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chased his library, and in 1837 appointed him librarian. He was president of the college, 1842- 4&, when he resigned. The honorary degree of Ph.D. was conferred on him by Columbia in 1825.

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He is tlie author of : Ancient Mineralogy (1834) ; Remarks on the Pronunciation of the Greek Lan- guage (1819); Lectures on the Oreek Language and Literature (183o) ; An Introduction to Universal Grammar (1844) ; and Historical Sketch of Columbia College (1849). He died at his home, " Woodlawn," in the Highlands of the Hudson, April 27. 1872.

MOORE, Richard Channing, second bishop of Virginia and 14th in succession in the American <'piscopate, was born in New York city, Aug. 21, 17U2 ; sou of Thomas (1722-1784) and Elizabeth (Channing) Moore ; grandson of Col. John Moore,

Colonial assembly, 1739-45, member of the King's Council, 1745-49, and alder- man of New York ; and great-grandson of John Moore, born in England about 1658, died in Phila- delphia, Pa., 1732. His father lived in Peekskill, N.Y., 1761- 68 ; was king's gauger in New York, 1766- 70 ; lived in Sing Sing, 1770-76, in West Point, 1776-84, and died in Norwich, Conn., June 19, 1784. Richard Channing was prepared for Co- lumbia college, but his father's business re- verses prevented his taking a college course, and he studied medicine and surgery and practised, 1783-85. His first marriage, in 1784, was to Christian Jones, by whom he had three children, two daughters and one son. His second, on March 23, 1787, was to Sarah Mersereau, by whom he had two sons and four daughters. He prepared for the ministry under Bishop Provoost, and on July 15, 1787, he was ordered deacon at St. George's chapel by Bishop Provoost, the first or-

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dination that had ever taken place in New York city. On Oct. 21, 1787, he was advanced to the priesthood, and was rector of Christ church. Rye, N.Y., 1787-89, where he built a new house of worship. He was rector of St. Andrew's, Rich- mond, Staten Island, 1787-1809 ; of St. Stephen's, New York city, 1809-14, and in his five years' ministry there the communion increased from 20 to 400. In 1814 he w^as elected bishop of Virginia, and was consecrated May 18, 1814, by Bishops White, Hobart, Griswold and Dehon. On remov- ing to Richmond he became rector of the Monu- mental church, performing the duties of rector as well as those of the bishop of the diocese. In 1829 the Rev. William Meade became his assistant with right of succession. He received the honorary degree of A.M. from Columbia in 1794, and that of D.D. from Dartmouth in 1805. He was the author of: The Doctrine of the Church (1820). He died in Lynchburg, Va., No. 11, 1841.

MOORE, Samuel, representative, was born in Deerfield, N.J., Feb. 8, 1774; son of Col. David and Lydia (Richman) Moore. His father was an officer of artillery in the Revolution. Samuel was graduated from the University of Pennsyl- vania, A.B., 1792, A.M., 1795; was tutor there, 1792-94 ; practised medicine for a short time in Greenwich, N.J., and then in Bucks county. Pa., finally abandoning his profession on account of his health. He then entered the East India trade, making several voyages to Canton and Cal- cutta. He returned to Bucks county, in 1808 ; was a representative in the 15th, 16th and 17th con- gresses, 1819-22, and in July, 1824, was appointed by President Monroe director of the U.S. mint, Philadelphia. During his service the mint was moved from Seventh street to Chestnut street, the necessary appropriations being obtained chiefly through his exertions. He resigned in May, 1835, and engaged in mining enterprises, being president of the Hazleton Coal company for many years. He was married to Mary Pad- gett, daughter of Robert Patterson. He became a member of the American Philosophical society, 1805. He died in Philadelphia, Pa.. Feb. 18, 1861.

MOORE, Samuel Preston, surgeon, was born in Charleston, S.C., in 1813 ; son of Stephen West and Eleanor Screven (Gilbert) Moore ; grandson of Samuel Preston and Susanna (Pearson) Moore, and a lineal descendant of Dr. Mordecai Moore, who came to the colonies with Lord Baltimore as his physician. His brother. Col. West Moore, U. S.A., was adjutant-general of Louisiana, and his brother, Dr. Charles Lloyd Moore, was a surgeon, U.S.A. He was educated at Charleston, graduat- ing in medicine in 1834, and on March 14, 1835, became assistant-surgeon in the U.S. army, and on April 30, 1849, surgeon with the rank of major. He was married in June, 1845, to Mary