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Thomas Mador Forster, M.D., who came to Amer- ica, about 1740-50. He was graduated from Woflford college, South Carolina, A.B., 1872 ; con- tinuing his studies at Harvard, 1874, and at Leipzig and Berlin universities, 1874-75. He was professor of the classics and German at Woflford college. 1875-79 ; and again a student at Leipzig, 1879-81, receiving the degree of Ph.D. in the latter year. He was married Aug. 21, 1879, to Anna Leland, daughter of "Warren and Mary (Sydnor) Dupre, of Abingdon, Virginia, who died in 1898. He was assistant professor of ancient languages in "Williams college, 1881-82 ; profes- sor of modern languages in "V'anderbilt university, 1882-83. and professor of Greek. 1883-94, and in the latter year was made professor of Greek and classical philology and head of the Greek depart- ment in the University of Wisconsin. While at Vanderbilt university, he took an active and prom- inent part in the movement to foster and im- prove the schools preparatory to college and university. He was a member of the Greek Con- ference (1892) appointed by the committee of ten, and in 1895 of the committee of twelve of the American Philological association, the object of botli committees being to outline a course of study in Greek preparatory to college. In 1895 he was made chairman of the committee on grad- uate studies, head of the graduate school in the University of Wisconsin, and editor of the literary series of the Bulletins of the university. He was elected president of the American Philo- logical association for the year, 1902-03. He edited " Thucydides " (VII, 1886 ; III, 1894) ; Xeno- phon's " Anabasis " (1903) ; and the terms derived directly from the Greek in the Standard Diction- ary ; translated Hertzberg's " Geschichte der Griechen in Altertum" (1902); and is the author of Plutarch's Artaxerxes (Doctor's dissertation, Leipzig, 1881) ; and many important contributions on literary and philological subjects to the lead- ing periodicals and to the Transactions and Pro- ceedings of learned societies.

SMITH, Charles Henry, soldier, was born in HoUis, Maine, Nov. 1. 1827; son of Aaron and Sally (Gile) Smith. He was graduated from Colby uni- versity, A. B., 1856, A.M., 1859. and was principal of the high school at Eastport, Maine, 1856-60. On Oct. 19, 1861, he joined the Federal army as captain of the 1st Maine cavalry; was promoted major, Feb. 16, 1863; lieutenant-colonel. March 1, 1863, and colonel, June 18, 1863. He commanded his troop at Gettysburg and Shepardstown and in the Rapidan campaign ; commanded the rear guard of the army across the Rapidan, and took part in Sheridan's campaign, May-June, 1864. He was married July 28, 1864, to Mary Richards Livermore of Eastport, Maine. He was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers, Aug. 1, 1864, for IX. — 26

gallant services at St. Mary's church, where he was wounded ; commanded the 3d brigade, Gregg's division, 1864-65 ; was brevetted major- general of volunteers, March 13, 1865, for services, and commanded a sub-district of the Appomattox, May-July, 1865. He was honorably mustered out of the volunteer service Aug. 11, 1865; and settled in Machias, Maine, where he was admitted to the bar and practised law. He was a member of the state senate in 1866, and on July 28, 1866, he was commissioned colonel of the 28th U.S. infantry ; and was brevetted brigadier-general and major-general, March 2, 1867, for services at Sailors Creek and during the war. He was trans- ferred to the 19th infantry March 15, 1869; was stationed at Fort Clark, Texas, and retired Nov. 1, 1891.

SMITH, Charles Henry, "Bill Arp," author, was born in Lawrenceville, Ga., June 15, 1828: son of Asaliel Reid and Caroline Ann (Maguire) Smith ; grandson of Jonathan Reid and Sally (Noyes) Smith of Massachusetts, and of Francis and Emily (Barrett) Maguire, and a descendant of James Maguire, son of Sir Francis Maguire of Dub- lin, Ireland, who engaged in the Emmet rebellion and fled to the United States, settling in Charles- ton, S.C, in 1802. Jonathan Reid's father was killed in the battle of Lexington, Mass. Charles Henry Smith was graduated from the University of Georgia in 1848 ; and was married, in 1849, to Octavia, daughter of Judge Nathan L. and Mary (Holt) Hutchins, of Lawrenceville, Ga. He practised law in Rome, Ga., 1849-76. He served in the Confederate army, 1861-65, becoming major on the staff of General G. T. Anderson, 3d Georgia brigade, and in 1865 he settled in Cartersville, Ga., and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was state senator, 1866-68 and mayor of Rome, Ga., 1868-69. In 1861 he began to contribute a series of humorous weekly letters under the signature of " Bill Arp " to the Atlanta Constitution and the Louisville Home Farm. He is the author of: Bill Arjj's Letters (1868); The Farm and Fireside (1882) ; the Bill Arp Scrap Book (1886); A Side Shoiv of the Southern Side of the War; Fireside Sketches (1890); Georgia as a Colony and State, 1733-1S93 (1890) ; and The Uncivil War from 1S61 to Date.

SMITH, Clement Lawrence, educator, was born in Upper Darby, Pa., April 13, 1844 ; son of Dr. George (1804-1882) and Mary (Lewis) Smith; grandson of Benjamin Hayes Smith, who was a member of the Pennsylvania legislature. 1801-04 ; and of Abraham and Rebecca (Lawrence) Lewis. He graduated from Haverford college. Pa., A.B., 1860, A.M., 1863, and from Harvard, A.B., 1863. He was librarian and assistant professor of classics and mathematics at Haverford, 1853-65 ; studied classical philology at Gottingen, 1865-66; traveled