first to land on South Carolina soil. It engaged in the four months' siege of Fort Pulaski and garrisoned the fort on its surrender. He succeeded Col. Alfred H. Terry to the command of the regiment and led it in the battles of James Island and Pocotaligo, and in the Florida expedition. He commanded the port of I ernandina, January, 1863, and made an unsuccessful attempt to capture Charleston in April of that year. He commanded a brigade in the siege of Charleston and the capture of Fort Wagner, and in Februarj-, 1864, his brigade in the division of Gen. Truman Sej^mour took part in the disastrous battle of Olustee, Fla. He com- manded a brigade in the division of Gen. A. H. Terry, 10th corps, army of the James, 1864, and was present at the battles of Drewry's Bluff, Deep Rvm and around Bermuda Hundred. He com- manded a division in the battle of Newmarket Road and took part in the siege of Petersburg. He was promoted brigadier -general of volimteers in September, 1864, and in January, 1865, when General Terry was sent to lead the operations against Fort Fisher, N.C., General Hawley suc- ceeded to the command of the division, and on General Terry's return he became his chief-of- staff. He commanded the district of southeastern North Carolina as military governor, with head- quarters at Wihnington, Feb. 22 to June, 1865, was chief of staff to General Terry, in command of the department of Virginia, with headquarters