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and matriculated at the London university in 1866. He settled in America in 1867, was pro- fessor of literature or of pliilosoijhy at St. Xavier's college, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1872-75, at St. Louis university, 1883-87, at Detroit college, 1887-89. He was a member of the Society of Jesus from 1866, and in the intervals between the above periods of professorship at the colleges, he conducted tlie studies in literature or in jihi- losophy of the j'oung members of the Jesuit Order in Missouri ; and he was preacher and sacred lecturer in several Jesuit churches. After 1889 he engaged chiefly as a contributor to the Ameri- can and foreign reviews, and as assistant editor on pedagogy for the Standard Dictionary. He is the author of : The Acohjte, or a Christian Scliolar (1871) ; Anthropology and Biology (1889) ; Loyola, or the Educational System of the Jesuits (1892). In 1895 he was called to Rome to gather ma- terials there, and in Europe generally, for a documentary history of the Society of oesus in British America and the United States.

HUQHES, Thomas H., representative, was born in Cape May, N.J., Jan. 10, 1769 : son of Ellis Huglies, and a descendant of Humphrey Hughes. He was educated in the public schools, resided at Cold Spring, Cape May county, N.J., was sheriff of Cape May county, 1801-01 ; a member of the legislative assembly, 1807-08, 1809-10, and 1812-13, a member of the legislative council, 1819-23 and 1824-25, and a representative in the 21st and 22d congresses, 1829-33. He died at Cold Spring. N.J., Nov. 10. 1839.

HUIDEKOPER, Frederic, educator, was born in Meadville, Pa., April 7, 1817 ; son of Harm Jan and Rebecca (Calhovui) Huidekoper. His father (1776-1854) was agent of the Holland Land company and founder of the Unitarian so- ciety and theological school, Meadville, Pa., 1844. Frederic entered Harvard in 1834, as a sopho- more, but was obliged to give up his studies from failing eyesight. He worked on a farm, 1835-39 ; travelled in Europe, 1839-41 ; studied theology, 1841-43 ; was professor of New Testament history in Meadville theological school, 1843-45 ; of ec- clesiastical history, 1845-47 ; was treasurer and librarian of the school, and custodian of the Joshua Brookes fund. He published : Belief of the First Tliree Centuries concerning Christ's Mis- sion to the UnderworM (1854); Indaism at Rome B.C. 76 to A.D. 140 (1876); Indirect Testimony of History to the Oenuineness of the Gospels (1879), and numerous contributions to periodical literature.

HUIDEKOPER, Henry Shippen, soldier, was born in Meadville, Pa., July 17, 1889; son of Edgar and Frances (Shippen) Huidekoper and grandson of Harm Jan, emigrant from Holland in 1796, and Rebecca (Calhoun) Huidekoi^er.

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He was graduated at Harvard in 1862, receiving his A.M. degree in 1872. He served in the civil war as captain in the 150th regiment, Pennsyl- vania volunteers, and was promoted lieutenant- colonel and colonel, respectively. While in com- mand of his regiment in the first army corps at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, he was wound- ed twice, and lost bis right arm. He re- turned to service in September, 1863, but prostrated by his wounds M-as obliged to resign from the army at Culpeper, Va., in 1864. He was appointed major- general in the na- tional guard of Penn- sylvania by Gover- nor Geary in 1870, and as such was active in the labor riots in IS/"?, under Governor Hartranft, solving at Scranton a question between the mili- tary and the civil powers with such tact and firmness as to establish himself strong]}- in the confidence of the governor and the people. L'l^on the re-organization of the national guard with Governor Hartranft as the majoi'-general. Gen- eral Huidekoper was appointed the senior briga- dier-general. He was postmaster at Philadelphia, Pa., 1880-85, and was accredited by post office officials with having originated and carried through the ounce weight for letters instead of the former half-ounce. He was married in 1864, to Emma G., daughter of Thomas W. Evans, of Philadelphia. He is the author of Manual of Service (1879), a military text-book.

HULBERT, Calvin Butler, educator, was born in East Sheldon, Vt., Oct. 18, 1827; son of Chauncey and Charlotte (Munsell) Hulbert. He prepared for college at the academies at Bakers- field and Thetford and was graduated at Dart- mouth, A.B., 1853, and at Andover Theological seminary, 1859. He taught school in Vermont, 1853-56 ; was ordained and installed pastor of the Congregational church, New Haven, Vt., Oct. 20, serving 1859-69. He was pastor of the Bellville Avenue church, Newark, N. J., 1870-72 : of the Second Congregational church, Bennington. Vt., 1872-75 ; president of Middlebury college, 1875-80 ; acting pastor of the Congregational church. Lyd- worth, 1880-86 ; and became pastor at East Hard- wick in 1886. He subsequently removed to Old Mission, Mich. He was elected a trustee of Middlebury college in I^'jG. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Woodward. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from Dartmouth in 1875.