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century. His parents removed to New York in 1856 and he attended school in that city and was graduated from Columbia college, A.B., 1871, A.M., 1874, being class poet. He was graduated from Columbia Law school, LL.B., 1873, and

was admitted to the bar in New York city the same year. He early developed a taste for literary work and his first signed article was published in The Ga- laxy in 1873. He turned his attention first to the drama and later to general literary work. He was appointed pro- fessor of literature at Columbia college in 1893, and profess- or of dramatic literature in 1898. He was one of the founders of the Authors club and of The Players, helped to found the Dunlap society and the American Copyright league and was vice-president of the Nineteenth Century club, 1887-89, and president, 1889-91. He received the degree of D.C.L. from the University of the South in 1899 and that of Litt.D. from Yale uni- versity in 1901. He was one of the founders of the ColumUa University Press (1892) of which he was made a trustee. He edited ' Comedies for American Acting " (1879); *' Poems of Amer- ican Patriotism" (1882); "Sheridan's Come- dies," with biography (1884); " Ballads of Books " (1886); in collaboration with Laurence Hutton, United States" (5 vols., 1886); and William Dun- lap's ♦' Andre "and Burke's '• Bunker Hill " for the Dunlap society (1887 and 1891). His first book was published in 1879 and his first play was acted in 1884. He is the author of: The TJieatrea of Paris (1880); French Dramatists of the Nine- teenth Century (1881); In Partnership {\m^)\ The Last Meeting: a Story (1885); A Secret of the Sea, and Otlier Stories {ISSQ)\ Pen and Ink: Papers on Subjects of more or less Importance (1888); A Family Tree, and Other Stories (1889); Aniericayh Literature (1896): Outlines in Local Color (1897); A Confident To-morrow (1898); The Action and the Word (1900); The Historical Novel and Othei Essays (1901); Parts of Speech: Essays on Eng- lish (1901). Among his produced plays are: Mar- gery's Lovers, comedy, three acts: Ix)ndon, 1884, New York, 1887; This Picture and Tliat, comedy, one act: New York, 1887; A Oold Mine, comedy, three acts (with George H. Jessop): Mempliis, 1887, New York, 1889; and On Probation, comedy,
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four acts (also with Mr. Jessop): Chicago, 1889; New York, 1890. Under the pen-name of '' Arthur Penn " he edited The Rhymester (1882) and wrote The Home Library (1883).

MATTHEWS, John, clergyman, was born in Guilford county, N.C., Jan. 19, 1772. He was a mechanic, and in 1792 began the study of theol- ogy under the Rev. Dr. David Caldwell and was licensed to preach by the presbytery of Orange in March, 1801. He was a missionary in Natchez, Miss., 1802; pastor of churches at Nutbush and Grassy Creek, N.C., 1803-06; at Martinsburg, Va., 1806-08, and divided his time between churches at Shepardstown and Charlestown, Va., 1808-26. He was professor of theology in the newly established theological seminary, Han- over, Ind., 1831-48; trustee of Hanover college 1832-44; vice-president, and frequently supplied vacancies in the college faculty. He is the author of: Divine Purpose Displayed in the Works of Providence and Grace; The Influence of the Bible and of several published sermons. He died in New Albany, Ind., May 19, 1848.

MATTHEWS, Stanley, jurist, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 31, 1824. He was gradu- ated from Kenyon college in 1840; was admitted to the bar in 1842 and practised in Maury county, Tenn., 1842-44. He returned to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1844; was appointed assistant prosecutor for Ham- ilton county in ,18 45; engaged in the anti-slavery move- ment; and was as- sistant editor of the Cincinnati Herald^ 1846-49, the first an- ti-slavery daily in the city. While clerk of the state assembly, 1849-50, he gained considerable political influence and he was elected judge of the court of common pleas, serving 1850-53. He practised law, 1853-56; was state senator from the 1st district of Ohio, 1856-58; and U.S. dis- trict-attorney for the southern district of Ohio by appointment of President Buchanan, 1858-61, resigning early in 1861, having joined the Re- publican party. In March, 1861, he joined the Federal army and was commissioned lieutenant- colonel of the 23d Ohio volunteers, of which William S. Rosecrans was colonel and Ruther- ford B. Hayes, major. He served in the brigade of General Rosecrans in the actions at Rich Mountain and Carnifex Ferry; became colonel of the 51st Ohio regiment in October, 1861, and

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