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eastern branch of the American Educational society and a member of the board of trustees of Middlebury college, 1817-33. The honorary degree of A.M. was conferred on him by Middlebury in 1817. Pie died in Manchester, Vt., May 23, 1833.

SKINNER, Thomas Harvey, educator, was born at Harvey's Neck, Perquimans county, N.C., March 7, 1791 ; son of Joshua and Martha Ann (Blount) Skinner ; and a descendant of Governors Harvey and Eden and from the English Eliza- bethan family of Blounts. His early education was received at Edeuton academy, N.C., and he •entered tlie College of New Jersey, Princeton, in 1807, graduating A.B., 1809, A.M. 1812. He studied law at Edenton and theology at Prince- ton under President Smith and was licensed to preach in December, 1813. He was co-pastor with Dr. Janeway in the Second church, Phila- delphia, 1812-16 ; pastor of the Fifth Presbyterian church, Pliiladelphia, 1816-23, forming the Arch Street church in 1823, and being its pastor until 1833, except for a few months in 1828 when he was called to Boston and tried the cliange. He was Bartlet professor of sacred rhetoric at An- dover Theological seminary, 1833-35 ; was pastor of the Mercer Street church. New York city, 1835-48 ; and professor of sacred rhetoric, pas- toral theology and church government at Union Theological seminary, 1848-71. He was married to Emily Montgomery. The honorary degree of D.D. was confeiTed on liini in 1825, and that of LL.D. in 1855 by Williams college. He is the author of: Religion of the Bible (1839) ; Aids to Preaching and Hearing (1839); Hints to Chris- tians (1841); VineVs Pastoral Theology (1854); Vinet's Homeletics {\Shi); Discussions in TJieology (1868) ; and Tlioughts on Evangelizing the World (1870); besides many sermons, tracts and pam- phlets. He died in New York city, Feb. 1, 1871.

SKINNER, Thomas Harvey, clergyman, was Ijorn in Pliiladelphia, Pa., Oct. 6, 1820 ; son of the Rev. Dr. Thomas Harvey (q.v.) andEmily (Mont- gomery) Skinner. He was graduated from the University of the City of New York, A.B., 1840, A.M. 1843 ; attended Andover Theological sem- inary, 1843-43, and was graduated from the Union Theological seminary in 1843. He was ordained by the presbytery of Newark, Dec. 8, 1843, and was married in 1843 to Mary S., daughter of Benjamin Day. He was pastor at. Paterson, N.J., 1843-46 : New York city, 1846-56 ; Honesdale, Pa., 1856-59 ; Stapleton, N.Y., 1859- 68 ; Fort Wayne, Ind.. 1868-71, and at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1871-81. He was professor of theology at McCormick Theological seminary, Chicago, 111., 1881-90, and professor of divinity, 1890-93. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred upon him by the College of New Jersey in 1867. and that of LL.D. by Washington and Jefferson college in IX. — 2.5

1891. He was a member of the council of the University of the City of New York, 1839-71 ; and bequeathed $25,000 to Parsons college, Iowa. He died in Chicago, 111., Jan. 4, 1892.

SLACK, Elijah, educator, was born in Lower Wakefield, Pa., Nov. 24, 1784. He was gradu- ated from the College of New Jersey, A.B., 1808 ; A.M., 1811 ; was principal at Trent(jn academy, N.J., 1808-12, and was licensed to preach by the presbytery of New Brunswick, N.J., in 1811. He was vice president and professor of natural philosophy at the College of New Jersey, 1812-17 ; removed to Cincinnati in 1817 ; was superintend- ent of the Literary and Scientific institute there, 1817-19 ; and president of Cincinnati college. 1819- 38. He removed to Brownsvilli'. Tenn., where he conducted a high school, 1837-44, and returned to Cincinnati in 1844. The honorary degree of M.D. was conferred on him by Ohio Medical col- lege and that of LL.D. by the College of New Jersey in 1863. He published : Key to Chemical Nomenclature (Cincinnati 1838); Treatise on Electricity; Incompatihles and Poisons; Dis- course on Agricultural Chemistry (1831). He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 39, 1866.

SLADE, William, governor of Vermont, was born in Cornwall, Vt., May 9, 1786 ; son of Col. William Slade, a Revolutionary veteran and na- tive of Washington, Conn. He was graduated at Middlebury college, A.B., 1807, A.M., 1810; was admitted to the bar, 1810; began practice in Middle- bury, and was a presidential elector in 1813, voting for Madison. He established a book store at Middlebury and became interested in politics and in historical and literary studies. He established the Columbian Patriot which he edited, 1814-16, and in 1816 was elected secretary of state, holding the position. 1817-35, serving at the same time as judge of the Addison county court and subsequently as state's attorney. He was a clerk in the state department at Wash- ington, 1823-29. In 1829, on Jackson's accession to the Presidency, he lost his office and resumed the practice of law in Middlebury. He was a repre- sentative from Vermont in the 22d-27th con- gresses, 1831-43 ; a reporter of the decisions of the supreme court of Vermont, 1843-44 ; governor of Vermont, 1845-46, and secretary of the national board of popular education, up to the time of his death. He is the author of : Slade' s State Papers (1823); LaiL-s of Vermont (1825); Speech on the Petition for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia, Dec. 20, 1839. which was suppressed by the house of representatives, and Reports of the Supreme Court of Verviont (1844) He died in Middlebury, Vt., Jan, 18, 1859.