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tion in Philadelphia in 1876. He removed to Newark, N. J., in 1873, and to New York city in 1880, having gained prominence fis an illustrator; and was employed in this capacity on Scrilmer'a Magazine. He also illustrated several books, including Longfellow's " Hiawatha " and Whit- tier's " Mal)el ^lartin." He also devoted some attention to etching on copper and became a fellow of the British Society of Painter-Etchers. He visited Mexico in 1883, Venice in 1886 and ■other years, and in 1884 built a summer studio at Easthampton, L. I. He was elected a National Academician in 1884; president of the New Tork Art Guild, in 1886; and a memljer of the New York Water-Color society; the New York Etching club, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He was married in April, 1862, to Mary, daughter of Archibald Nimmo of Strath- Aven, Scotland. Among his important works not Already mentioned are: The Pass of Glencoe; A Dream of the Orient; Ponce de Leon in Florida; The Pictured Rocks of Lake Superior; TJie Last Arrow; The Azure Cliff; Green River, Wyoming; The Ripening of the Leaf; Dreamland; The Open Sea; A Storm on the Coast of Easthampton; TJie Oroves Were God's First Temples; The Flight into Egypt; The Conemaugh in Autumn; The Remorse of Cain; The Children of the Moun- tain; The Track of the Storm, and a large pic- ture of the Slioshone Falls of Snake River^ Idaho.

MORE, Paul Elmer, author, was born in St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 12, 1864; son of Enoch Anson and Catharine (Elmer) More, grandson of Enoch Hudson and Mary (Trenchard) More, and of L. Q. C. and Katharine (Hay) Elmer. He was graduated from Washington univei-sity, St. Louis, Mo., in 1887, studied at Harvard university, and •was assistant in Sanskrit at Harvard university, 1894-95, and associate in Sanskrit and classical literature in Bryn Mawr college, 1896-97. In 1903 he was literary editor of The Lidependent. He was elected a member of the American Oriental society and of the American Philological society. The degree of A.M. was conferred on him by Washington university in 1891, and by Harvard university in 1893. He is the author of: Helena and Occasional Poems, (1890); The Great Refusal (1894); A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898); The Judgment of Socrates (1898); Translation of Prometheus Bound of JEschylus (1899); Life of Benjamin Franklin <1900); and many articles on literature in the leading periodicals.

MOREHEAD, Charles Slaughter, governor of Kentucky, was born in Nelson county, Ky., July 7, 1803; son of Charles and Margaret (Slaughter) Morehead. He was educated at Transylvania college and practised law in Frankfort, Ky. He

represented his district in the Kentucky legis- lature, 1828-39, 1838-42, 1844 and 1853, and was speaker, 1840, 1841 and 1844. He was attorney- general of the state, 1832-37; a Whig represen- tative in the 30th and 31st congresses, 1847-51, and was governor of Kentucky, 1855-59, suc- ceeding Lazarus W. Powell. He removed to Louisville, Ky., in 1859, practised law, and was a delegate to the Peace convention held in Wa.shington, D.C., in 1861. He was arrested, Sept. 18, 1861, charged with favoring the seces- sion of Kentucky, and was imprisoned in Fort Lafayette. On his release he went to England, where he resided until the close of the war. He then settled on a plantation near Greenville, Miss. He prepared, with Judge Mason Brown, a Digest of the Statute Laws of Kentucky to 1834 (4 vols., 1834). He died near Greenville, Miss., Dec. 23, 1868.

MOREHEAD, James Turner, senator, was born near Shepherdsville, Bullitt county, Ky., May 24, 1797; son of Armstead Morehead. He removed to Russellville, Logan county, with his parents about 1800. He attended Transylvania univei*sity, 1813-15; studied law in Russellville, under Judge H. P. Brodnax and the Hon. J. J. Crittenden, and was admitted to the bar in 1818. He settled in practice in Bowling Green, re- presented Warren county in the state legislature, 1838-30, and was elected lieutenant-governor of Kentucky in 1832, on the ticket with John Breathitt for governor. On the death of Grovemor Breathitt in February, 1834, he .succeeded as governor and served until 1836, when he was suc- ceeded by Gov. James Clark. He represented Franklin county in the state legislature in 1837; was agent of the state for the sale of the bonds for internal improvements, and was president of the board of internal improvements, 1838-41. He served as commissioner with Col. J. Speed Smith of Madison, Ky., in 1839, to obtain from the legislature of Ohio the passage of a law for the protection of the property of the citizens of Kentucky in their slaves, and was successful. He was elected to the U. S. senate in place of J. J. Crittenden, who declined, and served, 1841- 47. He practised law in Covington, Ky., 1847-54. He is the author of Addresses, Commemorative of the First Settlers of Kentucky at Boones- borough (1840), and Practice and Proceedings at Law in Kentucky (1846). He died in Coving- ton, Ky., Dec. 28, 1854.

MOREHEAD, John Motley, governor of North Carolina, was born in Pennsylvania county, Va., July 4, 1796; son of John and Obedience (Motley) Morehead. He attended the school of Dr. David Caldwell, was graduated at the University of North Carolina, 1817: was a tutor there, 1817-18; was admitted to the bar in 1819, and settled in