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1.3, 1863. to Eliza Adelaide Cutler ; and secondly, Nov. 27, 187S, to Jenny P. Gaihind. He wiis elected a member and vice-president of the American Library association. He received the degree of A.M. from Harvard in 1867, that of Ph.D. from the University of the State of Missouri in 1875, and that of LL.D. from Washington uni- ver.sit}', St. Louis, in 1897. His published works include: Color Guard (1864) ; Thinking Bayonet ( 186.'5) ; Short History of German Literatiire{lS7S) ; Samuel Adams (188.3); Story of the Jews (188.3); Life of Voung Sir Henry Vane (1888) ; Short History of Anglo-Saxon Freedom ( 1890) ; How Tluinkful was BewitcJwd (1894) ; Life of Thomas Hutehinson (1896), and numerous magazine and newspaper articles.

HOSMER, Samuel Monroe, educator, was born at Tuscaloosa county Ala.. July 22,1846; son of Silas and Esther Ann (Cowley) Hosmer and grandson of Samuel and Susan Hosmer. He graduated at Southern university, Greensboro, Ala., B. P., 1874 ; joined the North Alabama con- ference in 1874 ; was presiding elder, 1888-96 ; delegate to general conferences, 1886-98 ; a trus- tee of Southern university from 1883, and on Feb. 16, 1899, was elected president as successor to the Rev. Dr. J. O. Keener, deceased, serving also as agent of the university and professor of bibli- cal literature. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from Southern university in 1893.

HOSHER, Titus, delegate, was born in Middle- town, Conn., in 1736 ; son of Stephen Hosmer; and brother of Timotln- Hosmer, a surgeon on the staff of General Washington in the war of the American Revolution, and judge of Ontario county, N. Y., 1798. His maternal grandfather, Tliomas Titus, of Hawkliurst, England, an officer in Cromwell's army, came to America after the accession of Charles II., settled in Boston, and subsequently removed to Middletown, Conn. Titus Hosmer was graduated at Yale, A.B., 17.37, A.M., 1760 ; practised law in Middletown ; served in the state council and in the assembly, 1773-78 ; was speaker of the latter, 1777 ; was a delegate to the Continental congress, 177.8-79, wliere he signed the Articles of Confederation, and was a judge of the maritime court of the United States, 1780. His son, Stephen Titus, was a graduate of Yale, 1783, chief justice of Connecti- cut, 181.3-33, and died, Aug. .3, 1834. Hosmer the deleg.ite -23 ; grandson of Timothy Hosmer, surgeon on Wasliington's staff in the Revolution, and great-grandson of Stephen Hosmer, a graduate of Yale in 1733. He was

educated as alaw)'er, was a master in chancery at Avon, and a clerk in tiie New York custom house, 1834-36. He learned the Indian dialect from his motlier, wlio wasan accomplislied linguist, and lie travelled extensively among the tribes of Wis- consin and Florida, studying their characteristics and lore. He received the honorary degiee of A.M. from the University of Vermont in 1841. His published works include : The Fall of Tecum- seh, a drama (18.30); Themes of Song (1834); Tlie Pioneers of ^VesternXew York (1838); The Months (1841); Yonnondio, or the Warriors of Genesee (ISU); Bird Xotes (18.30); Legend of the Sene- cas (18.30) ; Poetical Works (3 vols. , 1834) . He died in Avon, N.Y.. May 23, 1877.

HOSS, George Washington, educator, was born in Brown county, Ohio, Nov. 6, 1824 ; son of Jacob and Jane (Kinney) Hoss ; grandson of John and Ann Elizabeth Hoss, and of German descent. He was born in a log cabin, was brought up on his father's farm and worked his way through Indiana Asbury universit}', wliere he wasgraduated, A.B., 18.30, A.M., 18.33. He was principal of Muncie academy, 1850-53 ; teacher of mathematics in Indiana Female college, 1852-56, and professor of matliematics in Butler university, 18.36-64. As superintendent of public instruction for Indiana, 1804-68, he secured a .state normal school, teachers' institutes, and a revision of the school laws. He was professor of English litera- ture in Indiana university, 1868-72 ; president of the state normal school, Emporia, Kansas, 1871- 73, and professor of English literature and elocu- tion in Indiana university, 1874-80. In 1880 he removed to Topeka, Kan., where he purchased and edited the Educationist and in 1884 became professor of Englisli classics and oratory in Baker university. In 1890 he founded the Western School of Elocution and Oratory at Wichita and with the duties as head of this school, he united those of professor of elocution and oratory in Friends university in that city. Indiana uni- versity conferred on him the honorary degree of LL.D. in 1872. He edited the Indiana School Journal, 1862-71, and is the autlior of numerous reports, addresses and contributions to temjier- ance. educational and ret'onn publications.

HOTCHKIN, Samuel Fitch, clergyman and author, was born in Sauquoit. N.Y., April 2, 1833; son of the Rev. Beriah Bisliopand Elizabeth Alice (Fitch) Ilotchkin ; grandson of the Rev. James Hervey and Rebecca (Hall) Ilotchkin and of Samuel and Harriet Pamela (Jacob) Fitch ; and a descendant of Jolin Ilotchkin, who came to Guilford, Conn., from Essex, England, about 1648, was married in 1670 to Marv Bishop and died in January, 1681-82. Samuel Fitch Ilotch- kin was graduated at Trinity college (Coini.), A.B., 1856, A.M., 1860, and at the General Theo-