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of Wilberforce university and professor of intel- lectual philosophy and logic there in 1884. He was the first president of the Missouri State Teachers' association, held at Jefferson City in 1875, and was a vice-president of the educational congress at the World's Columbian exposition of 181)3. He was a member of the general confer- ence of the African M. E. church in 1884, and was elected president of the American Association of Educators of Colored Youth. The honorary de- gree of LL.D. was conferred on him by the State University of Kentucky in 1889.

MITCHELL, Silas Weir, physician and author, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 15, 1829 ; son of Dr. John Kearsley and Sarah Matilda (Henry) Mitchell. He matriculated at the University of Pennsylvania in the class of 1848, but severe ill- ness compelled him to leave near the close of his senior year. He was grad- uated from Jefferson Medical college in 18- 50, and settled in practice in Philadel- phia, gaining world- wide recognition as a specialist on nervous diseases, and being also well known through his research- es in physiology and toxicology. He was connected at various times with several hospitals and dispensaries in Philadelphia as physician or consulting physician, and during the civil war was in charge of Turner's Lane U.S. hospital, established for the treatment of injuries to the nervous system, and was also an inspector of the sanitary condition of the army. "He was elected a member and officer in the prin- cipal medical societies in America ; a correspond- ing member of the British Medical association, 1860 ; of the Societe Academique de la Loire In- ferieure, 1873 ; of the London Medical society, 1878 ; honorary meml)er of St. Andrews Medical Graduate association, 1867 ; foreign associate of the Medical Society of Norway, 1871 ; a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Pliiladel- phia, 1853 ; the American Pliilological society, 1862 ; the American Academy of Arts and Sci- ences, 1865 ; the National Academy of Sciences, 1865, and the American Philosophical society, 1865 ; a fellow of the College of Physicians, Phil- adelpliia, 1856, and twice president ; a triLstee of tl>e University of Pennsylvania, 1875, and of the Carnegie Institution on its foundation 1902. He was married, first in 1858 to Mary Mid- dleton, daughter of Alfred Elwyn and Mary

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(Middleton) Mease, who died in 1864 ; and sec- condly in 1875 to Mary, daughter of Gen. Thomas and Maria (Biddle) Cadwalader of Philadelphia. Dr. Mitchell received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Harvard, 1886, Edinburgh, 1890, and Princeton, 1895, and that of M.D. from the Uni- versity of Bologna, 1888. His medical papera written between 1850 and 1900 include upwards of 150 titles and record scientific investigations of marked importance and originality. He be- came even more widely known, however, through his works of fiction and poetry. Among his more important contributions to scientific literature may be noted : Researches on the 'Venom of the Rattlesnake (ISQO); Gunshot Wounds and Other Injuries of Nerves (1864); Reflex Paralysis (1864); On Malingering, Especially in Regard to Sinmla- tion of Diteases of the Nervous System (1864) ; On Injuries of the Nerves and their Consequences (1872); Fat and Blood and How to Make Them (1877); Diseases of the Nervous System, Especially in Women (1881); Clinical Lectures on Nervous Diseases (1890). His lighter works, chiefly w^orks of fiction and poems, include: In War Time, novel (1862) ; Wonderful Stories of Fuz-buz, the Fly, and Mother Orahem, the Spider (1867); Wear and Tear ; or, Hints for the Overiuorked (1870); Thee and You (1880); Hephzibah Guinness and other stories (1880); A Draft on the Bank of Spain (1880); Tlie Hill of -Stones, verse (1882); Roland Blake, noxeX (1884); A Masque and other poems (1887); Doctor and Patient, a Series of Essays (1887); Far in the Forest, a story (1888); The Cup of Youth, drama (1889); The Psalm of Death and other poems (1890); Francois Villon, poem of dramatic narration (1890); Cliaracter- istics, running dialogues (1892); Mr. Kris-Kringle : A Christmas Taie, juvenile (1893); Tike Mother, and other poems (1893); Wlien all the Woods are Green, novel (1894); Philip Vernon, drama in verse (1894); A Madeira Party, novel (1895); Collected Poems (1896); Memoir of Owen Jones, biography (1896); Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker, novel (1897); TJie Adventures of Francois, novel (1899); Atito- hiography of a Quack and The Case of George Dedloio (1900); Dr. Northand His Friends, novel (1900); TVte TFagrer, poems (1900); Circumstance, novel (1901); New SamAiHa (1902). He is also tha author of contributions to magazines.

MITCHELL, Stephen Mix, delegate, was born in Wethersfield, Conn., Dec. 9, 1743 ; son of James and Rebecca (Mix) Mitchell ; grandson of the Rev. Stephen Mix, and great-grandson of the Rev. Solomon Stoddard of Northampton. His father immigrated to America from near Paisley, Scot- land, about 1720. He was graduated from Yale college, A.B., 1763, A.M., 1766; was a tutor at Yale, 1766-69 ; studied law, was a<lmitted to the bar in 1772, and commenced to practise in