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beth Tlirelkeld (Cox) Underwood. He attended school at Ik)\vliii>: CJreen. Ky., and Jacksonville, 111., ami was graduated at the Rensselaer Poly- teciiic Institute. C.E.. 186-2. He was appointed on the stall of Gen. S.B. Buckuer as aide-de-camp in Tullahoma, Tenn., and sent to Atlanta, Ga., and to Rich- mond, Va.. 1862; was promoted 1st lieuten- ant, engineer corps, C.S.A., in 1863, and was advanced to lieutenant-colonel of cavalry in the pro- visional army of the Confederate States. He was a prisoner U.S. military risons for about one 1863-6-1, and in 1864 was released on parole by order of President Lincoln. He was married. May 16, 1867. to Drue Ann, daughter of Joseph Dillard and Jane (Covington) Duncan of Bowling Green, Ky. He was a civil engineer and architect at Bowling Green, 1866-75, during which time he was also city, county, and consulting state engineer; mayor of the city, 1870-72; lieu- tenant-governor of Kentucky, 1875-79; chairman of the Kentucky agricultural and mechanical col- lege commission, 1878-79, and prepared plans for a state university. The degree of A.M. was con- ferred upon him by Centre college, Ky., 1876. He was major-general of the United Confederate veterans. 1891-96; was instrumental in raising the funds for and erected the monument to Confederate dead in Oakwoods cemetery, Chi- cago, 111., dedicated May 30, 1895; was superin- tendent and secretary of the Confederate Mem- orial association. 1896-1903, and secured over $200.0(»0 fur Confederate memorial purposes.

UNDERWOOD, Lucien Harcus, botanist, was born in N.-w \V<xj<lstock. Conn., Oct. 26, 1853; son of Jolm Lincklaen and Jane H, (Smith) Under- wood. He was brought up on a farm; was grad- uated from Syracase university, Fh.B., 1877, Ph.M., 1878, and Ph.D., 1879; was principal of Morrisville(N.Y.) Union school, 1877-78; instruc- tor in natural science, Cazenovia seminary, N.Y., 1878-79; professor of natural science, Hedding col- lege, Abingdon, 111., 1879-80. and professor of geol- ogy and botany, Illinois Wesleyan university, 1880- 83. He was married, Aug. 10, 1881, to Marie Antoinette Spurr of Oakland, Cal. He was in- structor in geology, zoology and botany. Syracuse university, 1883-86; professor of biology, 1886- 91; professor of botany, De Pauw university, Indiana. 1891-95; professor of biology, Alabama

Polj'technic institute at Auburn, 1895-96, and pro- fessor of botany in Columbia university, New York city, from 1896. He was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advance- ment of Science, 1885, and vice-president, 1894; a delegate to the International Botanical congress, Geneva, Italy, 1892; a member of the Botanical Society of America, and its president in 1898; a member of the Torrey Botanical club, and editor' of its " Bulletin "; a member of the Biological society of Washington; the Indiana Academy of Sciences, and was director of the Indiana Biologi- cal survey, 1892-95. He edited the Annals of Syracuse University, 1877-86, and its Register of 1887, and is the author of: Our Native Ferns and How to Study Them (1881); Systematic Plant Record (1881); Our Native Ferns and their Allies (1882); "The Underwood Families of IMassachu- setts," in New England Historical and Genealogi- cal Register (1884), and various papers in the Canadian Entomologist and other scientific peri- odicals.

UNDERWOOD, Oscar Wilder, representative, was born in Louisville, Ky.. May 6, 1862; son of Eugene and Frederica Virginia (Smith) Wilder L'nderwood; grandson of Joseph R. Underwood (q.v.), and of Jabez and Mary Lawrence (Walthall) Smith. He attended Rugby school, Louisville, and the University of Virginia; was admitted to the bar in 1884, and commenced practice in Birming- ham, Ala., in September, 1884. He was married in October, 1885. to Eugenia, daughter of Dr. Thomas Eugene and Mary (James) Massie. He served as chairman of the Democratic executive committee of the ninth congressional district of Alabama. 1892, and was a representative from that district in the 54th-58th congresses, 1895-1905. He was chosen chairman of the campaign committee of the Democratic party of Alabama in 1901, and in that year successfully conducted the compaign for the ratification of the new constitution of Ala- bama; was the Democratic whip of the house of representatives in the 56th congress, and one of the two Democratic members of the rules com- mittee in the 57th congress.

UNDERWOOD, Warner Lewis, representative, was born in Goochland county. Va., Aug. 17, 1808; sou of Capt. John and Frances (Rogers) Underwood; grandson of Col. Thomas and Ann (Taylor) Underwood and of George and Fiances (Pollard) Rogers, and great-grandson of Thomas AVilliam and Elizabeth (Taylor) Underwood, all of Virginia. He received his early education in Virginia; removed to Kentucky in 1825; was graduated from the University of Virginia. A.B. and LL.B., 1829, and began the practice of law in Bowling Green, K3'.. in 1830. He was married in 1831 to Lucy Craig, daughter of Matthew Winston Henry of Clarksville, Tenn. He re-