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tion. He studied medicine at the Columbian university, Washington, D.C., and at the Na- tional College of Pharmacj'. In 1861 he joined the Federal army, serving in the 10th Wisconsin light artillery, 1861-65. He entered the U.S. navy as a school teacher in 1860, serving in the Home station and in the Mediterranean squadron until 1876. He was married. May 15, 1871, to Dora, daughter of Conrad and Miranda Alt- liouse of Ohio. He was a reporter on the Daily Chronicle, Washington. D.C., in 1876, and entered the civil service as examiner of pensions in 1877. He made extensive explorations of the aboriginal remains of Maryland and Virginia, extended his research to the remote tributaries of Chesapeake bay, made a map of the Indian towns of that region, and collected photographs of the Pamunkey Indian tribe of Virginia. He was lecturer on American archaeology at the Catholic University of America, 1890-92. He was knighted by King Humbert of Italy in 1887, and received honors from Portugal, Finance, Den- mark and Germany. He was a founder of the Anthropological society of Washington, D.C., and its secretary, 1879-81 ; an honorary member of the Trinity Historical society, Dallas, Texas, American Academy of Science, the Societj' of American Authors, British Society of Arts, and of many otlier important literary and scientific societies at home and abroad. He is the author of several monographs on ethnology, botany and geology. He received the degree Sci.D. from Albertus Magnus university, Wichita, Kan., and was made a member of the university senate in 1901. and professor in partibus.

REYNOLDS, Ignatius Aloysius, R.C. bishop, was born at Bardstown, Ky., Aug. 23, 1798. His parents I'emoved from Maryland to Nelson county, Ky., before his birth, and he was prepared for the priesthood in St. Thomas Theological semi- nary at Bardstown, and at St. Mary's seminary, Baltimore, Md.; was ordained priest at Balti- more, Md., Oct. 24, 1823, and was a professor in St. Joseph's college, Bardsto%vn, Ky., 1823-27, and president of the institution, 1827-80. He was professor in St. Thomas Theological semi- nary and pastor of the Cathedral at Bardstown, Ky., 1830-34, and during the cholera epidemic of 1833, devoted himself to the care of the sick and dying. He was rector of the only Roman Catholic church in Louisville, Ky., 1834-40, where he organized parochial schools and an orphanage ; was in Europe, 1840-41, and was vicar-general of the diocese of Bardstown, and then of Louisville, under Bishop Flaget, 1842-44. He was made successor to Bishop John England, in the see of Charleston, S.C, in May, 1843. and was con.secrated in St. Peter's cathedral, Cincin- nati. Ohio, March 19, 1844, by Archbishop Pur-

cell, assisted by Bishops Miles of Nashville, Tenn., and O'Connor of Pittsburg, Pa. He visited everj' part of his diocese annually. In 1845 he visited Europe to obtain pecuniary aid, and laid the foundation of the Cathedral of St. Finbar in Charleston in 1850, which he comjileted and con secrated in 1854. He was a member of the sixtli council of Baltimore in 1846, of the seventh in 1849, and of the first national plenary council in 1852. He edited the Works of Bishop England (5 vols., 1849). He died in Charleston, S.C, March 9, 1855.

REYNOLDS, John, governor of Illinois, was born in Montgomery county. Pa., Feb. 26, 1788 ; son of Robert and Margaret (Moore) Reynolds, who emigrated from Ireland to the United States, and settled in Pliiladelphia, Pa., in 1785. His parents removed to Tennessee during his infancy and from there to Kaskaskia, III., in 1800. He la- bored on his father's farm, attended col- lege in Tennessee, aad studied law under Jolm McCampbell in Knoxville, Tenn., 1810-12. He served on the Illinois frontier as a scout in the cam- paigns against the ^ , Indians, 1812-13, and began the practice

of law in Cahokia, III., in 1814, where he also engaged in surveying and selling lands. He was elected an associate judge of the state supreme court in 1818, subsequently succeeding Chief- Justice Phillips ; represented St. Clair county in the Illinois legislature, 1826-29 ; was Democratic governor of Illinois, 1830-34 ; commanded the Illinois militia during the Black Hawk war in May and June, 1832 ; was a Democratic represen- tative from Illinois in the 23d congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Cliarles Slade, and in the 24th congress, serving from Dec. 1, 1834, to March 3, 1837. He was defeated for the 25th congress in 1836, and was re-elected to the 26th and 27th congresses, 1839-43. He was a member of the state financial committee ap- pointed in 1838 to negotiate. loans to carry on public improvements ; visited England and the continent of Europe in behalf of the project in 1 839 ; was a representative in the state legisla- ture, 1846-48 and 1852-54, and speaker of tlie house, 1852-54. He was an anti-Douglas delegate to the Charleston convention in 1860, upported John C. Breckinridge for the presidency, and in 1861 urged upon the Democratic administration