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Potter, Chirk, Coxe, Neely, Morris, Littlejolm anJ Doaiie, after liaving declined the bisliopric of Maiue iu 1866. He organized the Cliurch Mont lily with the aid of Dr. George M. Randall in 1861, and was president of St. Andrew's Di- vinity school, Syracuse, N.Y.,from 1877. Am- herst conferred upon him the honorary degrees of D.D. in 18.JO and LL.D. in 1887, and Columbia gave him that of S.T.D. iu 1887. He was mar- ried in 1843 to Hannah Dane, daughter of Epes Sjirgent, and sister of Epes Sargent the poet. Their son, James O. S. Huntington, founded the "Order of the Holy Cross" in New York city, 1881, and became known as "Father Hunting- ton." He was rector of the Chvirch of the Holy Cross, New York, and was a missioner and con- ductor of retreats iu various parts of the country. The headquarters of the order was removed to "Westminster, Md., in 1892. Another son, the Rev. George P. Huntington, D.D., was rector of St. Paul's church. Maiden, Mass., and St. Thomas' church, Hanover, N.H., and professor of Hebrew in Dartmouth college, also joint author of "The Treasury of the Psalter." Bishop Huntington ■was the first president of the Church Association for the Advancement of the Interest of Labor. He is the author of: Sermons for the People (1836; 9th ed., 1869); Christian Living and Be- lieving (1860); Lectures on Human Society as Illustrating the Poicer, Wisdom and Goodness of God (1860); Elivi, or Hymns of Holy Refresh- vient {\>yQ~)); Lessons for the Instruction of Chil- dren in the Divine Life (1868); Helps to a Holy Lent (1872); Steps to a Living Faith (1873); In- troduction to Memorials of a Quiet Life (1873); TTie Pastoral Letter of the House of Bishops at the General Convention of 1SS3 {\SSZ); Forty Days rcith the Master (1891) and of occasioned contribu- tions to church periodicals on timely topics af- fecting the interests of the working-class.

HUNTINGTON, Jabez Williams, senator, was born in Norwich, Conn., Nov. 8, 1788; son of Gen. Zacliariah and Hannah (Mumford) Hunt- ington, and grandson of Gen. Jabez and Eliza- betli (Backus) Huntington. He was graduated at Yale in 1806, studied in the Litchfield Law school and practised law in that town, 1809-33. He was a member of the state assembly, 1829, and a representative in the 21st, 22d and 23d congresses, 1829-35. He was married, May 22, 1833, to Sally Ann, daughter of Joseph and Eunice (Carew) Huntington, and removed to Norwich, Conn., and was judge of the supreme court and of the supreme court of errors, 1834-40. He was elected U.S. senator in 1840 to fill the va- cancy caused by the death of Senator Tiiaddeus Betts, April 7, 1840, and in 1844 was elected for a {ull term as his own successor. He died in Nor- wich, Conn., Nov. 1, 1847.

HUNTINGTON, Jedediah Vincent, author, was born iu New York city, Jan. 20, 1815; son of Ben- jamin and Faith Trumbull (Huntington) Hunting- ton, and grandson of Benjamin and Ann (Wind- ham) Huntington, and of Gen. Jedidiah and Ann (Mooie) Huntington. He was a student at Yale, but left on account of ill-health, and w;us gi-adu- ated at the Universit}' of the City of New York, A.B., 1835, A.M., 1838. and at the University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1838. He studied at Union Theological seminary, 1836-37; was professor of mental philosophj', St. Paul's college, Flushing, N.Y., 1838-41, and was ordained deacon in 1841, and priest, Feb. 24, 1842. He was rector of St. Stephen's church, ]\Iiddlebury, Vt., 1842; trav- elled in the south and in Europe, 1842-48, and while abroad embraced the Roman Catholic faith. He was editor of the Metropolitan, Baltimore, Md., 1853-54; founder and editor of the Leader, St. Louis, Mo., 1855-57; and engaged in literary work in New York citj^ 1857-61. He publislied: The Northern Dawn and other Poems (1842); Lady Alice, a novel (3 vols., 1849); Alban, or the History of a Young Puritan (1850); The Pretty Plate (1852); The Forest, a sequel to Alban, (1853); Blonde and Brunette (1858); Rosemary (1860). He died in Paris, France, March 10, 1862.

HUNTINGTON, Jedidiah, soldier, was born in Norwich, Conn.. Aug. 4. 1743; son of Gen. Jabez and Elizabeth (Backus) Huntington. His father was graduated from Yale in 1741; was major- general of militia, 1776-79; a member of the committee of safetj'; a shipping merchant engaged in the West India trade, and died Oct. 5, 1786. Jedidiah was graduated at Harvard, A.B., 1763; and he received the degree of A.M. from both Harvard and Yale in 1770. He en- gaged in business with his father; was a Son of Liberty, a member of the committee of correspondence in 1774, and joined the

army of Washington at Cambridge with a regi- ment of militia of which he was colonel, April 26,1775. He was present at Danbury, Conn., in April, 1776, when he effected a junction with Arnold, and the British were repulsed. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier- general at Washington's request. May 12, 1777, and in July he joined General Putnam at Peekskill, N.Y., with all the Continental troops he could collect. He was sent to the vicin-