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fornia (1893-94); Bioplastology and the re- lated branches of Scientific Research (1893); Phy- logoiy of an Acquired Characteristic (1894) ; Cephalopoda, in Zittel's Text Book of Paleontol- ogy (in press, 1900). He edited Guides for Sci- ence Teaching, for the use of teachers in the public schools ; and is the author of several of the series, including : About Pebbles ; Commercial and Other Sponges ; Common Hijdroids; Corals and Echinoderms ; Oysters, Clams, and Worms. He died in Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 15, 1903.

HYATT, James William, financier, was born in Norwalk, Conn., Sept. 19, 1837 ; son of James William and Laura (Gray) Hyatt ; grandson of John and Jane (White) Hyatt, and a descendant of James William and Laura Gray. He attended the public schools until 1850, when he commenced an active business life. He removed to New York citv in 1860, where he was employed in the banking house of Le Grand Lockwood & Co. In 1873 he returned to Norwalk, where lie was jus- tice of the peace and vice-president of the Dan- bury and Norwalk Eailway company, and in 1881 became its president. He was secretary and gen- eral manager, 1873-74, and president from 1874 of the Norwalk Horse Railway company. He served in the state legislature as a Democratic represen- tative, 1875-76 ; was state bank commissioner by appointment of Governor Ingersoll, 1876-86 ; was elected state senator in 1884, and resigned the same year ; was re-appointed state bank commis- sioner, 1884; was U.S. bank examiner for Con- necticut and Rhode Island by appointment of President Cleveland, 1886-87, and treasurer of the United States, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Conrad N. Jordan, resigned, from May, 1887, to March 4, 1889. He was pres- ident of the Fairfield County National bank, in Norwalk, 1890-93. He was married in Decem- ber, 1860, to Jane M., daughter of Gen. George Hoyt, of Norwalk, Conn., and had two sons and two daughters. He died at Norwalk, Conn., March 13, 1893.

HYDE, Ammi Bradford, educator, was born in Oxford, Chenango county, N.Y., March 13, 1826 ; son of Asahel J. and Mary (Hinckley) Hyde ; grandson of Nathan and Laura (Hum- phrey) Hyde and of Jared and Hopestill(Brewster) Hinckley, and a descendant in the seventh gen- eration of William Brewster, of the Mayflower, and of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon. The Hyde immigrant settled in Derby (Oxford). Conn. Jared Hinckley was a soldier in the American Revolution. Ammi Bradford Hyde graduated from Wesleyan university in 1846, and was teacher of languages in Cazenovia seminary, N.Y., 1846-61. He was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Rushville, N.Y., 1863-64; professor of Greek in Allegheny college, Mead-

ville. Pa., 1864-79, also serving on the U.S. sani- tary commission at City Point, Va., in 1864. He was professor of Biblical literature in Allegheny college, 1879-84, and in the latter year was elected professor of Greek in the University of Denver. He was married, July 35, 1850, to Mira Smith. SjTacuse college conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in 1874. He was a member of the Oriental society and a founder of the American Philological association. He wrote : '' Book of Ecclesiastes " and "The Songs of Solomon" in the Commentary on the Old Testament (1881); and is the author of: Tlie Story of Methodism, and a volume of Essays (1888).

HYDE, Edward, colonial governor of North Carolina, was born in England about 1650. He was sent out to North Carolina in 1711 as gov- ernor of the province, and it fell to his duty to restore order between the rival governments es- tablished by the Anglicans and Quakers respect- ively. He was instructed to receive his commis- sion from the governor of the Anglican division, but before his arrival that official had died, and he had no evidence of authority except i)rivate letters from the proprietaries. He convened a legislature, but its acts were not enfoi'ced, and Thomas Cary, governor by the will of the Quaker party, determined to break up the rival govern- ment. To accomplish tliis purpose he attempted to land two ship-loads of soldiers in Chowan sound, and Hyde called to his aid the governor of Virginia, who sent a party of marines from the guard-ships and Cary was expelled. Hyde then defended the inhabitants from the attacks of the Indians, and gained much popularity by defeating the Tuscaroras near New Berne, Jan. 3, 1713. The same year an epidemic of yellow fever attacked the people of the colony, and Hyde was one of the first victims, Aug. 8, 1713.

HYDE, Edward Wyllys, educator, was born in Saginaw, Mich., Oct. 17, 1843 ; son of Harvey and Julia D. (Taylor) Hyde ; grandson of Abner Hyde, of Brooklyn, Conn., and a descendant, in the sixth generation, of Isaac Hyde. He was graduated at Cornell university. B.C.E., in 1872, and C.E., 1874. He was instructor in civil engi- neering there, 1871-73 ; professor of matliematics at the Chester (Pa.) Military academy, 1873-74 ; assistant professor of mathematics at the Univer- sity of Cincinnati, 1875-78, and in 1878 was made full professor. He served as dean and chairman of the academic faculty, 1892-93, 1894-95, 1897-99. He was elected a fellow of the American Associ- ation for the Advancement of Science in 1881, and president of section "A" in 1891; and a member of the American Mathematical society in May, 1891. He was made associate editor of the Annals of Mathematics in 1897. He published : Skew Arches (1875) ; Directional Calculus (1890) ;