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ing (1828); Life of Rev. J. S. Christmas (1831); Epoch of Creation (1838) ; Geological and Scrip- tural Cosmogony (1843) ; The Mediatorial Works of Christ (1844) ; The 3Iessiah in Moses and the Pro2)het s {\So2): Symbolic Projjliecy {1854); Hints to Orthodox Millenarians (1854) ; History of Erie Railroad (1855); Plenary Inspiration of Scrip- ture (1855); A Layman's Letters to the Pastoral Union of Connecticut (1856) ; Prophetic Office of Christ (1858); Inspiration^ not Guidance nor In- tuition (1858) ; Reviews of Authors on Inspiration (1859) ; The Psalter Readjusted in its Relation to the Temple Services (1860); Analysis of the Book ■of Isaiah (1861); Letter on the Currency (1861); ^ix Letters on the Necessity and Practicality of a National Currency (1862). He died in Piermont, N.Y., June 3, 1871.

LORD, John, autlior and lecturer, was born at Portsmouth, N. H., Dec. 27, 1810; son of John Perkins and Sophia (Ladd) Lord ; grandson of John and Mehitable (Perkins) Lord, and great- grandson of Nathan and Esther (Perkins) Lord. He was graduated from Dartmouth college, A.B., 1833, A.M., 1836, and from Andover Theological seminary in 1837, and was agent for the Ameri- can Peace society, 1837-39. He was pastor at New Marlborough, Mass., 1839-40, at Stock- bridge, Mass., in 1840, and at Utica, N.Y., for a short time, when he withdrew from pastoral work and devoted himself to lecturing and au- thorship. He resided in England, 1843-46, and lectured on the" Middle Ages "in all the large cities there. He returned to the United States in 1846, and lectured in the New England and Middle states continuously for over forty years, •during which time he was lecturer on history in Dartmouth college, 1869-76. He received the degree of LL.D. from the University of the City of New York in 1864. He is the author of : Modern History for Schools (1850); A New His- tory of the United States for Schools (1850); The Old Roman World (1867); Ancient States and Empires {\8Q9); Ancient History (187Q); Points ■of History (1881); Life of Emma Willard (1883); Beacon Lights of History (1883-94). He died in Stamford, Conn., Dec. 15, 1894.

LORD, Nathan, educator and theologian, was born in Berwick, Maine, Nov. 28, 1792 ; son of John and Mehitable (Perkins) Lord. He was grad- uated from Bovvdoin college, A.B., 1809, A.M., 1812 ; was assistant instructor at Phillips Exeter academy, N.H., under Benjamin Abbott, 1810- 11 ; was graduated from Andover Theological seminary in 1815; was ordained May 22, 1816, -and was pastor at Amherst, N.H., 1816-28. He was called to the presidency of Dartmouth col- lege on the resignation of the Rev. Dr. Bennett Tyler in 1828, and filled this position until 1863, ^"hen he resigned and was succeeded by the Rev.

Dr. Asa Dodge Smith. During his presidency the chairs of Greek literature and language, of astronomy and meteorology, of modern lan- guages, of intellectual philosophy, and of natural history were established ; three halls, a chapel and an observatory were built, and the Chandler scien- tific department was found- ed. He was a staunch sup-i porter of the institution of' slavery as it existed in the south, and at the same time instructed colored youths in the college, and was the only collej- j-ir.sident who admitted them to equal privileges with the white students. He was married to Elizal)eth King Leland. He received the honorary degree of A.M. from Dartmouth in 1821, that of D.D. from Bowdoin in 1828, and that of LL.D. from Dartmouth in 1864. He edited the selected ser- mons of his son, the Rev. John King Lord, in 1850, and is the author of : Letters to Rev. Daniel Dana, D.D., on Parks' Theology of Neiv England (1852); An Essay on Millennium (1854); Two Letters to the Ministers of All Denominations on Slavery (1854-55), and many contributions to theological reviews. He died in Hanover, N.H., Sept. 9, 1870.

LORD, Scott, representative, was born in Nelson, N.Y., Dec. 11, 1820; son of John Way and Sarah (Chase) Lord ; grandson of John and

(Way) Lord, of Lyme, Connecticut, and

a descendant of Richard Lord, of Hartford, Conn., who came from England in 1636. He was a brother of the Rev. John Chase, Judge Charles Bachus and the Rev. William Wilberforce Lord. He was a student at Morrisville and Geneseo academies, was admitted to the bar, and in 1842 settled in practice at Geneseo, N.Y. He was judge of Livingston county from July 11, 1847, to Jan. 1, 1854. He formed a law partnership with Roscoe Conkling and Alfred C. Cox in Utica, N.Y., in 1872, and also held tiie office of surrogate of Oneida county. He was a Demo- cratic representative from the twenty-third New York district in the 44th congress, 1875-77, and was chairman of the Belknap impeachment commit- tee. He was defeated for re-election in 1876, and 1878 removed to New York city, where he con- tinued the practice of law. He was senior coun- sel for Cornelius Vanderbilt in the contest over the will of his grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt. He died at Morris Plains, N. J., Sept. 10, 1885.

LORD, William Paine, diplomatist, was born in Dover, Del., in 1839 ; son of Edward and Eliz- abeth (Paine) Lord. His ancestors came to America from England with Lord Baltimore. He was graduated at Fairfield college in 1860, and was engaged in the stud}' of law when the