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QUACKENBOS, George Payn, educator, was born in New York city, Sept. 4. 1826 ; son of Dr. George Clinton and Catharine (Payn) Quackenbos. He was graduated at Columbia, A.B., in 1843; married in 1846, Louise, daugliter of Alexander and Mary Duncan of Forres, Scotland ; studied law, and became principal of the Henry Street Grammar school, 1847, and of the Collegiate school, N.Y., 1855. He was editor of the Literary American in New York city, 1848-50. The degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by Wesleyan university in 1863. He edited Spiers's French Dictionary in 1850, and was the author of many school books, including : First Lessons in Compo- sition (1851) ; Adi^anced Course in Rhetoric and Composition (1854); School History of the United States (ISol); Natural Philosophy (ISoQ) ; A Series of English Grammars (1862-64) ; A Series of Arithmetics (1863-74) ; Language Lessons (1876); American History (1877), and Appleton's Ele- mentally and Higher Geographies (1880-81). He died in New London, N.H., July 24, 1881.

QUACKENBOS, John Duncan, educator, scientist and physician, was born in New York city, April 22, 1848 ; son of George Payn and Louise (Duncan) Quackenbos. He was graduated at Columbia in 1868, and at the College of Physi- cians and Surgeons in 1871. He married, June 28, 1871, Laura A. Pinckney of New Y'ork ; was tutor in rhetoric and history at Columbia, 1870- 84 ; adjunct professor of the English language and literature, 1884—91 ; professor of rhetoric, 1891-94 ; resigned, and was elected professor emeritus in 1894. He afterward devoted him- self to the practice of his profession, and became widely known for his applications of suggestive therapeutics in mental and moral disease. He became known as a -sportsman and naturalist ; brought to public notice the presence of a new charr in Now England watei-s, the Alpine trout

of Lake Sunapee, N.H., and was the first private importer of the Loch Leven trout, 1887. He is the author of : AppletOn's School History of the World (1876) ; History of Ayicient Literature (1878) ; A History of the English Language (1884); Appleton's Physical Geography {1887); Appleton's Physics (1891) ; Practical Rhetoric (1896) ; Ene- mies and Evidences of Christianity (1899) ; Hyp- notism in 3Iental and Moral Cidture (1900) ; llie Mutual Relationship) in Hy2mot ism (1901): Hypno- Suggestion in Trained Nursing (1902); Suggestion and the Christian Minister (1902).

QUACKENBUSH, John Adams, representa- tive, was born in Schaghticoke, N.Y., Oct. 16, 1828 ; son of Harmon and Elizabeth (Baucus) Quackenbush. He attended the academy at Still- water, N.Y., and became a farmer and lumber merchant. He married, Sept. 29, 1852, Harriet Town of Schaghticoke, N.Y. He was chairman of the board of supervisors of Rensselaer county in 1862 ; a member of the state assembly in 1863, sheriff of Rensselaer county in 1873-76 ; a member of the Republican state central committee, 1887- 94 ; and a Republican representative in 1889-93.

QUACKENBUSH, Stephen Piatt, naval officer, was born in Albany, N.Y., Jan. 23, 1823, He was warranted midshipman in the U.S. navy, Feb. 15, 1840 ; was promoted passed midshipman, July 11, 1846 ; master, March 1, 1855 ; lieutenant, Sept. 14, 1855, serving during the Mexican war in the operations against Vera Cruz ; lieutenant-com- mander, July 16, 1862 ; served on the blockading squadron, 1861-62 ; in the Burnside expedition to Roanoke Island, Elizabeth City and New Berne, N.C., and engaged the Confederate batteries and a regiment of flying infantry at Winton, N.C., destroying that town. He was engaged on the James river in the actions of Se well's Point land- ing. Wilcox landing, and Malvern Hill, where he commanded the Pequot and lost his rigiit leg by