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 HEBARD

HECKER

many in 1748, a descendant of the Rev. George Heatwole, who died at Marschluicli, Germany, in 1008. Joel was educated in the pubhc schools; taught school and learned the printer's trade; and removed to ^linnesota in 1883. He was secre- tary of the Rei)uhlican state central committee four years, and its cliairman two years; and a memlier of the board of regents of the University of Minnesota six years. lie was unanimously elected as delegate at-large to the Republican national convention in 1888; was president of the Minne.sota editorial association tliree terms; and V, as mayor of the city of Northfield. He was a Repuliliian representative in the 54th. Tjoth. oCtli and 57tli congresses, 1895-1'J03, serving in all as a member of the committee on foreign affairs; in the o5th and 56th as a member of the select committee on the twelfth census; in the 55th as chairman of the committee on ventilation and acoustics; and in the 56th congress as a member of the joint committee on the Washington cen- tennial celebration, and chairman of the com- mittee on printing. He was selected as one of the managers on the part of the house of repre- sentatives having in cliarge the war resolutions in April, 1898. He was married Dec. 4, 1890, to Mrs. Gertrude L. Archibald of Northfield, Minn.

HEBARD, William, representative, was born in Windham. Conn., Nov. 29, 1800. He removed with his father's family to Randolpli, Vt., u-lien a lad and was educated at Randolph academj-. He was admitted to the bar in 1827 and removed to Chelsea in 1845. He represented his to'.vn in the general assembly, 1835, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1858- .59, 1864-65, and 1872; was a state senator. 1836- 40; state's attorney, 1832, 1834, and 1836; judge of probate, 1838, 1840, 1841; delegate to the constitu- tional convention, 1857; member of the council of censors, 1834 and 1848, judge of the supreme court, 1842-44, a representative in the 31st and 32d congresses, 1849-53, and a delegate to the Republican national convention of 1860. He died in Chelsea, Vt., Oct. 22, 1875.

HEBERT, Paul Octave, governor of Louisiana, was born in Bayou Goula, Herville parish. La., Nov. 12, 1818. He was graduated at the Je.suit college, St. James parish, in 1836, and at the U.S. military academy in 1840; was assistant professor of engineering at the academy, 1841-42; and engineer in improving the western passes of the mouth of the Mississippi river, 1843-45. He resigned from the army in 1845 and was chief engineer of the state of Louisiana, 1845-47. He was lieutenant-colonel of the 14th U.S. volunteer infantry in the Mexican %var, and was brevetted colonel for bravery at the battle of Molino del Rey. He was U.S. commi.ssioner to the Paris exposition, 1851; was a member of the Louisiana constitu-

tional convention of 1852 and governor of the state of Louisiana, 1853-56. He was one of the five brigadier-generals in the provisional Confederate

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army appointed in 1861. He commanded the district of Louisiana, and the trans-Mississippi and Texas departments. After the war he was state engineer of Louisiana and was made com- missioner of engineers for the Mississippi levee in 1873. He died in New Orleans, La., Aug. 29, 1880.

HECHT, John Peter, clergyman, was born in Bucks county, Pa., Feb. 28, 1790. He was edu- cated for the ministry of the Lutheran church and preached his first sermon in Pliiladelphia in 1806. He had charge of two congregations in Montgomery county after 1808. He was then called to Carlisle and on Dec. 10, 1815, removed to Easton, where he was jiastor of St. Jolm's church till 1845. He was a director and superin- tendent of schools in Easton; professor of German in Lafaj^ette college, 1840-45, and a trustee of the college, 1839-45. He served as secretary and as president of the synod of Pennsylvania. He resigned his pastorate and college duties in May, 1845, and died at Easton. Pa., Jan. 30, 1849.

HECKER, Isaac Thomas, theologian, was born in New York city, Dec. 18, 1819. His parents were poor and his educational advantages were very meagre. He joined his brothers in the milling busiue.ss and just as Hecker's flour was gaining a reputation, his study of Kant re.sulted in his forsaking the mill and devoting himself to metaphysics and tlieology. He joined the Brook Farm community and subsecpiently a socialistic community at Fruitlands, but finally, at the urgent request of his brothers, he returned to the flouring mill. There he in.stituted a com- munity of interests with his brothers so th.at they all should have a common pur.se, and the full charge of the men was given him, in order that he could make a trial of his theories. He provided for the men a library and a hall for amusements. At the end of a year he again took up his .studies and in 1841 was drawn to a study of the Roman