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from Canada to Pennsylvania about 1686. He attended Beaver and Indiana academies ; was graduated from Jefferson college, Pa., in 1850 ; studied law with Judge James P. Sterrett in 1850, but soon removed to Texas, where he taught school in Colorado county, 1850-53. He returned to his law studies at Pennsylvania under Col. R. P. Roberts in 1853, and was admitted to the bar in 1854. He established himself in practice in Beaver, Pa. ; was prothonotary of Beaver ■county, 1856-61 ; enlisted as a private in the 10th Pennsylvania reserves in 1861, and became lieutenant-colonel and assistant commissary-gen- eral of the state. He was private secretary to Gov. Andrew G. Curtin, and was commissioned <3olonel of the 134th Pennsylvania regiment in August, 1863, serving until Dec. 7, 1862, when he was mustered out on account of ill health. He took part in tlie assault on Marye's Heights as a volunteer. Dec. 13, 1862, receiving the Congres- sional medal of honor for gallantry on the field ; was military state agent at Washington, D.C., 1862-63, and was major and chief of transporta- tion and telegraphs, and military secretary to Governor Curtin, 1863-65. He was a Republican representative in the state legislature, 1865-68 ; secretary of the Republican state executive com- mittee in 1869 ; edited the Beaver Radical, 1869 ; was recorder of Philadelphia, 1878 ; secretary of the commonwealth, 1873-78 and 1879-82 ; dele- gate-at-large to the Republican national conven- tions, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1888, 1892, 1896 and 1900 ; chairman of the Republican national committee which conducted the campaign for the election of Harrison, 1888, of the state committee, 1878-79, 1895 and 1902 ; state treasurer, 1885-87, and was elected to the U.S. senate as a Republican in 1887 to succeed John I. Mitchell, and was re- elected in 1893. He was defeated for re-election to the U.S. senate in 1899, by a deadlock ex- isting throughout the session of the legislature, and after adjournment was appointed senator ad interim by Governor Stone, but the appoint- ment was not recognized by the senate. Upon the next meeting of the state legislature in 1900 he was elected U.S. senator for the term ending March 3, 1905. He was married, Oct. 10, 1855, to Agnes, daughter of John Barclay of Beaver, Pa., and of his sons, Andrew Gregg Curtin was a graduate of the U.S. Military academy and promoted a lieutenant in the 5th U.S. cavalry and major and quarter-master, U.S.A., and Richard Roberts engaged in busi- ness in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was indicted, Nov. 21, 1898, for conspiring to misuse funds of the state and of the People's Bank of Philadelphia, and on each of the six indictments named he was acquitted without offering any evidence for the defence, April 31, 1899.

QUAYLE, William Alfred, educator, was born in Parkville, Mo., June 25, 1860 ; son of Thomas and Elizabeth Quayle, natives of the Isle of IMan. He received his early education in Kansas and was graduated from Baker university, A.B., 1885, A.M., 1888. He was married in 1886 to Allie, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Werter R. and Minerva (Russell) Davis. He was tutor at Baker uni- versity, 1883-85 ; adjunct professor of ancient lan- guages, 1886-88 ; professor of the Greek language, 1888-91, and president of the institution, 1890- 94. He resigned in 1894 to become pastor of In- dependence Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, Kansas City, Mo. ; became pastor of Merisidian Street church. Indianapolis, Ind., in 1897, and of Grand Avenue church, Kansas City, Mo., in 1900. He was a member of the general conference, delegate to the ecumenical conference in London, Eng., in 1901, and fraternal delegate to the Wesleyan Methodist church in England and Ireland in 1902. The degree of D.D. was con- ferred on him by DePauw university in 1891 ; that of Ph.D. by Allegheny college in 1892, and that of Litt.D. by Baker university in 1900. He is the author of : TJie PoeVs Poet, and Other Essays (1897); A Study in Current Social Theories (IS9S); A Hero and Some Other Folk (1900); The Blessed Life (1901); In God's Out-of Doors (1902).

QUEEN, Walter W., naval officer, was born in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 1824. He was war- ranted mipshipman, U.S. navy, Oct. 7, 1841, and was attached to the Macedonian and Marion of the West India squadron, 1842-43 ; the Perry of the East India squadron, 1843-45, and the Cumberland and Ohio during the Mexican war, 1846-47, taking part in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma in May, 1846, and in the attacks on Alvarado, Tampico, Tuxpan and Vera Cruz. He was promoted past midshipman, Aug. 10, 1847, and was dismissed from the service for engaging in a duel in 1848. He was reinstated in 1853 ; pro- moted master in 1855, and lieu- tenant, Sept. 16^ 1855. He was detailed on spe- , cial duty on the steam sloop. . Poiohatan at the reinforce- ment

of Fort

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Pickens, Fla. He commanded the second division of the mor- tar flotilla under Admiral Porter during the bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and during the attack on Vicksburg he ac- companied Flag-officer Farragut on the pas-