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tion oi King's American Diitpcnsory (1880). His works of fit-tiou include: Etidorhpa, or the End of the Earth (1896); The Eight Side of the Car (1897); Striitgtown on the Pike (1900); Wartt-ick of the Knobs (1901), the last two first appearing in serial form in the Bookman.

LOAN, Benjamin Franklin, representative, was born in Harkinsburg, Ky., Oct. 4, 1819. He studied law in Kentucky and in 1838 removed to St. Joseph, Mo., where in 1840 he was admitted to the bar and began practice. He was married Dec. 5, 1848, to Emeline Eleanor, daughter of William Fowler. In 1861 he espoused the Union cause and was commissioned brigadier-general of the state volunteers. In 1862 he was elected a Republican representative to the 38th congress, and his seat was contested by Mr. Bruce. The committee on elections reported against Loan's claim, but the house did not sustain the report and he retained his seat and was twice re-elected, serving in the 38th, 39th and 40th congresses, 1863-69. In the 40th congress he was chairman of the committee on Revolutionary pensions. He was appointed by President Grant a visitor to the U.S. Military academy in 1869. He died in St. Joseph, Mo., March 30, 1881.

LOCHRANE, Osborne Augustus, jurist, was born in Middletown, Armagh, Ireland, Aug. 22, 1829, son of a physician. He received a classical education and came to New York city in De- cember, 1846. He settled in Athens, Ga., in 1847, where he was employed as a drug clerk, and studied law. He practised first at Savannah, 1850, and in October of that year removed to Ma- con, Ga. He was judge of the Macon circuit 1861-65; removed to Atlanta, Ga., in 1868; was judge of the Atlanta circuit in 1870 and chief justice of the supreme court of Georgia. 1871, and was defeated for representative in congress. He enforced the writ of habeas corpus and declared conscription to be unconstitutional. He was at- torney for the Pullman Palace Car company 1872-87. He was married first to Victoria Lamar and secondly to Josephine Freeman, both of Georgia. He died in Atlanta. Ga., June 17, 1887.

LOCHREN, William, jurist, was born in county Tyrone, Ireland, April 3, 1832. His father died in 1833, and in 1834 his mother emigrated with her family to America and settled in Frank- lin county, Vt., where he was brought up and educated in the public school, finding employment as a farm laborer and in saw-mills. He was ad- mitted to the bar in 1856, and practised law in St. Anthony, Minn. In 1861 he enlisted in the 1st Minnesota volunteers, attached to the Army of the Potomac. He was commissioned 2d lieu- tenant, Sept. 22, 1862, first lieutenant, July 3, 1863, and was acting adjutant of the regiment in 1863. He resigned and was honorably discharged

on surgeon's certificate, Dec. 30, 1863, and after recovering his healtii again took up the practice of law in Minneapolis. He was a state senator, 1809-70; Democratic candidate for U.S. senator in the extended contest of 1875; city attorney of Minneapolis, 1877-78; judge of the 4th judicial district court by appointment of Governor Pills- bury from Nov. 21, 1881, and was elected to the same office in 1882 and again in 1888 without op- position, serving 1881-93; and U.S. commissioner of pension by appointment of President Cleveland from April, 1893, to May 20, 1896, when he re- signed to accept the position of judge of the U.S. district court of Minnesota to which he was then appointed by President Cleveland. He was mar- ried Sept. 26, 1871, to Martha A. Demmon, who died in February, 1879, and secondly, April 19, 1882. to Mary E. Abbott.

LOCKE, Clinton, clergyman and author, was born in New York city, July 24, 1829; son of James and Mary (Wright) Locke. He was a student at Mount Pleasant academy. Sing Sing, N.Y., 1839-47; was graduated from Union col- lege, A.B. 1849; attended the General Theolo- gical seminary. New York city, 1851-52; and travelled in Europe, 1853-54. He was admitted to thediaconate in 1855 and ordained priest in 1856; was curate of Zion church, Irvington, N.Y., 1855- 56; rector of Christ church, Joliet, 111., 1856-59; and of Grace Episcopal church, Chicago, 111. , 1859- 95, when he resigned on account of ill health. He was married, Jan. 27, 1859, to Adelle Douthitt of St. Louis, Mo. He was dean of the Cliicago deanery for twenty-five years and held at various times every post of honor in the diocese of Chi- cago. He was elected a member of the Literary club of Chicago in 1884 and was its president 1891-92. He founded St. Luke's hospital at Chi- cago, and was its president for many years. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Racine college in 1864. He is the author of: The Great Western Schism (1896); Five Minute Talks (1896), and contributions to the church press.

LOCKE, David Ross, editor and publislier, was born in Vestal, Broome county, N.Y., Sept. 20, 1833. He attended the public schools until 1843, when he entered the office of the Democrat at Cortland, N.Y. He was employed as a reporter and printer in the West. 1850-52; published and edited the Advertiser, with James G. Robinson, at Plymouth, Ohio, 18.52-56, and in 1856 established the Journal at Bucj'rus, Ohio, which was fol- lowed by the Herald at Mansfield and the Jef- fersonian at Findlay. In 1861 he commenced the series of letters in the Jeffersonian. He wrote over the pen name " The Rev. Petroleum Vesu- vius Nasby." Upon his taking editorial charge of ihe Toledo Blade, these letters were continued