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Rev. Dr. Edward Dunlap and Jane Blair (Carey) Sinitli: Kiandson of E.hvard and Esther (Mas- kell) Sniitli and of \Vilson and Virginia (Ran- dolph) Car.v who were married from the house of Tliotnas JetTerson. He was educated at the uni- versity grammar scliool, New York city, and learned the boatbuilding trade under Robert Fish. He was married, Oct. 14, 1864. to Mary, daughter of John and Mary (Armstrong) Wilson of New Jersey. He studied marine painting with Maurice F. H. de Haas, 18C3-71, when he designed the yacht Vinde.r for Robert Center of New York, and decided from that time to devote Inmself to yacht design and alteration. He was lecturer on naval architecture at the Seawanhaka Yacht club of New York in 1878, and measurer of the New York Yacht club ten years. He built the Comet in 1860 and designed the Mischief, America's cup defender against the Canadian Atlanta in the New York races of Nov. 9 and 10, 1881; the Priseilla which raced the Purituji, Sept. 14 and 16, 1885, and many other schooners, sloops and yawls; and the steam-boats Richard Peck, City of Lowell and Chester W. Chapin. He also designed the Yampa (now Iduna) owned by the German Empress, and the Meteor Srd, ONvne<l by the German Emperor.

SMITH, Asa Dodge, educator, was born in Mt. Vernon, N.IL. Sept. 21. 1804; son of Dr. Rogers and Sally (Dodge) Smith. His fatlier, the son of English immigrants, was a native of Massachusetts, removed with his parents to Mt. Vernon, N.H., where he studied and practised medicine; removed to Greenhurst, N.Y., in 1812, and to Weston, Vt., in 1814, where he died in 1845. Asa Dodge Smith was graduated at Dart- mouth in 1830, and at Andover Theological sem- inary in 1834; serving, 1830-31, as principal of Limerick academy, Maine. He served as pastor of the 14th Street Presbyterian church. New York city, 1830-63, and was lecturer on pastoral theo- logy in Union Theological seminary, 1843-44. He was elected the seventh president of Dart- mouth college in 1863, and served until his death. He receivi-il the honorary degree of D.D. from Williams in 1849, and that of LL.D. from the University of the City of New York in 1864. He Is the author of: Letters to a Young Student (1832); Memoir of Mrs. Louisa Adams Leavitt (1843); Discourse on the Life and Character of Rev. CharlcH Hall {lSr)4); The Private Character (1857); Home Missions and Slavery (1857); Chris- tian Stewardship (1863); inauguration address (1863); Beneficence Our Life Work, a bacca- laurrate tlisrourse n865). He died at Hanover, N.H.. -Aug. 16. 1S77.

SMITH, Augustus William, educator, was b.rnin NewfK.rt. N.Y.,:\Iay 12, 1802, He was graduated at Hamilton college in 1825; was a

teaclier in the Oneida Conference seminary, Cazenovia, N.Y,, 182.")-30; professor of mat liemat- ics and astronomy at "Wesleyan university. Mid-

dletown. Conn,. 1831-57, and its president, 1852-57, the subscriptions entered during his administra- tion for the support of the university amount- ing to $100,000. He was professor of natural philosophy in the U.S. Naval academy, 1859-66, and was commissioned by the government to visit Labrador in 1860, to report the annual eclipse of the sun. He received the degree of LL.D, from Hamilton college in 1850. He is the author of: An FAementury Treatise on Mechanics, Embracing the Theory of Statics and Dynamics and its Applicat ion to Solids and Fluids (1849). He died at Annapolis, Md., March 22, 1806.

SMITH, Benjamin, governor of Nortli Caro- lina, was born in Brunswick county, N.C., in 1750. He was aide-de-camp to General Washing- ton in 1776; took part in the retreat from Long- Island; in the defence of South Carolina under Moultrie and in tiie fortification of South Caro- lina against tiie British. He was fifteen times a member of the state senate from Brunswick county; major-general of militia, 1794-1810; leader of the Brunswick militia volunteers at the time of the threatened war with France in 1790, and governor of the state, 1810-12. He was the first benefactor of the University of North Cai'o- lina, giving toward its endowment warrants for 20,000 acres of land in Tennessee in 1789. Smith Hall was erected in 1852, in his memory. The capital of his county was named Smithville, and an island at the mouth of the Cape Fear river was named after him. He was a charter trustee of the University of North Carolina, 1789-1824, and president of the board of trustees, 1810-11. He died in Smithville, N.C., Feb, 10, 1829,

SMITH, Benjamin Bosworth, first bishop of Kentucky, and 27tli in succession in the American episcopate, was b(jrn in Bristol, R,I., June 13, 1794. He was graduated from Brown university in 1816, studied theology and was admitted to the diaconate in St. Michael's church, Bristol, R.I., April 23, 1817, and advanced to the priest-