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eight dollars. He was a reporter and editorial writer, and originated a system of reporting lectures before sliortlmnd was introduced. He was married, Oct. 24, 1843, to Juliette, daughter of John Warren and Artemisia (Munson) Weaver, of Winooski and Colechester, Vt., respectively, and granddaughter of William Munson, an early settler of Vermont. In the same year he joined the editorial staff of the Courier and Enquirer and carried on a discussion of Fourier's principles of socialism with Mr. Greeley, the articles being later published in pamphlet form. He was a Whig member of the stjite a.ssembly, 1849-51; speaker of the house, 1S.")0-.51. and on Sept. 18, 18."il, in coneiection with George Jones, a banker in Albany, and E. B. Wesley, he establislied the New York Times with a capital of >;:J0.000. of which Mr. Wesley furnished the greater part, Mr. ILiymond controlling a third interest. This paper so increased in circulation that at the end of eight years its owners refused an offer of $1,000,000 for the property. He was a delegate to the Whig national convention of 1852; was lieutenant-governor of New York, 1855-57; and took a prominent part in the organization of the Republican party, writing its "Declaration of Principles." He refused to be a candidate for governor in 1856; advocated the nomination of William H. Seward for President in 1860, and supported President Lincoln in his active war measures. He was re-elected to the state assembly, in 1S')0; chosen speaker in 1861. and in 1863 was a candidate before the Republican caucus of the state legislature for U.S. senator, but was de- feated by El win D. Morgan. He was a Repub- lican representative in the 39th congress, 186.5-67; refu.sed the appointment as U.S. minister to Austria tendered him by President Johnson in 1867; assisted in organizing the National Union convention held at Philadelphia, Pa., in August, 1866, and wrote the address to the people of the United States. The honorary degree of A.M. was conferred on him by the College of New Jersey in 1847. In 1864 he wrote a campaign life of Abraham Lincoln under the title: History of the Administration of President Lincoln, and after the President's assassination he revised and enlarged the work as Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln with his State Papers, Speeches, Letters, etr. (1865). lie is also the author of: Political Lessons of the Revolution (1851), and Letters to Mr. Yancey (1860). He died suddenly of apoplexy in the hallway of his residence, in New York city. .June 18, 1869.

RAYMOND, Henry Warren, journalist, was l>.>rn in N-w York city. Sept. 10, 1847; son of Henry Jarvis and Juliette (Weaver) Raymond. He was graduated from Y'ale. A.B., 1809, A.M., 1 ^72.:u\<\ engaged in journalistic work; graduated

from Columbia Law school in 1871, with the degree of LL.B., was admitted to the bar in 1871, and practised in New York, 1871-72, and Chicago, 1878-80. He was married, Sept. 29, 1875, to Harriet White, daughter of James and Margaret Eleanor (Wheeler) Allen of Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a reporter and editor of the New York Times. tin^ New Y'ork Evening Post and tiie Brooklyn Union; was literary and musical critic on the Cliicago Tribune, 1880-84, and in 1884, tinougli the generosity of George W. Childs. was enabled to purchase the Telegraph of Germantown, Pa. He was elected a member of the Sons of the Revolution, and of the Military Order of Foreign Wars; was private secretary to Benjamin F. Tracy, secretary of the navy, 1889-93. and ap- pointed solicitor of the state department, Feb- ruary, 1893, but failed of confirmation by adjournment of the senate. He lectured exten- sively on naval matters and is the author of articles on the Use of Nickel Steel in Armour (1898); Extracts from my Father's Diary, and a series on the civil side of naval administration, in the Army and Navy Journal (1900), besides numerous contributions to the leading periodicals.

RAYMOND, Jerome Hall, educator, was born in Clinton, Iowa, March 10, 1869; son of Henry and Virginia (Hall) Raymond. He was educated in the Chicago public schools and worked as a stenograplier and typewriter in St. Paul, Minn., and Chicago, 111. He was graduated from the Northwestern university, Evanston, 111., A.B., 1892. A.M.. 1893, and from the University of Chicago, Pli.D., 1895. He was private secretary to George M. Pullman, 1889-90, and to Frances E. Willard wiiile at tiie university. 1890-92; was secretary to Bishop Thoburn in a tour around the world, 1892-93, traveling extensively in Europe and Asia; secretaiy and lecturer on history, Chicago Society for University Extension. 1893- 94; professor of liistory and political science, Lawrence university-, Wisconsin, and lecturer on sociology and secretary, class study department, University Extension division, University of Chicago. 1894-95. He was married, Aug. 15. 1895, to Nettie Josephine, daughter of Rev. f21i and Deborah (Meade) Hunt of Aurora, 111. He was professor of sociology and secretary of the Uni- versity Extension department, Universitj- of Wis- consin, 189.5-97; president and professor of eco- nomics and sociology. West Virginia university. 1897-1901, and in April. 1901, became associate pro- fessor of sociology in the University of Chicago.

RAYMOND, John Howard, educator, w as born in New York city, March 7, 1814; sonof Eliachim and Mary (Carrington) Raymond; grandson of Nathaniel and Dolly (Wood) Raymond, and a descendant of Richard Raymond, a mariner, who .settled in Salem, Mass., previous to 1634; re-