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was a U.S. commissioner to the World's Fair at Vienna in 1873, and a juror at the Centennial expo- sition, Philadelphia, 1876. He was a liberal patron of Wellesley college, was president of its board of visitors from its organization, endowed the col- lege library, and founded the system of a Sabbat-

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ical year by which the professors are allowed the seventh year for rest and study in Europe and a pension after twenty-six years of service. He devoted much time to local archgeological re- search and located the ancient city of Norumbega and the place where Leif Erikson and his com- panions came ashore in A.D. 1000 and built their houses, as being on the Charles river in Cam- bridge, Mass. When the Leif Erikson statue was erected in Boston in 1887 he delivered the histor- ical address in Faneuil hall. He was a member of the American Philosophical society, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Knight of the order of Dannebrog (Den- mark). He received the the honorary degree of A.M. from Union college in 1843 and from Har- vard in 1847 and that of M.D. from the Medical college, Castleton,Vt. He is the author of: Hun- garian Milling and Vienna Bread (1873); Indian Names of Boston (1886); On the Landfall of John Cabot in 1497 and the Site of Norumbega (1886); Discovery of America hij Northmen (1888); Discovery of the Ancient City of Norumbega (1889); The Problem of the Northmen (1889); The Defences of Norumbega (1891); The Landfall of Leif Erikson (1892); Leifs House in Vinland (1893). He also reproduced in print the manu- script of German and Onondaga Lexicon left by the Moravian missionary, David Zeisberzer, and comprising seven volumes. He died in Cam- bridge. Mass.. Jan. 1. 1893.

HORSFORD, Jerediah, representative, was born in Charlotte, Vt., March 8, 1791; son of Roger and Mary (Brown) Horsford, grandson of Capt. Daniel Horsford, and a descendant of Wil- liam Horsford, the immigrant, who lived in Dor- chester, Mass., during 163.3-35, and moved to Windsor, Conn., in 1636. He was a member of the state militia in 1812 and was with the Amer- ican army at Burlington engaged in defending the place. He removed to New York state in 1814

and settled in the Genesee valley, where he was a missionary among the Seneca Indians. He was also a farmer at Mount Morris, removing in 1818 to Moscow, Livingston county. He was a militia officer and acquired the title of colonel, serving at the battle of Niagara Falls, July 25, 1814. He was a member of the state assembly for several terms and a representative in the 32d congress, 1851-53, having been elected by the Whig party. He was married to Charity Jlaria Norton, of Goshen, Conn., a direct descendant of Thomas Norton, the immigrant, who settled in New Haven in 1639 and removed to Guilford; and also a de- scendant of Capt. John Mason, commander of Colonial troops in the Pequot war. Their son was Eben Norton Horsford (q.v.). Colonel Horsford died at Livonia Station. N.Y., Jan. 14. 1875.

HORSTflANN, Ignatius Frederick, R.C. bish- op, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 16, 1840, son of Frederick and Catharine (Weber) Horst- niann. He graduated at the Central high school with honors in 1857. He then took a course at the Jesuit college and made his semi- nary studies at the preparatory semi- nary, Glen Riddle, Pa., and at the Amer- ican college, Rome. He won numerous prizes and medals in literary and oratori- cal contests during his scholastic life. He was ordained priest by Cardinal Patrizzi while in Rome, June 10, 1865, and was given the degree of D.D. in 1866. He was professor of logic, metaphy- sics and ethics and also of German and He- brew in St. Charles Theological seminary, Philadelphia, 1866-77; rector of St. Mary's church, 1877-85; chancellor of the archdiocese, 1885-92; and was consecrated bishoiJ of Cleveland by Archbishop Elder, of Cincinnati, Feb. 25, 1802, as successor to the Rt. Rev. Richard Gilmour, D.D. He was spiritual director of the Convent of Notre Dame and of the Catholic club, and pres- ident of the Catholic Historical society during his residence in Philadelphia. His administra- tion of the affairs of the diocese was attended with a decided growth in all the insritutions connected with the see. He edited Nampon's Catholic Doctrine as defined in the Council of Trent: compiled Litroduction of the Holy Bible and Dictionary of the Bible, and was assistant editor of the American Catholic Quarterly Review, 1889-92.

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