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admitted to the bar at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1857, and practised in Mansfield, Ohio, 1857-60, when he removed to Michigan and was admitted to practice in that state, but soon after entered upon a journalistic career. He was editor of the Port Huron Commercial; removed to Detroit and became editor-in-chief of the Daily Union, and when that paper was merged with the Everting News he accepted a position on the editorial staff of the latter paper. He was sent to Washington, D.C.. to represent the Scripps syndicate of papers as correspondent. In 1><80 he abandoned his edi- torial career, and entered the U.S. patent office. He was rajjidly promoted, and in 188G was nyt- pointed principal examiner, serving imtil 1893, wlien he resigned and devoted himself to the study of experimental psychology. The honorary degree of LL.D. was given him bj' St. John's college, Annapolis, in 1893. He was married. May 28, 1861, to Emma, daughter of Charles and Maria (Armstrong) Little. He is the author of: The Law of Psychic Phenomena (1893); A Scien- tific Demonstration of the Future Life (1895); Tlie Divine Pedigree of Man (189!)), and numer- ous contributions to periodicals.

HUDSON, William Henry, author, was born in London. England, May 2, 1862; son of Thomas and Maria Ann (Swash) Hudson. He was edu- cated at private schools and under private in- structors in Bristol and London, was an assistant in the library of Sion college, London, 1885-86; private .secretar\' and literary assistant to Herbert Spencer. 1883-88, and librarian of the City Liberal club, London, 1889-90. During this time he was also engaged in dramatic criticism and general newspaper work. He settled in the United States in 1890; catalogued the French Revolution collec- tion in the President White library at Cornell university, 1890-91; was assistant librarian at Cornell university, 1801-92. and then went to California as professor of English literature in the Leland Stanford Junior university. He edited Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield and The Sir Roger de Coverley Pajjers, and is the author of: The Church and the Stage (18S6); The Satan of Tli/'ology (IHdl); An Introduction to the Philoso- phy of Herbert Spencer (1894); Studies in Inter- pretation (1><96); Idle Hours in a Library (1897); Tlie Stiuly of English Literature (1898); .4 Study of Sir Walter Scott (in the Twelve Epoch Making Scotsmen series) (1900), and contributions to mag- azines.

HUDSON, William Leverreth, naval officer, was born in New York. May 11, 1794. He was given a warrant in the U.S. navy as midshipman, Jan. 1. 1816; was commissioned lieutenant, April 28. 1826; commodore. Nov. 2, 1842, and cnptain, Sept. 14, 1855. He was second in command in the Wilkes exploring exr)edition, and lost his

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vessel, the sloop-of-war Peacock, at the mouth of the Columbia river, in Oregon, in 1841, He was commandant of the Brooklyn navy yard for sev- eral years and commanded the U.S. steamer Xiagara in lay- ing the first At- lantic telegraph cable, 1857- 58. His ser- vices were ac- knowledged by Great Britain

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served as com- mander of the Charlestown navy yartl. and was retired in August, 1862. At the time of his death he was a member of the board of lighthouse inspec- tors. He died in Brooklyn. N.Y., Oct. 15, 1862. HUDSON, William Wilson, educator, was born in Orange county. Va.. about 1808. He was graduated from Yale, A.B., 1827, A.M., 1S30, and was professor of mathematics and natural phil- osophy in the University of Alabama, 1833-37. He removed to Columbia, Mo., in 1838, and was appointed professor in Columbia college there. Upon the merging of the college in the Univer- sity of Missouri he was professor of mathematics, natural philosopln^ and astronomy in the uni- versity. 1843-56, and during the interim between the resignation of President John H. l..;throp and the inauguration of the Rev. James Shannon,

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he acted as president, 1849-50. He was elected president of the Universit}' of Missouri. July 4, 1856, on the retirement of Dr. Sliannon. and was also professor of physics, astronomy, and engin- eering, holding these several offices until his death. The astronomical observatoiy which de- veloped into the Laws observatory was erected and equipped with instruments under his direction and partly from his own private means. He died in Colunii)ia. Mo.. June 14, 1859.

HUESTIS, Alexander Comstock, educator, was l)oni in Perry, Wyoming county, N.Y., Ai)ril 16, 1819; son of Jonatlian and Catharan (Comstock) Huestis. He was graduated at Wes- levan university, Conn., in 1839 and was the