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them as he did the reinforcements of 500 men under Colonel Breymann. He was promoted brigadier-general, Oct. 4, 1777, and received the thanks of congress ; commanded the northern department in 1778 and 1781, and in 1783 retired to his farm. In 1817 congress passed an act, giv- ing him a pension of sixty dollars a month. He, and Gen. Thomas Sumpter, were the last surviv- ing generals of the Revolutionary army. In August, 1887, a monument was erected in Ben- nington to his memory, and in 1899 one was erected at Peru, Vt., both being made of lime- stone in the form of an obelisk. He died in Man- chester, N.H., May 8, 1822.

STARKEY, Thomas Alfred, bishop of New- ark and 123d in succession in the American episcopate, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 13, 1819 ; son of Josiah and Caroline M. (Kissel- man) Starkey ; grandson of Frederick and Susanna Kisselman, and great-grandson of Jacob Von Wrede of Munich, Bavaria. He studied civil en- gineering and engaged in that profession, 1839-43. He studied theology, 1843—47 ; was ordered deacon in the Protestant Episcopal church, Feb. 21, 1847, and ordained priest, May 21, 1848. He was a missionary in Schuylkill county. Pa., 1847-49; founded the church of the Holy Apostles at St. Clair, Pa. ; was rector of Christ church, Troy, N.Y., 1850-54; of St. Paul's church, Albany, N.Y., 1854-58; of Trinity church, Cleveland, 1859-69, and of the Church of the Epiphany, "Washington, D.C., 1869-72. He was connected with the Mission rooms, New York city, 1875- 1876 ; and was rector of St. Paul's church. Pater- son, N.J., 1877-80. He was elected bishop of Northern New Jersey in 1879, and was consecrated, Jan. 8, 1880. by Bishops Clark, Vail, and Little- john, assisted by Bishops Howe, Scarborough and Seymour. In 1886 the name of his diocese was changed to that of Newark. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Hobarfc college in 1864. In 1903 he aske'd for a coadjutor. owing to his increasing years. He died at East Orange, N.J., May 17. 1903.

STARKWEATHER, John Converse, soldier, was born inCooperstown, N.Y., May 11, 1830 ; son of George Anson Starkweather (1794-1878), a Democratic representative in the 30th congress, 1847-49. He entered Union university in the class of 1850, but did not graduate ; practised law in Milwaukee, Wis., 1851-61, and on the outbreak of the civil war was commissioned colonel, 1st Wisconsin volunteers, and was engaged at Fall- ing Waters, and Edward's Ferry. He was mus- tered out, Aug. 21, 1861, but obtained a special order from the war department under which he reorganized his regiment and re-enlisted for three years. He commanded the 2d brigade, 8d division. 1st armj' corps, Army of the Ohio, at

the battle of Perry ville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862, being stationed on the extreme left and rear of Terrill's brigade, and when the latter gave way in confu- sion, he checked the attack. He commanded the 3d brigade, 1st division, centre, Army of the Cumberland under Rosecrans, at Stone's River, Tenn., and on Dec. 29, 1862, he was attacked by 3000 of General Wheeler's Confederate cavalry, and after a conflict of two hours, Wheeler fell back and was pursued by Starkweather for over one mile, the Union loss being 122 in killed, wounded and missing. He was appointed briga- dier-general, U.S. v., July 17, 1863, and com- manded the 2d brigade, 1st division, 14th army corps. Army of the Cumberland, at Chicka- mauga, Ga., Sept. 19-20, 1863, and the 3d bri- gade, 1st division, 14th army corps, in the Chat- tanooga campaign, Nov. 23-27, 1863. He was mustered out of service, May 11, 1865, and resumed his law practice in Milwaukee and in Washing- ton. He died in Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 1890. STARR, Eliza Allen, artist, was born in Deer- field, Mass., Aug. 29, 1824; daughter of Oliver and Lorina (Allen) Starr ; granddaughter of William and Elizabeth (Starr) Starr and of Caleb and Judith (Hawks) Allen ; great-granddaughter of Samuel Allen of Deerfield, Mass., who was killed in the last fight with the Indians, Aug. 25, 1746 ; and a descendant of Dr. Comfort Starr, chirurgeon, of Ashford. Kent, England, who emi- grated to New England, March 21, 1634, and was a tutor in Harvard college in 1649. She studied art in Boston in 1846, and taught art in Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Natchez. She opened a studio in Boston in 1854, and moved to Chicago in 1856. She received the Laetare medal from Notre Dame university, Indiana, 1885, and a gold medal in 1893 from the World's Columbian exposition as teacher of art ; and in 1898 Pope Leo XIII. , as a mark of approval of her literary work, sent her a cameo medallion. She is the author of : Poems (1867 ; 1887); Patron Saints (2 vols., 1871 ; 1883); Pilgrims and Shriiies (2 vols., 1878); Sotigs of a Life-time (1887); Isabella of Castile (1889); ^'ilmt We See (1891); Christmastide (1891); Art in Our Age (1891); Tliree Keys to the Camera Delia Segnatura of the Vatican (1895) ; Tlie Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1898); Tlie Tliree Archangels and the Guardian Angels in Art (1899).

STARR, Frederick, educator, was born in Auburn, N.Y., Sept. 2, 1858 ; son of the Rev. Frederick and Helen Strachan (Mills) Starr ; grandson of Frederick and Sarah (Sackett) Starr, and of Henry and Maria (Parkins) Mills. He was graduated at Lafayette, S.B., 1882, S.M., 1885, Ph.D., 1885, and was teacher of sciences at Wyman institute, 1882-83. He was professor of sciences in the state Normal school at Lock Haven, Penn.,