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tions made while on her mission. Slie organized eighty-six unions, twenty-three branches of the White Cross lengue, and in Japan, India and Madasgascar twenty-four men's temperance so- cieties. She vibited nearly every country of the Old \vorid. and lier addresses were in- terpreted into forty- seven different lan- guages. She return- ed to the United States in 1891, and made a similar tour in Mexico and South America, the Balia- mas and Jamaica. She is the autiior of Tlie Liquor Traffic in Western Africa, and other tracts, and an extended series of letters in the Union Signal. In 1891 she was made honorary life presi- dent of the World's W.C.T.U. by the first con- vention of that bod}-, held in Boston. She was still active as a lecturer and preacher in 1901.

LE BLOND, Francis Celestian, representative, was l)orn at Fredericktown, Oiiio. Feb. 14, 1821; son of Everah Celestian and Elizabeth (Holder- man) Le Blond, grandson of Everah C. Le Blond, of Paris, France, and of Cliristopher Holderman, of Ohio. His father, a native of Paris, France, came to America at the age of sixteen. Francis C. Le Blond was educated at the Norwalk, Oliio, seminary, and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1844. He settled in practice in St. ]Mar\', Ohio, in 1844, and in Celina, 1848; was prosecuting at- torney of the county, 1848-51; a member of the state house of representatives, 1851-55, and speaker of that body, 1853-55. He was married in 1853 to Louisa E. McGinley, and of their three chil- dren, Charles M. was a representative in the Oliio legislature. 1886-90, and afterward practised law at Hilo, Hawaii. Francis C. Le Blond wns a Democratic representative from the fiftli Oliio district in the 38th and 39th congresses, ]8r)3-(57. After the expiration of his term ho returned to his law business at Celiiia, where he was still in active practice in 1901.

• LE CLEAR, Thomas, portrait painter, was born in Oswego, N.Y., March 11, 1818; son of Louis and Catherine Le Clear. He displayed a talent for art as a child. In 1832 he went to London, Canada, where he painted the j^ortrait of Sir John Wilson, a former member of parlia- ment, who became his devoted friend. He re- sided for awhile in Elmira ami Rochester, N.Y., and settled in New York city in li^39, removing in 184G to Buffalo, N. Y., and returning to New

York city in 18G0, where the remainder of his professional life was spent. He was elected a member of the Century association in 18(32, and of tiif^ National Academy of Design in 1863, and exiiibited there and occasionalh* at the Royal aca leiiiy in London. His earlier works include: The Reprimand; High, Low, Jack and the Game (1860); Marble Players; The Itinerant (1862); and Yunng America (1852). His portraits include Edwin Booth, William Cullen Bryant and George Bancroft, Presidents Fillmore and Garfielil. He died in Rutherford Park, N.J,, Nov. 26, 1882.

LE CLERCQ, Charles, actor, was born in Eng- land, about 1823; son of Charles Le Clercq, an English actor, and brotln r ( f Carlotta Le Clercq. He came to the United States in 1870. as a mem- ber of Charles Fechter's comiaany, playing Cade- rousse in " Monte Cristo." In 1872, wlien George Rignold, the English actor, played his notable engagement at Booth's theater, New York city, in " Henry V.," Mr. Le Clercq was a member of the company, afterward making a tour of the United States with that play. In 1879 he joined Augustin Dah''s company in New York city, ap- pearing with that organization in a wide variety of roles for fifteen j'ears. He died in New York city. Sept. 19. 1S95.

LE COMPTE, Samuel Dexter, jurist, was born in Cambridge, Md., Dec. 13, 1814; son of Samuel D. and Araminta (Frazier) Le Conipte. He was graduated at Jefferson college. Pa., in 1834; was admitted to the bar, and pi-actised in Westminster, Md., 1837-44; was a representative in the ^Maryland legislature, 1841-42; and prac- tised law in Cambridge and Baltimore, 1844-54. He was married in 1841 to Camilla Anderson. He was appointed by President Pierce chief justice of Kansas Territory on its organization, -Mny 30, 1854. In November, 1856, he released on bail Charles Hay. indicted for murder, and Gov- ernor Gf^ary pronounced the act a judicial out- rage. President Pierce on the representation of the governor appointed Judge Harrison to the position, but Judge Le Compte defended his judicial course before the U.S. senate, and the nomination of Judge Harrison was not confirmed. Judge Le Compte continued to hold his office and direct the courts of the territory until its admission as a state, Jan. 29, 1861. He presided over the convention of Sept. 5, 1857, which framed the Le Compte constitution and the capital was named Lecompton in his honor. He was a representative in the Kansas .state legisla- ture, 1867-68, and was appointed probate judge of Leaven wortli, Knn.. in 1876. He is the author of Tale of Ka)tsa.s History and The Other Side both pulilished in book form; and various pamph- lets relating to the Kan.sas difficulty. He died in Kansas City, Mo., April 24, 1888.