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New York Observer. He is the author of: 77/e Soldier of the Cruss (1851); Hints to Young Men from the Parable of the Prodigal Son (1880); Lec- tures on the Journeyings of the Children of Israel from the Land of Bondage to the Land of Prom- ise (1885). He died at The Manse, Waynesboro, Va., the home of liis niece, Mrs. A. R. Cocke, in August, 1894.

LEYDT, Johannes, clergyman, was born in Holland in 1718, and immigrated with an elder brother to America at an early age, settling near Fishkill-on-the-Hudson, N.Y. He prepared him- self for the ministry, and was licensed by the Coetus of the Dutch Reformed church in 1748, and was immediately installed as pastor at New Brunswick and Six Mile Run, N.J., holding both charges until 1783. He was a staunch ally of the Coetus party in their conflict with the Conferentie party, maintaining that ministers should be edu- cated in America and that the church should be inilependent of the mother church in Holland. He was a firm patriot during the Revolution. He was active in founding Queen's, now Rutgers college, in New Jersey, and was one of the first trustees in 1770. He was elected president of the general synod of the Dutch Reformed church in 1778. He is the author of several pamphlets on the Coetus-Conferentie conflict: True Liberty the Way to Peace ^760): and ^-1 -Defence of True Liberty the 'Way to Peace (1762). He died in Ne%v Brunswick, N.J., in 1788.

L'HOnriEDIEU, Ezra, delegate, was born in Soutiiold, L.I., N.Y., Aug. 30, 1734; son of Benja- min and Martha (Bourne) L"Hommedieu, and a grandson of Benjamin and Patience (Sylvester) L'Hommedieu and of Judge Ezra and Martha (Prince) Bourne, of Sandwich, Mass. Benjamin X. ^- v,i>.Y o L'Homme- ,^j^1^;^^^dieu, the ^!^^^^'^$'^^-?'^ immigrant, Tj '1 ^-'i- '-' ' iit^V:^'^^ 'i'^ grand-

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a was one of the persecu- ted Hugue- not refugees who fled to Holland, thence to America, in 1686, settling in Southold, L.L, in 1690. Ezra was graduated from Y''ale in 17.'54, practised law in New Y^ork city and was early called into the public councils. He was a delegate to the New York provincial congresses in May,

1775, December, 1775, May, 1776, and July,

1776, and was active in founding the first state constitution in July, 1776. He was a member of the New Y'ork assembly, 1777-83; a delegate to the Continental congress, 1779-83,

1785-1788. C30VE(?AA\E/>JT HOUSE, AltvvYooK.

and 1787-88; state senator, 1784-92 and 1794-1809, and a regent of the University of the State of New York, 1787-1811. He was a member of the Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Arts and Manufactures, and was its vice-president from its organization in 1791 until his death. He was married, Dec. 24, 1756, to Charity, daughter of Nicholl and Tabitha (Smith) Floyd, of Brook- haven, L.L She died July 31. 1785, and he was married secondly, June 15, 1803, to Mary Cath- arine, daughter of Nicoll and Sarah (Fosdick) Havens, of Shelter Island, L.L, N.Y'. He died in Southold, L.L. N.Y\, Sept. 27, 1811.

LIBBEV, William, educator, was born in Jer- sey City, N.J., March 27, 1855; son of William and Elizabeth (^larsh) Libbey and grandson of William Seavey and Sarah (Farrington) Libbey. His first ancestor in America was an early settler of Portsmouth, N.H., 1630. He attended the Polytechnic institute, Brooklyn, N.Y'., and was gradur.ted from the College of New Jer.sey, A.B., 1877, A.M. and Sc.D., 1879. He was married, Dec. 7, 1880, to Mary Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Prof. William Henry Green, of Princeton Theo- logical seminary. He was associate professor of natural science at Princeton, 1880-83; professor of physical geographj' and director of the E.M. Geological museum, 1883-85, and professor of his- tology, 1885-98. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Geographical society and of the Royal Geological society of London in 1880. the geo- graphical and geological societies of France in 1879, and became foreign secretary of the Amer- ican Geographical society. He edited Guy of s Physical and Meteorological Tables (1884), and GuyoVs Physical Geography (1884).

LICK, James, philanthropist, was born in Fred- ericksburg, Pa.. Aug. 25. 1796; son of John and Sarah (Long) Lick; grandson of William Luk, an emigrant from the Palatinate, Germany, who settled in Mont- gomery county. Pa. His mother died in 1812, and his father, who fought at Val- ley Forge, died in 18- 31 at the age of 104 years. He learned the trade of an or- gan and piano ma- ker, and in 1821 en- gaged in the busi- ness in New York city, where he failed for lack of capital.

He then visited Rio de Janeiro. Valparaiso and otiier cities in South America, where he en- gaged in the manufacture and sale of musical

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