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fayette. La.. ISGJ-TO ; adininistrator of the Cath- edral, New Orleans. 1872-SS, ami pastor of Annunciation church, 1888-99. lie was appoint- ed canon and vicar-general in 1878, and on April 9. 1899, was consecrated titular bishop of Curium and auxiliary hisliop of New Orleans.

ROWAN, John, senator, was born in York

county, Pa., in 1771 ; son of William and

(Cooper) Rowan. His father was a Revolutionary soldier, and his mother of Quaker descent. In 178:5 his parents removed to Louisville, Ky., and in March. 1784. with five other families, made a settlement at L)ng Falls, Green river, wiiere they were subject to frequent attacks from the Shawnee Indians. After completing his prepara- tory education at Dr. Priestly 's cla.ssical school, Bardstown. Ky., John Rowan studied law in Louisville ; was admitted to the bar in 1795. and began practice in Bardstown. He was a delegate from Nelson county to the second state constitu- tional convention at Frankfort, Aug. 17, 1799; secretary of state. 180-i. and a representative from Kentucky in the 11th congress, taking his seat Jan. 9, 1807, and serving till March 3, 1809. He was a member of the state legislature from Nelson county, 1813-17, and from Jefferson county, 1822 and 1824, and acted as counsel for John C. Hamilton, who was tried for the murder of Dr. John P. Sanders in 1817, convicted on circumstantial evidence, and hanged. In 1823 Mr. Riiuan was appointed by the legislature, with Henry Cla\', a commissioner to defend the occupying claimant laws of the state before the U.S. supreme court. He was a U.S. senator from Kentucky, 1825-31, defeating by his vote alone the bill fur appropriation for the extension of the national road from Zanesville, Ohio, to Maysville, Ky., 1826; delivered a speecli the same year ad- vocating the amendment of the judiciary sy.stem of the United States, and another in 1828 on the subject of imprisonment for debt, both of which proved his convincing power as an orator. As an advocate in critninal cases lie had few equals. He served as commissioner for carrying out the treaty of 1839 with Mexico ; and a member of the so-calleil '-Relief" party upon the failure of tl)e B.ink of Kentucky. He was chosen grand orator of the grand lodge of Freemasons of Kentucky in 1820, and was president of the Kentucky Historical society, 1838- 43. His wife was a ♦laughter of Gen. William Lj'tle, an early pioneer of Ohio. His son, John Rowan, Jr., was U.S. minister to Naples, 1848-.50. Senator Rowan died in Louisville. Ky.. July 13. 1^43.

ROWAN, Stephen Clegg, naval oflfirer, was born near Dul)lin. Ireland. Dec. 25. 1808. His I)arents brought him to America when a chilil, settling in Ohio, where h*^ attended the public schools and Miami university, 182.5-26. He was

warranted midshipman in the navy, Feb., 1826, and on the Fiuce>t»e's sailed around the world, 1827-30. He was promoted passed-midshipman, served on the Vinulalia during the Seminole war. and March 8, 1837, was commissioned lieutenant, lie was executive officer of the Cyane, Pacific scjuadron, during the war with Mexico, serving at Monterey, San Diego, Mesa (where he was wounded), and Mazatlan. He was promoted commander, Sept. 14, 1855, and in 1801, when he took command of tlie Pawnee, sailed up the Potomac to protect Washington, and June 1, 1861, assisted Com- mander Ward in his attack on the Confederates at Acquia Creek. Later he was attached to Commodore Stringham's fleet, which on Aug. 28, 1861, co-operated witii General Butler in the capture of Forts Clark and Hatteras on the North Carolina coast. On Feb. 10, 1862, he commanded the fleet in the attack on Commodore Lynch's Confederate gun-boats, and the capture of Eliz- abeth city. He succeeded Commodore Golds- borough in command of the entire fleet in the North Carolina waters, and assisted General Burnside in the capture of New Berne, March 12, and of Beaufort, April 25, 1862. He received the thanks of congress, and was promoted captain and commodore, July 16, 1862 ; was on board the New Ironsides in the attacks on Forts Wagner and Sumter, 1862-65 ; was promoted rear-admiral, July 25, 1866; transferred to the Xadawaseo. and 1866-67, was commandant of the Norfolk navy yard. He commanded the Asiatic squadron, 1868-69; was promoted vice-admiral in 1870; commanded the Brooklj-n navy yard, 1872-76, and was president of the board of naval examiners, 1879-81. In 1883 he was made chairman of the U.S. light-house board, and in 1889 was retired at his own request. He died in Washington, D.C., March 31. 1890.

ROWE, Leo Stanton, political economist, was born in McGregor, Iowa, Sept. 17j 1871 ; son of Louis and Katiierine (Raff) Rowe. He was grad- uated from the Philadelphia Central High school ; entered the department of arts. University of Pennsylvania, sophomore class, in 1887, and tiie Wharton School of Finance and Economy in 1888, and was graduated. Pii.B.. 1890, and LL.B.. 1892, in the same year being admitted to tlie Philadel- phia bar. He studied in Paris and in the Uni- versity of Halle, 1892-96, receiving the degree of Pii.D. from Halle. He was appointed instructor in public law in the University of Pennsylvania in 1896, and was made assistant professor in 1898. He was elected vice-presiilent of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in 1899, and its president in 1902. succeeding President S. M. Lindsay, appointed commissioner of educa- tion in Porto Rico. On June 25, 1900. he was a\y- pKjinted by President McKinley a member of the