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versity of Hoiilflber-jj. 1889-91. receiving the de- grees A.M. aiul Ph.D. in the latter year. He w!is a fellow in philosophy at Cornell university, Ithaca. N.Y., 1891-92; instructor in logic and the history of philosophy in the Sage School of Philosophy of the university, 1892-93, and in 1893 became professor of philosophy in tiie University of Missouri, Columbia. Mo. He was mar- ried. March 23. 1895, to Jessie, daughter of Prof. George Henry and Olivia (Woodson) Matthews of Columbia. Mo. Dr. Tliilly was elected a mem- ber of the American and the Western Philosophi- cal associations and the American Psyciiological association; was the first president of the Western Pliilosophical association ; managing editor of the School Rt'vieip. 1892-93, and an assistant editor of tlie Philosophical Review, 1892-93. He trans- lated: Paulsen's "Introduction to Philosophy" (189.")); edited and translated : Weber's " History of Pliilosophy " (1896), and Paulsen's "System of Ethics " (1899), and is the author of : Leibnitz's Controrersy tcith Ltycke {B.iede\herg, 1891) ; An Introduction to Ethics (1900) and important con- tributions to the Philosophical Review, Inter- national Journal of Ethics and other scientific publications.

THOBURN, James Hills, M.E. bishop, was l>orn in St. Clairsville, Oliio, March?, 1836 ; son of Matthew and Jane (Crawford) Thoburn ; grand- son of Josepii and (Biggar) Thoburn and of

Matthew and Jeanette Crawford, and of Scotch- Irish descent. He was graduated from Allegheny college, MeadviUe, Pa., A.B., 1857, A.M., 1860; was licensed to preach, and was a Methodist min- ister in Ohio, 1857-59. He was appointed a mis- sionary to India, 1859. and continued in mission- ary service during his lifetime, founding the church and schools of Methodism in Calcutta, Rangoon, Singapore and other cities ; was pre- siding elder of the Indian conferences, 1868-88 ; and at the General conference held in New- York city in May, 1888. was elected missionary bishop of India and Malaysia. He was married in 1862, to Mrs. Minerva R. Downey, in India, who died the following year ; and secondly, Nov. 11, 1880, to Anna, daughter of Abramand Fairby (Entrekin) Jones of Kingston, Ohio. He re- ceived the honorary degrees D.D. from Allegheny college. 1870, and LL.D. from Ohio Wesleyan university, 1894, He edited the Indian Witness for many years, and is the author of : My Mis- sionary Apprenticeship (1884) ; Missionary Addresses (18S8) ; India and Malaysia (1892) ; Lif/ht in the East (1894) : The Deaconess and Her Vocation (1894) ; Christless Nations (1895) ; The Church of the Pentecost (1901); Life of Isabella Thnhui-n (1903).

THOMAS, Arthur Lloyd, governor of Utah, was born in Chicago, 111., Aug. 22, 1851; son of

Henry J. and Eleanor (Lloyd) Thomas ; grandson of John J. and Eliza Thomas and of Joiin and Mary (Evans) Lloyd, and a descendant of Sarah (Cwmgelly) Thomas, a famous old lad}' physi- cian, who lived in the Swansea vallej' about 1678. He removed with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pa,, where he attended the common schools, and sub- .sequently studied under private tutors. He served as a clerk in the office of the clerk of the U.S. house of representatives. 1869-75 ; as as- sistant superintendent of the same department, 1875-79. and as secretary of the territory of Utah, by appointment from Presidents Hayes and Cleve- land, 1879-87. He also officiated as supervisor of the census of Utah, 1880, and as special agent of the government to collect church and school statis- tics, 1881 ; was a member of the commission to compile and codify the laws of Utah, 1884, and a member of the U.S. Utah commission, 1887-89. He was Republican governor of the territory of Utah, 1889-93, and during his administration signed the first public free-school law, called the first national irrigation congress at Salt Lake city in September, 1891, and also the fir.st inter- national irrigation congress held at Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 10, 1893. During his gubernatorial term the practice of plural marriages was formally renounced by the Morman church. He was appointed postmaster at Salt Lake city, Jan. 7, 1898, and reappointed Feb. 7, 1902. He held extensive banking interests in the territory ; was a member of the board of directors of the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing society, and president of the Idaho Irrigating and Colonization company.

THOMAS, Augustus, playwright, was born in St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 8, 1859 ; son of Dr. Elihu Baldwin and Imogene ( Garrettson ) Thomas ; grandson of Ephraim and Phoebe (Thorpe) Thomas and of Daniel and Sarah (Wil- son) Garrettson ; great-grandson of Thomas and Rebecca (Pierce) Thorpe ; great--grandson of Daniel Pierce (son of Joshua Pierce, 1657) : and a descendant of Osborn and Larany (Townsend) Garrettson and of John Thomas, a settler with Thomas Thorpe. He attended the common schools ; served as page in the 41st congress, 1869- 71 ; studied law, 1881-82, and was engaged in the freight department of practical railroading, 1876- 81. He was editor and proprietor of the Kansas City Mirror, 1886, and a special writer and illus- trator on St. Louis, Kansas City and New York city newspapers. He was married, Aug. 16, 1890, to Lisle, daughter of John and Francis (Bainbridge) Colby of St. Louis. In 1903 Mr. Thomas was residing in New Rochelle. N.Y., where lie devoted his entire time to dramatic writing. He was a member of the National Institute of Art, Science and Letters, and is the author of the following