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III., 1872-73. treasurer of the college the same year and president, 1873-80. The lionorary de- gree of Ph.D. was conferred on him by Witten- berg college. Springfield, Ohio, in 1876. He died in Carthage. 111., Feb. 20. 1880.

TREUTLEN, John Adam, governor of Georgia. The place and time of his birth and data concerning his career up to 17G1 appear to be unrecorded. He was a representative in the Georgia assembly, 1761-7G, and he renounced his allegiance to Great Britian in 1775, and appeared as a representative from St. Andrew parish, in the fii-st provincial congress of Georgia, tluit met at Savannah. July 4, 1775. In May, 1777, he was elected captain-general, governor and commander-in-chief in and over the state of Georgia, defeating Button Gwinnett, the signer, in the election. He was jealous of the rights of the state, and when William Henry Drayton of South Carolina proposed a union of the two states Governor Treutlen issued a proclamation dated, July 15, 1777, oflfering a reward of one hundred pounds for his apprehension and conviction, which proclamation was replied to by Mr. Dray- ton in a sarcastic letter which destroyed the force of the proclamation and ended the con- troversy. He was succeeded, Jan. 8, 1778, by John Houstoun (q.v.). Tradition says that he •was murdered by Tories in Orangeburgh, S.C.

TRILLEY, Joseph, naval officer, was bora in Rathmullen, Ireland, Sept. 25, 1838; son of Samuel and Ann (Sweeney) Trilley. He came to the United States in 1848; attended schools in Pliiladelphia. Pa., and in Baltimore, Md., and studied engineering in the Maryland Institute School of Design, 1856-58. He was appointed 3d assistant engineer, U.S.N., Aug. 11, 1860; 2d assistant engineer, July 30, 1862, and 1st assist- ant-engineer, July 20, 1864, participating during the civil war in the engagements at Fort Sumter, the burning of Norfolk navy yard, and at Acquia Creek. Hatteras Inlet, Hilton Head, Fernandina, Port Hudson, Donaldsonville and Mobile Bay. He was married, April 25, 1868, to Blanche, daughter of Gideon and Cliffordier (Hodges) Haynes of Charlestown, Mass. He served as 1st assistant engineer on the West India station, 1870-72; was promoted chief engineer, Jan. 31, 1873; serving on the European station, 1876-79; as fleet engineer on the China station, 1883-86; as chief engineer at the Portsmouth navy yard, 1888-91; as fleet engineer on the Pacific station, 1895-96; and as chief engineer of the Mare Is- land, Cal., navy yard, 1896-99. He was promoted captain in the line, March 3, 1899; and retired with the rnnk of rear-admiral, Sept. 25, 1899. He was resiiliiif: in San Francisco, Cal., in 1903.

TRinBLE, Allen, governor of Ohio, was born in Augusta county, Va., Nov. 24, 1783; son of

Capt. James Trimble, who removed to Lexing- ton, Ky., in 1784, and died there in October, 1804. He removed to Highland county, Ohio, in 1805, and was clerk of the court awd recorder. lSOt)-Ui. He commanded a regiment of state mounted militia under Gen. William Henry Harrison, 1812-13; was a representative in the state legisla- ture, 1817-18; state senator for eleven terms, 1817-26, and speaker of the senate, 1819-26. He was the unsuccessful candidate for governor of Ohio, in 1822, but was chosen to fill the unex- jjired term of Ethan Allen Brown (elected to the U.S. senate) and served from Jan. 4, 1822, until the inauguration of Jeremiah Morrow in January, 1823. He was again defeated as the guber- natorial candidate in 1824, and elected in 1826 and 1828, serving, 1827-30. He retired to his farm in 1832; and established and was first presi- dent of the State Agricultural society. He was twice married: first, in 1806 to Margaret Mc- Dowell, who died. 1809; secondly to Rachel Wood- row. He died in Hillsboro, Ohio, Feb. 3. 1870.

TRiriBLE, David, representative, was born in Frederick county, Va., about 1782. He attended William and Mary college, and practised law at Mount Sterling, Ky., 1804-12. He serA-ed under Gen. William Henry Harrison in the war of 1812, and was a representative in the 15th-19th con- gresses, 1817-27. He engaged extensively in the manufacture of iron and in agriculture. He died at Trimble's Furnace, Ky.. Oct. 26, 1842.

TRinBLE, Isaac Ridgeway, soldier, was born in Culpeper county, Va., May 15. 1802; son of John Trimble, who settled at Fort Sterling, Ky., in 1805. Isaac was graduated from the U.S. Military academy and promoted 2d lieutenant, 3d artillery, July 1, 1822, and served on ordnance duty, 1822-23; in garrison at Fort Lafayette, N.Y., 1823-24; on topographical duty, 1824-30, and at the artillery school for practice, Fort Monroe, Va., 1830-31. He resigned his commis- sion, May 31, 1832; was principal assistant en- gineer of the Boston and Providence railroad, 1833-35; chief engineer of the Baltimore and Susquehanna railroad, 1835-38; of the York and WVightsville railroad. Pa., 1836-38; chief en- gineer and general superintendent of the Pliila- delphia, AVilmington and Baltimore railroad, 1842-53; chief engineer of the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central railroad, 1854-59, and of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, 1859-61. In May, 1861, he joined the Confederate States army as colonel of engineers, and constructed the field- works, and forts at Norfolk. He was promoted brigadier-general and constructed the batteries on the Potomac river at Evansport, thus effectu- ally blockading the river during the winter of 1861-62. He commanded the 7tli brigade, Ewell's division, Jackson's command, Armv of Northern