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showed promise as a painter, acted in London and Boston drawing-rooms, and evinced unusual ability in vocal and instrumental music. He made his professional debut in America as Dromez in the opera " Les Manteaux Noires," at the Standard theatre, New York city, Sept. 26, 1882. Soon after he played Nick Vedder in creation of Baron Chevrial in *' A Parisian Ro- mance," in A. M. Palmer's stock company, was the dramatic sensation of the season. In 1884 he appeared in the comedy '• Alpine Roses," by H. H. Boyeson, and in 1885 he played in "Victor Durand " and " In Spite of All." Following this was a notable engagement in Boston as Koko in " The Mikado," which opened the Hollis Street theatre. He began to star in 1886, and his sub- sequent productions include: "Prince Karl" (1886); " Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde "and " Mon- sieur" (1887); "King Richard HL" (1889); " Master and Man "and " Beau Bruramel" (1890); "Don Juan "and "Nero" (1891); "Ten Thou- sand a Year" and " The Scarlet Letter" (1892); " The Merchant of Venice " (1893); " Arms and the Man " and " Scenes from the Life of Napo- leon Bonaparte " (1894); " The King of Peru " and " Rodion the Student " (1895); " Castle Som- bras " (1898); "The Devil's Disciple " (1897); " The First Violin " and " Cyrano de Bergerac" (189S); " King Henry V." (1901); " Beaucaire " ( 1002). " In Old Heidelberg " (1903). In 1895 he I'urchased a theatre in New York city, which he named "The Garrick." Here he produced some of his most successful plays. He was married, Sept. 15, 1892, to Beatrice Cameron, his leading lady. Besides several plays, he is the author of a fantastic book for children entitled Bloiiyn Away (1898), and two poems: The Eagle's Song and The Charge of Dargai Gap (1898).
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MANSON, Mahlon D., representative, was born at Piqua, Ohio, Feb. 20, 1820. He received a limited education and was employed as a farm laborer and afterward settled in Crawfordsville, Ind., as a druggist. He was captain in the 5th Indiana infantry in the Mexican war, 1846-47, and a Democratic representative in the Indiana legislature, 1851-52. He was captain in the 10th In- diana volunteers and became major and colonel of the regiment which he commanded in the advance of Rosecrans's brigade at the battle of Rich Moun- tain, Va., July 11, 1861. He commanded the 2d brigade of the army of Gen. George H. Thomas, at Mills Springs, Ky., Jan. 19, 1862, and was appointed brigadier-general of volunteers in March, 1862. He was engaged in the skirmishes in front of Corinth, Miss., April and May, 1862; commanded the U.S. forces at the disastrous battle of Richmond, Ky., before the arrival of General Nelson, and opened the battle. He was

wounded, taken prisoner and was exchanged in December, 1862. He commanded the Federal forces in a skirmish with Pegram in March, 1863, and during Morgan's raid in Indiana and Ohio in July, 1863. He served with Burnside in East Tennessee; was assigned to the command of the 23d army corps in September, 1863, and took part in the siege of Knoxville. He was severely wounded at the battle of Resaca, was forced to re- sign, and returned to Crawfordsville, where he was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for lieu- tenant-governor of Indiana in 1864; and subse- quently for secretary of state. He was the rep- resentative from the seventh Indiana district in the 42d congress, 1871-73, and was elected auditor of the state of Indiana in 1872. He died in Crawfordsville, Ind., in 1895.

MANSUR, Charles Harvey, representative, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 6, 1835; son of Charles and Rebecca A. (Wills) Mansur; grandson of Stephen Mansur of Wilton, N.H., and great-grandson of W^illiam Mansur. He attended Lawrence academy, Groton, Mass., studied law, was admitted to the bar at Rich- mond, Mo., Aug. 30, 1856, and practised in Chilli- cothe. Mo. He was a member of the municipal board of education eight years; a member of the Democratic state central committee, 1864-68; and a delegate to the Democratic national con- ventions of 1868 and 1884. He was prosecuting attorney of Livingston county, 1875-79; the joint nominee for congress of the Democratic and Liberal Republican parties in 1884; the Demo- cratic nominee in 1886 and was a representative in the 50th, 51st and 52d congresses, 1887-93. In 1893 he was appointed by President Cleveland second comptroller of the currency, and died in Washington, D.C., April 16, 1895.

MANTLE, Lee, senator, was born in Birming- ham, England, Dec. 13, 1851. His father died before he was born and his mother and other members of the family immigrated to the United States in 1804 and settled at Salt Lake city, Utah Territory, where for some years he worked on a farm. In 1870-71 he went to Malad City, Idaho, where he was in the employ of the W^estern Union Telegraph company at Pleasant Valley on the overland stage and telegraph line. In 1877 he went to Butte City, Mont., entering the em- ploy of the Wells Fargo Express company as agent. He was the first express agent, insurance agent and telegraph operator in Butte. In 1881 he organized the Daily Inter-Mountain Publishing company and issued the D(tily Inter- Mountain, the first daily Republican newspaper in Montana. In 1882 he was elected alderman of Butte City and in 1892 mayor. He was a representative in the state legislature. 1883, 1886 and 1888, and speaker of the house in 1888. He was the first president