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bar in the same year; and settled in practice at Clarksville, Tenn. He was married, in Septem- ber, 1867, to Francis, daughter of Dr. B. H. Owen, of Lebanon, Tenn. He was chancellor of the 6th chancery division of Tennessee, 1875-77 ; a justice of the supreme court of Tennessee, 1886-93 ; chief justice in 1893, and on March 29, 1893, was ap- pointed U.S. circuit judge of tiie sixth judicial circuit.

LUTHER, John Hill, educator, was born in Warren, R.L, June 21, 1824. His mother was of Huguenot descent and the Luthers were Welsh emigrants who came to Rhode Island and founded one of the earliest Baptist churches in America, the Rev. Samuel Luther being second pastor of Swansea Baptist churcli. Jolm Hill Lutlier was graduated at Brown, A.B., 1847, A.M., 1850, and from the Newton Theological institution in 1850. He taught school in Georgia, 1850-53 ; was ordained to the Baptist ministry in 1853, at Cuthbert, Ga., and was pastor at Robertsville, S.C., 1853-57. He was president of a seminary in Kansas City, Mo., 1858-61 ; imstor at Miami and Palmyra, Mo., 1864- 65 ; edited the Baptist Journal, 1866-68, and the Central Baptists 1868-78 ; was president of the Baylor Female college, Belton, Texas, 1878-91 ; pastor at Temple, Texas, 1891-92 ; professor of homilitics, Baylor university, Waco, Texas, 1892- 94 ; and a missionary in Brazil, 1896-97. He re- sided in Dallas, Texas, 1894-96, and in 1897 made his home in Temple, Texas. He received the hon- orary degree of D.D. from William Jewell college in 1871. He is the author of Souvenir Poems.

LYBRAND, Archibald, representative, was born in Tarlton, Ohio, May 23, 1840. He removed in 1857 to Delaware, Ohio, where he studied at the Ohio Wesleyan university. He enlisted as a private in the 4th Ohio volunteer infantry in 1861 ; was transferred to the 73d Ohio volunteers, promoted first lieutenant, and captain, and was present at Rich Mountain, Cross Keys, Second Bull Run, Cedar Mountain, Fredericksburg, Chan- cellorsville and Gettysburg. He was aide-de-camp to Generals Steinwehr and Sigel and took part in the battles of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, an<l the Atlanta campaign. He was wounded at the Imttle of Peach Tree Creek and again at Dal- las, Ga., and returned to Delaware, Ohio, at the close of the war. He was elected mayor in 1869 ; was admitted to the bar in 1871 and became in- terested in the the Delaware Chair company in 1873. He was postmaster of Delaware. 1881-85, and was a Republican representative from the eighth district of Ohio in the 55th and 56th con- gresses, 1807-1901.

LYELL, Thomas, clergyman, was born in Richmond county, Va., May 13, 1775; the fifth son of John and Sarah Lyell. His parents, mem- bers of the Protestant Episcopal church, were

isolated from the privileges of that church and he became a Methodist. In 1790 he began to exhort and in 1792 to preach in Virginia and sub- sequently in Providence, R.I. He was chaplain of the U.S. house of representatives, 1797-1804 ; was admitted to the diaconate in the Protestant Episcopal church by Bishop Claggett in 1804, and advanced to the priesthood by Bishop Moore in 1805. He was rector of Christ church. New York city, 1805-48 ; secretary of the diocesan conven- tions, 1811-16 ; member of the standing commit- tee, 1813-48 ; deputy to the general convention, 1818-44 ; trustee of the General Theological semi- nary, 1822-48 ; and senior member of the board of trustees of the Protestant Episcopal society for promoting learning and religion in the state of New York at the time of his death. He was married three times, his first wife being a daugh- ter of the Rev. Dr. Abraham Beach, rector of Trinity parish. He received the honorary degree of A.M. from Brown in 1803, and that of D.D. from Columbia in 1822. He died in New York city, March 4, 1848.

LYLE, Aaron, representative, was born in Northampton county. Pa., Nov. 17, 1759 ; son of Robert and Mary (Gilleland) Lyle, and grandson of John Lyle of Scotland, afterward of county Antrim, Ireland, who settled with a brother in eastern Pennsylvania. He attended the neigh- boring school, and served in the Revolutionary war. He was appointed by the legislature a trustee of Jefferson college under the charter of Jan. 15, 1802, and he resigned in April, 1822. He was a representative in the Pennsylvania legisla- ture, 1797-1801 ; a state senator, 1802-04, to fill a vacancy ; and a representative from Pennsylva- nia in the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th congresses, 1809- 17. He died at Cross Creek, Pa.. Sept. 24, 1825.

LYMAN, Benjamin Smith, geologist, was born in Northampton, Mass., Dec. 11, 1835; son of Judge Samuel Fowler and Almira (Smith) Lyman, and grandson of Judge Joseph Lyman and of Benjamin Smith of Hatfield, Mass. His great-grandfather, Capt. Joseph Lyman, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and of his first ancestors in America. Richard Lyman emigrated from England in 1631, and settled in Northamp- ton, and Lieut. Samuel Smith came from England in 1634, and settled in Hatfield, Mass. Benjamin attended the common schools of Northampton and Phillips academy at Exeter, N.H., and was graduated from Harvard in 1855. He was prin- cipal of Deerfield academy, Mass., in 1856, and aided J. P. Lesley (q.v.) in a geological and topo- graphical survey of Broad Top Mountain, Pa. He was assistant in Short's classical school for boys in Philadelphia. Pa., in 1856-67. Through the greater part of 1857, he travelled in Massa- chusetts Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania,