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uated from Williams college, A.B., 1865, A.M., 1868. He was pastor of the Reformed Dutch church at Upper Red Hook, N.Y"., 1871-74 ; of the South Reformed church of Brooklyn, X.Y''., 1874— 82 ; the American Reformed church at Newburg, N.Y^., 1882-91 ; the Union Reformed church of New Y^ork city, 1891-94, and was installed as pastor of the Church of the Comforter. New Y'ork city, in 1894. The University of the City of New York gave him the degree of D.D. in 1885. He was married, April 4, 1871, to Margaret Blanche Martin of New Y'ork city, and of his children, Angle Martin Myers became a physician and labored in Amoy, China, and Charles Morris Myers devoted himself to missionary work in Steele college. Nagasaki, Japan.

MYERS, Leonard, representative, was born near Attleborough, Bucks county, Pa., Nov. 13, 1837 ; son of Arnault and Fleurette (Gottschalk) Myers. He attended the University of Pennsyl- Tania. 1842-43 ; studied law, and practised in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a Republican repre- sentative in the 38th-43d congresses, 1863-75. During the threatened invasion of Pennsylvania in September, 1862, he served as major of the 9th regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers. He was married, in 1853, to Hettie de Benneville, daughter of John May Keim of Reading, Pa. He was solicitor of two of the municipal districts of Phil- adelphia before the consolidation, and is the author of: The Village Doctor {ISY!) ; Money Bags and Titles (1850) ; A Digest of the Ordinances for the Consolidation of the City of Philadelphia (1874) ; translations from the French, and many articles from the leading magazines and news- papers. His last service politically was as a presi- dential elector on the McKinley and Hobart ticket, serving, in January, 1897, as president of the Pennsylvania electorial college. On retiring from public life, Mr Myers resumed the practice of law in Philadelpliia.

MYERS, Phiisp Van Ness, educator, was born in Tribes Hill, N.Y'., Aug. 10, 1846 ; son of Jacob and Catharine L. (Morris) Myers. He attended Gilmore academy, Ballston Spa. N.Y""., was gradu- ated from Williams college, A.B., 1871, A.M., 1874, and studied at Y'ale law school, 1873-74. He was principal of Pompey academy, N.Y''., 1869-70, and of Naples academy, N.Y., 1870-71. He was married at Pompey, N.Y., in 1875, to Ida Cornelia Miller. He was president of Farmers (later Bel- mont) college, Ohio, 1879-91, and was elected professor of history and political economy at the University of Cincinnati, in 1891. He was made a member of the American Historical association about 1885. The degree of LL.B. was conferred on him by Y^ale university in 1890, and that of L.H.D. by Miami university in 1891. He is the author of : Remains of Lost Empires (1874) ;

Ancient History (1882) ; Mediceval and Modern History (1885); General History (1889); History of Greece (1895). and Rome, Its Rise and Fall (1900).

MYERS, William Shields, educator, was born in Albany, N.Y"., Dec. 15, 1866, son of Benjamin F.Myers. He attended the Albany academy, 1881-85 ; was graduated from Rutgers college B.D., 1889, M.D., 1894; and studied in Munich, Berlin and London, 1890-92. He was married at New Brunswick, N. J., Sept. 11,1889, to Annie Tayler Lambert. He joined the state geological survey in 1893 and was appointed professor of chemistry at Rutgers college the same year. He was elected a member of the American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science ; the Society of Chemical Industry of Great Britain ; the American Chemical society, the British Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science, and a fel- low of the Chemical society of London. He is the author of several papers on chemistry con- tributed to scientific journals.

MYLES, Samuel, clergyman, was born in Boston, Mass., in 1604; son of John and Ann (Humfrey) Myles. His father, a Baptist minister, came from Swansea, Wales ; became pastor in Rehoboth, Mass., in 1663, and died Feb. 3, 1683. Samuel graduated from Harvard, A.B., 1684, A.M., 1687, and taught school in Charlestown, Mass., 1684-87. He visited England, and there is presumed to have received ordination to the Anglican ministry. He was the first rector of King's chapel, Boston, 1(»89- 92 ; was in Eng- land, 1693-96 where he re-' ceived grants ''| of communion plate from '

Queen Anne, and also the \ royal bounty, and an annuity of £100 for the^ support of an ' assistant min- ister for King's chapel. He re- turned in 1696 with the Rev. Joseph Dansey, who was to be his assistant, but who died on the voyage, and in 1698 he married Ann, the widow of his deceased assistant. She died on March 17, 1728. He laid the corner stone of Christ church, Boston, in 1723, of which church the Rev. Dr. Timothy Cutler was the first rector. He retired as rector of King's chapel on account of ill health, in 1727. He received the degree of A.M. from Oxford in 1693. He died in Boston, Mass., March 4, 1728.