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c illege in 1S55, and from Andover Theological s-niiuary iia 1858. He was married, Sept. 20, 18.jS, to Mary Joanna, daughter of the Rev. Dr. William and Joanna (Strong) Cogswell. Dur- ing his academic and collegiate courses he taught several terms at public and private schools and academies and after graduation he supplied pul- pits in Concord, N.H., Randolph, Mass., and other places. He was ordained, March 1, 1800, and was pastor of the East Congregational church of Concord, N.H., 1860-G5; the Union Evangelical cluirch of Amesbury and Salisburj^ Mass., 1865- 71, and of the Church of Christ in Medway, Mass., 1871-93, when he removed to Boston, M iss., where he was appointed supervisor of the Emerson College of Oratory, Oct. 18, 1894. He was elected a member of the New England His- toric Genealogical societj', Sept. 3, 1879; of the New Hampsliire Historical society; of the American Historical association in 1897, and of the South Carolina Historical society in 1899. He is tiie author of: Biography of Rev. Wil- liam Cogswell, D.D. (1880): The Cogswells in America (188-1); History of Medway, Mass. (ISSd); Medivay Biographies and Genealogies (1886); Military History of Medway, Mass. (1886); Hie Choates in America (1896); The Jamesons in America (1901), and various sermons and ad- dresses.

JAflESON, John, representative, was born in Montgomery county, Ky., near the close of the eighteenth century. He was educated in the common schools; removed to Fulton, ]Mo., in 1825, and was admitted to the bar in 1826. He was a state representative from Calloway county, 1830-36, and served as speaker, 1834 and 1836. He was elected to the 36th congress to fill the term of Albert G. Harrison, who died, Sept. 7, 1839, and was re-elected to the 28th and 30th con- gresses, serving, 1839-41, 1843-45 and 1847-49. He died before the close of the 30th congress and was succeeded by James K. Sheely.

JAflESON, John Alexander, jurist, was born in Irasburg, Vt., Jan. 25, 1824; son of Thomas and Martha (Gilchrist) Jameson; and a descend- ant of Scotch emigrants from the north of Ire- land to northern New England about the middle of the eighteenth century. He was graduated at the University of Vermont, A.B., 1846, A.M., 1849; was in charge of an academy at Stanstead, Canada, 1846-50, and tutor in Latin at the Uni- versity of Vermont, 1850-52. He studied law at Harvard, 1852-53; began practising at Freeport, 111., in 18.53, and in 1856 removed to Chicago. He was judge of the superior court of Chicago, 1865-83, and professor of equity and constitu- tional law in the University of Ciiicago, 1867-68. He was a founder of the Literary club of Chicago; founder and first president of the Prisoners' Aid

association of Illinois; a founder of the American Academy of Political and Social Science and a member of its council and of its general advisory committee. He transferred his library on state constitutional law to the University of Pennsyl- vania and it was named the John Alexander Jameson Library on American History. He re- ceived the degree of LL. D. from the University of Vermont in 1867. He was for many years assistant editor of the American Laio Register; and is the author of: ReHponsihilities of Ameri- can Merchants for the Conversion of the World to Christ (1855); The Grounds and Limits of Right- ful Interference by Law ivith the Accumidation and Use of Cajiital (ISS'i); Constitutional Con- ventions, their History, Powers and Modes of Proceeding (1867); pamphlets on religious and economic subjects, and contributions to the American Law Register. He died at Hyde Park, III., June 16, 1890.

JAflESON, John Franklin, educator, was born in Somerville, ^lass., Sept. 19, 1859; son of John and Mariette (Thompson) Jameson. Hewasjire- pared for college at the Roxbury Latin school; was graduated from Amherst in 1879, and spent one year teaching history in Worcester, Mass. He was a fellow at Johns Hopkins university, 1881; assistant and associate professor of history there, 1882-88; lecturer, 1890-91. and professor of history at Brown university, 1888-1901. In Octo- ber, 1900, he accepted the chair of history in the University of Chicago, his work at Brown closing in June, 1901. He was managing editor of the American Historical Revieiv ivoixi its first number in 1895, and chairman of the historical manu- script commission, 1895-1900. He was one of the original membei's of the American Historical as- sociation. He received the degree of Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins in 1882 and that of LL.D. from Amherst college in 1898. He was one of the ninety-seven judges who served as a board of electors in October, 1900, in determining the names entitled to a place in the Hall of Fame, New York iniiversity. He is the author of: Willem Usselinx, Founder of the Dutch and Swedish West Lidia Companies (1887); History of Historical Writing in America (1891); Dic- tionary of United States History (1894), and edi- torial contributions to the Century Dictionary; and also edited Essays on the Constitutional His- tory of the United States in the Formative Period (1889).

JAflESON, William, naval officer, was born in Virginia in 1791. He was appointed midshipman in the U.S. navy from the District of Columbia, Sept. 1, 1811; served in the war of 1812, and was promoted lieutenant, March 5, 1817. He was ren- dezvoused at Norfolk, 1829-30; served on the sloop Boston, 1833-34; was promoted commander, Feb.