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He was presiJent of the State Insurance com- pany ; corresponding secretary and vice-president of the Tennessee Historical society ; fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and is the author of : The Crisis at Chick- (tmaitga in "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War" (Vol. HI. 188S) : Antiquities of Tennessee and Adjacent States (1890), and of magazine con- tributions on antiquarian and military subjects. He was residing in Nashville. Tenn., in 1903.

THRUSTON, Lucy Meacham, author, was l)oni iu King and Queen county. Va., March 29, ISo'j ; dauglitor of John Meacliam, and Elizabetli Rebecca (Adams) Kidd ; granddaughter of Cliurcli- ill and Jane (George) Kidd ; and of William Frederick and Lucy Healy (Deagle) Adams ; and great-granddaughter of John Adams, who settled in Virginia about 1623. She stuilied under a pri- vate tutor, and was graduated from the normal school of Baltimore in 1882. She was married, Feb. 14, 1887, to Julius Thi-uston of Baltimore. She became especially interested in historical matters, having unusual facilities for studying the records of Maryland and Virginia. Besides contributions to periodical literature, she is the author of: Mistress Brent (1901); A Girl of Vir- ginia (1902^. and Ja'-k and His Island (1902).

THURBER, Charles Herbert, educator and editor, was born in Owego, N.Y., March 24, 1864; son of John A. and Sarah McGill (Aber) Thur- ber ; grandson of John and Mary (Whitford) Thurber and of Joel and Caroline (Connet) Aber, and a descendant of John and Priscilla Thurber, wlio settled in Swansea, Mass., about 1669. He was graduated from Cornell university, Ph.B., 1880 ; continued there as registrar, and presi- dent's secretary, 1886-88 ; as secretary of the fac- ulty, 1887-88, and taught French and German in grammar school of Haverford college, Pa., 1888- 90, having meanwhile traveled and studied abroad. He continued his studies at the Royal Polytechnicum, Dresden, 1890-91, acting as special agent of the U.S. bureau of education in Germany, and was an instructor in French in Cornell university, 1891-93. He was married. June 25, 1891, to Anna Elizabeth, daughter of George Nathan and Gertrude (Jenks) Billings of Denver, Col. He was professor of pedagogy in Colgate university, N.Y., and principal of Col- gate academy, 1893-95 ; associate professor of pedagogy in the University of Chicago, and dean of Morgan Park academy. 1895-99, and director of co-operative work in the university, 1899-1900, during which years he was alsoastmlent at Clark university. In 1900 he became editor for Ginn (S: Co.. publishers. Br»ston, Mass. Haverford col- lege conferred upon him the degree of A.M. in 1890, and Clark university tliat of Ph.D. in 1900. He was director of the division of child study,

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department of public instruction, siate of New York, and secretary of the department of secon- dary education, National Education association, 1895-96, serving as president of the latter iu 1897. He was an associate editor of " Johnson's Uni- versal Cyclopaedia," 1892-94 ; editor of the Hciiool Review, 1892-1901, and of the Transactions of the Illinois Society for Child Study, 1898.

THURHAN, Allen Granbery, senator, was born in Lynchburg, Va., Nov. 13, 1813 ; grandson of Nathaniel Allen, and great grand-nephew of Joseph Hewes (q.v.). His father, a clergyman, re- moved toCliillicothe,Ohio, iu 1819, and Thurman attended the Chilli- cothe academy. He first engaged in land surveying, but largely owing to the influ- ence of his uncle, Gov. William Allen, he began the study of law ; was private secretary to Gov. Robert Lucas in 1834, and in 1835 was ad- mitted to the bar. In 1844 he was mar- ried to Mrs. Maiy (Dunn) Tompkins, daughter of Walter

Dunn of Chillicothe. He served as a Democratic representative from Ohio, in the 29tli congress, 1845-47, being at that time the youngest member of the house of representatives. He declined a renomination in 1846, and for five years gave his attention to his law practice. He was associate justice of the supreme court of Oliio, 1851-54. and chief-justice, 1854-56. He was unsuccessful Dem- ocratic candidate for governor in 1867, being de- feated by Rutherford B. Hayes, after a sharply contested campaign lasting two months, and in 1868 he was chosen senator to succeed Benjamin F. Wade. He took his seat in 1869, and was the acknowledged leader of the Democratic minority. He drafted the bill, later known as the " Thur- man Act " to compel certain railroad companies to fulfill their obligations to the U.S. govern- ment ; he argued against the constitutionality of the civil rights bill, and opposed the resumption act. He helped to frame the bill providing for the electoral commission, was a member of tliat commission, and notwithstanding the fact that so many of his party disapproved of its labors, he maintained the constitutionality of its appoint- ment anrl the authority of its decision. He served on the judiciary committee and on the committee on private land claims, being chair- man of the former committee, 1877-sl. In ISSO he was defeated for the senate bv James A.