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OLMSTEAD, John Wesley, clergyman and editor, was born in Saratoga county, N.Y., Nov. 13, 1816 ; son of Joshua and Salome (Arnold) Olmstead ; grandson of Lemuel and Silence (Weed) Olmsted, and a descendant of Richard Olmsted, settler of Hartford, Conn., and of Thomas Arnold of Providence, R.I. After receiving an ordinary school training, hispai'ents, who were Methodists, intended that he should enter that ministry, but he joined the Baptist church in Schuylerville, N.Y., in 1836, and at- tended Johnstown academy, 1836--37. He was pastor of the Baptist church in Little Falls, N.Y., 1837-41, and of the Baptist church in Chelsea, Mass., 1841-46 ; and was editor of the Christian Reflector, Boston, Mass., 1846-48. When that paper was consolidated with the Watchman in 1848, he retired, owing to ill health. He established and conducted The Watch Tower in New York city, 1878-81, and in the latter year returned to Boston, Mass., where he continued as editor-in- chief of the Watchman until his death. He was one of the executive committee of tlie Missionary union. He received the honorary degree A.M. from Yale in 1854, and D.D. from Rochester university in 1863. He died in Manchester, Mass., Aug. 31, 1891.

OLMSTED, Charles Sanford, second bishop of Colorado and 207th in succession in the American episcopate, was born in Olmstedville, N.Y., Feb. 8, 1853; son of Levi and Maria (Beach) Olmsted ; grandson of Zahnon and Rebecca (Barlow) Olmsted ; great-grandson of Lemuel and Silence (Weed) Olmsted, and a descendant of Richard Olmsted, first of Hartford, and afterward of Norwalk, Conn. He was educated at St. Stephen's college, 1869-73 ; was graduated from the General Theological seminary, 1876 ; was admitted to the diaconate by Bishop Horatio Potter in 1876, and advanced to the priesthood by Bishop Doane in 1877. He was rector of Trinity church, Morley, N.Y. ; of Christ church, Cooperstown, N.Y. ; archdeacon of Sus- quehanna in the diocese of Albany for ten years, and rector of St. Asaph's, Bala, Pa., 1896-1903. He was deputy from the diocese of Pennsylvania to the General convention of 1901. He received the degree of D D. from Hobart in 1895, and from the General Theological seminary in 1901. He was elected bishop coadjutor of Colorado, Jan. 8, 1902, and on the death of Bishop Spalding, March 9, 1902, lie became the diocesan designate and was consecrated at St. John's cathedral, Denver, Col., May 1, 1902. by Bishop Tuttle of Missouri, assisted by Bishops Johnston, Leonard, Coleman, Graves, White, Brown, Williams and Taylor. He is the author of : December Musings and other Poems ; Tlie Discipline of Perfection ; Ordin- ation Sermon (1902). VIII. — 9

OLMSTED, Charles Tyler, bishop coadjutor of Central New York and 211th in succe.ssion in the American episcopate, was born in Cohoes, N.Y., April 28, 1842; son of Charles A. and Ardelia (Wilkinson) Olmsted; grandson of George W. and Mary (Tyler) Olmsted and of David and Martha (Sayles) Wilkinson, and a descendant of Richard Olmsted, who came to Cambridge, Mass., in the ship Lyon in 1632, and of Lawrence Wil- kinson, who came to Providence, R.I., about 1636. He was graduated at Trinity college. Conn., A.B., 1865, A.M., 1868; was a tutor at St. Ste- phen's college, Annandale, N.Y., 1865-66; pro- fessor of mathematics and natural philosophy, 1866-68 ; was admitted to the diaconate in 1867 ; advanced to the priesthood in 1868 ; was assistant minister of Trinity parish, New York city, 1868- 84, serving at Trinity chapel ; rector of Grace church, Utica, N.Y., 1884-99; and vicar of St. Agnes's cliapel, Trinity parisli. New York city, 1899-1902. He was married April 25, 1876, to Catharine, daughter of Joseph and Rosette (Town- send) Lawrence of New York city. He was elected bishop coadjutor of central New York in 1902 and was consecrated in Grace church, Utica, N.Y., Oct. 2,1902, by Bishops Huntington, Potter and Walker, entering at once upon his duties as coadjutor to Frederic Dan Huntington (q.v.). He was deputy to the general conventions of 1892, 1895 and 1898, and was a member of the Oneida Historical society. He received the hono- rary degree of D.D. fi"om Hobart in 1893.

OLMSTED, Denison, physicist, was born in East Hartford, Conn., June 18, 1791 ; son of Na- thaniel and (Kingsbury) Olmsted ; grand- son of Denison Kingsbury of Andover, Conn., and a descendant of James Olmsted of Essex, England, who settled in Cambridge, Mass., in September, 1632, removed with the earliest set- tlers to Hartford, Conn., in 1636, and was an origi- nal proprietor of that colony. Denison Olmsted was brought up in the family of Governor Tred- well, Farmington, Conn., wliere he was a clerk in the country store. He prepared for college in the school of James Morris and under the Rev. Dr. Noah Porter. He was graduated at Yale with highest honors, A.B., 1813, A.M., 1816 ; was a teacher in New London, Conn., 1813-15; tutor at Yale, 1815-17, and professor of chemistry, min- eralogy and geology in the University of North Carolina, 1817-25. He began the first geological survey of North Carolina under the direction of the state board of agriculture in 1821, publishing a report of his work. 1824 and 1825. He also be- gan researches to determine the practicability of obtaining illuminating gas from cotton in 1825, without definite results. He was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Yale, 1825-36, and of natural philosophy and astronomy.