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Manor, Charles county, 1783-93 ; and adminis- tered to the yellow fever patients, Philadelphia, Pa., 1793-94 and 1797-98, meanwhile serving as vicar-general of the northern state. He induced Miss Lalor to open a school in Georgetown, D.C., vphich was the foundation of the order of Visita- tion Nuns. He was president of Georgetown

college, 1798- "7cs 1S06, and was

consecrated tit- ^^%vt-^ ular bishop of

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and coadjutor e^=— 'ijja I ) ■■.fl|ii, to the Bishop

@S x£K^"S^ '^^' - - -i^ of Baltimore, =^^- Dec. 7, 1800, by Bishop John Carroll, and succeeded to the arch- diocese of Baltimore, Dec. 3, 1815, receiving the pallium, Nov. 19, 1816. He obtained from the pope power to establish the Convent and Academy of tlie Visitation in Georgetown, and the order instituted by Miss Lalor thus became the founda- tion of the order of Visitation Nuns in the United States. He died at the convent of the Visitation, Georgetown, D.C., June 18, 1817.

NECKERE, Leo Raymond de, R.C. bishop, was born in Wevelghem, Belgium, June 6, 1800. He was graduated from the College of Rouhers in 1817, and studied theology at the Seminary of Ghent, Belgium. He emigrated from Bordeaux in Sep- tember, 1817, visited Charles Carroll at Carrollton, Md., and joined Bishop Dubourg on his journey to Kentucky. He attended the theological sem- inary at Bardstown, Ky., for one year, and in 1830 joined the Lazarists at the Barrens, near St. Louis, Mo. He was ordained priest, Oct. 13, 1823, at the CM. Seminary (the Barrens) ; was a professor in the seminary and also did mission- ai-y svork, and in 1836 was appointed superior of the seminary during the absence of Bishop Rosati. Ill health obliged him to go to New Orleans, but he soon returned to St. Louis. He visited Europe for his health in 1837 and was pre-canonized by the pope for the diocese of New Orleans in 1838, was appointed, Aug. 4, 1839, and on May 24, 1830, was consecrated at St. Louis's cathedral, New Orleans, by Bishop Rosati. He donated a mag- nificent organ to St. Mary's church in New Orleans. He was spending the summer of 1833 in retirement at St. Michael's when the yellow fever broke out in New Orleans, and he returned to the city and labored among the sick until he finally succumbed to the disease. He died in New Orleans, La., Sept. 4, 1833.

NEEDHAM, Charles Austin, artist, was born in Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 30, 1844 ; sonof Elias Park- man (q.v.) and Lorana (Newberry) Needham. In 1848 his father removed to New York city, where Charles attended the public schools and

entered the Free academy, receiving the Pell medal for proficiency in natural history. He studied art at the Art Students' league and with August Will. In 1868 he was received in his father's organ factory as co-partner, but while devoting himself to the requirements of his posi- tion, his love of art found expression in many pictures. He finally retired from business and devoted himself to art, painting chiefly in oils. His pictures were exhibited at the Society of American Artists, the National Academy of De- sign, the American Water Color society, the Boston Art club, the New York Water Color club, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Art Institution of Chicago, the Detroit Museum of Art, the St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Institution of Terre Haute, the Art Institution of Indianapolis. He was married, Oct. 39, 1868, to Fanny Montross of New York city. He became a member of the New York Water Color club, the National Arts club, the Salmagundi club and the Kit Kat club, all of New York. He received honorable mention and a medal at the International exposition, Atlanta, Ga., 1895, and at the State fair, Syracuse, N.Y., 1898, and a bronze medal at the Paris exposition, 1900.

NEEDHAM, Charles Willis, lawyer and edu- cator, was born in Castile, N.Y., Sept. 30, 1848 ; son of Charles RoUin and Arvilla (Reed) Need- ham. He was graduated from the Albany Law school in 1870 ; was married, Nov. 2, 1870, to Caroline Mary, daughter of Charles S. Beach of Castile, N.Y., and removed to Chicago, 111., in 1874, where he practised law until 1890. He drafted the charter of the Chicago imiversity and was a member of its first board of trustees. He removed his practice to Washington, D.C., in 1890 ; was elected dean of the Schools of Law of Columbia University, Washington, D.C., 1891, and professor of law at Columbia uni- versity in 1897. He organized the School of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy at Washington, and in 1897 was chosen its dean and professor of common law, transportation and interstate commerce. In June, 1901, the hon- orary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Rochester, New York.

NEEDHAM, Elias Parkman, inventor, was born in Delhi, N.Y., Sept. 29, 1812 ; son of Daniel and Betsey (Fisk) Needham ; grandson of Elias and Mercy (Stocking) Needham and of Joseph Fisk, and a descendant of Parkman Needham, who came from England to America with his family in the 18th century. In 1815 his father, a house carpenter, removed to Erie county, where he carried on his trade and cultivated a farm. Elias left home before reaching his majority,