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ami from Princeton tlieolosieal seminary in 1823, and was ortlaineil a Presbyterian miuister, April 13, l^J"). He was eleeteil first principal of the Imliaua seminary, Blotimington, Ind., in 1824, and when the seminary received the college charter in 1828 he was elected professor of ancient lan- guages, which position he resigned in 1831. He was stated supply at Bloomington. Ind., 1826-30; and removed to Bedford, Pa., in 1831, where he openeil an academy and became the supply of the church in that place. In 1838 he removed to Borilentown, N.J., thence in succession to Trenton, N.J.. Pouglikeepsie, N.Y., and Xewburgh, N.Y., in all of which places he taught school and preached. In 1846 he became principal of Park institute, Brooklyn, N.Y., and pastor of the Reformed (Dutch) church. Rutgers conferred on him the honorary degree of D.D. in 1848. He is the author of a Latin Grammar (1828); The New Pwrc/iase (1843); Something for Evei-ybody (1843); Teaching a Science (1848); TJie Teacher, an Ar- tist, and Frank Freeman's Barber Shop {1852). He died in Brooklyn, X.Y., Jan. 23, 1863.

HALL, Benjamin Homer, author, was born in Troy, N.Y., Nov. 14, 1830; son of Daniel and Anjinette (Fitch) Hall; grandson of Lot and Mary (Homer) Hall; and brotlier of Fitzedward Hall. He was prepared for college at Phillips academy, Andover, Mass., and was graduated at Harvard in IS.jl. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar and practised in Troy, N.Y., 1856-93. He was city clerk and city chamberlain of Troy and editor of the Morning Whig, 1878-80. He was married June 1, 1859, to Margaret McCoren, daughter of Jacob L. Lane of Troy, N.Y. His lit- erary work began while a senior at Harvard, where he published anonymously A Collection of College Words and Customs, and on the author- ship becoming known, Jared Sparks, president of Harvard, presented him with the three histories of Harvard, then extant, inscribing in each volume these words: " Presented to Mr. Benj. H. Hall by the Corporation of Harvard University, June 18, 1851, Jared Sparks, president." Mr. Hall revised the work in 1856. He published: A History of Eastern Vermotit (1858, new ed., 1865); Bibliography of the United States: Vermont (1860); A Tribute of the Citizens of Troy to the Memory of Abraham Lin- coln (1865); and articles in the Harvard Book (1875), and in Sylvester's History of liensselaer County. N.Y. (1880). He died at Troy, N.Y., April 6, 1893.

HALL, Bolton, teacher, was born in Armagh, Ireland, Aug. 5, 1854; son of the Rev. Dr. John and Family (Bolton) Hall. He was educated in Dublin until 1867, when he removed with his par- ents to America and was graduated from the Col- lege of New Jersej' in 1875. He was in business for ten years, importing European goods, then

studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1887. lie advocated the restoring of land to the people and also wrote and lectured on fundamental reforms. He was active in the New York tax reform association; in the promotion of the culti- vation of vacant land by the unemployed, and as an agitator; and was a university extension lecturer. He is the author of: Even as You and I (1897); Things as They Are (1899), and numerous contributions to periodical literature.

HALL, Charles Cuthbert, educator, was born in New York city, Sept. 3, 1852; son of William Cooper and Jane Agnes (Boyd) Hall, and grand- son of Robert and Marj' Boyd of Albany, N.Y. He was graduated from Williams college in 1872, and was a student at the Union theological semi- nary, 1872-74, at the Presbyterian college in Lon- don, England, and at the Free church college in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1874-75. He was ordained Dec. 2, 1875; was pastor of the Union Presbyterian church at Xewburgh, N.Y., 1875-77; of the First Presbyterian church in Brooklyn, N.Y., 1877-97, was Carew lecturer at Hartford theological semi- nary in 1894; and was elected president and professor of practical theology at the Union theological seminary in New York in 1897. He was appointed in 1899 by the University of Chicago, Haskell Lecturer to India to serve in 1901-02. He was elected a trustee of Williams college in 1886 and of Atlanta university, Ga., in 1895, and a director of the Union theological seminary in 1883. He received the degree of D.D. from the University of the city of New York in 1890 and from Harvard in 1897. He is the author of: Into His Marvelous Light (1892); Does God Send Trouble? (1895); Qualifications for Ministerial Poiccr (1895); Gospel of the Divine Sacrifice (1896); Christian Worship (1897), and many sermons and addresses.

HALL, Charles Francis, Arctic explorer, was born in Rochester, X.H., in 1821. He was self educated, learned the trade of blacksmith and removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he kept a stationery store, did engraving and conducted a weekly journal. He gave close studj^ to the calo- ric engine, then first in use, and became an omnivorous reader of literature relative to Arctic exploration. He became an enthusiast on the subject, and while accepting Captain McClin- tock's report of the death of Sir John Franklin and the fate of his companions, he could not accept the conclasion of the British naval officer that the entire party had perished and left no record of their exploits. He went to New York where he visited Henry Grinnell, the wealthy shipping merchant, who had already been a patron of Arctic effort in the same direction, and Grinnell, with other capitalists, fitted out Mr. Hall and gave him passage in the whaler George Henry,