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 LE MUYNE

LENIHAN

Washington, Pa., 1822-79. He was married in May, 1823, to Madeleine Romaine Bureau. He helped to organize an anti-slavery society in 183.5 and was the abolition candidate for vice- president in 1840 and for governor of Pennsylva- nia, 1841, 1844 and 1847. He was a trustee of "Washington college, 1830-.52 ; of Wasliington Female seminary, 1836-G5 ; endowed the Le Moyne cliair of agriculture and correlative branches, and the Le ]Moyne chair of applied mechanics in Washington and Jefferson college ; gave $2.').000 to found the Le Moyne normal insti- tute for the education of the colored race at Memphis, Tenn., and in 1876 built the first cre- matory in the United States, and was tlie third person whose remains were cremated there. He died in Washington, Pa., Oct. 14, 1879.

LE MOYNE, Jean Baptiste, Sieur de Bien= ville, first governor of Louisiana, was born at Ville Marie, Canada, Feb. 23, 1680 ; son of Charles and Catherine (Tierry) Primot Le I\Ioyne, and grandson of Pierre and Judith (Duchesne) Le Mo3'ne. He was left an orphan in 1690, and made his home with his brother Charles, Sieur, later Baron of Longueuil, on wliose death in 1691 he succeeded to the title, being known as De Bienville. He followed the sea, and record is found of him as a midshipman in 1697, serving with his brother Iberville in the expedition against the English settlers at Hudson Bay. He accompanied Iberville to France, where the lat- ter received the commission from Maurepas to discover and take possession of the mouth of the Mississippi river. Bienville sailed with the expe- dition from Brest, Oct. 24, 1698. and in February, 1699, they established a camp at Biloxi, and in the same month discovered the mouth of the Mississippi river. Bienville was commissioned lieutenant of the king, and in 1700, after explor- ing the country and visiting the Indian tribes, he established and became commander of a fort on the ^lississippi forty-four miles above the mouth of the river. On Aug. 22, 1701, he took command of the camp at Biloxi, and in Decem- ber, 1701, he was ordered to Mobile with men and material enough to make a settlement. In 1703- 04 immigrants arrived from France with a plen- tiful supply of money and provisions, and in 1706 fifty Canadians settled in the colony. Bienville was ordered to France as a prisoner in February, 1708, but succeeded in reinstating himself in royal favor, and he remained with the colon}-. He proposed in 1708 that Negi'oes be .sent from the Antilles to Louisiana to cultivate the soil and to be exchanged for native Indians at the rate of two Negroes for three Indians. In June. 1713, Cadillac became governor of the colonj' and Bien- ville was commissioned lieutenant-governor. Bienville and the new governor quarrelled, and

early in 1716 Bienville was sent among the Natchez Indians with a few men to make a set- tlement. He established a fort, which provoked a war, but in August a treaty of peace was con- cluded. He returned to Mobile in October, and commanded the colony until the arrival of De I'Epinay, the new governor, in March, 1717, when Bienville was decorated with the cross of St. Louis. De TEpinay was recalled in 1718 and Bien- ville was made commandant-general or gov- ernor. He founded the city of New Oi'leans in 1718, ar.d it was made the seat of government in 1723. On Feb. 16, 1724, Bienville was summoned to France to answer charpes made against him, and in Jaimary, 1733, he was returned to Louis- iana as govexuior with the rank of lieutenant- colonel. He made unsuccessful exjjeditions against the Chickasaw Indians in 1736, 1739 and 1740. In 1743 he returned to France, seeking to restore his health, and died in Paris in 1768.

LE MOYNE, John Valcoulon, representative, was born in Washington, Pa., Nov. 11, 1828 ; son of Dr. Fiancis Julius and Madeleine Romaine (Bureau) Le Moyne, and grandson of Joiin Peter Romaine and Madeleine Fran^oise Charlotte (Marret) Bureau. Both his grandfathers came from France in 1790, and were of the French colonj' which founded the town of Gallipolis, Ohio. He was graduated from Washingtjn college. Pa., A.B., in 1847 ; studied law in Pittsburg, Pa., and was admitted to the bar there in 1852. He re- moved immediately to Chicago, 111. He was married, March 28, 1853, to Julia M. Murray, of Pittsburg. He was the unsuccessful candidate of the Liberal party for representative in the 43d congress in 1872, and was elected to the 44th congress as a Democrat, from the third Illinois district, defeating Representative Farwell, who claimed the seat. He took his seat in 1876, and served until the close of the 44th congress, March 3, 1877. He traveled in Europe in 1887, and on his return retired from business and removed to Melvale, near Baltimore, 31(1.

LENIHAN, Thomas Matthias, R.C. bishop, was born in Mallow, county Cork, Ireland, Aug. 12, 1845 ; aon of Edward and Mary (Donovan) Len- iiian. He came to America with his parents in 1850, settled in Dubuque, Iowa, and was con- firmed by the Rt. Rev. Pierre Jean Matthias Loras, first bishop of Dubuque, in whose honor he then assumed the name of Matthias. He was educated at St. Thomas's seminary, Bardstown, Ky,, 1857-60, in the Theological seminary at Cape Gir- rardeau. Mo., and in St. Francis seminary at Mil- waukee. Wis. He was ordained priest in St. Ra- phael's cathedral, Dubuque. Iowa, Nov. 19, 1867, the first priest ordained by Bishop Hennessy, and was pastor of St. Benedict's church, Decorah, Wis., 1868-70. In 1870 he was appointed pastor of