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 HUSSEY

HUTCHESON

Sweden, Norway, Bulgaria, Italy and India. In 18'J1, upon the organiz;vtion of the American uni- versity at Washington, D.C., an institution intended solely for post-graduate work, he was elected its chancellor. He was one of the ninety- seven judges who served as a board of electors in October, 1900, in determining the names to be placed in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, Xew York university. He received the degree of D.D. from Dickinson college in 18G6, and that of LL.D. from De Pauw imiversity in 1877. His published translations include: Hagenbach's His- tory of the Church in the ISth a)id IDth Centuries (1SG9), \ -AW Oo&terzee & Apologetical Lectures on John's Goapel (1869), Lange"s Commentaries on the Epistle to the Romans, with additions (1870), Seneca's Moral Essays, with notes (1877); his own works: History of Rationalism (1865); Out- lines of Bible History (1872); Marfijrs of the Tract Cause (1873); Life and Literature in the Fatherland (1874); Outlines of Church History (187.5); Our Theological Century (1876); Bibli- otheca Tlieologica (1883); Short History of the Reformation (1884); Short History of the Early Church (1886); Sluvt History of the Medieval Church (1887); Short History of the Modern aiurch in Europe (1888); Short History of the Church in the United States (1890); Indika (1891); Short History of the Christian Church (1892); Tlie Journal of Captain William Pole, Jr. (1896); Tlie Literature of Theology (1896); History of the Christian Church (Vol. I., 1897; Vol. II. 1900), and numerous contributions to current ijeriod- icals. He died in Washington, D.C., May 14, 1903. HUSSEY, Curtis Grubb, manufacturer, was born in York, Pa., Aug. 11, 1802; son of Christo- pher and Lydia (Grubb)Hussey, and a descendant from Christopher Hussey, a member of the Society of Friends, who with others bought the island of Nantucket, Mass.. as a place of refuge from perse- cution, 1658-59. His parents removed to Ohio, and he was educated and studied medicine at Mount Pleasant, Jefferson county. He practised his profession in Morgan county, Ind., 1825-29; was a representative in the Indiana legislature in 1829, and declined re-election to engage in the provision trade. In 1848 he visited the Lake Superior copper region, and with others formed the Pittsburg and Boston Mining company. He located and sunk the first mining sliaft in the vicinity of Copper Harbor, resulting in the Pittsburg copf>er and brass rolling mills owned by him. He wjis the pioneer in the successful pro<luction of all descriptions of crucible steel, and he establislied the firm of Hussey, Howe & Co., manufacturers of steel in Pittsburg. The Pittsburg School of Design for Women and the Allegheny Observatory are due to his philan- thropy. He died in Pittsburg, Pa., April 25, 1893.

HUSSEY, John, educator, was born in Hills- boro, Oliio, Aug. 19, 1831; son of Dr. Zimri and Virginia (Boxley) Hussey; grandson of Stephen and Mary (Underwood) Hussey; great-grandson of Stephen and Martha (Cliamness) Hussey, and greats-grandson of Christopher Hussey, who was born in Dorking, Surrey, England, in 1598, and came to America in 1630 in company with John Winthrop. He was graduated from Miami uni- versit}' in 1854 and from Lane Theological semi- nar}- in 1859, and was ordained by the Hamilton presbytery, June 17, 1859. He served as pastor of the Lockland and Sliaron, Oliio, Presbyterian churches, 1859-67. He served on the U.S. Chris- tian commission in 1864; was captured by Gen. Bragg at the battle of Chickamauga and impris- oned in Libby prison and Thunder castle. He was finally exchanged, and was professor in the Glendale (Ohio) Female college until 1873. He was also a member of the fish commission and of the geological surveys of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. He was professor in Hanover college, 1873-74, and professor of languages in Purdue university, Lafayette, Ind., and later of natural science there, 1874-79. In 1879 he was stricken with paralysis, from which he never recovered. He was married, June 27, 1867, to Isabella Shep- herd, and had five sons and three daughters. He made valuable collections of botanical and geo- logical specimens, which were exhibited at the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago, 1893. Hanover gave him the degree of Ph.D in 1871. He died in Lafayette. Ind., Dec. 26. 1888.

HUSTED, James William, legislator, was born in Bedford, Westchester county, N.Y., Oct 31, 1833. He was prepared for college at Bedford academy, taught scliool for two years, and was graduated at Yale, A.B., 1854, A.M., 1857. He was admitted to the bar in 1857, and practised in Peekskill, N. Y. He was school commissioner for Westchester county, 1858-60; deputy superin- tendent of state insurance, 1860-62; harbor master of New York city, 1862-70; state com- missioner of emigration, 1870-72; major-general in command of the fifth division N.Y.S.M., 1872-90; president of the New York State Mili- tary association, 1875-77; a member of the New York state assembly. 1869-92, with few inter- ruptions, and speaker of the assembly, 1874. 1876, 1878, 1886, 1887 and 1890; and a delegate to the Republican national conventions of 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888 and 1892. He died in Peekskill, N.Y., Sent. 25. 18!)2.

HUTCHESON, Joseph Chappell, representa- tive, wasljorn in Mecklciil)iirg county. Va., May 18, 1842; son of Charles Sterling and:\Iary M. (Hutch- eson) Hutcheson. He was graduated from Ran- dolph-Macon college, Ta., in 1861, and at once en- tered the Confederate army as a private in Co. C, in